Buying on Amazon? Use this link!

 

Use www.ghpl.org/amazon when you buy anything on Amazon.com, and help the Library—at no cost to you!

The Library receives a percentage of the sales from your purchases whenever you use the link. More than $3,500 has been raised to date!

Bookmark it! It’s a free & easy way to earn extra money for the Library—especially during the holiday season!


NOTE: Outside of the special web address, the Amazon page will not indicate that you are on a special page that helps the Library.

Paperback Exchange

 

We have a new and improved Paperback Exchange in the Circulation!

Located in the DVD area, the exchange has been reorganized with new selections added each week. Just grab what you want to read and when finished, you may return it in our book return.

No library card is needed, and anyone may use this service!

You may donate your own picks by dropping them off at the Circulation desk. If we don’t add them to the exchange, they will go to our Friends of the Grandview Library Book & AV Sales.

Enjoy the Paperback Exchange!

EVENTS: Winter 2014-2015

 

It’s a new season of exciting events at the Grandview Library!

Join us for great programs, live music, and fun for all ages December 2014—February 2015.

MUSIC

12/1: The Grandview Singers
12/4: John Sherman
1/15: The Folk Ramblers
2/19: Sirens

FILM

12/8-2/2: FILM: Great Directors

TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS

12/29, 1/7: Red Cross Blood Drive
1/5-2/15: Winter Reading Challenge
1/13: Ohio Geology: A Field Guide
1/20: Get Discovered Using Social Media
1/22: An English Travelogue
2/10: The Foodie Life
2/12: One-Stroke Decorative Painting
2/23: PAGE TO SCREEN: The Brothers Karamazov
2/26: Self Defense for Women

GRADES 4-12

12/3: Teen Open Mic Night
12/16: The Hobbit Release Party
1/6: Mug Decorating & Hot Cocoa Party
1/7, 2/4: Teen Open Mic Night
1/5-2/15: Winter Reading Challenge
2/20: Mystery Night

KIDS

12/6: Santa Visit
12/9: Gingerbread Day
1/5-2/15: Winter Reading Challenge
1/9-2/27: MATS for Little Hands
1/9, 2/6: Friday Movies
1/13, 2/10: Indoor Recess
1/21, 2/17: Dancing Through the Decades

ONGOING

Story Times
Book Discussion Group
Art Exhibits
1-on-1 Career Coaching

Handmade snowflake ornaments

 

Honor someone special with a Remembrance Tree ornament!

Purchase an ornament in honor or in memory of someone special, and help decorate the Grandview Library’s Remembrance Tree, located in our Atrium during the holidays.

This year’s snowflake ornaments were designed & handmade by Grandview resident Nancy Kukla!
The minimum donation is $15. Use this form (PDF) or pick one up in the Atrium.

Please consider a donation to the annual Remembrance Tree campaign to honor or remember someone special during the holiday season.

We truly appreciate the great support the Grandview Library receives from you!

Questions? Call Administration at 614-486-2954.

One of America’s best libraries—again!

 

Once again, Library Journal has named the Grandview Heights Public Library one of America’s best public libraries!

GHPL ranked second in the nation in its category for the second straight year, while earning its seventh consecutive 5-star rating.

The Library Journal Index of Public Library Service identified outstanding libraries in its America’s Star Libraries 2014. Ratings are based on 2012 data from the IMLS—circulation, visits, program attendance, and Internet use, each per capita.

Your continued support has made the Grandview Library one of the best public libraries in the country! Thank you!

In addition to the Grandview Library, five other Central Ohio library systems received star ratings:

Questions? Call Administration at 614-486-2954.

10/8: “Walking bus” begins at Library

 

Grandview Heights K-3 PTO kicks off National Walk to School Day from the Grandview Library!

The “walking bus” leaves Wednesday, October 8, at 7:30 am, from the Library’s rear parking lot and travels to Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary.

“Walk to School Day” events raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The events build connections between families, schools, and the broader community.

Guests slated to participate include:

Get the details!

11/5: Vote in the General Election

 

Exercise your right to vote!

  • October 6, 2014: Voter registration deadline for November General Election
  • November 4, 2014: General Election Day

Learn about statewide issues and get voter information from:

Get your forms at the Grandview Library, available at the Circulation desk:

At a table just inside the parking lot doors, the Library provides:

  • Voter Information Bulletins from the League of Women Voters of Ohio
  • Campaign literature from a variety of local candidates & groups

Questions? Call Reference at 614-481-3776.

NEW! Early Literacy iPads

August 27, 2014

Youth Services now has four new iPad stations, purchased with a donation from Stauf’s Coffee Roasters in Grandview!

The iPads are preloaded with educational apps that assist in learning early literacy skills such as the ABCs, counting, and storytelling.

The iPads are recommended for ages 2-6 and will not allow
access to the Internet.

Stop in to play, discover, learn, and have fun!

Learn more about giving to the Grandview Library at www.ghpl.org/support.

Automatic holds on popular authors

 

Get automatic holds for new titles from our list of popular authors!

10/25: Pumpkin Run affects Library traffic

August 7, 2014

The 36th Annual Great Pumpkin Run 5K race will take place Saturday, October 25, at 9 am!

Streets surrounding the Library will be affected. Although First Avenue (the Library’s street) will not be closed to traffic, it will be restricted from 7-10:30 am. Motorists should expect delays along the race route, which will yield to runners.

Call Circulation at 614-486-2951 with any questions about directions to the Library.

Enjoy the race!