The Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL) is on the go with a new mobile library!

GHPL’s PopUp Library is a low-speed, electric vehicle specially customized to transport and display library materials. Visitors can browse and check out a selection of materials, get a library card, and learn more about library resources and services from staff.

The PopUp Library will keep a regular schedule of visits throughout Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff, including: outreach, school visits, park and pool visits, and local special events like the Grandview Hop, Grandview Digfest, Tour De Grandview, Grandview Farmers Market, and the Memorial Day Parade.

The selection of popular materials for kids and adults will change according to the theme of each visit.

“It’s a terrific way to engage the community,” said GHPL Director Ryan McDonnell. “The PopUp Library is an exciting way to communicate our services outside of the library. We love getting out in the community and meeting new people. The response has been amazing.”

The vehicle is funded with private money from the Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation, who funded GHPL’s Free WiFi in Grandview Parks project in 2014.

“It’s another example of GHPL and the Foundation reaching out and working with the community in innovative ways,” said Foundation President Krista Sturbois. “The PopUp Library is generating a lot of excitement.”

A GHPL staff team created the vehicle concept and worked to create a graphic design with Mike Dexter, a Grandview resident and GHPL volunteer who has designed logos for the City of Grandview Heights, The Grandview Area Chamber, The Lazy Daze of Summer Festival, and more.

Questions? Contact Administration at 614-486-2954.

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The public is invited to a free community screening of the WOSU Public Media documentary Columbus Neighborhoods: Tri-Village on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 7 pm, at the GHHS Auditorium.

The evening will include a Q&A with the producer.

The screening is presented by:

• WOSU Public Media
• Grandview Heights City School District
• Grandview Heights Public Library
• Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society

Some local residents and materials gathered from “Share-a-Story” Day, held at the Library in June 2014, are featured in the documentary.

WOSU Public Media, Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society, and the Grandview Library invited residents to share their stories, photographs, films, and artifacts. Many materials were digitally scanned for preservation. The event assisted WOSU Public Media’s research for the documentary while helping the Historical Society preserve and promote local history.

Materials can also be found on the Historical Society’s new Timeline, which is featured on an interactive touchscreen on the second floor of the Library.

The Library is proud to partner with these organizations to present this free event celebrating local history.

Grandview’s Annual Garage Sale will take place throughout Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff on Saturday, May 9, from 9 am-3 pm.

Get the list of participating residences and items they are selling!

Also on Saturday, May 9, from noon-5 pm, the City’s Service Department (1525 Goodale Blvd.) is hosting a donation drive and e-waste recycling event.

For your convenience, beginning May 1, 2015, many library materials will automatically renew at the end of their lending periods.

• If you currently receive reminder notices by email or text message, the day before materials are due, you will be notified which materials were automatically renewed along with the new due dates.
• As in the past, materials requested by other patrons or items that have been renewed the maximum number of times will not be eligible for automatic renewal.
• Some materials that are not eligible for automatic renewal may be available for renewal online, by phone, or in person.
• If you currently do not receive email reminder notifications, items will still automatically renew, but we would encourage you to change your account from phone notification to email so that you will know which materials have renewed and which have not.
• Please keep in mind you will still need to pay close attention to your account to review your due dates.
• Most libraries in the Central Library Consortium (CLC), of which GHPL is a Founding Member and Administering Library, also will offer automatic renewal, making many materials borrowed through these CLC libraries eligible for the service.
• You may access your account online at www.ghpl.org, call the Library 614-486-2951, or call 1-877-772-6657 (1-877-77-BOOKS) to check your due dates.