Don’t miss the last show of the 28th Annual Music on the Lawn summer concert season.
Agent 99 plays Tuesday, August 6, from 7:30-8:30 pm, rescheduled from a July 9 weather cancellation.
Thank you to the band for rescheduling!
Grandview Heights Mayor Ray DeGraw has declared August 2013 “Friends of the Grandview Heights Public Library Month”, in recognition of the volunteer group’s efforts to recruit new members and their contributions to maintain and improve the quality of the Library.
The Mayor visited the Library on Thursday, August 1, to present Library Director Mary Ludlum with the official proclamation. (See picture below.)
The Friends of the Grandview Library raise thousands of dollars each year to support: indoor and outdoor concerts series, children’s story times, special events, summer reading programs, teen programs, workshops, computers, equipment, and much more.
Memberships help support these activities.
Ludlum said the Friends play a major role in supporting the Library.
“The Friends have raised thousands to support special programs at the Library and to purchase much needed equipment,” she said. “They also serve as regular volunteers for Library activities. Their efforts are very much appreciated by Library patrons and staff.”
Thank you to Mayor DeGraw and the Friends of the Grandview Library for highlighting this wonderful opportunity to help the Library and the community.
Join the Friends today!
Grandview Heights Public Library Director Mary Ludlum, who has worked at the Library for 32 years, retires on August 31, 2013.
Ludlum leaves an outstanding legacy of commitment to public service, community involvement, and progressive leadership.
Under her leadership as Director the past five years, the Grandview Library has been ranked a five-star public library every year, even as the Library experienced major service reductions due to unprecedented state funding cuts. For the past two years, the Library has been recognized as the best public library of its size in America.
Ludlum has fostered the Library’s unique identity as a welcoming community gathering place with friendly, personalized service while expanding its tradition of offering the newest technologies and methodologies.
During her tenure at the Library, Ludlum has helped:
Ludlum began working at the Grandview Library in 1981. She has served as Young Adult Librarian, Program Coordinator, Public Relations Manager, Assistant Director, and Director. Previously, she worked in libraries at Capital University, Otterbein College, and the University of Michigan.
Ludlum is a lifelong member of the American Library Association and the Ohio Library Council. She is also a longtime Lutheran Social Services Food Pantry volunteer and Atonement Lutheran Church member.
The Grandview Library enjoys a special reputation locally and nationally thanks to Ludlum’s guidance, passion, and commitment to serving the community.
The Library and the community extend our appreciation for Mary’s dedication and service and wish her all the best in her retirement. She is succeeded by Ryan McDonnell, who assumes the directorship on September 1, 2013.
The public is invited to a retirement reception on Thursday, August 29, from 4-7 pm, in the Library’s Meeting Room. Join us in honoring Mary and her many wonderful years at the Grandview Library.
The Grandview Library Foundation welcomes giving to the Library’s Endowment Fund for those wishing to honor Mary’s retirement with a gift!
Our three-day DVD “grace period” for seniors (patrons 60 & older) is temporarily unavailable. While seniors are unintentionally being charged overdue fees for those days, we are still honoring the three-day grace period.
If you are charged overdue fees for DVDs you returned or renewed within three days after the due date, please let us know so we can waive the charges.
We are in the process of fixing the problem and apologize for any inconvenience.
Call Circulation at 614-486-2951 with any questions.
Learn more about our Circulation Policies.
DVDs & Blu-rays now circulate for 7 or 14 days:
Ryan McDonnell has been selected by the Grandview Heights Public Library Board of Trustees as the next Director of the Grandview Library.
Columbus Metropolitan, Worthington, and Southwest Public libraries have joined the Central Library Consortium (CLC)*, bringing better service to patrons and resource & cost sharing among nearly a dozen Central Ohio library systems.
Beginning May 22:
NOTE: From May 17-21, Grandview Library patrons will need their Grandview Library card to check out items, as our computer system is upgraded to add these new members. Our catalog and other online services will experience disruptions during this time; WIFI and Internet computers will be available.
* The Grandview Library is a founding CLC member and the Administering Library. The CLC was founded in 1988, funded by an LSTA grant written in part by the Grandview Library, and was among the first in Ohio to institute daily delivery among the members to share materials and to do cooperative licensing of databases.
Did you place a Herb & Vegetable Plant Sale order from the Friends of the Grandview Library?
