November 23, 2011

Our catalog will be unavailable Saturday, November 26, beginning at 6 pm, for system maintenance.

We hope the work will be easy & quick. Thank you for your patience!

Questions? Call Circulation at 614-486-2951.

November 14, 2011

It’s a new season of events, concerts & fun at the Grandview Library!

Join us for fascinating talks, great workshops, live music, and fun for all ages.

Find out what’s happening December 2011-May 2012.

Highlights:

MUSIC IN THE ATRIUM

• The Grandview Singers
  High school vocal choir holiday show
• Central Ohio Harp Organization
  String harp holiday show
• Eric Nassau
  Singer/songwriter
• Bird & Flower
  Pop/folk
• Nathan Snell & The Country Sound
  Classic country
• Ken & Mary
  Accordion duo
• Anna & The Consequences
  Acoustic cabaret

FILM

• Oscar Mania
• Horses, Stetsons and Sharpshooters
• Citadel: The Birth of Leveque Tower

DECEMBER & JANUARY

• Breakfast with Nick
  Best Columbus breakfast places with food writer & (614) Magazine columnist Nick Dekker.
• The History of Lazarus
  Book talk about Columbus store chain, with David & Beverly Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker.
• eReader Open House
  Learn what to buy & how to use them, with our Reference staff.
• Photo Tiles
  For grades 4-6.

FEBRUARY

• The Hypnotist
  Entertaining & empowering techniques with hypnotist & social dynamics expert Bill Gladwell.
• Book Bash
  Mardi Gras-style fundraiser, with live music, hors d’oeuvres, and raffle.
• The Life of William Howard Taft
  With GH/MC Historical Society Trustee Jeri Diehl Cusack.
• Medicine & The American Civil War
  Reenactment with Society of Civil War Surgeons’ Dr. Peter D’Onofrio.
• Mystery Night
  Games, prizes, and food at the Library after-hours, for grades 5-12.
• Ohio Craft Museum’s Family Workshop
  For ages 6 & up.

MARCH

• Columbus Bicentennial Celebration
  Conversation with Jamie Greene of 200Columbus.
• Create Your Own Website
  Tips with OSU Office of Continuing Education instructor Sherm Stevens.
• Friends of the Library Book & AV Sale
  Bargain books, music & video.
• Hunger Games Grandview
  Games based on the popular book, for grades 5-9.

APRIL

• Love Life with Fred Andrle & Karen Snouffer
  Poetry and paintings, celebrating Andrle’s book and Snouffer’s exhibit in our Reference department.
• Trace Your Family History
  Reference staffer Karen Thomas demonstrates Ancestry.com Library Edition.
• It Happened on Cape Cod
  Pirates, revolutionaries, artists, and the Kennedys with travel author Shawnie Kelley.
• Speed Dating
  With dating coach & social dynamics expert Bill Gladwell.
• Friends of the Grandview Library
  Stay tuned for an National Library Week special event.
• Garden Party
  With the Grandview Garden Club, for grades K-4.
• Book Reconstruction
  With Ohio Craft Museum, for grades 7-12.

MAY

• Citadel: The Birth of Leveque Tower
  Film & discussion with filmmaker Seth Moherman.
• Yappy Hour
  Friendly doggie mingle on the Library Lawn, with treats, animal-themed music and local pet businesses & veterinarians.
  
• The Importance of Being Earnest
  Theater on our outdoor stage.
• What Are Garden Railroads?
  With the Columbus Garden Railway Society.
• Red Cross Babysitter Training Course

ONGOING

• Computer Classes for Adults
• Book Discussion Group
• 1-on-1 Career Coaching
• Art Exhibits
• Story Times

October 28, 2011

Use your Grandview Library card to search & reserve the books below.

Just enter the titles into our catalog from your computer, or call Circulation at 614-486-2951 to have a staff member place a hold for you.

Want more? Find new books, movies & music.
Love digital materials? Download books, movies & music.

The titles below that are not at the Grandview Library may be borrowed for you from our consortium libraries.

NEW FICTION: December 2011

• Daniel Black—Twelve Gates to the City: A Novel
• Stephen J. Cannell—Vigilante: A Shane Scully Novel
• Robin Cook—Death Benefit
• Patricia Cornwell—Red Mist: A Scarpetta Novel
• Mary Daheim—The Alpine Winter: An Emma Lord Mystery
• Juliet Dark—The Demon Lover
• Anita Desai—The Artist of Disappearance
• Laura DiSilverio—Swift Edge: A Mystery
• Nick Drake—Egypt: The Book of Chaos
• Christine Feehan—Spirit Bound: A Sea Haven Novel
• Monica Ferris—Threadbare: A Needlecraft Mystery
• Diana Gabaldon—The Scottish Prisoner: A Lord John Novel
• W.E.B. Griffin—Covert Warriors: A Presidential Agent Novel
• Tami Hoag—Down the Darkest Road
• Anne Holt—1222: A Hanne Wilhelmsen Novel
• Stephen Hunter—Soft Target: A Thriller
• Conn Iggulden—Conqueror: A Novel of Kublai Khan
• Eloisa James—The Duke is Mine
• Raymond Khoury—The Devil’s Elixir
• Dean R. Koontz—77 Shadow Street
• Sara Levine—Treasure Island!!!
• Alexander McCall Smith—The Forgotten Affairs of Youth: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
• Karen Robards—Sleepwalker
• Michael Scott & Colette Freedman—Thirteen Hallows
• Natasha Solomons—The House at Tyneford
• Paul Theroux—Murder in Mount Holly
• Luis Alberto Urrea—Queen of America: A Novel
• Stuart Woods—D.C. Dead: A Stone Barrington Novel
• Anthony E. Zuiker & Duane Swierczynski—Dark Revelations: A Level 26 Thriller Featuring Steve Dark

NEW NONFICTION: December 2011

• Catharine Arnold—Sexual History of London
• Richard Bonin—Arrows of the Night: Ahmad Chalabi’s Long Journey to Triumph in Iraq
• Big Boy—An XL Life: Staying Big at Half the Size
• Donna Britt—Brothers (& Me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama—Beyond Religion: Ethics for the Whole World
• Joan Didion—Blue Nights
• Mike Dowling—Sergeant Rex: The Unbreakable Bond Between a Marine and His Military Working Dog
• John Feinstein—Best Seat in the House: One on One with the Greats in the Game
• Christopher Goffard—You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya
• Allan Massie—The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family that Shaped Britain
• Randy Roberts—A Team for America: When West Point Football Rallied a Nation at War
• Robin S. Rosenberg—The Psychology of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Understanding Lisbeth Salander and Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy
• Ntozake Shange—Lost in Language & Sound: A Memoir of Coming to the Arts: Or How I Found My Way to the Arts: Essays
• Julia Flynn Siler—Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America’s First Imperial Adventure
• Adam Sisman—An Honourable Englishman: The Life of Hugh Trevor-Roper
• Eric Weiner—Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine
• Kimberly Willis—The Little Book of Diet Help: Truth, Tips, Therapy—And Just a Touch of Bullying
• Anthony Zuiker & Todd Gold—Mr. CSI: How a Vegas Dreamer Made a Killing in Hollywood, One Body at a Time

October 18, 2011

October 6, 2011

Amazon Kindle users can now download books from the Grandview Library!

All you need is a Grandview Library card, an Amazon.com account, and a Kindle e-book reader.

Use your Kindle or other compatible device to download books through our Digital Downloads.

Tips for downloading Library ebooks to Kindles:

• Use the “Advance Search” for better results.
• Check “only show titles with copies available” if you only want to see books available now. Otherwise, you can place holds if items are already borrowed.
• Check out this short instructional video.
• The Library is anticipating a high demand for eBooks. We will continue to build our eBook collection. Keep checking back for more titles!

Check out our other great online services—including other downloadable books, audiobooks, movies, and music—from our Digital Library!

Questions? Call Reference at 614-481-3776.