June 15, 2011
A new space for 7-12 graders called “The Basement” is now open downstairs by the Study Commons.
June 9, 2011
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The Grandview Heights Public Library is teaming up with Marshall’s Mobile BBQ Shack and the Friends of the Grandview Library to provide food & drink at Music on the Lawn 2011!
The Friends will be selling juice & bottled water—generously donated by Rife’s Auto Body and Members First Credit Union—and a portion of the proceeds from food sold by Marshall’s Mobile BBQ Shack will benefit the summer concert series at the Library.
The Library is excited to be working with these community businesses and is grateful for their generous support of Music on the Lawn!
We hope concert goers will enjoy the opportunity to purchase food & drink at concerts while supporting Music on the Lawn, coordinated by the Library and the City of Grandview Heights.
Other community organizations who will be at Music on the Lawn 2011:
June 7, 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: June 2011
NEW NONFICTION: June 2011
June 1, 2011
From July 14-24, The Grandview Library Atrium will feature a special exhibition of radiation masks—formerly worn by head and neck cancer patients—that have been transformed into works of art by 26 professional visual artists (primarily from Central Ohio) as part of Courage Unmasked for Joan’s Fund*.
Beginning in March 2011, 30 masks will be exhibited in venues throughout Columbus, Ohio, to bring awareness to head and neck cancers (HNC) and the dedicated team at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James)**.
The masks will be auctioned at a gala event at the Franklin Park Conservatory on October 21, 2011.
Get the exhibition schedule, donate, purchase gala tickets and more atwww.joansfoundation.org—plus, see photos of these amazing masks.
And don’t forget to visit the Grandview Library July 14-25 to see these works of art in person!
This special Library exhibition is coordinated with Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Arts Council.
Courage Unmasked for Joan’s Fund benefits Joan’s Fund and OSUCCC-James and is sponsored by The Columbus Dispatch, WBNS-10TV, and Capital Style.
* The Joan Levy Bisesi Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology Research (Joan’s Foundation) is the fundraising arm of Joan’s Fund, and is dedicated solely to head and neck oncology.
** OSUCCC-James (“The James Cancer Hospital”, “The James”) is the Midwest’s first and Ohio’s only fully dedicated cancer hospital and research institute, one of the nation’s premier cancer centers for the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer.
For more information about this exhibition & campaign, please contact:
Melinda Fenholt Cogley
Executive Director, Joan’s Foundation
Courage Unmasked for Joan’s Fund Campaign Chair
MelindaCogley@JoansFoundation.org, 614.806.0536 (cell)
Below is a history of this exhibition, including personal stories and HNC facts:
Courage Unmasked
In September 2009, the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center in Washington, DC, hosted a unique fundraiser called Courage Unmasked. More than 100 artists from all over the United States transformed radiation masks—formerly worn by HNC patients to position and immobilize their heads during treatment—into works of fine art.
It was during one such treatment session that this idea first came to Cookie Kerxton, a patient, an artist, and the founder of Courage Unmasked. Cookie wanted to find a way to ease the financial burden for other HNC patients who could not afford this expensive and grueling, but necessary, radiation. Cookie’s colleagues and doctors quickly endorsed the idea of auctioning the artworks at a gala event to raise funds. Giving their time and talent, the artists created magnificent masterpieces unlike any other visual art ever seen. Courage Unmasked, an artistic celebration for the fight against HNC, was launched.
Courage Unmasked for Joan’s Fund
When members of the Joan’s Foundation Board first heard of Courage Unmasked, they contacted its founder, Cookie Kerxton, to learn more about her campaign. The idea was presented at the December 2009 meeting, and the board enthusiastically agreed to duplicate her campaign. With Cookie’s permission, Joan’s Foundation launched Courage Unmasked for Joan’s Fund, the second Courage Unmasked campaign.
The Campaign
In 2010, the Courage Unmasked for Joan’s Fund Campaign Committee selected 26 professional visual artists, primarily from central Ohio and from a variety of mediums, to turn radiation masks into works of fine art. Artists worked in close collaboration with survivors whose stories were their inspiration, resulting in a unique and incredible exhibit of 30 transformed masks.
Joan’s Story
Joan Levy Bisesi, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, was always positive and courageous, even throughout a painful battle against cancer.
May 24, 2011
The Grandview Library will be closed Sunday & Monday, May 29 & 30, in observance of Memorial Day weekend.
May 24, 2011
This year’s Memorial Day Parade will take place on Saturday, May 28, at 10 am.
There will be marching bands, floats, and service organizations, as the city salutes our servicemen and servicewomen during this annual celebration.
Enjoy the parade, and enjoy the holiday weekend!
Questions? Call Circulation at 614-486-2951 or Grandview Parks & Recreation Department at 614-488-3111.
May 24, 2011
Both Library parking lots will be closed beginning 5 pm on Saturday-Monday, May 28-30, for resealing & striping.
You can still access the bookdrop by the back doors using the sidewalk; parking is available on the surrounding streets.
Please do not walk on the parking lot during these repairs!
Note: All vehicles not removed from lot by 5:15 pm on Saturday, May 28, will be towed.
Questions? Call Circulation at 614-486-2951.
May 20, 2011
Get help downloading free eBooks to borrow from the Library onto your eReader!
Schedule a hands-on session with Reference Librarians Wendy Greenwood or Wendy Wise by calling 614-481-3776. (Sorry, weekend sessions are not available.)
The Library’s ebooks can be used on most eReaders, including:
NOTE: Most of our eBooks also can be downloaded onto your Android or Apple iPhone, as well as Windows and Mac computers.
Questions? Call Reference at 614-481-3776.