Grandview Heights Public Library

The library levy passed by an amazing 87% of the vote. Thank you to our community for your continued support!

Did a friendly ghost really live in that house? Who drew a large crow on that front porch? Why was a dog the official mascot of the Grandview Heights Fire Department? 

It’s a History Walks tour designed just for kids! 

The new tour is part of the free History Walks app available from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. 

History Walks offers 9 tours that explore fascinating local history, inspiring landmarks, and notable people in Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff.  

History Walks is presented by the Grandview Heights Public Library and the Grandview Heights Marble/Cliff Historical Society. 

The Kid’s History Hike is a collaboration with Grandview Heights Schools. This tour features narration for the first time, with many stops narrated by students.  

 

Choose from 35 herb and vegetable starters just in time for spring planting!

The Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation‘s 9th Annual Herb & Vegetable Plant Sale takes place this year April 4-18.

Order online at ghpl.org/plantsale2022 or grab a paper form at the library. All proceeds benefit the library.

Order deadline is April 18. Pickup day is Saturday, May 7, 8-11 am, at 1263 Oakland Avenue, a half block north of the library. Delivery is available only for Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff for a $5 fee.

 

The Grandview Heights Public Library, in partnership with 8 other Central Ohio libraries, will host A Conversation with Margaret Atwood on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 7 pm, at the Palace Theatre (34 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215).

PRESENTING CENTRAL OHIO LIBRARIES

• Bexley Public Library
• Columbus Metropolitan Library
• Grandview Heights Public Library
• London Public Library
• Plain City Public Library
• Southwest Public Libraries
• Upper Arlington Public Library
• Westerville Public Library
• Worthington Libraries

ABOUT THE EVENT

• Tickets go on sale exclusively through cbusarts.com on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 10 am.
• Ticket prices begin at $25 (plus fees).
• Some COVID-19 restrictions may apply.
• All ticket sales are handled through cbusarts.com: online, by phone at 614-469-0939, and in-person at the Box Office at 39 E. State St. Columbus, OH 43215.
• Libraries are not point-of-sale locations.
• The Palace Theatre seats 2,695. All guests must have a ticket to enter. No advanced sales will be made available to library patrons or library staff.
• WOSU Public Media’s Ann Fisher (All Sides with Ann Fisher) will lead a conversation with the author.
• Books will be available for purchase through Gramercy Books.

ABOUT MARGARET ATWOOD

• Margaret Atwood has long been a literary titan. With her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale adapted into an 11-time Emmy Award-winning television series, and its sequel, The Testaments, winning the 2019 Booker Prize, Atwood’s sharp eye is more crucial—and prescient—than ever.
• Atwood’s novel and sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, performed so well, it broke the record for best first-day sales of any Penguin Random House title in 2019. 
• Her latest release, Burning Questions, is a collection of more than 50 essays that aim her prodigious intellect and impish humor at our world.  The roller-coaster period covered in the collection brought an end to the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From debt to tech, the climate crisis to freedom; from when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to how to define granola, we have no better questioner of the many and varied mysteries of our human universe.
•  Atwood is the winner of many international literary awards, including the prestigious Booker Prize, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General’s Award, the PEN Pinter Prize, the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In October 2019, she was presented with the Companion of Honor award—given for achievements in the arts, literature, science and politics—by Queen Elizabeth, making Atwood only the third Canadian to receive the honor.
• She is the author of more than fifty volumes of poetry, children’s literature, fiction, and non-fiction; perhaps best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman, The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, and The Year of the Flood. Her non-fiction book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, part of the Massey Lecture series, was made into a documentary.  The Oryx and Crake trilogy is being adapted into an HBO TV series by celebrated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. Her work has been published in more than 40 languages, including Farsi, Japanese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean, Icelandic and Estonian. She co-invented the LongPen, a remote signing device that allows someone to write in ink anywhere in the world via tablet PC and the internet. She is a founder of the Writers’ Trust of Canada and a founding trustee of the Griffin Poetry Prize. She is also a popular personality on Twitter, with over a million followers.

ABOUT THIS CENTRAL OHIO LIBRARY COLLABORATION

• This library collaboration allows libraries to host large, impactful events in Central Ohio collectively by sharing costs, resources, and expertise.
• In addition to resource sharing and encouraging partnership on various community-wide initiatives, these collective events enhance and further engage a community of readers and raise the visibility of libraries throughout Central Ohio.
• This collaboration hosted travel author and TV host Rick Steves at the Southern Theatre in December 2019; the event sold out within hours of going on sale. In 2020, the collaboration hosted a community read of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You and online discussion with author Jason Reynolds.

 

Photograph by George Whiteside

 

Support an outstanding community tradition while showcasing your organization!

Summer is just around the corner, and that means outdoor music at the library.

The 36th Annual Music on the Lawn takes place on Tuesdays in June & July from 7:30-8:30 pm. The series is coordinated by the library and Grandview Heights Parks & Recreation.

Get the performance schedule, sponsorship details, and more.

More than 5,000 people attend the series annually, which features outdoor concerts, food trucks, the GHPL PopUp Library, and more.

View Sponsorship Levels and submit a Sponsorship Application. Application deadline is April 15.

For more information, contact the library at 614-486-2951 or pr@ghpl.org.

 

Browse online forms, instructions, and available assistance at ghpl.org/taxes. Tax Day is Monday, April 18, 2022.

A tax form station is available on the second floor of the library to download and print online forms.

The library requests federal, state, and local paper forms from the IRS and offers a limited quantity of paper forms when they are provided to us.

Have a question? Call library at 614-486-2951 or use the website chat box during open hours.

 

Get free admission to the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University!

The library’s Culture Pass program enables library cardholders to borrow passes from the library for free admission to cultural and educational institutions.

These partnerships offer greater access to arts, culture, and education for all ages. A limited number of passes are provided to the library at no cost to patrons or the library.

Each Wexner Center pass admits one adult for one visit. (Admission is already free for children and students.) An adult cardholder may borrow one pass at a time, which does not expire.

To reserve a pass, call the library at 614-486-2951. Online reservations are not available. Passes must be picked up at the library.

Before visiting the Wexner Center, contact them or visit their website to verify hours, special exhibition restrictions, and COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Learn more about our Culture Pass program at ghpl.org/culturepass, including passes to the Columbus Museum of Art.

 

Safely deactivate and dispose of unused medications at home.  

The library is partnering with the City of Grandview Heights Division of Fire & EMS to offer a limited supply of prescription drug disposal bags. 

These easy-to-use bags can be used at home to safely destroy unused or expired medications, making them unavailable for misuse. The plant-based pouches from Deterra use organic activated carbon to deactivate drugs and prevent future environmental contamination. 

Bags are safe for disposal in normal household trash. Do not return them to the library. 

Bags are available at our Drive-Thru Pickup while supplies last.

• March 18 – Military & Overseas Absentee Voting begins
• April 4 – Voter registration deadline for Primary Election
• April 5 – Absentee Voting by Mail begins
• April 5 – Early In-Person Voting begins
• April 30 – Deadline for Absentee Ballot applications
• May 3 – Primary Election
• October 10 – Voter registration deadline for General Election
• November 8 – General Election