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The Big Table

We’re joining The Columbus Foundation for The Big Table, a day dedicated to community-wide conversation, on Wednesday, October 11, from 11:30 am-12:30 pm.

The Big Table is about giving everyone an opportunity to share their voice and be heard. Through intentional dialogue and connection, participants are encouraged to imagine the next steps toward a kind and just future for all.

GHPL Director Ryan McDonnell hosts a community conversation at the library around “Cultivating a Culture of Kindness” in our community.

 (Note: Registration for this event has been filled. Thank you!)

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Flights with Friends: Basic Biscuits

Join us at Basic Biscuits, Kindness & Coffee on Thursday, October 26, from 7:00-8:30 pm

• Purchase advance $25 tickets online. Ticket price includes samples provided by Basic Biscuits.
• Remaining tickets will be available at the event based on availability.
• For ages 21 and up.

Flights with Friends are hosted by the GHPL Foundation to benefit the library.

Past locations include: Winan’s Chocolates + Coffees, The Ohio Taproom, Grandview Theater & Drafthouse, Watershed Distillery, The Twisted Vine, Chocolate Cafe, and Ohio Craft Museum.

Interested in hosting a Flights event? Contact foundation@ghpl.org.
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Fall Programs & Services

Discover exceptional services, educational resources, and amazing events at the Grandview Heights Public Library! 

Browse our 2023 Fall Brochure for September-November. 

Highlights:  

• Take advantage of our School Services, including live homework help, teacher collections, book lists, outreach, and library visits. 
• Stroll unique chocolate stops during the GHPL Foundation’s 9th Annual Grandview Chocolate Walk showcasing our local businesses. 
• Take the Italian Connection walking tour in October with our History Walks app, presented with the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society. 
• Enjoy live music during the 33rd Annual Music in the Atrium indoor concert series.  
• Have a Howlin’ Halloween with a Beggars Night stop at the library, presented with Grandview Heights Parks & Recreation.  
• Buy local with the GHPL Foundation’s Grandview Gift Box. 
• Join us for events featuring the Ohio Wildlife Center, Franklin Park Conservatory, naturalist Jim McCormac, a ChatGPT class, Ohio ice cream history, contra dance night, and craft socials.  

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Summer Reading Club

Fill your summer with great books and fun activities, and you could win great prizes from the library!

Earn prizes by attending programs, completing challenges, and reaching your reading goals.

Summer Reading Club begins May 30 and continues through July 31.

See the prize list and get started at ghpl.org/src2023!

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GHPL Photo Exhibit Contest

“My Summer Snapshot”

Send us your favorite photo from summer for a chance to exhibit in a group show at the library!

• For adults ages 18 & older.
• Email a high-quality image to art@ghpl.org by August 22, 2023.
  • Include the photographer’s name and age. You may include location, title, description, etc.
  • Only one photo image may be entered per person. If more than one photo is included in the email submission, only the first photo will be entered.
  • Professional photographers are excluded from the contest.
• The Top 10 photos (selected by library staff) will be printed (8×10 in) and framed as part of a September 2023 group exhibition on the second level of the library!
  • Winners will be notified via the email address used to enter the contest.
• By submitting the photo, you are agreeing that your photo can be used by the library for potential display and marketing purposes; that the photo is your own work to share; and that all easily discernable subjects in the photo have given permission to be included. Photo content must be appropriate for library display as stated in Public Services Policy 1.52.

Monthly art exhibitions are on view in designated areas on the library’s second level. Artists are invited to view guidelines and spaces and submit proposals for consideration to exhibit at the library. Exhibits are presented in partnership with the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Arts Council.

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37th Annual Music on the Lawn

Enjoy summer concerts on the library lawn with your family and friends!

Our annual outdoor music series features amazing bands, great food trucks, terrific sponsors, the GHPL PopUp Library, and more.

Concerts take place Tuesdays in June & July (except 7/4) at a new time this year – 7-8 pm!

Get the Performance Schedule, Food Truck List, and Sponsorship details.

See you on the lawn!

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CULTURE PASS: NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM

The Grandview Heights Public Library is partnering with the National Veterans Memorial and Museum to offer free admission for adult cardholders.

The GHPL Culture Pass program enables library cardholders to borrow passes from the library to cultural and educational institutions to offer greater access for all ages.

The National Veterans Memorial and Museum provides a limited number of passes to the library at no cost to patrons or the library.

Each pass gives an adult cardholder access to the museum for one visit.

An adult cardholder may borrow one pass at a time to use within a three-day loan period.

To reserve a pass, call the library at 614-486-2951. Passes must be picked up at the library.

Before your visit, contact the National Veterans Memorial and Museum or visit their website to verify hours, special restrictions, and COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Stay tuned for future Culture Pass partnerships with additional cultural and educational institutions at ghpl.org/culturepass.

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Art Exhibit Submissions

Artists are invited to view guidelines and spaces and submit proposals for consideration to exhibit at the library.

Monthly art exhibitions are on view in designated areas on the library’s second level.

Exhibits are presented in partnership with the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Arts Council.

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Take the Tour: Inspiring Women

Her story is your story!

Celebrate Women’s History Month with a new History Walks tour featuring Inspiring Women from Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff.

Learn about a dancer, singer, heiress, politician, artist, and other acclaimed women, including:

• First woman to hold elected office after passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and a longtime Marble Cliff council member.
• Professional tennis player who has played in the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and French Open – and recent national pickleball champion. 
• Celebrated opera singer who has performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. 
• Decorated artist who founded the Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition and whose works have been exhibited around the United States. 
• Dodge Motor Company heiress and arts patron who lived in the Marble Cliff home formerly owned by President George H.W. Bush‘s paternal grandfather. 
• Owner of an iconic Columbus arts and crafts shop who has a CCAD scholarship named in her honor.  
• Professional dancer who opened her own studio in Grandview Heights. 

History Walks offers self-guided walking tours that explore fascinating local history, inspiring landmarks, and notable people in Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff.

Download the free History Walks app for Apple or Android.

Note: Stops on these tours are private residences. Please respect the owners’ privacy and observe residences from public access points only.

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

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