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Borrow a guitar from GHPL

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Reserve a guitar from the Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL) and start making music!

Acoustic guitars are now available to borrow from GHPL, thanks to a grant from the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Education Foundation.

The Foundation awarded $2,000 to GHPL for the lending program that provides four Yamaha acoustic guitars for patrons to check out and take home. The program focuses on music education through hands-on collaborative learning for all ages.

Each guitar checkout comes with a hardshell case, accessories, and instructional materials.

GHPL partnered with local business Guitar House Workshop to select the instruments and to provide routine maintenance.

Guitars are available and on display in Circulation on the second level of the library.

Guitars loan for 28 days with a GHPL card (3 renewals, if there are no other patron requests), are available only at GHPL (unavailable through our consortium), and must be returned to GHPL. Overdue fines are $1.25 per day.

GHPL was inspired to lend guitars by Licking County Library’s guitar and ukulele lending program.

 

EXHIBIT: Art of the Book

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2015_FOL_Book_Art_rotateSee one-of-a-kind works of art created by the Friends of the Grandview Library.

This special exhibit, located in the library’s showcase on the lower level in September, highlights the beauty of books and book pages.

Most items are for sale on the Friends’ Etsy shop. All proceeds benefit the library!

Make your own book art with the Friends at this upcoming workshop:

  • Holiday Book Art
    Tuesday, September 29, 7-8 pm
    Recycle books into great holiday decorative items and gifts with the Friends of the Grandview Library. For adults and mature kids ages 12 & up. Materials provided. No registration.

Tonight’s concert is CANCELLED

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Tonight’s Music on the Lawn concert with Ladies of Longford has been CANCELLED due to weather.

GHPL PopUp Library

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popup_web2 (1)The Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL) is on the go with a new mobile library!

GHPL’s PopUp Library is a low-speed, electric vehicle specially customized to transport and display library materials. Visitors can browse and check out a selection of materials, get a library card, and learn more about library resources and services from staff.

The PopUp Library will keep a regular schedule of visits throughout Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff, including: outreach, school visits, park and pool visits, and local special events like the Grandview Hop, Grandview Digfest, Tour De Grandview, Grandview Farmers Market, and the Memorial Day Parade.

The selection of popular materials for kids and adults will change according to the theme of each visit.

“It’s a terrific way to engage the community,” said GHPL Director Ryan McDonnell. “The PopUp Library is an exciting way to communicate our services outside of the library. We love getting out in the community and meeting new people. The response has been amazing.”

The vehicle is funded with private money from the Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation, who funded GHPL’s Free WiFi in Grandview Parks project in 2014.

“It’s another example of GHPL and the Foundation reaching out and working with the community in innovative ways,” said Foundation President Krista Sturbois. “The PopUp Library is generating a lot of excitement.”

A GHPL staff team created the vehicle concept and worked to create a graphic design with Mike Dexter, a Grandview resident and GHPL volunteer who has designed logos for the City of Grandview Heights, The Grandview Area Chamber, The Lazy Daze of Summer Festival, and more.

Questions? Contact Administration at 614-486-2954.

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Photos by Kevin Weissman

 

Book lists for students

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Reserve books from student reading lists compiled by Grandview school teachers and GHPL staff!

GHPL has partnered with the Grandview Heights Schools to provide these recommended titles through our catalog.

FROM GRANDVIEW SCHOOL TEACHERS

FROM GHPL STAFF

Questions? Call Youth Services at 614-481-3778.

Community screening of local documentary

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The public is invited to a free community screening of the WOSU Public Media documentary Columbus Neighborhoods: Tri-Village on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 7 pm, at the GHHS Auditorium.

The evening will include a Q&A with the producer.

The screening is presented by:

Some local residents and materials gathered from “Share-a-Story” Day, held at the Library in June 2014, are featured in the documentary.

WOSU Public Media, Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society, and the Grandview Library invited residents to share their stories, photographs, films, and artifacts. Many materials were digitally scanned for preservation. The event assisted WOSU Public Media’s research for the documentary while helping the Historical Society preserve and promote local history.

Materials can also be found on the Historical Society’s new Timeline, which is featured on an interactive touchscreen on the second floor of the Library.

The Library is proud to partner with these organizations to present this free event celebrating local history.

EVENTS: Summer 2015

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It’s a new season of exciting events at the Grandview Library!

Join us for great programs, live music, and fun for all ages June-August 2015.

5/26-8/1: Summer Reading Clubs for all ages

6/2-7/28: 30th Annual Music on the Lawn
6/1-22: FILM: Son of Summer Campy Movies
6/4: THEATER ON THE LAWN: Twelfth Night

7/6-8/24: FILM: Rebels, Outlaws, and Outsiders
7/7-8/28: ADAMH community mural campaign art exhibit
7/25: 22nd Annual Lazy Daze of Summer Festival

8/6: THEATER ON THE LAWN: Sherlock Holmes Mystery
8/13: Mental Wellness for You and Your Community with ADAMH

TEENS
5/26-8/1: Summer Reading Club
6/9: Superhero Smackdown
6/26: Locked In at the Library
7/14: Minute to Win It

KIDS
5/26-8/1: Summer Reading Club
5/26: SRC Kick-Off with magician Erica Carlson
6/1-7/27: Preschool Playschool
6/3-7/22: WHAM! Wednesdays
6/8, 7/13: Super Camp Stories & More
6/20: Donuts with Dad
7/17: SPLAT! on Canvas

ONGOING
Book Discussion Group
Art Exhibits
1-on-1 Career Coaching
Story Times
Red Cross Blood Drives

MAY 9: Grandview’s Great Garage Sale

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Grandview’s Annual Garage Sale will take place throughout Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff on Saturday, May 9, from 9 am-3 pm.

Get the list of participating residences and items they are selling!

Also on Saturday, May 9, from noon-5 pm, the City’s Service Department (1525 Goodale Blvd.) is hosting a donation drive and e-waste recycling event.

New events: June-November 2013

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Announcing a new season of events, concerts & fun at the Grandview Heights Public Library!

Find out what’s happening June—November 2013, and join us for fascinating talks, great workshops, live music, and fun for all ages!

SUMMER FUN

FILM FESTIVALS

MUSIC IN THE ATRIUM

FALL EVENTS

KIDS & TEENS

MORE

We’re excited about this upcoming season, and we hope you’ll join us.

See you at the Grandview Library!

Questions? Call Circulation at 486-2951.

Automatic renewal

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For your convenience, beginning May 1, 2015, many library materials will automatically renew at the end of their lending periods.

  • If you currently receive reminder notices by email or text message, the day before materials are due, you will be notified which materials were automatically renewed along with the new due dates.
  • As in the past, materials requested by other patrons or items that have been renewed the maximum number of times will not be eligible for automatic renewal.
  • Some materials that are not eligible for automatic renewal may be available for renewal online, by phone, or in person.
  • If you currently do not receive email reminder notifications, items will still automatically renew, but we would encourage you to change your account from phone notification to email so that you will know which materials have renewed and which have not.
  • Please keep in mind you will still need to pay close attention to your account to review your due dates.
  • Most libraries in the Central Library Consortium (CLC), of which GHPL is a Founding Member and Administering Library, also will offer automatic renewal, making many materials borrowed through these CLC libraries eligible for the service.
  • You may access your account online at www.ghpl.org, call the Library 614-486-2951, or call 1-877-772-6657 (1-877-77-BOOKS) to check your due dates.