October 6, 2011
Due to computer system updates, the Library will open at 2 pm (instead of 10 am) and close at 8:30 pm on Thursday, October 20.Thank you for your patience!
October 5, 2011
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Bringing the community together for the holidays!
Come to the Friends of the Grandview Library‘s Holiday Boutique for seasonal shopping & fun for the whole family.
Fabulous vendors will fill the Library Atrium on Saturday, November 19, from 11 am-3 pm. There will be great gifts to purchase and craftmaking for children.
Plus, Stauf’s Coffee Roasters will have a Coffee Shop, Cord Camera will be taking pictures for your holiday cards at sale prices, and Edible Arrangements will be selling pineapple pops and gift certificates at discount prices (and giving part of the proceeds to the Friends of the Library).
Kids can decorate ornaments & gift bags and visit The Elf Shop—where they can secretly purchase gifts ($3 & under) for their families and get free “Magic Reindeer Dust”, while supplies last.
DOOR PRIZES!
A ticket will be given for each purchase made, to be placed in a box for drawing. You need not be present to win. Prizes donated by:
Contact Friends President Lou Redden (614-488-5167, craftfan60@aol.com) to volunteer.
September 29, 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: November 2011
NEW NONFICTION: November 2011
September 7, 2011
Ahoy, mateys! Be ye ready fer some swashbucklin’ and carousin’?
Learn the art of pirate parley from a true gentleman o’ fortune: The Mango Languages Pirate Language course has risen from the depths o’ Davy Jones’s Locker ter make a reappearance just in time fer International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19.
Ye’ll be learnin’ the proper way to hail yer cap’n and get the landlubbin’ scallywags on board a-sailin’ smartly, among other phrases ye’ll be needin’ on the high seas!
Mango Languages offers free, online language lessons that are quick & easy—just use your Grandview Library card. Choose from 35 languages and 15 ESL (English as a second language) courses. Available wherever you’re online—home computer or mobile device. Another terrific service from the Grandview Library’s Digital Library!
Download Mango Mobile Library Edition (free) for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Available online through the iTunes Store.
Questions? Call Reference at 614-481-3776.
Did you know that you can change your Facebook page to read in Pirate?
To turn your Facebook feed into Pirate:
September 1, 2011
The Library will be closed Sunday & Monday, September 4 & 5.
Have a great Labor Day weekend!
August 29, 2011
The Library is looking for help from nature lovers!
We need volunteers to help with outdoor maintenance like weeding, gardening and raking.
And Youth Services is in search of a volunteer to clean their aquarium two times a month.
If you have time to donate, please fill out a Volunteer Application and drop it off at the Circulation Desk, where applications are also available.
Thank you for volunteering at the Grandview Library!
Questions? Call Circulation at 614-486-2951.
August 29, 2011
Mango Languages has free app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch!
Download Mango Mobile Library Edition, available online through the iTunes Store.
Mango Languages offers free, online language lessons that are quick & easy. Choose from 35 languages and 15 ESL (English as a second language) courses. Available wherever you’re online—home computer or mobile device.
Another terrific service from the Grandview Library’s Digital Library!
Questions? Call Reference at 614-481-3776.
August 18, 2011
The Library now has magnetic bookmarks for sale in Circulation for just $3.95!
These colorful “Get To The Point” magnetic line bookmarkers come in sleeves of eight—in pastels, neons, or earth tone colors.
Slipping over and clasping to single page firmly, they will prominently mark text either for reference or as a bookmark reminder. Ideal for any type of book or papers, from cookbooks to tax returns.
Functional, re-usable with firm magnetic grip, so you can get to the point quickly—while helping the Library raise extra funds!
Questions? Call Circulation at 614-486-2951.
Learn about more items for sale at the Library.
Learn more about giving to the Library.
August 17, 2011
Grades 7-12 can celebrate their new space at the Library with a free pizza party and prize drawings on Tuesday, September 6, from 4-7 pm!
“The Basement”—located downstairs by theStudy Commons—features books, magazines, graphic novels, computers, cool furniture, andspecial events.
Drop in “The Basement” from 4-7 pm for pizza provided by Dewey’s Pizza (winner our recentPizza Taste Test) and drawings for special prizes.
Youth Services will staff “The Basement” during peak hours, but the space is always open during Library hours.
August 15, 2011
Work is expected by be completed by August 18, at 1 am.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact Circulation at 614-486-2951 with any questions.