Grandview Heights Public Library

Great selection and a quite library. My family has been going here since I was a grade school. I’ve seen a lot of great changes and updates that make it one of my favorite places to visit.
Family events get very crowed and busy because they are popular and mostly free.
*The staff is always hit or miss. Depending on the person behind the counter you could either get a annoyed sigh or a welcoming smile.

I have lived all over the country and beyond, and this is by far the best library I have been to. Plentiful parking, newest release books and DVDs available. There were times I got a new DVD the day it was released. Wait times for holds were minimal. Just a fantastic library. Appreciate this library, people. Believe you me, it’s not nearly as awesome in different locales.

The Grandview Heights Public Library has a circulating collection of new-​release vinyl records.
These «records» are big, black, waxy discs that have something called «music» on them. The disc is usually enclosed in something called a «sleeve» which may include lyrics, production notes, and artwork. It’s kind of like holding an entire Wikipedia page in your hands. There’s nothing to download and nothing to stream, so your data plan is safe.
You will need a very special piece of equipment called a «turntable» or «record player» to access the music on these records. If you don’t have one, I recommend taking a trip to Spoonful Records downtown. They’ll hook you up.

Relatively uncrowded and quiet. Plenty of work and study space. staff ways friendly. Good collection of books and media and they can always order special requests from other libraries. Staff is friendly. Facility won’t blow you away but is nice and gets the job done. They also have lots of family and community friendly events throughout the year. And it’s all free!

Great quiet spaces, a vast non-​fiction section, and librarians who obviously love their work! So happy to be back in Grandview, with this resource at my fingertips!

This library is such a delightful little find! I was first introduced to it while studying for the CPA exam — I did a fair amount of searching around for new study spots, and stumbled upon it towards the end of my exam prep. They have small study rooms you can commandeer by yourself or use for a small group. There is also a silent reading room that I found especially handy for running through flash cards. And there’s free wi-​fi! And there are study tables scattered throughout if you need a change of scenery!
Enough about study spots though, let’s get down to the actual library. Like others have said, the DVD library is definitely worth checking out. Once I’ve perused the books, I usually stop by the DVD section to see if anything trips my trigger. The three day limit is a little tight, but it’s basically a free rental so totally worth it. We’ve never had issues with scratched disks or similar. The online system has been very easy to work — I usually reserve the books I want online and pick them up in person when they show up. You can sign up for text alerts or emails to be notified when your items come due or are available in person.
A+.

Great local library. Plenty of books, DVD’s, CD’s and more.
They are a very nice bunch of people, knowledgeable and helpful.
I’ve checked out so many books, CDs, and DVDs over they years. They have some really great selections to choose from. Any library that carries Foyle’s War is tops in my book. They also have a very nice selection of great movies, new, old and foreign.
Not a huge library but what it is, is focused on quality.
Free use of about 16 computers if you need it
Downstairs has a kids section which is nice for families
Meeting Rooms are also downstairs.
Summer has the Music on the Lawn — free concerts for anyone who wants to come and listen.
TIP: They take donations. If you have any old books, CDs, DVDs. You can drop them off at the Check Out Desk. They’ll give you a reciept if you need one.

Love my library! Staff can be a bit cranky, self checkout takes care of that.

I love my library. I used to go to Upper Arlington, but I’ve found that Grandview, while smaller, is much more style. The employees are much friendlier and it’s easier to find your way around. Often you have to wait a long time for popular books, but that’s true at any library. I particularly love their DVD section. I’m constantly surprised at how many TV shows are offered & have been making my way through the HBO shows.

I’ve been going to this library since I started school with my mother, siblings and friends. Volunteered and had a family member work there.
Most of my experiences have been precious and many good times spent at this library. Very helpful staff and good selection.
But there have been things I’ve noticed on a personal level that I’ve experienced thru out my years of visiting my favorite library.
Some staff seem to look down on some patrons. Even as a child, when my mother wasn’t around or when I was older. A couple of staff member (s) felt like that was the time to make me feel like I wasn’t welcome. By belittling me, or removing my books from the table I was sitting at that I had with my things while I was using the copy machine. One time after moving back home after college, signing up for new library cards for me and my son was more of a big disappointment. The cards they gave us, were never activated. So we had to refill out the paperwork again.
I’ve recently moved back to my hometown and make frequent trips to the library. The staff are very helpful and seem eager to help. Some even remember me. But there are moments where I see them treat a patrons not the best as they would anyone else who regularly visits their library. Even at times I get a staff member who rushes me along and doesn’t give me the same friendly treatment.
I am pretty understanding since I work in the customer service field myself. So, I really try and go out of my way when I give customer service. I treat others they way I would like to be treated at an office, store or restaurant. So I do know that there are times that I wish I could have given 110% rather than 100%. But I would never go out of my way to treat someone poorly or ignore them, so when it happens to me. I will make it known, maybe they staff will be better informed and better trained.
This library has great programs for kids and family. Programs that I wished they had while I was attending school there. So I am looking forward to sign my child or suggest to other families to there programs, concerts and art showings.
Great selection on movies and music. You can find a copy of mostly anything. On the web site they can get copies sent from other librarys that are not with the Columbus libraries. Any items they don’t have, check out the Columbus Library selection.
Also, they will not accept Columbus Library materials. So beware when returning items if you use Columbus library items and vice versia.

One of the best things about this library is that they have pretty much every TV show that has been released on DVD. Don’t get me wrong: the Columbus library system has an impressive array of TV DVDs, but they seem to snub their noses at non-​cable network shows.
Not Grandview. Any old show can make it to their shelves, good or bad. Every season of «Cheers»? Got it. Classics like «Golden Girls» and «Mary Tyler Moore»? Yep. Even mid-​80s crap TV, like «Charles in Charge»? Yep, got that too.
You can take TV DVD sets out for 10 days, I think. That’s much longer than Columbus library’s measly 4 days. You can renew online. The only kicker is that late fees for movies cost $ 1.25 per day. That can be a real kick in the pants if you have, oh, say, five movies out and you are four days late. You’ll owe the library a whopping $ 25. Believe me, I’ve done this, and I feel like I’ll owe this debt for a very, very long time.
Another annoying thing about this library is they send you a snail mail letter to gripe about your fines. Snail mail costs $.44 a letter these days. I’ve asked the librarians to just stop sending the letters, and deduct the postage cost from my debt, but that doesn’t seem to go over so well. There’s one thing that librarians are not known for, and that’s a sense of humor.
But all in all, if you get your DVDs back in time, the Grandview public library can supply you with endless hours of TV, both network and cable. Spend a week watching back-​to-​back episodes of MASH. Spend the next week vegging out to all six seasons of Lost. That’s what the library is there for: to help you ease into a life of leisure, lying on the couch.

Being a Grandview Heights resident, it’s good to have a library so close by. Frequently I would bike there but since it’s gotten cold I have also gotten lazier, so I drive. I have to say, I love how active this library is and how well informed it keeps its memebers. From the moment you walk in, there are ads all over for events happening at this library. If that’s not enough, there are hordes of booklets all over the place that tell you everything you could possibly want to know about the library.
As I said, it is an active library. It has every kind of event from informational sessions on Ebay tips to wine tasting to musical and dramatic performaces to garden parties to arts and crafts.
This library also has an extensive collection of books, music and dvds. It is not a small library. And if for some reason you can’t find what you’e looking for there, chances are you can find it and request to have it sent from one of its sister libraries. One of the information booklets that can be found all over the library is a constantly updated list of recommended books for all genres. So if you don’t have anything in mind, pick up a booklet.
The layout and atmosphere of the library is quite pleasant. When you enter, you are in the atrium which is wide open and the ceiling is completely windows, allowing plenty of light making it bright and cheery. Plants are placed all about adding to the cheerfulness.
It is also study-​friendly. Tables and desks are everywhere, but for someone who likes their privacy, like myself, they also have study meeting rooms with WiFi in enclosed cubicles.
Last but not least is the pleasant staff. Everytime I’ve been there they have welcomed me.
One time when I was visiting in the summer, it had been raining and the bottom of my shoes were slicker than I realized and I slipped down the stairs. Immediately they came to my aid, asking if I was okay and helping me up. They checked up on me a few minutes later to make sure I was still doing alright.
I also had the chance to meet the Director, Mary Ludlum, who graciously allowed me to take pictures of the library.

I LOVE this library!
In the past, I have patronized the Grandview Library for it’s fabulous selection of offbeat movies and music, but have recently developed a new found appreciation for some of their services…
YES– the library’s layout is user-​friendly. YES– its holdings are extensive. YES– there’s wi-​fi. YES — the staff is super-​duper friendly and approachable. But there’s more…
In my ongoing plight to find quiet spaces in which to hunker down and write, I discovered their four glorious «Meeting Rooms.» The sound-​proofed cubicles are free to the public on a first-​come, first-​serve basis and can accomodate four people (cozily!) with outlets, wi-​fi, dry erase boards, and enough space to spread out and take care of business. I hate to give my secret away, but I’d be doing a disservice to those of you who really want to get some work done!
Next, the Grandview Library was one of the few places that maintained electricity during a massive power outage last month. The library was wonderfully accomodating in allowing people to charge their electronic devices. Patrons were camped out all over the library, charding cell phones and computers and iPods… I even monopolized four outlets at once!
Finally, I have always been aware of the library’s youth/​adult programming, but experienced it first hand this past year. Interesting speakers, movies, educational lectures and art classes are on the calender. Summertime brings a free music series held outside on the lawn on certain weeknights. It attracts quite the draw…
These special extras along with the laid back staff and clientele gives the Grandview Library a unqiue, appealing vibe.
I’m a huge fan!

The Grandview Heights Public Library is probably my favorite library in Columbus. It’s close to my office, so I can run over on my lunch hour and browse ’til my heart’s content.
They have an excellent media section downstairs that was recently revamped to make it easier to find your selection. The CD racks benefited most from this renovation. They’re much easier to sift through now. And the movies are listed in alphabetical order. It can sometimes be overwhelming to just browse because of the large catalog, but there’s a convenient «new releases» section when you first walk in that makes choosing a little easier.
Reserving things at this library is also pretty convenient. Sure, every modern library offers you the chance to put your name on the list and wait (seemingly forever) for the latest copy of your favorite title (book, movie, what have you). But at GHPL, the turnaround seems to happen pretty quickly. I’ve gone from being number 104 on the list to having a movie in my hand in roughly a month. Not too shabby.
I also rather enjoy the display tables they have near the circulation desk on the second floor. Everything is displayed in such a way that you can look at books that piqué your interest and also get some great suggested reading along the way.
The staff is hit or miss. Depending on the person behind the counter you could either get a sigh or a smile when you say you’re there to pick up something you’ve reserved.

I am addicted. And unlike most addictions, I’m not interested in kicking this habit and my mother is very proud. Is it okay for a multitude of staff to know you by your first name without having to hand your card over? I hope so otherwise I’m in trouble.
It wasn’t until I moved out of the country and attempted to become addicted to another countries local library system did I realize how lucky I really was. And this was a nice, big, non-​third-​world country. I am constantly blown away by the vast selection and various mediums they carry. Sometimes I just play around on their website searching for random things and just when I think I’ve finally found something they don’t have, it comes up as being available.
There is however, one thing I’d like to raise holy heck about. And I’m contemplating writing to someone very important, whoever that may be. I am tired, I SAY, TIRED of getting late fees? I can’t take it anymore and your flexibility, payment options and niceness are constantly making me feel even more guilty! So stop it GHPL. Stop being so nice to me when we know i must be the most perpetually late book returner in the entire universe!

The good ol’ Columbus Metro Library may get more props (and real estate), but the Grandview Public Library is great find. It’s peaceful and easy to use… which is not always true of the CML.
It’s staffed by knowledgeable folks — no small thing in a library.
The fiction and non-​fiction sections are both easy to navigate. The library also boasts a well-​maintained selection of DVDs, CDs and graphic novels.
And for anyone who has ever requested an item at a library in Grandview’s consortium (Lancaster, Pickerington, Lithopolis, etc.) chances are pretty good it came from Grandview… so it’s well stocked to say the least.