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Summer Reading Grandview Heights Public Library ghpl.org Contents Your Library Card .............3 Library Services .............4 Digital Library .............5 Online Educational Resources .............6 Tools for Teachers .............7 Music on the Lawn ........8 Film Festivals ................10 Adult Events .................12 Summer Reading .............14 More for All Ages .............15 Story Times .............15 Early Literacy Tips .............16 Ages 5-18 .............16 Grades 4-12 .............17 Teens .............17 Summer Reading Log .............18 Hours & Support .............20 Your Library Card Materials Loan Periods Overdue Fines DVDs/Blu-rays 7 days or 14 days $1.25/day “Hot Picks” Books 7 days 20 cents/day Video Games 7 days $1.25/day Magazines 7 days 20 cents/day New Books (adult) 14 days 20 cents/day Books (adult) 28 days 20 cents/day CDs & Vinyl LPs (adult) 14 days 20 cents/day Children’s Books, Magazines, and Audio 28 days 10 cents/day Slide & Negative Scanners 14 days $3/day E-books/Digital Media Varies None Preloaded E-readers 28 days $3/day Acoustic Guitars 28 days $1.25/day Audiobooks 28 days 20 cents/day Maximum Items Checked Out Cards for Children 17 & Under Patrons in good standing (owing less Parents are responsible for their than $10) may have a maximum of 100 children’s library cards. Only legal items (including 20 movies, 40 CDs, 5 guardians/custodians are allowed access video games) checked out at a time. to a child’s card. A parent or guardian may New patrons may have a maximum of ask (in-person only) to have grandparents, 10 items at a time for the fi rst 30 days. siblings, child care providers, step- parents, etc. added to a child’s account. Patrons 60 and Older Patrons 60 & older are exempt from Adding Users to Your Account overdue fi nes, except on movies, video A patron’s library record is confi dential. A patron may ask at the Circulation games, guitars, preloaded e-readers, desk (in-person only) to have a specifi ed and slide & negative scanners. They user(s) added to their account. receive a 3-day grace period on movies & video games. Digital Library Access your account at ghpl.org Lost, Stolen, or Missing to place reserves, renew materials, pay Cards & Items fi nes, save searches, and create lists. Patrons are responsible for all Also, reserve a meeting room, download or materials checked out on their stream books/movies/music, learn about card including lost and damaged library events/news, donate to the library, items. Please report immediately. and access information and resources. Replacement card is $2. Most items are automatically Past Due Accounts renewed when due, up to a maximum Past due accounts owing $25 or more number of renewals, unless requested may be sent to a collection agency. by other patrons. 3 Library Services Automatic Holds Automatic Renewal (on most items) BookPage Newsletter Copier Courtesy Phone (local calls) GHPL PopUp Library Digital Library Public Computers E-Newsletter (Internet/Microsoft Offi ce) E-Reader Lending (pre-loaded) Reference Services Exam Proctoring Slide & Negative Scanner FAX/Scanner Lending Free Online Courses Smart Board in Conference Room Golden Buckeye Card Applications Study Cubicles Guitar Lending Tax Forms (seasonal) Homebound Delivery Technology Tutoring Homework Help (online 3-11 pm) (by appointment) Laptop Lending (in-Library only) Used Books Donation Box (east side parking lot) Meeting Rooms Voter Registration Notary Public 1-on-1 Career Coaching WiFi (by appointment) (in the library and at Grandview Parks) 4 Digital Library Digital Downloads Photohio.org E-Books, Audiobooks, Historical Images Movies, Music Exclusive collection of Download books and music Columbus Citizen-Journal onto your computer or newspaper photos, compatible mobile device Grandview Heights High (movies are streaming- School yearbooks, and more. only). Free mobile apps. Mango Languages Hoopla Foreign Languages Streaming Movies, TV, Quick and easy online lessons - Spanish, Italian, Music, Audiobooks, French, and more. Free E-Books, and Comic mobile apps. Books Stream thousands of movies, LearningExpressLibrary TV shows, and music; download audiobooks. Free Practice Tests mobile apps. 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books for all ages. Freegal Music Gale Courses Download free, legal music Educational Courses (MP3) from Sony Music’s Instructor-led courses in huge collection. Five computer applications, web downloads each week. Free design, accounting, personal mobile apps. development, and much more. Zinio Magazines Download or view more than 150 complete popular magazines for free. Free mobile apps. 5 Online Educational Resources Live Homework Help Grades K-12 & adults. Online tutors every day, 3-11 pm. Spanish help available in math and science Sunday-Thursday, 3-10 pm. Mango Languages Quick and easy online lessons – Spanish, French, Italian, and more. Free mobile apps. NoveList Plus Online fi ction and non-fi ction reader’s advisory, book discussion guides, and author read-alikes. Opposing Viewpoints Online articles, statistics, images, podcasts, and more presenting different views of current social issues. Science Online Science & technology defi nitions, news articles, diagrams, biographies, experiments, and more. Scholastic’s FreedomFlix Grades 4 & up. E-books and videos on history and government. Scholastic’s TrueFlix Grades 3-6. E-books and videos on history and science. Tumblebooks Pre-K–Grade 12. Online collection of animated, talking picture books, videos, and audiobooks. 6 Tools for Teachers Teacher Collection Form Assignment Notifi cation Ellison Die Cutter Library Visits Outreach to Schools School Visits LearningExpressLibrary Online Test Resource 3.0 Choose from 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books for all ages. Job searches, workplace skills, reading/writing/math/science skills, career certifi cation and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, Common Core, and more. 7 31st Music on the Lawn Outdoor summer concerts on the library lawn Tuesdays in June & July from 7:30-8:30 pm NO RAIN LOCATION. Call 614-486-2951 after 6 pm about possible cancellation due to weather. July 19 June 7 The Ramshacklers The Conspiracy Band (Rock) (R&B/funk) June 14 Arnett Howard’s Band (Creole funk) June 21 The Deeptones (Funk) June 28 The British Invasion (‘60s music) July 5 George Barrie Band (Blues rock) 8 July 12 Ladies of Longford (Celtic) July 19 The Ramshacklers (Rock) July 26 The Randys (Eclectic oldies) PRESENTED BY O’Malley Real Estate 2016 SEASON SPONSORS Friends of the Grandview Library Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Arts Council Nationwide Insurance - David K. Sichko PNC COORDINATED BY The Grandview Library and Grandview Heights Parks & Recreation Department. VENDING Water & juice: Sold at each concert by the Friends of the Grandview Library, to benefi t the library. Drinks generously donated by John McKnight and Rife’s Autobody. Food trucks: A food truck will be at each concert, with a portion of the proceeds benefi ting the library. Presented by the Tri-Village Chamber Partnership and the Central Ohio Food Truck Association. 9 Film Festivals Revenge of Summer Campy Movies Mondays, June 6-27, 6:30 pm Behold, daddy-os! Our summer series of B-movie classics returns. If you like creepy cave dwellers, rebellious youths, and enormous fl ying insects, “camp” it up at the library with these fun fl icks. High School Confi dential (1958) June 6 Mamie Van Doren, Jerry Lee Lewis, and more beatniks than you can shake a pair of bongos at. Mothra (1962) From Godzilla director Ishiro Honda comes June 13 this tale of a gigantic moth and two teeny-tiny princesses who sing! Lady in a Cage (1964) Olivia de Havilland is terrorized by a gang of June 20 violent punks, led by a hairy-chested James Caan (who apparently has some kind of shirt allergy). FOR MATURE AUDIENCES. Trog (1970) Faded actress Joan Crawford’s fi nal feature June 27 is about discovering a maniacal caveman. Suggested alternative title: Troggy Dearest. Stanwyck Noir - Mondays, July 11-August 1, 6:30 pm Perhaps no actress personifi ed noir more than Barbara Stanwyck, excelling as both victims and femme fatales. In these dark classics, she costars with some of Hollywood’s most popular (and creepy) leading men. Sorry Wrong Number (1948) July 11 Stanwyck actually plays a vulnerable character this time – an invalid made privy to a murder plot over the telephone. Burt Lancaster costars. 10 Clash By Night (1952) July 18 Feisty Barbara stars with Robert Ryan and Marilyn Monroe in this melodrama directed by the great Fritz Lang. The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) Marrying a crazy, murderous artist played by Humphrey July 25 Bogart probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Oops. ‘Til death do us part, Barbara? Double Indemnity (1944) In this defi nitive noir, Stanwyck teams with Fred Aug 1 MacMurray in a murderous scheme, with Edward G. Robinson out to foil their plans. Directed by Billy Wilder. Wilder, Wildest - Mondays, August 8-29, 6 pm A fi lm series dedicated to the legendary director Billy Wilder returns to the library. Wilder’s cynical humor and way with actors mark him as one of the greatest Hollywood fi lmmakers. The Apartment (1960) Fred MacMurray again sheds his nice guy image under Aug 8 Wilder’s direction. He plays a cad, Jack Lemmon a sad sack, and Shirley MacLaine the eccentric object of their affections. Best Picture Oscar winner. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, and Charles Laughton Aug 15 star in this courtroom drama, based on an Agatha Christie play. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) The famous detective meets a Russian soprano (and Aug 22 even has an encounter with the Loch Ness monster) in this offbeat, cleverly-conceived adventure. Elementary, Mr. Wilder. Stalag 17 (1953) William Holden plays a sardonic American soldier in a Aug 29 WW II POW camp.
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