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Winter Reading Challenge

December 22-February 15
2026-02-15 00:00:00 2026-02-15 23:59:00 America/New_York Winter Reading Challenge Grandview Heights -

Sunday, February 15
All day

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Stay warm and cozy this winter with great books for a chance to win great prizes!

Register at the library or online.

KIDS & TEENS

🎉 After you register, come into the library to pick up your:

  • Registration Prize
  • First Raffle Ticket
  • Reading Log

⭐ Set your weekly reading goal for this 8-week challenge:

  • For every week you meet your goal, earn a raffle ticket for a chance to win a fun prize! 
  • Met your goal all 8 weeks? Earn a bonus raffle ticket! 
  • Find a book.

🏆 Raffle Prizes

  • Winter Squishmallow & Squishmallow puzzle
  • Deluxe Art Set
  • LEGO Happy Plants set
  • National Geographic Chemistry Set
  • Magna Tiles Safari set
  • Bluey Firefighter playset & 5-Minute Stories book
  • Amazon Gift Card
  • Lion Cub's Cookies Gift Card

ADULTS

How Do I Earn Prizes?

📚 Read books

  • Every book you read (up to 8) earns you a raffle ticket!
  • All books count—mystery, romance, cookbooks, graphic novels, even audiobooks!
  • Find a book.

🎟️ Raffle tickets

  • Turn in your tickets at the library or drive-thru by end of day February 15 to enter the Grand Prize Drawings.

What are the prizes?

🕵️‍♂️ Savor & Solve

  • Gift card to La Tavola
  • Gift card for two (2) to Escape It Grandview

🏠 Shelf Indulgence

  • Book nook kit
  • Bookmark making kit
  • Lego succulent
  • Reading journal
  • Krema snacks

🍫 Curl Up & Cocoa On

  • Two mugs
  • Gourmet hot chocolate
  • Marshmallows and candy canes
  • Jigsaw puzzle

🏖️ Snow to Splash Pool Pass (Grandview residents only)

  • A pool pass for a family of four (4) to the Grandview Heights Municipal Pool
  • Four (4) beach towels

🎶Music on the Lawn VIP

  • Prime seating for one (1) performance of your choice
  • Two GHPL camping chairs
  • One (1) reserved parking space for chosen performance
  • Your choice of snacks, or a gift card towards that evening’s food truck & ice cream from the GHPL Foundation’s Novel Treats cart

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Grandview Heights
About the library

The Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL) is an award-winning, independent suburban library system known for progressive leadership and friendly, personalized service.  

GHPL is a founding member (1988) and the Administering Library for the Central Library Consortium (CLC).

This cooperative among 18 Central Ohio library systems, in partnership with statewide network OhioLINK, offers 67 million items to cardholders. 

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CANCELLED: Armstrong & Flight - With the Armstrong Air & Space Museum
Sat, Nov 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
*** This event has been CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances. ***
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Sat, Nov 07, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Ages 11-17 
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Nov 09, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Story Time: Baby Games
Mon, Nov 09, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Weekly story times for young readers with parents/caregivers. No registration required.
Story Time: Tales for Toddlers
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 18-36 months
Ohio Eccentrics
Tue, Nov 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Discover the strange and unconventional Ohioans who made the world more interesting!
LIBRARY CLOSED
Wed, Nov 11, All day
Grandview Heights
The library is closed today.
Outreach Homebound Deliveries
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Grandview Heights
Volunteers Delivering Books to Homebound Patrons
Family Story Time
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years
Anime & Manga Club
Thu, Nov 12, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 11-17
All Those Who Wander - Music in the Atrium
Thu, Nov 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Grandview Heights
36th annual indoor concert series at the library.
Squishmallow Painting
Sat, Nov 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 11-17
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Mon, Nov 16, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Nov 16, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Story Time: Baby Games
Mon, Nov 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Weekly story times for young readers with parents/caregivers. No registration required.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Tue, Nov 17, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Story Time: Tales for Toddlers
Tue, Nov 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 18-36 months
What Kids Wish Adults Understood - How Parents Can Stay Connected When It Matters Most
Tue, Nov 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Explore how parental responses shape trust and communication with our children.
GHPL Board Meeting
Tue, Nov 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
New venue Grandview Heights - Conference Room B
The Grandview Heights Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regularly-scheduled public meeting in Conference Room B of the library.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Wed, Nov 18, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Family Story Time - Evening Edition
Wed, Nov 18, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Grandview Heights - Conference Room B
Ages 2-5 years 
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Thu, Nov 19, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Family Story Time
Thu, Nov 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Fri, Nov 20, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Freeplay Fridays
Fri, Nov 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 0-5
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Sat, Nov 21, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Sun, Nov 22, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Mon, Nov 23, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Nov 23, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Tue, Nov 24, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Wed, Nov 25, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
LIBRARY CLOSED AT 6 PM
Wed, Nov 25, All day
Grandview Heights
The library will close early today at 6 pm.
LIBRARY CLOSED
Thu, Nov 26, All day
Grandview Heights
The library is closed today.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Fri, Nov 27, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Sat, Nov 28, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Sat, Nov 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Grandview Heights
Ages 11-17 
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Sun, Nov 29, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Nov 30, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Mon, Nov 30, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Story Time: Baby Games
Mon, Nov 30, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Weekly story times for young readers with parents/caregivers. No registration required.
Grandview Singers - Music in the Atrium
Mon, Nov 30, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Grandview Heights
36th annual indoor concert series at the library.
Art Exhibits
Tue, Dec 01, All day
Grandview Heights
Enjoy monthly art exhibits on the second level of the library.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Tue, Dec 01, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
GHPL PopUp Library - Holiday in the Heights
Tue, Dec 01, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
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Visit the PopUp Library at this event!
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Wed, Dec 02, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Thu, Dec 03, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Outreach Homebound Deliveries
Thu, Dec 03, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Grandview Heights
Volunteers Delivering Books to Homebound Patrons
Music in the Atrium - Columbus Chorus of Sweet Adelines
Thu, Dec 03, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Grandview Heights
A cappella women’s chorus performing four-part harmony in the barbershop style.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Fri, Dec 04, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Sat, Dec 05, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Sun, Dec 06, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Dec 07, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Food Drive - November 16 through December 13
Mon, Dec 07, All day
Grandview Heights
Drop off your nonperishable food donations in the designated bin inside the library (next to the parking lot doors) during business hours. No glass containers, please.
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