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What Kids Wish Adults Understood

How Parents Can Stay Connected When It Matters Most
2026-11-17 18:00:00 2026-11-17 19:30:00 America/New_York What Kids Wish Adults Understood Grandview Heights - Meeting Room

Tuesday, November 17
6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Grandview Heights

Meeting Room

Explore how parental responses shape trust and communication with our children.

Learn practical ways to strengthen connection, encourage honesty, and keep the door open when your child needs support most.

Join this Start Talking Grandview Community Conversation with Nancy Gillespie, PhD (Senior Director of Counseling, Southwestern City School District) and walk away with tools to help your family feel more supported and less alone.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult Event |

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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Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Oct 19, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Story Time: Baby Games
Mon, Oct 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 0-18 months
Grandview Game Night: Belratti
Mon, Oct 19, 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Grandview Heights - Conference Room B
Game night at the library!
Story Time: Tales for Toddlers
Tue, Oct 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 18-36 months
GHPL Board Meeting
Tue, Oct 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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.
Family Story Time - Evening Edition
Wed, Oct 21, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years 
Family Story Time
Thu, Oct 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Oct 26, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Story Time: Baby Games
Mon, Oct 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 0-18 months
Story Time: Tales for Toddlers
Tue, Oct 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 18-36 months
Family Story Time - Evening Edition
Wed, Oct 28, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years 
Outreach Homebound Deliveries
Thu, Oct 29, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Grandview Heights
Volunteers Delivering Books to Homebound Patrons
Family Story Time
Thu, Oct 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years
Howlin’ Halloween 
Sat, Oct 31, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Grandview Heights
Make the library one of your Grandview Heights stops on Beggars Night!  
Art Exhibits
Sun, Nov 01, 12:00am - 10:59pm
Grandview Heights
Enjoy monthly art exhibits on the second level of the library.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Adults
Sun, Nov 01, All day
Grandview Heights
Pick up a craft kit inspired by our Creativebug database!
Youth Scavenger Hunt 
Sun, Nov 01, All day
Grandview Heights
Enjoy a new scavenger hunt in Youth Services every month.
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Nov 02, All day
Grandview Heights
Available while supplies last in Youth Services and at the Drive-Thru.
Story Time: Baby Games
Mon, Nov 02, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 0-18 months
Story Time: Tales for Toddlers
Tue, Nov 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 18-36 months
Story Times: Music & Movement
Wed, Nov 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights
Ages 2-5
Grandview Library Writers Group - Normally Second Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Wed, Nov 04, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Grandview Heights - Conference Room A
Whether your focus is fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, or any other format, join us for constructive feedback in an encouraging atmosphere. Hosted by GHPL staff member R.C.
Family Story Time - Evening Edition
Wed, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years 
Family Story Time
Thu, Nov 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years
America 250: Armstrong & Flight
Sat, Nov 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 5-12
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Sat, Nov 07, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Grandview Heights
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
Ages 0-18 months
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.
Family Story Time
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 2-5 years
Outreach Homebound Deliveries
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Grandview Heights
Volunteers Delivering Books to Homebound Patrons
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
Registration opens Saturday, October 31 2026 at 9:00am
Weekly Craft for Youth 
Mon, Nov 16, 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 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.
Story Time: Baby Games
Mon, Nov 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
Ages 0-18 months
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.
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