Category Archives for Adult Posts


Feed the Birds

Pick up bird seed to feed the birds and earn an extra ticket for the Reading Challenge from Monday, February 3 – Thursday, February 6! The month of February is dedicated to encouraging people to provide food, water, and shelter to birds in need, especially during the winter months when natural resources are limited. Pick […]

Send a Card to a Friend

Drop in to make a card for a friend on Friday, February 7! National Send A Card To A Friend Day reminds us to send friendly cheer through the mail. Throughout the year, we often think about our friends. We wonder how they are, miss them, and remember fond memories of times shared. Drop in […]

Puzzle Exchange

Get some “new to you” puzzles on Saturday, February 8! Do you have too many puzzles? Or have a puzzle that you’ve already completed and need a new one? Join us here at the library for a puzzle exchange! Bring old puzzles (that you know have all the pieces) and exchange them for new ones! […]

Ballet Basics with Quinn – for Teens and Adults

Learn some ballet basics with a local teen dancer on Wednesday, January 22 at 6:00 pm! You’re never too old to learn ballet! In this class local, pre-professional dancer, Quinn, will be teaching teens and adults the basics of ballet! Quinn is a member of BalletMet’s Trainee Program and wants to share their talents with […]

Winter Reading Challenge

Log your reading and activities on the Beanstack app or website to earn tickets for the Grand Prize Drawings. Earn one ticket for every 10 hours of reading and every 10 physical activities you do between December 20 and January 31. You can also earn an extra ticket if you attend any of the library programs listed […]

For the Love of Reading Challenge

Earn tickets by logging your reading and activities on the Beanstack app for a chance to win prizes! Earn one ticket for every 5 hours of reading and every 5 physical activities! Use these tickets for a chance to win Grand Prizes such as gift cards, State Theater tickets, toy pinball machine, hot chocolate kit, […]

Take Your Child to the Library Day

Stop by anytime during the day on Saturday, February 1st and have fun with your child during this special event. Go on a scavenger hunt to win a prize! Guess the shredded book for a chance to win the new Caldecott book! Make a craft! Guess the number of “snowballs” in the jar for a chance to […]

Blind Date With a Book

Let the London Public Library set you up on a Blind Date this February! Don’t worry about the awkwardness of the first date, our books are great conversationalists! Stop by to pick out a book or two and get a “Rate Your Date” card to go with it. Each book will be wrapped so you […]

Library Lovers’ Day

Drop in to earn an extra ticket for the Grand Prize Drawings in the Reading Challenge on Friday, February 14! Here is a freebie for all of our library lovers! Stop in to say hi and earn an extra ticket for the Grand Prize Drawings in our Beanstack For the Love of Reading Challenge! While you’re […]

An Evening with Rick Steves

Hear travel stories from Rick Steves! The Grandview Heights Public Library and 11 other Central Ohio libraries will present an Evening with Rick Steves on Thursday, February 20 at 7 pm, at Mershon Auditorium (1871 N. High St. Columbus, Ohio). In 1978, a 23-year-old Rick Steves put a journal in his backpack and traveled the famed […]