Volunteer Appreciation Event – In coordination with the Community Center the Volunteer Appreciation event had over 100 people attend.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, Library Blog, and Nextdoor
1802 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1795 last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 117 New Art at Hoodland, 60 Sandy Outreach Vehicle Article, 36 August Take & Makes

963 Followers on Instagram (961 last month) We had 110 post interactions, 100 likes, 1 comment, 5 saves, and 4 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 16 people reacted to National Book Lovers Day, 8 to School Supply Drive, 7 to Call for Artists and 7 to New Art at Hoodland

Top Library Blog posts: 25 September Book Club Picks, 11 We Love Memoirs Day, 6 Sandy Seed Library August Newsletter

We currently have 3349 email subscribers in Constant Contact

Computer Users
Sandy 514 sessions
Hoodland 86 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  

Sandy – 142 users printed 185 jobs (1083 pages)
Hoodland – 67 users printed 101 jobs (575 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 139, Hoodland 12

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2596 sessions. This averages 87 sessions/day (94 last month) 9401 items
Hoodland – 650 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions/day (24 last month) 1886 items

We checked out a total of 11,287 items (last month 12,249) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Native Innovation – This exhibit on loan from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History had 700 visitors from August 13 – September 10.

Tidepool Tango – Sandy 23 kids and 22 adults, Hoodland  4 kids and 6 adults attended this program presented by the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

Journey Under the Sea -Sandy  27 kids and 20 adults, Hoodland 10 kids and 6 adults  attended this program presented by the Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Storytelling Festival – 80 people attended this charming program created and directed by our Teen Summer Intern, Aubry Anderson.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Make a Travel Game set. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 47 kids attended for literacy, STEM activities and programs with Wy”East Artisans and Angel Ocasio..

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 12 kids and 5 adults attended this monthly outreach event.

LEGO Club – Hoodland 4 kids and 2 adults

Read to the Dog – 14 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 17 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Layla’s Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
20 kids and 15 adults attended in Meinig Park
Gifts from Georgia’s Garden by Lisa Robinson
Facebook – 9 views

Let’s Go! Haw ekwa by Julie Fleet
10 kids and 8 adults attended in Meinig Park
Climbing the Volcano by Curtis Manley
Facebook – 10 views, 1 reaction

Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
18 kids and 14 adults attended in Meinig Park
Hello Sun by Julie Downing
Facebook – 12 views

I’m a Shark! by Bob Shea
31 kids and 20 adults attended in Meinig Park
Is this a House for a Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald
Facebook – 11 views

Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon
8 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library (we are back at the Library through fall and winter
Desert Song by Tony Johnston
Facebook – 12 views

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith and Brianna Chase – 14 kids and 15 adults attended 

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  40 kids and 33 adults.

Storytime at Hoodland Farmer’s Market Presented by Alex Steinmetz – 3 kids 

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 70 (70 Sandy and ? Hoodland). Tissue Paper Flowers.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

Dungeons and Dragons – 11 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 12 teens attended to make Wire Jewelry.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 3 teens attended to brainstorm ideas for future programs.

Adult Programs
Special
Composting with Worms – 24 people attended this class presented by Master Gardener Kris LaMar.

Ongoing
*NEW* Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 11 clients and 7 service providers attended.  This unit is coordinated by Parole and Probation Officer, Amanda Denis from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office with the help of community partners: Love One, 4D, Central City Concern, Parrott Creek, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), ODHS and Clackamas Behavioral Health.   Their mission is to work collectively with community partners to find and assist adults who are on supervision, unsheltered and seeking stabilization in the community. They provide interventions, resources and accountability services to support their clients and community safety.

Take & Make – 1000 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland).  Sunshine Journal.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 57 people attended, 48 donors

Spanish Language Class – 16 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  19 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month, and 10 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 10 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 25 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 32 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

French Conversation group – 6 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 11 people discussed TTTT by AAAAA
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed TTTT by AAAA
Hoodland Book Group – 3 people discussed The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Public Notary – Hoodland 7

Exhibits
Lake Oswego Reads is a group exhibit by 20 artists based on the book Honor by Thrifty Umrigar at Sandy Library until September 3rd.

Sandy Mountain Festival Parade
The Library was entry #77. A great time was had by all. We won 2nd place in the marching category!

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, Library Blog, and Nextdoor
1795 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1784 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 28 Sandy Mountain Festival Parade Results, 26 Cultural Express Pass Museums, 25 Harry Potter’s Birthday Party

961 Followers on Instagram (959 last month) 160 post interactions, 221 likes, 2 comments, 7 saves, and 10 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 22 people reacted to Sandy Mountain Festival Parade Results, 15 to Meet Our New Teen Intern: Aubrey Anderson, 11 to Read Alikes for Lessons in Chemistry and 11 to Sandy Beach Read Display

Top Library Blog posts: 34 August Book Club Picks, 18 Meet Our Teen Intern: Aubrey Anderson, 11 Catching Up With the Classics: 10 Books Turning 50 in 2024

Nextdoor posts
7 Posts
1732 Views
193 Email opens

Computer Users
Sandy 482 sessions
Hoodland 98 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 97 users printed 162 jobs (1320 pages)
Hoodland – 58 users printed 292 jobs (674 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 134, Hoodland 21

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2814 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (93 last month) 10,336 items
Hoodland – 620 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (25 last month) 1913 items

We checked out a total of 12,249 items (last month 12,191) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Mountain Festival kids parade – 119 kids came to the library booth to make parade streamers and fish garbage out of a pond.

Fantastic Freshwater Ecosystems – 10 kids and 6 adults came to this Summer Reading program offered by Rick Reynolds in Meinig Park.

Ongoing
Endangered Species Scavenger Hunt – Sandy 134, Hoodland 3

Take & Make – 170 (150 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Sunshine Journal. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 20 kids attended for literacy, STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 34 kids and 10 adults attended this monthly outreach to attend a mini carnival.

LEGO Club – Hoodland 7 kids and 7 adults

Read to the Dog – 14 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 21 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing by Amy Hest
Facebook – 12 views

Walter’s Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood
10 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Turtle-Turtle and the Wide Wide River by Jane Hillenbrand
Facebook – 11 views

She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain by Jonathan Emmett
18 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Looking for Peppermint by Maxwell Eaton
Facebook – 9 views

Bee  by Brita Teckentrup
13 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Daisy the Daydreamer by Jennifer Goldfinger
Facebook – 9 views

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith – 9 kids and 9 adults attended 

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  29 kids and 22 adults.
Storytime at Hoodland Farmer’s Market Presented by Alex Steinmetz – 9 kids and 5 adults

Teen Programs
Special
Harry Potter’s Birthday –   300 People came to create potions, get sorted into their house, do crafts, and eat/drink Harry Potter themed food and drinks. 

Ongoing
Take & Make – 99 (77 Sandy and 12 Hoodland). Create your own Henna Tattoo.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

Makerspace – 32 teens attended our 5 week camps.  This month they learned how to sew patches onto canvas bags and build a Tetrahedral Kite.

Dungeons and Dragons – 11 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make Plantable Poppy Seed paper.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 3 teens attended to work on their Japanese and Korean culinary adventure.

Adult Programs
Special
Phame acting class – 8 adults with developmental disabilities attended.

Ongoing
*NEW* Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 13 clients and 9 service providers attended.  This unit is coordinated by Parole and Probation Officer, Amanda Denis from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office with the help of community partners: Love One, 4D, Central City Concern, Parrott Creek, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), ODHS and Clackamas Behavioral Health.   Their mission is to work collectively to find and assist adults who are on supervision, unsheltered and seeking stabilization in the community. They provide interventions, resources and accountability services to support their clients and community safety.

Take & Make – 30 (20 Sandy and 10 Hoodland).  Sunshine Journal.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 56 people attended, 47 donors

Spanish Language Class – 11 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  20 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month, and 20 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 6 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 26 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 32 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

French Conversation group – 6 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 7 people discussed Palm Beach Finland by Antti Tuomainen
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed The Sweetness of Nature by Nathan Harris

Public Notary – Hoodland 38

Exhibits
Lake Oswego Reads is a group exhibit by 20 artists based on the book Honor by Thrifty Umrigar at Sandy Library until September 3rd.

Hoodland

Hoodland Quilt
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary by Ardyth Knapp of the Hoodland Piecemakers Quilt Club

Read, Renew, Repeat – Summer Reading June 1 – August 31
Come into the Library to pick up a paper reading log, or join us on Beanstack.com to track your time. Everyone who completes gets a voucher for $5 of their library fines, kids and teens pick out a book to keep, and get entered to win either a Whippersnappers or Oaks park gift card. Adults are entered to win $100 cash, and writing a book review enter them to win $5 gift cards to local coffee and shopping venues.

Longest Day Parkway
The Library counted 309 people at this event coordinated by Parks and Recreation.  We used the Summer Reading theme Read, Renew, Repeat, as our booth theme.  Kids picked trash items out of a mini swimming pool, and we had a Find the Pearl shell game. We had a special doggie visitor at the end of the program who had a really great time!

Chris Wilhelmi retires after 25 years. We are sad to see her go, but so happy to she that she is on to new adventures!

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, Library Blog, and Nextdoor
1784 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1748 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 64 POV: You Ask Our Reference Librarian for Help (reel), 42 Book Nook Mystery Sale, 35 Farmer’s Market Storytime Photo

959 Followers on Instagram (952 last month) 148 post interactions, 136 likes, 2 saves, and 10 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 13 people reacted to Kids Club Stem Terrariums, 12 to POV: You Ask Our Reference Library for Help (reel), 11 to “Books I Already Checked Out” Meme, and 11 to Audiobooks for Road Trips

Top Library Blog posts: 19 July Book Club Picks, 9 Happy Bloomsday (What Is Bloomsday Anyway?), 6 Seed Library News

Nextdoor posts
7 Posts
1732 Views
193 Email opens
2 Thanks

Computer Users
Sandy 411 sessions
Hoodland 88 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 45 users printed 103 jobs (398 pages)
Hoodland – 34 users printed 116 jobs (362 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 150, Hoodland 48

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2694 sessions. This averages 93 sessions/day (86 last month) 10,382 items
Hoodland – 600 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (25 last month) 1809 items
We checked out a total of 12,191 items (last month 11,202) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Storytime at Hoodland Farmer’s market – 9 kids and 5 adults

Bookworms Scavenger Hunt – Sandy 160, Hoodland 23

Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Pop bottle firefly. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 37 kids attended for literacy, STEM activities, and an after school year carnival.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 33 kids attended this new monthly outreach event to work with building challenges. 

STEM Club – 61 kids and 31 adults came to create mini terrariums

Read to the Dog – 9 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 24 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
15 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
The Daily Sniff by Jane Cabrera
Facebook – 12 views

Will You Be My Friend? by Sam McBratney
11 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Rainbow Shopping by Qing Zhuang
Facebook – 10 views

The Big Storm by Nancy Tafuri
28 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Big Truck Super Wash by Stephen Swinburne
Facebook – 9 views

Can You Make A Scary Face  by Jan Thomas
15 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The House With 100 Stories by Toshio Iwai
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction

Saturday Storytime is growing!  Presented by Monica Smith and Briana Chase
13 kids and 9 adults attended 

Spanish Storytime – 3 kids and 3 adults attended this weekly program on Sunday at 1:00 pm

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  39 kids and 25 adults.

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 89 (77 Sandy and 12 Hoodland). Moss Terrariums.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

Makerspace – 21 teens signed up for our 5 week camps.  This month they made infinity mirrors.

Dungeons and Dragons – 11 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make mini terrariums.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 11 teens attended to work on their Japanese and Korean culinary adventure.

Adult Programs
Special
Growing and Using Herbs – 17 people attended this Master Gardener class with

Self Publish with Amazon – 10 people attended

Ongoing
Take & Make – 116 (90 Sandy and 26 Hoodland).  Easy Cheesemaking.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 63 people attended, 53 donors

Spanish Language Class – 22 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  24 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month, and 18 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 9 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 27 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 36 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

French Conversation group – 11 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 19 people discussed The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas J Preston
Hoodland Book Group – 3 people discussed Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Public Notary – Hoodland 14

Exhibits
Lake Oswego Reads is a group exhibit by 20 artists based on the book Honor by Thrifty Umrigar at Sandy Library until September 3rd.

You will see new faces at Sandy and Hoodland Libraries in June!
We hired three Library Clerks (20-30 hours/week) and three On-Call Library Clerks.  They will be starting in their positions soon!

Kimberly Gomez-Ruelas started in  2015 as a Shelver. In 2019, she became an On-Call Clerk.  You will see her for 30 hours/week as a Library Clerk.  Kimberly also helps run our bilingual Spanish/English language programs at Vista Apartments and Pioneer Mobile Home Park.  Kimberly has already started her position.

Felicite Toney comes to us with significant library experience by way of Juneau, Alaska, and more recently, Hillsboro and Canby Libraries.  She begins her 30 hour/week position on June 17th.  Felicite will work one day a week at Hoodland and three days at Sandy.

Crista Doty is making a career change into libraries.  Crista moved to Oregon to be a caregiver for a family member.  Her most recent work experience was as a Legal Process Specialist in Marin County.  Crista starts her 20 hour/week position on June 12th.

Richard Camp, Emily Huffman, and Laura Skaggs are our three new On-Call Clerks.  They will begin their new positions on June 13th.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Social Media
1748 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1736 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 19 National Rescue Dog Day, 16 June Event Calendar, 16 Hearing and Development Screening

952 Followers on Instagram (944 last month)  We had 131 post interactions, 122 likes, 1 comment, 2 saves, and 6 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 15 people reacted to Call for Artists, 11 people reacted to National Rescue Dog Day, 8 people responded to Men’s Book Club

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 43 June Book Club Picks, 14 Mental Health Resources at Your Library, 13 National Mother Goose Day

Summary of Nextdoor
7 posts, 1732 views, 193 email opens, 2 thanks

Computer Users
Sandy 500 sessions
Hoodland 112 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 50 users printed 143 jobs (249 pages)
Hoodland – 33 users printed 98 jobs (233 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 138, Hoodland 21

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2567 sessions. This averages 86 sessions/day (91 last month) 9266 items
Hoodland – 634 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (21 last month) 1936 items
We checked out a total of 11,202 items (last month 11,698) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 150 (120 Sandy and 30 Hoodland). Paper plate flying saucer. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 77 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 35 kids attended this new monthly outreach event for Free Comic Book Day.

LEGO Club – Sandy 8 kids and 4 adults, Hoodland 3 kids and 1 adult

STEM Club – 23 kids and 13 adults came to hear about Bats from local expert Rick Reynolds

Read to the Dog – 19 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 21 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

The Little Red Hen makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges presented by Briana Chase
17 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies
Facebook – 16 views, 1 reaction

Frog in the Bog by Karma WIlson
20 kids and 17 adults attended in the Library
If you want to Ride a Horse by Amy Novesky 
Facebook – 13 views, 1 reaction

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye? byJane Yolen
20 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Plus One by John Hare
Facebook – 13 views, 3 reactions

Cornelius P Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?  by Barney Saltzberg
11 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The Brand-New Never-Used Perfect Crayons by Leanne Hatch
Facebook – 11 views

Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
19 kids and 16 adults attended in the library
Bunny Should Be Sleeping by Amy Hest
Facebook – 

Saturday Storytime is growing!  Presented by Monica Smith and Briana Chase
16 kids and 17 adults attended 

Spanish Storytime – 5 kids and 4 adults attended this weekly program on Sunday at 1:00 pm

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  44 kids and 34 adults.

Teen Programs
Special
Free Comic Book Day – 152 people attended this all ages program

Introduction to Comics / Cartooning – 11 teens attended this workshop with Andrew Lytle

Ongoing
Take & Make – 90 (75 Sandy and 15 Hoodland).  Dragon Eyes.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

Teen Hangout – 7 teens attended to make Dragon Eyes and 11 attended to build terrariums.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 6 teens attended to work on their japanese and Korean culinary adventure.

Adult Programs
Special
*NEW* Yappy Hour – The Library counted 270 people and dogs at this inaugural event sponsored by Parks and Recreation.  We had a blast handing out frisbees and running a dog treat shell game.

Spring Celebration – 45 people came to the Library booth at Spring Celebration to make a craft and talk about the Sandy Seed Library.

5 Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 18 people attended this seminar with CEO, Jamie D. Worley of American Family Estate Preservation-Northwest

Beavers and How to Live With Them – 12 people attended

Back Yard Chickens – 10 people attended this Sandy Seed Library program

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland).  Feather Mobile.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 36 people attended, 32 donors

Spanish Language Class – 14 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  18 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 8 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 25 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 48 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 7 people attended 

Mahjong – 1 person attended this monthly program at Hoodland.  Learn Mahjong and play! 

French Conversation group – 6 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 15 people discussed Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Men’s Book Club – 13 people discussed White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? by N K Jemisin
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

National Library Week
In honor of National Library week (April 7-13th), the Libraries donated all fines received (and waived half for people participating!) to the Sandy Community Action Center and Neighborhood Missions.  At Sandy the amount collected to purchase needed food items at Sandy Community Action Center was $153.85, and Hoodland collected $17.70 for neighborhood Missions.  Thank you to everyone who paid their fines this week!

Dianne Downey retired from the Hoodland Library after 25 years of service.  Dianne was a Clackamas County library employee until 2009 when Sandy took on the management of the Hoodland branch.  We held a retirement party at the Hoodland Library during open hours.  A number of library patrons came to say farewell.

Greg Fox promoted in Sandy and Hoodland Library as our Technical Services Library Assistant!  Greg Fox joined the library in 2015 as a Shelver. In 2019, he also became a Substitute Clerk, and in 2022 he became a part-time Library Clerk.  He has assisted with our STEM programming in the Teen Makerspace and started leading the Kids’ STEM programs in 2023.

Lara Wilent and Alex Steinmetz changed positions in Sandy and Hoodland Library as our Hoodland Lead Library Assistants!  Lara became a City of Sandy Library Clerk when Sandy Library took on management of the Hoodland branch in 2009.  Before that, she had worked at the Hoodland Library for many years as a County employee.  Alex Steinmetz joined the Library Advisory Board in January 2023, then began working as a substitute clerk for the libraries in August 2023.  She started a position as Library Assistant – Graphic Design in March 2024.  Alex will work two days a week in Sandy and three in Hoodland and will continue to do our graphic design and public relations work for both libraries.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1736 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1713 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 41 National Librarian Day, 40 Library Workers Day, 31 Enola’s Apology

944 Followers on Instagram (931 last month)  We had 217 post interactions, 197 likes, 2 comments, 2 saves, and 16 shares

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 19 people reacted to National Library Workers Day, 16 to Enola’s Apology, and 15 to Wy’East In Bloom Exhibit

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 45 May Book Club, 33 Celebrating Teen Literature with Rebecca Hanset, 26 Celebrating Children’s Picture Book Day & D.E.A.R. Day

Computer Users
Sandy 514 sessions
Hoodland 112 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 59 users printed 229 jobs (707 pages)
Hoodland – 37 users printed 92 jobs (277 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 123, Hoodland 22

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2727 sessions. This averages 91 sessions/day (90 last month) 9,977 items
Hoodland – 566 sessions.  This averages 21 sessions/day (23 last month) 1721 items
We checked out a total of 11,698 items (last month 12,157) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Dia del Nino / Children’s day 135 people attended. 10 kids and 10 adults attended our Spanish language storytime.   We gave away 23 books in Spanish and 16 in English.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Handprint Lilies.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 32 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

NEW *Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 30 kids and 16 adults attended this new monthly outreach event for painting and planting

LEGO Club – Sandy 12 kids and 11 adults

STEM Club – 15 kids and 9 adults came to make 3D printed bubble wands

Read to the Dog – 10 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 26 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli 
9 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
You Are Ready! The World Is Waiting by Eric Carle
Facebook – 14 views, 2 reactions

The Bunnies Are Not In Their Beds by Marisabina Russo
12 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
I’m Not Small by Nina Crews 
Facebook – 14 views, 2 reactions

Penguin On Vacation by Salina Yoon presented by Alex Steinmetz
10 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Superbaby by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
Facebook – 14 views

Where Is The Green Sheep by Mem Fox presented by Briana Chase
18 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Facebook – 13 views, 1 reaction

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors 10 kids and 9 adults attended 

NEW! *Spanish Storytime – 7 kids and 4 adults attended this new program which happens weekly on Sunday at 1:00 pm

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  40 kids and 35 adults.

Teen Programs
Special
World Culinary Tour – 16 teens attended to try foods from around the world.  This program was created, planned, and marketed by the Teen Advisory Board.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Wind-up Magic Butterfly.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

MakerSpace – 9 teens attended our Makerspace Camp at the Community Center.  They made Mason bee houses and Laser Engraved S’mores.

Teen Hangout – 10 teens attended to make butterfly pranks and S’mores

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended to work on their next culinary adventure.

Adult Programs
Special
5 Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 30 people attended this seminar with CEO, Jamie D. Worley of American Family Estate Preservation-Northwest

Celebration of Poetry – 3 people attended to share poems with one another.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland).  Paper Hyacinths.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 38 people attended, 34 donors

Spanish Language Class – 22 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  26 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month and 23 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 10 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 13 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 31 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 51 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 4 people attended 

Computer Classes – 1 attended Keyboard and Mouse, 2 – Computer Basics, 2 – Microsoft Word, and 2 – Google Tools classes

NEW *Mahjong – 5 people attended this new monthly program at Hoodland.  Learn Mahjong and play! 

NEW *French Conversation group – 4 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people discussed The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Men’s Book Club – 8 people discussed Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed How much of these Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang

Public Notary – Hoodland 5

Exhibits
We currently have an exhibit provided by the North American Bigfoot Center in Boring OR.  Come in to view it through June 8th.

Come into the Hoodland Library before July 10th to see the mixed media art of sandy resident Debrah Spencer.

Alex Steinmetz joins Sandy and Hoodland Libraries as our graphic design and public relations Library Assistant!  Alex first joined the Library Advisory Board in January 2023, then began working as a substitute clerk for the libraries in August 2023.  She started in her new position In March 2024.  Alex is a whiz at creating social media campaigns.  Look for her posts on Facebook, Instagram, and NextDoor, as well as a fresh eye on our library fliers and digital designs.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
Our Social Media stats are a bit low this month as our Social Media and Graphic Design staff person left us mid-February.

1713 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1700 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 9 Composting with Worms postponed, 5 Men’s Book Club

971 Followers on Instagram (931 last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 12 people reacted to Dr. Seuss’s birthday, 6 to Composting program postponement, and 5 to Men’s Book Club

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 30 April Book Clubs

Computer Users
Sandy 459 sessions
Hoodland 89 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  

Sandy – 60 users printed 232 jobs (432 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 102 jobs (175 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 142, Hoodland 19

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2779 sessions. This averages 90 sessions/day (105 last month) 10,180 items
Hoodland – 605 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions/day (27 last month) 1977 items
We checked out a total of 12,157 items (last month 12,503) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Dr. Seuss’ B-day party – Sandy 23 kids and 23 adults, Hoodland 9 kids and 6 adults

Dr. Seuss Scavenger Hunt – 135 kids completed this literacy activity throughout the library

Living Way Preschool Visits – 41 kids and 36 adults

Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Magic Flip-Flop Book.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 36 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

NEW *Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 35 kids and 10 adults attended this new monthly outreach event for rock painting and paracord keychains

LEGO Club – Sandy 20 kids and 11 adults, Hoodland 7 kids and 4 adults

STEM Club – 8 kids and 4 adults came to make Mason Bee Houses

Read to the Dog – 21 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 26 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Bathe The Cat by Alice B. McGinty 
20 kids and 20 adults attended in the Library
In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer
Facebook – 19 views, 4 reactions

Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming
10 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis 
Facebook – 18 views, 1 reaction

Happy Springtime! by Kate McMullan
14 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Out The Door by  Christy Hale 
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction

Don’t Wake  Up The Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
9 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Happy Springtime! by Kate McMullan
Facebook – 13 views, 1 reaction

Rum Pum Pum by David L. Harrison 
Facebook – 15 views

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
38 kids and 34 adults attended (Including Dr. Seuss’ B-Day!)

 NEW! *Spanish Storytime – 8 kids and 7 adults attended this new program which happens weekly on Sunday at 1:00 pm

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  46 kids and 39 adults.

Teen Programs
Special
Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt – 150 middle schoolers and 75 high schooler attended.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Wind-Up Magic Butterfly.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

MakerSpace – 10 teens attended our Makerspace Camp at the Community Center.  We made LED lit Hexagons.

Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make Bath Bombs

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 3 teens attended to work on their Culinary World Tour program

Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk – Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon by Jerry Sutherland.  15 people attended this talk about the 1906 vision of T. B. Potter and his partner, Harkness Chapin, Bayocean was to be a grand resort town located along the Tillamook Spit that protects Tillamook Bay from the Pacific Ocean.

5-Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 35 people attended this talk by Jamie Worley of AFEPI NW: Preserving Your Legacy.

Adult Egg Hunt – 33 people attended this fun event for seniors and adults with disabilities.  This program was in coordination with Parks and Recreation and Transit Departments.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Ribbon Bookmarks.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 50 people attended, 44 donors

Spanish Language Class – 21 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  17 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month and 13 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 15 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 26 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 37 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 7 people attended 

Computer Classes – 1 attended Microsoft Word, and 1 attended Google Tools classes

NEW *Mahjong – 4 people attended this new monthly program at Hoodland.  Learn Mahjong and play! 

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people met to play games this month!
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed How Much of These Hills Are Gold – Pam C Zhang
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed The Night Circus  – Erin Morgenstern
Hoodland Book Group – 6 people discussed The River by Peter Heller

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

Exhibits
We currently have an exhibit provided by the North American Bigfoot Center in Boring OR.  Come in to view it through June 8th.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1700 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1700 last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 59 What’s coming up in your garden?, 46 What have you been reading this weekend?, 25 Have you stopped by to see the Teen Tiny Art Show?

931 Followers on Instagram (925 last month) We had 123 post interactions, 104 likes, 1 comment, 5 saves, and 7 shares

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 15 people reacted to our TinyArt Show, 13 to Happy Birthday Oregon!, and 10 to the new SAM route

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 49 Seed Library News, 45 March Book Clubs

Computer Users
Sandy 450 sessions
Hoodland 91 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 51 users printed 286 jobs (499 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 97 jobs (204 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 142, Hoodland 16

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2725 sessions. This averages 97 sessions/day (105 last month) 10,166 items
Hoodland – 584 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (22 last month) 1913 items

We checked out a total of 12,079 items (last month 12,503) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Preschool visit – We had 9 preschoolers and 3 adults visit. 

Ongoing
Take & Make – 123 (102 Sandy and 21 Hoodland) Picked up supplies for Bread in a Bag. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 35 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.  They created yarn hearts, toothpick and marshmallow structures, and had an art free-for-all.

LEGO Club – Sandy 10 kids and 4 adults, Hoodland 2 kids and 2 adults

STEM Club – 16 kids and 11 adults came to make crystals.

Read to the Dog – 34 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 29 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

The Noisy Way to Bed by Ian Whybrow
14 kids and 17 adults attended in the Library
I Want an Apple by David L Harrison
Facebook – 26 views, 1 reaction

Spot Goes to the Beach by Eric Hill
11 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Not Little by Maya Myers
Facebook – 17 views, 2 reactions

All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
7 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Maple and Rosemary by Alison James
Facebook – 16 views, 2 reactions

No Two Alike by Keith Baker
10 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Wintergarden by Janet Fox
Facebook – 13 views,  2 reactions

Bear’s Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson
15 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors – week 3 presented by Brianna Chase  18 kids and 16 adults attended 

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  33 kids and 28 adults.

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 90 (75 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Chinese New Year lantern. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month. Below are photos from last month’s take and make!

MakerSpace – 10 teens finished our winter Makerspace Camp at the Community Center.  They made laser engraved mandala boxes and bath bombs. 

Teen Hangout – 8 teens came to make chocolate hearts.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended to begin planning a culinary world tour program.

Adult Programs
Special
Plant Swap – 32 people attended

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Cinnamon Brain Booster Necklace. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Spanish Language Class – 26 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  24 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month and 18 attended on the 4th Monday.

Craft Swap – 70 people attended!

Bllod Drives – 70 people participated in our blood drives in coordination with teh American red Cross.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 13 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 13 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 27 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 43 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 6 people attended 

Computer Classes – 3 people attended Computer Basics and 2 attended Internet Basics

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Men’s Book Club – 13 people discussed the 10 books that have influenced them the most
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed Blackfish City by Sam Miller
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed In Love by Amy Bloom

Public Notary – Hoodland 15

Exhibits
Wy’East Artisan Guild has their In Bloom show on exhibit at Sandy Library until July 3rd.  Stop by to see this great multi-artist local exhibit.

A new quilt is on display at Hoodland Library called Over the River by Arlene Glueck of the Hoodland Piecemakers Quilt Club.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1700 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1647 last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 
We have take and make kits 119 reactions, 14 comments, 3 shares
Congratulations to Sandy Transit for their new line 35 reactions, 3 comments, 2 shares
What books have kept you company 25 reactions, 77 comments
Plus 907 people (20 interactions) watched our reel about the Friends of Sandy Library booknook (by our teen intern!) 

925 Followers on Instagram (900 last month)

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 269 –  What’s in & what’s out for libraries in 2024, 171 – We are closed due to the weather, 152 – teen tiny art show.  Plus 158 people (21 interactions) watched our reel about the Friends of Sandy Library booknook (by our teen intern!)

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 38 – February Book Club titles, 26 – The art of Lara Janzen at Hoodland Library, 7 – Reading the 2024 Oscars 

Computer Users
Sandy 424 sessions
Hoodland 54 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 40 users printed 193 jobs (428 pages)
Hoodland – 21 users printed 86 jobs (221 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 141, Hoodland 15

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2721 sessions. This averages 105 sessions/day (82 last month) 10,507 items
Hoodland – 544 sessions.  This averages 27 sessions/day (22 last month) 1996 items

We checked out a total of 12,503 items (last month 10,343) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Bell Tota. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 22 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

LEGO Club – Sandy 5 kids and 3 adults, Hoodland 7 kids and 6 adults

STEM Club – 7 kids and 10 adults came to do papercrafts

Read to the Dog – 11 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 26 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each) 1 hour at Hoodland.

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

A Good Place by Lucy Cousins
8 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library

Look and Listen by Dianne White
13 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library

The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster by Mo Willems
15 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library

I want an Apple by David L Harrison
18 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
19 kids and 12 adults attended (includes our Teddy Bear Sleepover!)

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  27 kids and 25 adults.

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (85 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) Tiny Art Show. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

MakerSpace – 7 teens finished the fall session of our Makerspace Camp at the Community Center.  We made soap.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 2 teens attended

Adult Programs
Special
Seedy Saturday Seed Swap – 62 people brought seed to share or picked up seed to plant! A special thank you to Ace Hardware for their donation of the Children’s gardening tools to raffle ($90.96 value). In January we had $991.99 in seed donated by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply, and Portland Nursery. Please thank them next time you are in!

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Beaded heart. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Spanish Language Class – 16 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  23 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month and 21 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 12 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 26 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 48 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 6 people attended 

Computer Classes – 2 people attended Internet Basics and 1 attended Microsoft Word classes

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 16 people discussed Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed Piranha by Clive Cussler
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed their favorite books from 2023

Public Notary – Hoodland 11

Exhibits
Sandy resident Kimberly Nelson’s acrylic paintings will be shown at the Sandy Library through March 7th.

Enjoy the beautiful photography of Lara Janzen through April 10th at Hoodland Library.

Winterfest
Tree Lighting – 500 people came to our booth to talk to us or pick up our Take & Make 

Stocking Stroll- 525 people came to the library to get a goodie for their stocking!

Shortest Day Walkway – 492 people were counted coming to our booth to pick up a Take & Make, get their passport stamp, or play our snowman game.

Hat , Scarf, and Mitten Tree
176 items collected at Sandy.  Items included: lap blankets, head warmers, baselayer long underwear, socks, wash cloths, scarves, pairs of mittens/gloves, and hats.

76 items collected at Hoodland. Items included: blankets, socks, slippers, gloves/mittens, scarves, ear warmers, hats, and toiletries. Hoodland also collected 79 cans of food for Neighborhood Missions.

Holiday Cards for Seniors
343 (295 Sandy, 48 Hoodland) Holiday cards for seniors were returned and handed out to Meals on Wheels recipients and Avamere residents!  Thank you to our wonderful community for taking part in this event.

Kiwanis Toy Drive – A large number of items were collected for the Kiwanis Toy Drive.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1647 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1645 last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 
32 reactions, 2 comments, 1 share –  Library at Shortest Day Walkway (Winterfest)
29 reactions, 1 comment – The Library is Lit!,  
13 reactions, 8 shares – One Week til Christmas – Days the Library is Closed
13 reactions, 2 comments, 8 shares – Honoring Our Hardworkworking Staff – Closed for Lunch

900 Followers on Instagram (887 last month)

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 251 Library at Shortest Day Walkway (Winterfest), 165 Favorite Holiday Traditions, 127 Hat, Scarf, and Mitten Tree

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 43 Book Club, 23 Library Painting “Alder Creek” by Gary Buhler, 9 What is a Makerspace?

Computer Users
Sandy 390 sessions
Hoodland 81 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 29 users printed 102 jobs (256 pages)
Hoodland – 24 users printed 127 jobs (1840 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 95, Hoodland 18

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2374 sessions. This averages 82 sessions/day (94 last month) 8398 items
Hoodland – 561 sessions.  This averages 22 sessions/day (25 last month) 1945 items

We checked out a total of 10,343 items (last month 12,016) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
140 people did our reindeer Scavenger Hunt (literacy activity) at Sandy, 30 at Hoodland

Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Melted Snowman Ornament. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 16 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

LEGO Club – Sandy 9 kids and 8 adults, Hoodland 4 kids and 3 adults

STEM Club – 4 kids and 3 adults learned how to make soap

Read to the Dog – 8 kids attended to read to our new dog, Tanis!

Reading Tutoring – 20 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each) 1 hour at Hoodland.

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Clip-Clop by AAAA
11 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Bear Outside by Jane Yolen
Facebook -17 views, 2 reactions

My Bike by AAAA
8 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Hello Moon by Julie Downing
Facebook – 20 views, 2 reactions

Winter: A Solstice Story by AAAA
16 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
On the Shortest day by Laura Fredrickson
Facebook – 22 views, 1 reaction

Mushroom Lullaby by AAAA
7 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Once Upon a Winter Day by Liza Woodruff
Facebook – 16 views,  1 reaction

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors 9 kids and 6 adults attended 

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  44 kids and 34 adults.

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 77 (67 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) Grow a Yeti. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

MakerSpace – 8 teens attended this session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center.  We made gingerbread houses, chocolate bark, laser engraved snowflakes, and soap.

Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make wire jewelry

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) 3 teens attended

Adult Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Frosted Winter Luminary. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Spanish Language Class – 14 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  21 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month to ..

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 11 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 28 people attended our writing group 

*NEW* – Fiber Arts Circle – 24 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 7 people attended 

Computer Classes – 4 people attended Google Drive and Google Tools and 2 attended Microsoft Word classes

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Men’s Book Club – 12 people discussed The Art of Racing In the Rain by Garth Stein
Hoodland Book Club – 9 people discussed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith

Public Notary – Hoodland 7

Exhibits
Sandy resident Kimberly Nelson’s acrylic paintings will be shown at the Sandy Library through March 7th.

Friends of Sandy Library were busy this month sorting the best books to buy your loved ones for the Holidays. All proceeds from the Friends of the Library go to support library programs. Come in to see the great selection.

Our hat, scarf, and mitten trees are up in Sandy and Hoodland! Please bring in new hats, scarfs, mittens, socks, and personal care items. At Sandy they will be donated to the Sandy Community Action Center, and at Hoodland to the Hoodland Community Christmas baskets.

You can also drop off your toys for the Kiwanis toy drive at Sandy Library!

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1645 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (+ 21 from last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 
Meet Tanis (new Read to the Dog) – 73 reactions, 9 comments, 12 shares
Sandy Public Library staff art – 40 reactions, 3 comments, 3 shares
Storytime with an Officer – 29 reactions, 25 comments, 6 shares

887 Followers on Instagram (+ 5 from last month)

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 157 – Staff artwork, 126 – Do you have a question for the newest member of the Library?, 110 – Feeling any sort of way after Thanksgiving? Here is a delightful unicorn story!

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 32 – Book groups, 28 – National Bison Day, 24 Teen  Artwork Contest

Computer Users
Sandy 465 sessions
Hoodland 102 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 41 users printed 150 jobs (282 pages)
Hoodland – 25 users printed 163 jobs (370 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 135, Hoodland 25

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2644 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (86 last month) 9923 items
Hoodland – 625 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (22 last month) 2093 items

We checked out a total of 12,016 items (last month 11,741) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 350 (325 Sandy and 25 Hoodland) Craft for a Cause – Holiday Card Making Kits for Meals on Wheels recipients and Avamere Residents. Return to the Library by Dec 15th. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 42 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

LEGO Club – Sandy 14 kids and 10 adults, Hoodland 5 kids and 4 adults

STEM Club – 19 kids and 10 adults learned how to make soap

Reading Tutoring – 16 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each) 1 hour at Hoodland.

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Little Green by Keith Baker
14 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Remembering by Xelena Gonzalez
Facebook – 22 views, 2 reactions

Crane Jane! by Andrea Zimmerman
17 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Firefighter Flo! by Andrea Zimmerman
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction

The Berenstain Bears by Stan and Jan Berenstain – read by Sergeant Thornton
12 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
I Want a Boat by Liz Garton
Facebook – 14 views, 1 reaction

Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig
9 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
I Can Make a Train Noise by Michael Emberley
Facebook – 20 views, 3 reactions

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
3 kids and 4 adults attended 

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  32 kids and 26 adults.

Teen Programs
Ongoing
MakerSpace – 6 teens attended this session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center

Teen Hangout – 5 teens attended

Adult Programs
Special
Dia de los Muertos – 24 people attended a Bilingual Storytime, and 84 people attended our festivities

We have a new fiber arts club meeting at the Library on Tuesday afternoons in the fireplace room. Bring a sewing, knitting, crochet, or handheld loom project to the library and chat with like-minded people while you create.

Ongoing
Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 31 people attended, 24 donors, 21 units collected

Spanish Language Class – 24 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  23 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month to weave, 20 people attended the 4th Monday of the month to make Pinecone Birdfeeders (Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 9 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 21 people attended our writing group 

Dungeons & Dragons – 9 people attended 

Computer Classes – 4 people attended Computer Basics and 3 attended Internet Basic classes

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 12 people discussed Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Trustee From the Toolroom by Nevil Shute
Hoodland Book Club – 9 people discussed The Book that Matters Most by Ann Hood
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Public Notary – Hoodland 10

Book a Librarian – One person learned how to access their Google Photos

Exhibits
Come in to view artwork by staff of Sandy and Hoodland Libraries through January 3rd.