Programs

Friday, March 4th was the Library Coffee House featuring Irish Folk – An anthology of Folk chronologically arranged by Carolee and Romeo Carrara.  112 people came to enjoy the evening.

LEGO Club continues to be a big hit!  As the first Saturday of the month, as part of our Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club, LEGO Club continues to lead the pack.  25 Kids and 10 adults created LEGO masterpieces on March 5th.  Remember to stop by the Sandy Library to see the LEGO display each month!

On March 19th, author Jane Kirkpatrick spoke at the Hoodland Library.  31 people were enchanted by her stories.

Tuesday, March 29th, We held a workshop: Gardening with Native Plants.  Clackamas County Master Gardener, Kris LaMar, shared information and ideas to spruce up your yard.  16 people attended the workshop.

Wednesday, March 30th, we held our monthly Anime Club for 6-8th graders.  Since we have started this club in January, we have had an average of 22 kids in attendance!  They are interested in meeting weekly, rather than monthly.

On March 31st, Heather Michet of Iris Healing Arts presented “The Spirit of Health” — The science of health is everywhere these days: “What’s ‘good’ to eat?  Avoid this!  Relax.  Sweat out the toxins!”  Ms. Michet outlined steps and techniques to help balance mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects to help you create a healthy life. 11 people attended this workshop.

Exhibits

The Photography Club hung their Spring Group Show on the entry ramp wall.  Three local photographers contributed eight photographs for this beautiful exhibit.

Training

On March 16th, Library Assistant Elaine Russell attended an all-day Train the Trainer workshop in Washington County.  Elaine is in charge of our Circulation area, and trains incoming staff and volunteers.