Teen Paint Nite paintings
Special Programs
Teens
On 2/17 we held our very first Paint Nite at the Sandy Library. Paint Nites are being taught by Melissa Lawrence who is a member of the Library Advisry Board and formerly worked for Vine Gogh in Portland. 17 kids attended, and had a great night! We will continue to have paint nites for both teens and adults. Our next class for adults is on March 17th!
No more dieting with Dr. Victoria Larson
Adults
Our Watercolor Adventure Class was postponed from January because of incelement weather. This class was taught by local artist Eileen Holzman, and had an attendance of 15 adults.
“No More Dieting”, a presentation by Dr. Victoria Lawrence on Febraury 24th had 13 people in attendance.
Family
Brady Goss, phenomenal honky-tonk piano player & singer was our Coffe House musician on February 3rd. 94 people braved the weather to come see him!
Ongoing Programs
Kids
48 kids and parents came to Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club – Sandy in February.
14 kids and parents came to Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club – Hoodland in February.
59 kids and parents came to Preschool Story Time in Sandy in February. Toddler Time and Baby Time in Sandy combined starting in the month of February. The reuslt is Wee Ones Story, Songs, & Playtime! We had 180 kids and parents attend!
51 parents and kids came to Storytime in Hoodland
We did literacy activities with 63 parents and kids at the Vista Apartments in February
Teens
15 teens attended MakerSpace in February.
42 teens attended Game Factory Coding Club in February.
27 teens attended Anime Club in February.
12 teens attended T-LAB (Teen-Library Advisory Board) in February to help the library plan teen programs and services.
Adults
ESOL – English Language and Culture Class had a diffciult time in February becuse of fear in the Hispanic community. After 2 classes with no attendance, the rest of the month had 12 students make it to the library.
7 people made it to the Book Club at Hoodland to discuss Station Eleven.
6 people at the Hoodland Library utilized our free Public Notary service.
Meetings, etc
Rebecca Robinowtiz & Monica Smith attended the Youth Service Provider Network meeting on 2/1, This presentation focused on Social Media and the Impact on Youth. Sara McClurg, the Crime Prevention Specialist for Clackamas County Sheriff Office, presented on Internet Safety and the most recent threat and impacts on youth. Presentation included:
- Online predators
- Cyber Bullying
- Theft of personal information
- Internet slang
- Social Networking
- Sexting
- Risky cell phone apps like Instagram and Snapchat
- Online game sites
Sarah McIntyre assisted the City in interviews for the new Community Services Director on 2/2. There were a great group of candidates for the position. Welcome Tanya Richardson!
On 2/21 Chris WIlhemi and Sarah McIntyre met with Greg Williams and staff from the LINCC Network Office to review the Sandy and Hoodland Library buildings for RFID tagging. RFID tagging is scheduled at HO on 4/30 (they are closed on Sundays), and at Sandy on May 1st-5th. The Sandy Library will be closed during the tagging. If you are detail oriented, and would like to volunteer at least 4 hours of your time, contact Chris Wilhelmi at the Sandy Library. All library programs will continue as normal this week in the Community Room, and we will reopen in time for First Friday on May 5th.
Sarah McIntyre attended the Oregon Public Library Director’s Meeting on 2/22. We got an update from State Librarian Marykay Dahlgreen, an update on Douglas County Libraries (which are closing), talked about information literacy in the age of fake news, and library service to people facing homelessness.
On 2/25 Rebecca Robinowtiz and a local teen attended a meeting to choose the winner of the Teen Art Contest for LINCC Libraries. The 2017 WINNER is Lexie Ng (8th grader) from the West Linn Library. Lexie was awarded a $100 cash card. The winning entry is to the left:
Sandy had two natable entries
- Erin Karl (12th grader) from Sandy Public Library
- Rachael Williams (12th grader) from Sandy Public Library