Kids Programs
Special
Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros – Sandy 350 kids and parents, Hoodland 12 came to enjoy all of the amazing activities and get their free book! Special thanks for Sandy go to:
PERFORMANCE:
Estampa Mexicana – dance, Just for Kix – dance, Brittany McLaughlin – balloon artist, Amor Latino Musical – musicians (Ramiro Bracamontes)
FOOD:
Blanca Doroteo – made tres leches cakes, La Bamba – churros, Starbucks – coffee, Grocery Outlet – $50 gift certificate for beverages
ACTIVITIES:
Wy’east Artisan Guild – chalk art and rock painting, Key Club – Minute to Win it games, T-LAB – Makey Makey (electronic activity), Ant Farm – Gardening activity, Todos Juntos – Bird Craft, Oral Hull – braille activity, US World Class Taekwondo – lessons and demonstrations, Sandy High Robotics – hands on demo, Oregon Latino Health Coalition – wheel of fortune, Sandy Historical Society – traditional lumberjack puppet craft, OSU Extension Family and Community Health Clackamas County – free healthy cookies with recipe and other info in Spanish & English
Kids Outreach
Kindergarten Roundups – Welches Elementary 4, Sandy Grade 8, Kelso 12, Firwood 13, Naas 15
Preschool Visit – 34 kids
Ongoing
Storytime – Sandy Wee Ones 159 kids and parents, Sandy Preschool 83, Hoodland 46
Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 56 kids and parents
Vista Apartments – 56 kids came to do literacy and STEM activities (writing poetry)
Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club – Sandy 36 kids and parents , Hoodland 7
Read to the Dog – 16 kids
Teen Programs
Special
SOLV-IT – 5 teens helped clean up Meinig Park.
Ongoing
MakerSpace – 64 teens. Worked on the Teen Learning Garden (behind the Library), and made slime and oobleck.
Game Factory – 32 teens
Anime Club – 26 teens
T-LAB – 11 teens came to plan future programs.
Adult Programs
Special
Poetry Slam – 97 people came to the Poetry Slam this year! We had 30 contestants participating. Thank you to all the contestants who bravely shared their original poems with the audience. You were all amazing! And thank you to our host Mick Dack and all of the judges.
The Winners:
Age 8-13: Elizabeth Loeung The Essence of Night
Age 14-18: Maddy Nyseth Pretty Pink Pastels
Adult: Dan Bosserman My Father Never Told Me that He Loved Me
Grand Prize: Cassidy Moore (from the 14-18 age group) Iron Shears
Poetry Open Mic – 9 people attended at Hoodland.
Papermaking – 9 people came to learn how to make paper from used paper. Laurel Bates works for Clackamas County Refuse and Recycling Association to provide waste reduction assistance and education.
Wellness Series Hoodland – 4 people attended Genevieve White’s Getting a Good Night’s Sleep.
Seed Library
Sweets and Wine – We talked to 25 people at the Buddha Kat/Chamber Event about the Sandy Seed Library.
Seed Library Volunteers – 16 volunteers stuffed seed packets for us.
To Seed or Not to Seed – 13 people came to the Master Gardener discussion on starting vegetables from seeds and transplants.
Ongoing
Library Coffee House – 188 people came to listen to the Beltaine, a Celtic Fusion band that features hammered dulcimer, guitar, flute, accordion and vocals.
ESOL Tutoring – 65 learners met with 51 tutors in 37 tutoring sessions to work on their English Language skills.
Paint Nite – 18 people attended adult Paint Nite with Melissa Lawrence.
Book Clubs – Men’s – 16 people discussed Guns, Germs, and Steel; The Fates of Human Societies, and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Mystery – 12 people discussed Breaking Silence and Gone Missing, Women’s – 10 people discussed Edgar Sawtelle, Hoodland 8 people discussed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime
Photography Club – 5 people came to take photos on a walk around Sandy.