Chalk Art
Sandy Library hosted chalk artists in the Arts Commission project Only Rain Down the Drain chalk art competition. You can still see many of the entries from the competition around the library.
Mountain Festival Parade
The Sandy Library along with Creatures of the Night (Library Haunt) and Volunteers/Friends of the Library were in the parade this year! We won Best Community Entry.
Book Cart Drill Team – Practice 
Book Cart Drill Team with Creatures of the Night 
Book Cart Drill Team – In action 
Friends of the Library Sidewalk Bag Sale
The Friends held their annual sidewalk sale, and did great business. All proceeds from the Friends of the Library goes to directly support library programming. Thanks Friends!
Pat Frick – Friend 
Friends unloading books 
Books for sale!
Kids Programs
Special
Summer Reading
A Universe of Slime – Hoodland 57
The LEGO Guy – Sandy 55, Hoodland 57
Mad Science: Fire and Ice – Sandy 51
Space Shuttle Escape Room – Sandy 31, Hoodland 22
Dragon Theater Puppets Presents: Arcade Universe – Hoodland 21
Rock Out with Mo Williams – Sandy 20
Universe of Slime – Hoodland 
LEGO Guy – Hoodland 
Escape Room – Hoodland
Harry Potter’s Birthday – 197 people attended to make potions and wands, eat cupcakes, and get their photo taken with the sorting hat.
Potions 
Bubbles
Ongoing
Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 64 kids and 30 adults
Storytime:
Wee Ones – 60 kids and 46 parents
Preschool – 87 kids and 61 parents
Teen Programs
Special
Library Haunt
Planning – 22
Mountain Festival Parade – 15 teens and 8 adults
Promotion of Haunt at Mountain Festival – 12 teens and 14 adults
Ongoing
Teen Space Wednesdays – 21 teens
Adult Programs
Special
Sandy Summer Sounds – The Library is co-sponsoring these programs with the Community Center.
Rose City Kings – 85 people attended on this rainy evening.
Eastside Theater Company – 100 people came to listen to show tunes.
Dina y los Rumberos – 125 people attended to listen to hot Cuban tunes.
Gresham Little Theater – 22 people attended to see highlights from Charlotte’s Web.
Cascade Crescendo – 250 people attended to listen to bluegrass music.
Mt. Hood’s Steiner Cabins, an Historical Overview – 27 people attended this lecture presented by Lloyd Musser, Curator at Mt Hood Cultural Center & Museum in Government Camp.
Computer Classes
Mouse and Computer Basics – 4 people
Computer Basics – 3 people
Internet Basics – 3 people
Planning and Planting a Fall & Winter Garden – 19 people attended to listen to Dennis Brown, Master Gardener.
Ongoing
Paint Nite – 7 people attended to paint step-by-step with Melissa Lawrence.
Book Clubs:
Men’s – 11 people discussed the 2nd half of the Mueller Report by the Department of Justice.
Hoodland – 11 people discussed Still Life by Louise Penny.
Photography Group – 10 people listened to what it is like photographing the Fire Department.
Public Notary – Hoodland notarized 6 documents
Outreach
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 32 kids attended Summer Reading programs and did challenge worksheets.
Dragom Theater perler bead puppet making at Vista
ESOL tutoring – 50 tutors mets with 55 students in 21 days.
ESOL tutor meeting – 9 tutors attended to listen to Olga Gerberg from the Community Center. Olga shared insights on cultural differences and talked about paths to citizenship.
Building
Exhibits
Timberline Textiles is currently showing at Sandy Library. This exhibit will be up through the end of September.
Hanging the Exhibit
The Hoodland Library is currently exhibiting the watercolor and oil art of Lucas Nickerson of Oregon City.
