The library was given a collection of painted rocks with (mostly) kids book characters on them! These have been painted by a local person who prefers to remain anonymous. Another library supporter offered to make a display case for them. Below is the finished product. We can’t wait for patrons to get back into the library so that they can peruse the shelves of books!
Kids Programs
Special
Dr Seuss’ Birthday – Special LEGO Club 16 kids and 13 parents
Ongoing
Wy’East Artisans Art Club cancelled due to illness and COVID-19
Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club:
Art Club – Hoodland 9 kids and 7 parents
Pokemon Club and Science Saturday cancelled due to COVID-19
Storytime:
Wee Ones – 20 kids and 19 parents (first 2 weeks)
Preschool – 7 kids and 5 parents (first 2 weeks)
Hoodland – 1 kid and 1 parent (first week)
Reading Tutoring – 7 tutors met with 10 kids (first 2 weeks)
Teen Programs
Ongoing
TeenSpace – Monday 20 teens (first 2 weeks)
Wednesday 41 teens (first 2 weeks)
Adult Programs
Special
Library Coffeehouse – 56 people attended to listen to the music of. Steve Hale Thank you to Mountain Moka for the coffee donation!
Ongoing
Book Clubs:
Men’s – 9 people discussed Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare.
Hoodland – postponed due to Covid-19.
Women’s – postponed due to Covid-19.
Public Notary – Hoodland 4 (first 2 weeks)
Outreach
Special
Lil’ Cubs’ Preschool – 2 groups with a total of 23 kids and 17 adults visited the library for storytime, and a tour with our children’s Librarian Monica Smith.
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 16 kids did nature worksheets and activities. (first week)
ESOL tutoring – 16 tutors met with 19 students. (first 2 weeks)
Department of Human Services – 5 people were seen in the first 2 weeks of March. They were given applications and housing assistance.
Meetings
Sarah McIntyre attended a Oregon Public Library Director meeting in Newport Oregon. It was the first Friday in March, and we were just starting to realize that Covid-19 was going to affect us. Beaverton had one of the only official known cases of the virus in Oregon.
What we are doing during our closure
A few of us have been working in the library each day since we closed to the public on March 16th. Here are some photos of what we have been sorting and doing!
weeding collections! 
sorting craft supplies! 
Reconfiguring the iPads in the kids areas with great new holders! 
Processing new items for our Library of Things! 
Shelf reading!
We can’t wait to share our virtual program statistics for April with you! Stay tuned!