Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us is the theme for 2022’s Banned Books Week. Every September for one week libraries across the country celebrate banned and challenged books. Total book challenges in 2022 set to exceed 2021 record.
Between January 1 and August 31, 2022, ALA documented 681 attempts to ban or restrict library resources, and 1,651 unique titles were targeted.
“The unprecedented number of challenges we’re seeing already this year reflects coordinated, national efforts to silence marginalized or historically underrepresented voices and deprive all of us – young people, in particular – of the chance to explore a world beyond the confines of personal experience,” said ALA President Lessa Kananiʻopua Pelayo-Lozada.
Summer Reading winners:
Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is back in the Library! Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm.
Computer Users
Sandy 535 sessions
Hoodland 81 sessions
Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.
Sandy – 41 users printed 112 jobs (277 pages)
Hoodland – 18 users printed 52 jobs (71 pages)
Library Cards Sandy patrons created 19 ecards (143 cards total) Hoodland 5 (25 cards total).
Checkouts
Sandy – 2426 sessions. This averages 84 sessions/day (87 last month) 9380 items
Hoodland – 585 sessions. This averages 25 sessions/day (25 last month) 1991 items
We checked out a total of 11,371 items(last month 12,934) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Reading with the Snow Queen – 24 kids and 20 adults attended
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 103 kids attended programs presented by OMSI, Trackers Earth, Ballet Folklorico, and a week long art camp run by Carolina Nascimento.
Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 19 kids and 10 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club and Binary bracelets at our STEM Club.
Take & Make – 120 kids (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up Spring in a box. Our Take & Make kits for kids are available on the 15th with an additional video on Facebook in case you can’t make it to the Make & Take program!
Reading Tutoring – 12 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).
Read to the Dog – 6 kids
Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group. Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.
A Gift for Nana by Lane Smith
12 kids and 6 adults attended in Meinig Park
Facebook – 24 views, 2 reactions
She’ll Be Comin’ Round The Mountain by Philemon Sturges
6 kids and 5 adults attended in Meinig Park
Let’s Sing A Lullaby With The Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
Facebook – 29 views, 1 reaction
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin
20 kids and 18 adults attended in Meinig Park
The Curious Cares of Bears by Douglas Florian
Facebook – 37 views, 2 reactions
Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan
15 kids and 8 adults attended in Meinig Park
Watersong by Tim McCanna
Facebook – 26 views, 2 reaction
My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
11 kids and 10 adults in Meinig Park
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Facebook – 28 views, 1 reaction
Wednesday Storytime at Play Group in the Community Center. 23 kids and 22 adults attended.
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 16 kids and 17 adults attended.
Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take and Make – 94 teens (82 Sandy, 12 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Total Eclipse Wall Banner. Teen Take & Makes are available starting on the 1st of the month.
Anime Club – 10 teens attended to watch anime and Build Better Ramen.
Teen Library Advisory Board – 12 people attended to discuss upcoming programs for teens
Adult Programs
Special
Estampa Mexicana – 28 people attended this dance performance at Clackamas County Bank in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies for No-knead Bread Dough. Adult Take & Makes are available starting on the 15th of the month.
Writing Group – 13 people attended our twice monthly writing group
ESOL Class – Our English for speakers of other languages class is taught by a wonderful volunteer. 8 students attended.
Computer Classes: Computer Basics – 3 person, Internet Basics – 2 people
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 9 people discussed Peril in Paradise by Kimila kay
Men’s Book Club – 9 people discussed The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Hoodland Book Club – 5 people discussed Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Public Notary – Hoodland 13