New Hours! Starting July 1st
Sandy Public Library
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Monday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Hoodland Public Library
Sunday CLOSED
Monday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Friday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Long-time volunteer retires from Sandy Public Library
Alberta Allen volunteered time at the Sandy Library for 24 years. For most of that time, she worked two full days processing books to get them ready for check-out. We held a retirement party for her. She will be missed!
Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1577 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) Up 33 from last month
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
Oregon’s Dino Story Exhibit (our top 2 posts!) 71 reactions, 9 comments, 14 shares
Portland Japanese Garden with our Cultural Pass 21 reactions
Library will be closed for Juneteenth 19 reactions, 1 comment, 8 shares
832 Followers on Instagram (up 15 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement):
Teen Makerspace 170 people
Run/Walk With Pride 140 people
Portland Japanese garden 138 people
Library Blog (by engagement):
New hours 143 people visited, 1 comment
July Book Clubs 66 people visited
Books and Legends of Zelda 10 people visited
Computer Users
Sandy 456 sessions
Hoodland 86 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. 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 – 51 users printed 152 jobs (553 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 124 jobs (254 pages)
Library Cards Sandy 122 new accounts, Hoodland 34
Checkouts
Sandy – 2,741 sessions. This averages 95 sessions/day (88 last month) 12,448 items
Hoodland – 575 sessions. This averages 23 sessions/day (23 last month) 2,100 items
We checked out a total of 14,548 items(last month 11,554) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Oregon’s Dino Story Exhibit was a huge success! We had over 600 people visit the exhibit.
LEGO Fun Summer Reading Program – Vista Apartments 17 kids and 7 adults
Hoodland 15 kids and 11 adults
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 54 kids and 14 adults attended to make mini books and attend an end of school year celebration.
Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 5 kids and 3 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 20 kids and 9 adults attended the Fossil Fun STEM program.
Take & Make – 125 (102 Sandy and 23 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to make Salt Dough Fossils. Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
LEGO Club at Hoodland – 3 kids and 1 adult
Reading Tutoring – 20 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).
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.
Maisy Dresses Up by Lucy Cousins
17 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp
Facebook -28 views, 1 reaction
Pouch! by David Ezra Stein
15 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Love Grows Everywhere by Barry Timms
Facebook – 37 views, 2 reactions, 2 comments
T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty
18 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
Facebook – 34 views, 2 reactions
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems – led by Brianna Latham
10 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Daddy Dressed Me by Ava and Michael Gardner
Facebook – 27 views, 1 reaction
Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime by Robert Shea
16 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Rain by Cynthia Rylant
Facebook – 28 views, 3 reactions
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 33 kids and 24 adults attended
Teen Programs
Special
Tie-Dye Summer Reading Program – 35 teens and 4 adults
*NEW* Teen Makerspace – at the Community Center 9 teens and 2 adults attended our first 5 week camp.
Ongoing
Anime Club – 11 teens attended to watch anime
Take & Make – 100 teens (85 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) picked up supplies to Wreck This Journal. The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.
Adult Programs
Special
Longest Day Parkway City Event – We had 404 people come by the library booth!
Walk With Pride in coordination with the Community Center had 152 walkers, runners, and volunteers at the event
Author Talk Seeing Autism with Barbara Avila 17 people attended
Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 20 people attended
Take & Make -105 people (83 Sandy, 22 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Felt Box. Take and Makes for adults are available on the 15th day of the month.
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 15 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 12 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor -9 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 10 people attended our writing group
American Red Cross Blood Drive – 25 people attended, 21 donors.
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Long Range by C J Box
Hoodland Book Club – 7 people discussed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
Public Notary – Hoodland 4
Exhibits
Come see the work of 21 artists on the Lake Oswego Reads Seed Keeper Exhibit through September 7th.
Learn about Votes for Women in this informational poster display by the Smithsonian Museums.
View the exhibit Sitting in Trees by Estacada artist Katherine Doerge at the Hoodland Library through October 11th.
A new quilt hangs at the Hoodland Library, once again made by Jean Ludeman of the Piecemakers.
