Mountain Festival Parade
Staff of Sandy and Hoodland Libraries were in the Mountain Festival Parade again this year! We had a great time doing our cart routine (despite technical difficulties with wheels falling off! multiple carts).
After 17 years, Susie Jenkins has retired from the Library! We held a breakfast in Susie’s honor. Best of luck to Susie, though we know we’ll still be seeing you as a library patron!
Brianna Chase is our newest full time staff person at the library. She has lot’s of energy! Even as a Substitute Clerk she volunteered to be trained to present storytime and took on the Sandy Seed Library. Thanks for joining the team as a full time staffer Brianna!
New Hours! Starting July 1st
Sandy Public Library Hoodland Public Library
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 pm Sunday CLOSED
Monday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Monday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Wednesday 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Thursday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Friday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1591 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) Up 14 from last month
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
Lost wheels at Sandy Mountain Fest Parade 21 reactions, 2 comments
Adult Summer Reading 14 reactions, 1 comment
New credit card reader arrived for Friends of Sandy Library purchases 14 reactions
840 Followers on Instagram (up 8 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement):
Teens with Snape 192, Book cart Drill Team 147, Summer Reading Book Reviews 141
Top Library Blog posts (by engagement):
August Book Club 34, New artwork at Hoodland Library 5, Lake Oswego Reads Exhibit at Sandy Library 3
Computer Users
Sandy 367 sessions
Hoodland 87 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 Curbside Service.
Sandy – 49 users printed 149 jobs (324 pages)
Hoodland – 24 users printed 139 jobs (240 pages)
Library Cards Sandy 126 new accounts, Hoodland 27
Checkouts
Sandy – 2,669 sessions. This averages 89 sessions/day (85 last month) 10,314 items
Hoodland – 607 sessions. This averages 32 sessions/day (23 last month) 1,866 items
We checked out a total of 12,180 items(last month 14,548) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Shark Shenanigans – Summer Reading Program by the Oregon Coast Aquarium had 107 attendees at Sandy and 7 at Hoodland.
Harry Potter’s Birthday – 107 people attended to make light up wands and do potions.
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 54 kids and 15 adults attended
Take & Make – 132 (110 Sandy and 22 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to make Straw Mobiles. Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
LEGO Club at Hoodland – 5 kids and 3 adults
Reading Tutoring – 13 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.
Hug by Jez Alborough
14 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
Facebook -24 views, 1 reaction
Do like a Duck Does by Judy Hindley
32 kids and 21 adults attended in the Library
The World and Everything in it by Kevin Henkes
Facebook – 25 views, 1 reaction
Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan
22 kids and 17 adults attended in the Library
Spring is for Strawberries by Katherine Pryor
Facebook – 17 views, 1 reaction
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker presented by Brianna Chase
24 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner
Facebook – 18 views, 2 reactions
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 31 kids and 26 adults attended
Teen Programs
Special
MakerSpace – 31 teens attended our Camp at the Community Center
Ongoing
Anime Club – 5 teens attended to watch anime
Take & Make – 70 teens (60 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make our laser engraved UFO project. The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.
Adult Programs
Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 29 people attended with one teacher
Take & Make – 99 people (79 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Homemade Notebook. 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. 27 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 13 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 15 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 12 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 11 people attended our writing group
American Red Cross Blood Drive – 57 attendees, 47 donors, 38 units collected.
Public Notary – Hoodland 24
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 6 people discussed The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Death of Celilo Falls by Katrine Barker
Hoodland Book Club – 10 people discussed The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
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 information poster display by the Smithsonian Museums.
