Volunteer Recognition (City-wide)
A group effort between the Community Center staff and Library staff was a big success. 89 volunteers and city staff were there to recognize the major donation of time to help run city events and services, and to advise the city on policy.
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
1624 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) Up 15 from last month
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
Special Storytime with the Sandy Police Department – 19 reactions, 1 comment, 11 shares
We’re going as fast as we can with these returns – 10 reactions
It was standing room only at the Oregon Ghost Stories event – 9 reactions
865 Followers on Instagram (up 8 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 126 – Oregon Ghost Stories event, 116 – Damascus Fiber Arts School, 114 – Oregon battle of the Books
Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 29 – October Book Clubs, 6 – Teen Makerspace Camp
Computer Users
Sandy 440 sessions
Hoodland 111 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 – 47 users printed 154 jobs (291 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 96 jobs (214 pages)
Library Cards Sandy 127 new accounts, Hoodland 23
Checkouts
Sandy – 2552 sessions. This averages 91 sessions/day (90 last month) 9,513 items
Hoodland – 589 sessions. This averages 25 sessions/day (23 last month) 1929 items
We checked out a total of 11,442 items(last month 13,066) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Thank you to those that gave to our School Supply Drive! – Sandy collected 430 items, Hoodland 333
Family Fun Day at Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 46 kids and 15 adults attended our inaugural event!
Our Summer Reading prize winners came in in to receive their prizes! This is Clayton Clark a kids prize winner.
Here are all the winners:
Little Readers:
Carter Harrell wins a Whippersnapper gift card and t-shirt. The Whippersnapper gift card is electronic so you will only be handing them a t-shirt when they come to the library.
Warren Wright wins a “Find Your Voice” bag of goodies.
Kids:
Leilani Webb wins an Oaks Park gift card and a T-Shirt
Clayton Clark wins a backpack full of goodies.
Teens:
Arwen Wright wins a gift card to Oaks Park
Madeline Hohl wins a gift card to the Sandy Cinema
Aurora Jones, Abigail Fast, and Kahlan Hilstrom each win a gift card to Antfarm.
Adults:
Alyssa Webb $100 Cash Prize
Erica Anderson $50 Gift Card to Sandy Cinema
$5 Mountain Mocha Gift Card
Megan Couch
Krista Harris
Ashley McGown
Amelia Page
Julie Young
Ongoing
Take & Make – 125 (103 Sandy and 22 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to do sunflower crafts. Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
LEGO Club – Sandy 6 kids and 4 adults, Hoodland 3 kids and1 adult
STEM program – 4 kids and 3 adults made catapults
Reading Tutoring – 12 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.
Some Things Change by Mary Murphy
9 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Crane Jane by Andrea Zimmerman
Facebook – 21 views, 1 reaction
There are Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz
7 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Banana Dream By Hasan Namir
Facebook – 24 views, 1 reaction
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann presented by the Sandy Police Department!
20 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Dragon Noodle Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Facebook – 17 views, 1 reaction
I Don’t Care by Julie Fogliano
Facebook – 17 views, 1 reactions
In the Night Garden by Carin Berger
Facebook – 14 views, 1 reactions
Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
Banana Dream by Hasan Namir presented by Brianna Chase
2 kids and 1 adults attended
There are Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz
2 kids and 2 adults attended
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
3 kids and 3 adults attended
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 40 kids and 29 adults attended
Teen Programs
Special
MakerSpace – 8 teens attended the first session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center. The final project in Makerspace is a Laser engraved acrylic sign with LED circuits and switches.
Ongoing
Teen Hangout – 5 teens attended
Take & Make – 55 teens (50 Sandy and 5 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make Banned Book Magnets. Banned Book Week Highlights censorship attempts around the country. Read more about Banned Books Week.The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.
Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk with Kat Mullin Raising Badass Humans – 11 people attended
Hispanic Heritage Celebration featuring Estampa Mexicana – 71 people attended
Oregon Ghost Stories presented by historian Rocky Smith – 53 people attended.
Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 26 people attended with one teacher
Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make recycled magazine coasters. 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. 19 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month to make Hojalata; Mexican Tin Art, 13 people attended the 4th Monday of the month to play Lotería (with prizes!) – a traditional Mexican game similar to Bingo.(Maker Lab).
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 16 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 9 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 12 people attended our writing group
Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse, Computer Basics, and Internet Basic classes.
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 10 people discussed The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Omega Factor by Steve Berry
Hoodland Book Club – 6 people discussed The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
Digital Book Club – 7 people discussed Girl Waits With Gun with author Amy Stewart
Public Notary – Hoodland 10
Training
We had a Library Staff Training Day this month. Al Matecko came in to work with us on teambuilding. He served as a Public Affairs Officer in the United States Air Force for 10 years, and then served as Director of Public Affairs for the Pacific Northwest Region of the US Forest Service for 15 years. He develops custom based training in three prime areas: Communication, Team Building, and Safety. As a member of the Library District Advisory Committee on behalf of Happy Valley Library, Al is an avid library user.
Exhibits
View The Tide Rising – Group Exhibit through the end of September.
Come see the Damascus Fiber Arts – Group exhibit though December 7th.
