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)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
All dressed up for the Trick or Treat Trail! – 79 reactions, 9 comments, 2 shares
Today is the first day for voting (pumpkin contest) – 22 reactions, 11 comments, 3 shares
Are you looking for an online option to vote (pumpkin contest) – 17 reactions, 34 comments, 2 shares
882 Followers on Instagram
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 398 – Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest (3 posts), 192 – All dressed up for Halloween (Trick or Treat Trail), 82 – Native American Heritage month
Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 83 – Mini pumpkin decorating contest voting, 43 – November Book Clubs, 28 Artwork at Hoodland Library – Pascale Steig
Computer Users
Sandy 455 sessions
Hoodland 104 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 – 53 users printed 156 jobs (441 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 124 jobs (287 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 118, Hoodland 13
Checkouts
Sandy – 2674 sessions. This averages 86 sessions/day (91 last month) 9838 items
Hoodland – 576 sessions. This averages 22 sessions/day (25 last month) 1903 items
We checked out a total of 11,741 items (last month 11,442) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Early literacy day (with Todos Juntos) – Monica chatted with 67 parents and kids, signed 16 up for our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program.
Ongoing
Take & Make – 80 (70 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) kids pick up mini pumpkins to decorate. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Pumpkin decorating Contest – 26 of these kids returned their pumpkin for our pumpkin decorating contest! And the winners are:
Sandy:
Best in Show “Darwin” by Finlee ValVerde
Raffle Drawing “Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion” by Parker Vriehott
Hoodland:
Best in Show Cecelia Hernandez
Raffle Drawing Adrien Slokya
LEGO Club – Sandy 13 kids and 9 adults
STEM Club – 9 kids and 7 adults learned about composting with worms
Reading Tutoring – 16 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).
Vista Apartments – 39 kids and 11 adults attended. They made name crafts, did a recycling relay (with Clackamas County Recycling), pumpkin stacking and made puppets.
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.
Spot Goes to the Farm by Eric Hill
9 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Daisy by Jessix A Bagley
Facebook – 20 views, 1 reaction
Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas
15 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Facebook – 31 views, 1 reaction, 1 comment
Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
15 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Uncle John’s City Garden by Bernette Ford
Facebook – 24 views, 4 reactions
Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
16 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
The Night Tent by Landis Blair
Facebook – 17 views, 2 reactions
Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors 7 kids and 8 adults attended
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel and Brianna Chase. 19 kids and 15 adults attended
Teen Programs
Special
Flashlight Candy Hunt – 200 teens and parents
MakerSpace – 7 teens attended this session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center
Dollhouse of Horror – created by Heidi Brewer. This Dollhouse was displayed in the teen area for the month of October.
Ongoing
Teen Hangout – 7 teens attended
Take & Make – 80 (70 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) kids picked up mini pumpkins to decorate. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Pumpkin Decorating Contest – 14 of these teens returned their pumpkins to enter the contest. And the winners are:
Sandy:
Best in Show “Eyeball” by Aveline Clark
Raffle Drawing: “Skelliboi” Aodhan Welch
Hoodand: Best in Show “Winnie-the-pooh” by Gracie Zavala
Adult Programs
Special
Art reception – 27 people attended the joint reception for the Damascus Fiber Arts School and the exhibit for Sandy Library’s Tide Rising
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people picked up supplies to make TP Pumpkins.Take and Make available on the 15th of each month.
Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 54 people attended, 42 donors
Spanish Language Class – 31 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 23 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month to decorate pumpkins, 20 people attended the 4th Monday of the month to have fun with Halloween games(Maker Lab).
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 21 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 15 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 11 people attended our writing group
Computer Classes – 2 person attended Computer Basics and Internet Basic classes, 4 people attended Google Drive and Google Tools class
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 13 people discussed Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Hoodland Book Club – 10 people discussed Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Sula by Toni Morrison
Public Notary – Hoodland 13
Exhibits
View the Chalk Marker Art of Pascale Steig at Hoodland Library through January 10th
