Alex Steinmetz joins Sandy and Hoodland Libraries as our graphic design and public relations Library Assistant! Alex first joined the Library Advisory Board in January 2023, then began working as a substitute clerk for the libraries in August 2023. She started in her new position In March 2024. Alex is a whiz at creating social media campaigns. Look for her posts on Facebook, Instagram, and NextDoor, as well as a fresh eye on our library fliers and digital designs.
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
Our Social Media stats are a bit low this month as our Social Media and Graphic Design staff person left us mid-February.
1713 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1700 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 9 Composting with Worms postponed, 5 Men’s Book Club
971 Followers on Instagram (931 last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 12 people reacted to Dr. Seuss’s birthday, 6 to Composting program postponement, and 5 to Men’s Book Club
Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 30 April Book Clubs
Computer Users
Sandy 459 sessions
Hoodland 89 sessions
Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. 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 – 60 users printed 232 jobs (432 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 102 jobs (175 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 142, Hoodland 19
Checkouts
Sandy – 2779 sessions. This averages 90 sessions/day (105 last month) 10,180 items
Hoodland – 605 sessions. This averages 23 sessions/day (27 last month) 1977 items
We checked out a total of 12,157 items (last month 12,503) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Dr. Seuss’ B-day party – Sandy 23 kids and 23 adults, Hoodland 9 kids and 6 adults
Dr. Seuss Scavenger Hunt – 135 kids completed this literacy activity throughout the library
Living Way Preschool Visits – 41 kids and 36 adults
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Magic Flip-Flop Book. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Vista Apartments – 36 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.
NEW *Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 35 kids and 10 adults attended this new monthly outreach event for rock painting and paracord keychains
LEGO Club – Sandy 20 kids and 11 adults, Hoodland 7 kids and 4 adults
STEM Club – 8 kids and 4 adults came to make Mason Bee Houses
Read to the Dog – 21 kids attended to read to Tanis
Reading Tutoring – 26 one hour sessions of reading tutoring at Sandy (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.
Bathe The Cat by Alice B. McGinty
20 kids and 20 adults attended in the Library
In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer
Facebook – 19 views, 4 reactions
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming
10 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis
Facebook – 18 views, 1 reaction
Happy Springtime! by Kate McMullan
14 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Out The Door by Christy Hale
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction
Don’t Wake Up The Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
9 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Happy Springtime! by Kate McMullan
Facebook – 13 views, 1 reaction
Rum Pum Pum by David L. Harrison
Facebook – 15 views
Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
38 kids and 34 adults attended (Including Dr. Seuss’ B-Day!)
NEW! *Spanish Storytime – 8 kids and 7 adults attended this new program which happens weekly on Sunday at 1:00 pm
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 46 kids and 39 adults.
Teen Programs
Special
Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt – 150 middle schoolers and 75 high schooler attended.
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Wind-Up Magic Butterfly. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.
MakerSpace – 10 teens attended our Makerspace Camp at the Community Center. We made LED lit Hexagons.
Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make Bath Bombs
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 3 teens attended to work on their Culinary World Tour program
Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk – Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon by Jerry Sutherland. 15 people attended this talk about the 1906 vision of T. B. Potter and his partner, Harkness Chapin, Bayocean was to be a grand resort town located along the Tillamook Spit that protects Tillamook Bay from the Pacific Ocean.
5-Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 35 people attended this talk by Jamie Worley of AFEPI NW: Preserving Your Legacy.
Adult Egg Hunt – 33 people attended this fun event for seniors and adults with disabilities. This program was in coordination with Parks and Recreation and Transit Departments.
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Ribbon Bookmarks. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 50 people attended, 44 donors
Spanish Language Class – 21 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 17 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month and 13 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 15 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 26 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 37 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons
Dungeons & Dragons – 7 people attended
Computer Classes – 1 attended Microsoft Word, and 1 attended Google Tools classes
NEW *Mahjong – 4 people attended this new monthly program at Hoodland. Learn Mahjong and play!
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people met to play games this month!
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed How Much of These Hills Are Gold – Pam C Zhang
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern
Hoodland Book Group – 6 people discussed The River by Peter Heller
Public Notary – Hoodland 4
Exhibits
We currently have an exhibit provided by the North American Bigfoot Center in Boring OR. Come in to view it through June 8th.
