Fines for Food during National Library Week!
Every April, during National Library Week, Sandy and Hoodland Libraries will waive half of patrons fines when they pay the other half. All money collected during this week is distributed to our local food banks.
Sandy Community Action Center will receive $158.70 and Neighborhood Missions will receive $51.55 to purchase food needed for community members. What a wonderful way to take care of a bill AND give back to our community!
Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.
Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1873 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1873 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 33 National Library Week & Fines for Food, 24 Celebrate Teen Literature Day & Meet Our New Teen Librarian Kris, 24 Teen Internship Job Opening
1034 Followers on Instagram (1026 last month) We had 197 post interactions, 169 likes, 3 comments, 13 saves, and 12 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 28 Spring Celebration Photo/Flyer, 18 New Library of Things Item (Sewing Machine), 14 National Library Week and Fines for Food
Top Library Blog posts: 32 May Book Club Picks, 16 National Library Week and Fines for Food, 13 Celebrate Teen Literature Day and Meet Our New Teen Librarian Kris, 13 Seed Library News
We currently have 3508 (3464 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact
Computer Users
Sandy 468 sessions
Hoodland 74 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 – 151 users printed 299 jobs (826 pages)
Hoodland – 107 users printed 191 jobs (577 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 111, Hoodland 15
Checkouts
Sandy – 2575 sessions. This averages 86 sessions/day (92 last month) 9,073 items
Hoodland – 576 sessions. This averages 22 sessions/day (25 last month) 1,699 items
We checked out a total of 10,772 items (last month 12,605) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Unicorn Scavenger Hunt – 151 kids found all of the unicorns in Sandy Library to complete this literacy scavenger hunt
Dia del Nino – 34 kids and 40 adults attended this fun event, featuring Magic-o Fantastic-o with Stefano Iaboni:. We gave away 6 books in Spanish and 20 books in English.
Author Talk – Caroline Allen – Sandy 3 kids and 5 adults, Hoodland 2 kids and 3 adults
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (120 Sandy and 30 Hoodland). Paper Flower Card. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Vista Apartments – 31 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 17 kids attended to create spring suncatchers
LEGO Club – Sandy 13 kids and 9 adults, Hoodland 0 kids and 0 adults
STEM Club – 25 kids and 15 Adults attended to build a catapult (created with our laser engraver) and launched marshmallows
Read to the Dog – 21 kids and 16 adults attended to read to Tanis
Reading Tutoring – 14 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.
Woo hoo! You’re Doing Great is Lost by Sandra Boynton
11 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Toto by Hyewon Yun
Facebook – 21 views
Very Good Hats by Emma Straub
9 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
Crane Jane by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
Facebook – 18 views, 1 reaction
Superbaby by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
14 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Love is a Big Feeling by Shelley Rotner
Facebook – 21 views, 1 reaction
You Are a Beautiful Beginning by Nina Laden
15 kids and 18 adults attended in the Library
Superbaby by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
Facebook – 11 views
Sensory Storytime – Presented by Todos Juntos. 5 kids and 4 adults attended. This new storytime takes place on the First and 3rd Mondays at 10:00 am. It is for Neurodivergent kids or kids that need more individualized attention.
Saturday Storytime Presented by Monica Smith – 1 kid and 2 adults attended
Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 24 kids and 21 adults
Teen Programs
Special
Flashlight Egg Hunt – 75 middle school students and 35 high school students attended this nighttime program in Meinig Park
Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 12 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game
Teen Hangout – 9 teens attended to help create the new passive iSpy wall for the Kids’ Room
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended
Take & Make – 92 (72 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) teens pick up supplies to make Chalkboard Eggs. Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.
Adult Programs
Special
Adult Egg Hunt – in coordination with Parks and Recreation – 42 Senior Citizens or Adults with mental disabilities attended to hunt for eggs in the library in return for candy. Participants also got a free hot or cold travel cup (donation by Starbucks!).
The Five Most Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 7 people attended at Hoodland. Presented by CEO Jamie D. Worley of American Family Estate Preservation-Northwest.
Author talk with Nancy Wesson – Moving Your Aging Parents – 2 people attended
The Worms Beneath our Feet – 14 people attended this gardening/Sandy Seed Library program presented by OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Kris LaMar.
Grow a Bounty of Tomatoes – 11 people attended this gardening/Sandy Seed Library program presented by OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Cindy Manselle.
Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 10 clients and 5 service providers attended. This unit is coordinated by Parole and Probation Officer, Amanda Denis from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office with the help of community partners: Love One, 4D, Central City Concern, Parrott Creek, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), ODHS and Clackamas Behavioral Health.
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people pick up supplies to make Blackout Poetry. Adult Take and Makes are ready on the 15th of each month
Spanish Language Class – 7 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 16 attended the 2nd Monday and 29 attended on the 4th Monday.
English Class and ESOL tutoring – 12 people attended class. 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 31 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 71 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, and 3 attended at Hoodland
American Red Cross Blood Drive – 35 people attended and 31 donated blood
French Conversation Group – 7 people attended at Hoodland
Mahjong – 7 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterward
Edible Gardening Group – 11 people attended
Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse
Book-a-Librarian – 1 person attended to learn how to transfer photos from their phone and post an ad to sell items on craigslist
Public Notary – Hoodland 5
Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 13 people discussed Rising Out of Hatred by Eli Saslow
Women’s Book Club – 15 people attended a trivia night!
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Digital Book Group – 6 people discussed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman