Summer Reading
Started June 1st and runs through August 31st. Register online to get started now! Go to our website to see what the reading prizes are and what programs are happening!
Farmers Markets
It’s that time of year! This month we talked to 113 (136 last month) people at the Mt Hood Farmers Market and 125 (177 last month) people at the Hoodland Farmers Market. We collected a total of $171 (last month $186) to help us upfit the Mobile Library.
Longest Day Parkway
The Library booth gave away branded beach balls and a special Take & Make to 116 people and raised $40 for the upfit of the Mobile Library.
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
1899 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1888 last month)
Top Facebook posts (by engagement): 81 Juneteenth Closure, 28 Jugglemania, 21 Reading Tutors Wanted
1061 Followers on Instagram (1049 last month) 234 post interactions, 207 likes, 7 saves, 20 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 37 Meet Our Teen Intern Riley, 22 Pride Month Book Displays, 19 Summer Reading Window at Hoodland
Top Library Blog posts: 28 July Book Club Picks, 16 Meet Our Teen Intern Riley, 9 Sandy Seed Library News
We currently have 3539 (3533 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact
Computer Users
Sandy 405 sessions
Hoodland 107 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 – 170 users printed 240 jobs (832 pages)
Hoodland – 144 users printed 175 jobs (645 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 119, Hoodland 20
Checkouts
Sandy – 2524 sessions. This averages 89 sessions/day (86 last month) 9,254 items
Hoodland – 579 sessions. This averages 24 sessions/day (22 last month) 1,834 items
We checked out a total of 11,088 items (last month 10,772) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). MAke a Magic Wand and Crown Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Vista Apartments – 13 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 19 kids attended to create sun visors
LEGO Club – Sandy 2 kids and 2 adults, Hoodland 5 kids and 3 adults
STEM Club – 24 kids and 6 Adults attended to create sun prints (created with our laser engraver) and launched marshmallows
Read to the Dog – 11 kids and 10 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.
I Can Make a Train Noise by Michael Emberly
18 kids and 16 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Plight of the Pelican by Jessica Stremer
Facebook – 15 views, 1 reaction
The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
14 kids and 14 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
His Fairytale Life by Jane Yolen
Facebook – 17 views
Summer Is Here! by Renee Watson
Facebook – 12 views
Watch Out for the Lion! by Brooke Hartman
21 kids and 13 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Midnight Motorbike by Maureen Shay Tajsar
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction
Sensory Storytime – Presented by Todos Juntos. 1 kid and 1 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 – 9 kids and 4 adults attended
Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel and Monica Smith – 24 kids and 18 adults
Teen Programs
Ongoing
Makerspace – 23 teens attended to start making a laser-engraved, highly detailed historical map of Sandy for display in the Sandy Historical Society Museum.
Dungeons and Dragons – 9 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game
Teen Hangout -3 teens attended to play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with Virtual Reality
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended
*Take & Make – 125 (100 Sandy, 25 Hoodland) people picked up kits to make felt garland. We combined Teen and Adult Take & makes! Going forward they will be available on the 1st of each month.
Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk – 5 people attended to hear Eric Bullard discuss his book Travel Tales From Around the Globe
Preserve Your Berry Harvest – 6 people attended this presentation by the Oregon State University Extension Service.
Repair Fair – 11 people had 16 items repaired by 5 volunteers
Unlock Your Potential: Publishing Your First Book With Amazon – 6 people attended.
The Buzz About Bees – 11 people attended this presentation by OSU Extension Service Master gardeners Mary Lindstrand and Tina Mori.
Level Up Artist’s reception – 0 people attended.
Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 15 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.
American Red Cross Blood Drive – 66 donors and 8 staff/volunteers attended.
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 22 attended the 2nd Monday and 23 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages tutoring – 8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 18 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 44 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
Mahjong – 5 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterward
Edible Gardening Group – 11 people attended
Book-a-Librarian – 2 people attended to learn how to delete files from their desktop and understand hotspot data.
Public Notary – Hoodland 7
Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Women’s Book Club – 10 people discussed Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
Hoodland Book Group – 8 people discussed The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Digital Book Group – 4 people discussed A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross