The Mobile Library had its soft opening this month!
Oregon Trail School District Elementary Schools – 370 kids came onto the vehicle, 56 Library cards issued
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 27 people came on the vehicle, 6 cards issued
Dia del Nino – 1 person came on at Sandy Library
Ribbon Cutting ceremony – 33 people attended
Avamere at Sandy – 10 people came onto the vehicle, 5 cards issued & 1 card updated
Dia del Nino – 20 people came on the vehicle at this program organized by Mount Hood Unida in Welches.
We have 12 Mobile Library stops in May and are adding more every week! Go here to see the schedule or request a permanent stop in your neighborhood or for a special event.
Fundraising and grants for Mobile Library (as of 5/20/2026) total = $107,000
Grants received
$10,000 Ford Family Foundation
$25,000 Roundhouse Foundation
$40,000 Jerome S. and Barbara Bischoff Library Subfund of Oregon Community Foundation
Business Donations
$500 Clackamas County Bank
$250 Scenic Fruit
Individual Donations
$27,000
Restaurant Fundraisers
$1643.23
Events
$1248.27 Bingo, Books, and Brews
Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
2030 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (2021 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 44 Mobile Library Photo, 20 The Collective Closet, 14 May Event Schedule
1131 Followers on Instagram (1123 last month) We had 92 post interactions, 80 likes, 4 saves, 7 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 33 Mobile Library Ribbon Cutting, 9 Mobile Library Photo, 7 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Graphic
Our Instagram Reels regarding our Creation Station Art Exhibit had 132 views, and the reel about new art at the Hoodland Library had 93 views.
Top Library Blog posts: 12 Sandy Seed Library News, 11 May Book Club Picks, 5 How to Reserve a Cultural Pass Online*
We currently have 3817 (3769 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact
Computer Users
Sandy 466 sessions
Hoodland 102 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 – 225 users printed 414 jobs (1384 pages)
Hoodland – 91 users printed 205 jobs (964 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 208, Hoodland 23
Checkouts
Sandy – 2528 sessions. This averages 84 sessions/day (90 last month) 8921 items
Hoodland – 549 sessions. This averages 21 sessions/day (22 last month) 1733 items
We checked out a total of 10,654 items (last month 10,536) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Dia del Nino – 24 kids and 19 adults came to this fun event featuring Angel Ocasio and the Sandy High School Robotics Club.
Spring into Reading Challenge – 25 people entered.. Here is our winner Ahbree Simpson!
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 8 kids attended to make beaded butterflies
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Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 18 kids attended to make beaded butterflies
LEGO Club – Sandy 7 kids and 5 adults, Hoodland 4 kids and 1 adult
Read to the Dog – 20 kids and 13 adults attended to read to Tanis
Books with Booker – 4 kids and 3 adults. Read books with Booker at the Hoodland Library on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
STEM Club – 24 kids and 16 adults came to a presentation on Helpful, Hungry Bats by Rick Reynolds.
Reading Tutoring – 10 one hour sessions of reading tutoring at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).
Take & Make – 120 kids (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make paper flowers. Take & Makes available starting on the 15th of the month.
Literacy Scavenger Hunt – Hoodland 15
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.
Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
27 kids and 25 adults attended
Daisy by Jessixa Bagley
Facebook – 19 views, 1 comment
I’m So Happy You’re Here by Mychal Threets
16 kids and 14 adults attended
Uncle John’s City Garden by Bernette Ford
Facebook – 12 views
Cranky, Crabby, Crow by Corey R Tabor
17 kids and 17 adults attended
Not Little by Maya Myers
Facebook – 15 views, 2 reactions
The Earth Book by Todd Parr
19 kids and 21 adults
Plumber Pearl! by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
Facebook – 21 views
Thank You and Goodnight by Patrick McDonnell
25 kids and 19 adults
Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 30 kids and 25 adults
Teen Programs
Special
Escape Room – 14 teens (and 2 staff members to test it out!) tried to get out of our horror themed escape room
Collective Closet – 3 teens and 4 adults attended to choose donated dresses to wear to prom
Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 14 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game
MakerSpace – 7 teens attended. We 3D printed and laser cut objects the teens designed.
Teen Hangout – 15 teens attended
Manga/Anime Club – 1 teens attended
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) – 6 teens attended
Teen & Adult Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a
Teen Writer’s Group – 3 teen attended
Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk – Spirit Walker by Susan Menanno – 3 people attended
Adult Egg Hunt – 38 Seniors and Adults with developmental disabilities attended.
Artist Reception – Creation Station put together an art show! 23 people came to celebrate. Art will be up though May 31st.
How to Control Pests Without Harm – 13 people came to learn from OSU Extension Service Master Gardener™, Kris LaMar.
KDP Self Publishing for Beginners – 10 people attended to learn from Dawn Dunsmore, an independent author and publishing consultant.
Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 9 clients and 7 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 – 36 people attended. 32 donors and 4 staff/volunteers attended.
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 23 attended the 2nd Monday and 20 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) tutoring – 11 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each). English Language class – 10 students. Meet our new English language teacher Chris Allen!
Writing Critique Group – 20 people attended
Fiber Arts Circle – 39 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons
French Conversation Group – 4 people attended at Hoodland Library
Technology Classes – File management – 1, Cybersecurity Basics – 3, Introduction to iPad and iPhone – 2
Book Clubs
Men’s Book Group – 17 people discussed The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Women’s Book Group – 16 people discussed Mrs. Endicott’s Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen
Hoodland Book Group – 8 people discussed Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim