September was a tough month with wildfires, evacuations, and library closures. We sent all staff in the buildings home around 2pm on September 10th when Sandy went into evacuation level 2, and didn’t have staff back in the building until Saturday, September 19th. We had to rent air scrubbers to get the smoke out of the building to make it safe for staff to enter. We resumed curbside pick-up of holds on Sunday, September 20th.
We started Computers by Appointment at Sandy on September 21st! In the first 3 weeks we had 33 people schedule appointments and use the computers (we have capacity for 63/week or 189 for 3 weeks).
We’ve spaced out our old computers and photocopier/printer in the Community Room to allow for social distancing and temporarily made printing free. An appointment is required to use the computer lab. Appointments are for 1 hour. Face masks must be worn the entire time. Restrooms are currently unavailable. Please also keep in mind that due to social distancing, staff are very limited in the assistance that can be provided. If you will require assistance using a computer, we suggest bringing a family member or friend with you to the appointment.
Computer Lab Hours:
Saturday & Sunday: 1 pm to 4 pm
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: 10 am to 1 pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 2 pm to 5 pm
Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a que waiting to be released to print. Call the library to have staff release the print job in the que to print. Pick up your prints through our Curbside Service. Prints must be picked up the same day the print job is sent. For a limited time, printing is free of charge.
Statistics for mobile printing:
August
Sandy – 8 users printed 74 jobs (247 pages)
Hoodland 4 users printed 6 jobs (29 pages)
September
Sandy – 11 users printed 40 jobs (98 pages)
Hoodland – 7 users printed 18 jobs (115 pages)
Book Bundles are here! – We supplied 9 people with personalized reading recommendations in September.
Don’t know what to read? Tell us a little about what you’ve been reading, and let us pick something out! The more you can tell us, the better the recommendation will likely be. Click HERE to get started.
Curbside pickup of holds Pickup at Sandy is 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday and 12-4pm on Sunday. At Hoodland 10am-12pm Monday and 12-2pm Tuesday-Friday.
#s for September
Sandy- 1141 pickups in 19 days. This averages 60 pickups/day(up from 45 last month).
Hoodland – 238 pickups in 12 days. Averages 20 pickups/day(up from 15 last month).
We checked out a total of 5304 (just down 80 items from last month’s 5384) items through curbside pickup!
Kids Programs
Special
Every day on the Sandy Public Library Friends Facebook Page, Thea Ellen has been posting an Early Literacy Activity to do with kids, a storytime with a famous person, something about a current topic such as Banned Books and a Library resource or other current available resource.
Virtual Storytimes
All of the following videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group. Use numbers were recorded after 1 week.
Max And The Tagalong Moon – Monica Smith – 39 views, 2 reactions
Pete’s a Pizza – Monica Smith – 43 views, 2 reactions
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Monica Smith – 46 views, 1 reaction
Adult Programs
Special
Virtual Library Coffeehouse – Alexander James Adams is an American singer, musician and songwriter in the Celtic and World music genres. He blends mythical, fantasy, and traditional themes in performances, switching between instrumental fiddle and songs accompanied by guitar, bodhrán, and fiddle playing. We had 74 viewers on the following platforms:
39 Facebook
26 Twitch
9 YouTube
Ongoing
Sit and Knit a Bit – virtual knitting group had 16 participants
Sandy Seed Library – We checked out 100 seed packets for curbside pickup as part of our fall seed bundles.
