Winterfest
Tree Lighting – 500 people came to our booth to talk to us or pick up our Take & Make
Stocking Stroll- 525 people came to the library to get a goodie for their stocking!
Shortest Day Walkway – 492 people were counted coming to our booth to pick up a Take & Make, get their passport stamp, or play our snowman game.
Hat , Scarf, and Mitten Tree
176 items collected at Sandy. Items included: lap blankets, head warmers, baselayer long underwear, socks, wash cloths, scarves, pairs of mittens/gloves, and hats.
76 items collected at Hoodland. Items included: blankets, socks, slippers, gloves/mittens, scarves, ear warmers, hats, and toiletries. Hoodland also collected 79 cans of food for Neighborhood Missions.
Holiday Cards for Seniors
343 (295 Sandy, 48 Hoodland) Holiday cards for seniors were returned and handed out to Meals on Wheels recipients and Avamere residents! Thank you to our wonderful community for taking part in this event.
Kiwanis Toy Drive – A large number of items were collected for the Kiwanis Toy Drive.
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
1647 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1645 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
32 reactions, 2 comments, 1 share – Library at Shortest Day Walkway (Winterfest)
29 reactions, 1 comment – The Library is Lit!,
13 reactions, 8 shares – One Week til Christmas – Days the Library is Closed
13 reactions, 2 comments, 8 shares – Honoring Our Hardworkworking Staff – Closed for Lunch
900 Followers on Instagram (887 last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 251 Library at Shortest Day Walkway (Winterfest), 165 Favorite Holiday Traditions, 127 Hat, Scarf, and Mitten Tree
Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 43 Book Club, 23 Library Painting “Alder Creek” by Gary Buhler, 9 What is a Makerspace?
Computer Users
Sandy 390 sessions
Hoodland 81 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 – 29 users printed 102 jobs (256 pages)
Hoodland – 24 users printed 127 jobs (1840 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 95, Hoodland 18
Checkouts
Sandy – 2374 sessions. This averages 82 sessions/day (94 last month) 8398 items
Hoodland – 561 sessions. This averages 22 sessions/day (25 last month) 1945 items
We checked out a total of 10,343 items (last month 12,016) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
140 people did our reindeer Scavenger Hunt (literacy activity) at Sandy, 30 at Hoodland
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Melted Snowman Ornament. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Vista Apartments – 16 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.
LEGO Club – Sandy 9 kids and 8 adults, Hoodland 4 kids and 3 adults
STEM Club – 4 kids and 3 adults learned how to make soap
Read to the Dog – 8 kids attended to read to our new dog, Tanis!
Reading Tutoring – 20 one hour sessions of reading tutoring at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each) 1 hour at Hoodland.
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.
Clip-Clop by AAAA
11 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Bear Outside by Jane Yolen
Facebook -17 views, 2 reactions
My Bike by AAAA
8 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Hello Moon by Julie Downing
Facebook – 20 views, 2 reactions
Winter: A Solstice Story by AAAA
16 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
On the Shortest day by Laura Fredrickson
Facebook – 22 views, 1 reaction
Mushroom Lullaby by AAAA
7 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Once Upon a Winter Day by Liza Woodruff
Facebook – 16 views, 1 reaction
Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors 9 kids and 6 adults attended
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 44 kids and 34 adults.
Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 77 (67 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) Grow a Yeti. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.
MakerSpace – 8 teens attended this session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center. We made gingerbread houses, chocolate bark, laser engraved snowflakes, and soap.
Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make wire jewelry
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) 3 teens attended
Adult Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Frosted Winter Luminary. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Spanish Language Class – 14 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 21 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month to ..
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 11 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 28 people attended our writing group
*NEW* – Fiber Arts Circle – 24 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons
Dungeons & Dragons – 7 people attended
Computer Classes – 4 people attended Google Drive and Google Tools and 2 attended Microsoft Word classes
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Men’s Book Club – 12 people discussed The Art of Racing In the Rain by Garth Stein
Hoodland Book Club – 9 people discussed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
Public Notary – Hoodland 7
Exhibits
Sandy resident Kimberly Nelson’s acrylic paintings will be shown at the Sandy Library through March 7th.
