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
1700 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1647 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
We have take and make kits 119 reactions, 14 comments, 3 shares
Congratulations to Sandy Transit for their new line 35 reactions, 3 comments, 2 shares
What books have kept you company 25 reactions, 77 comments
Plus 907 people (20 interactions) watched our reel about the Friends of Sandy Library booknook (by our teen intern!)
925 Followers on Instagram (900 last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 269 – What’s in & what’s out for libraries in 2024, 171 – We are closed due to the weather, 152 – teen tiny art show. Plus 158 people (21 interactions) watched our reel about the Friends of Sandy Library booknook (by our teen intern!)
Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 38 – February Book Club titles, 26 – The art of Lara Janzen at Hoodland Library, 7 – Reading the 2024 Oscars
Computer Users
Sandy 424 sessions
Hoodland 54 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 – 40 users printed 193 jobs (428 pages)
Hoodland – 21 users printed 86 jobs (221 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 141, Hoodland 15
Checkouts
Sandy – 2721 sessions. This averages 105 sessions/day (82 last month) 10,507 items
Hoodland – 544 sessions. This averages 27 sessions/day (22 last month) 1996 items
We checked out a total of 12,503 items (last month 10,343) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Bell Tota. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Vista Apartments – 22 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.
LEGO Club – Sandy 5 kids and 3 adults, Hoodland 7 kids and 6 adults
STEM Club – 7 kids and 10 adults came to do papercrafts
Read to the Dog – 11 kids attended to read to Tanis
Reading Tutoring – 26 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.
A Good Place by Lucy Cousins
8 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Look and Listen by Dianne White
13 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster by Mo Willems
15 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
I want an Apple by David L Harrison
18 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
19 kids and 12 adults attended (includes our Teddy Bear Sleepover!)
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 27 kids and 25 adults.
Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (85 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) Tiny Art Show. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.
MakerSpace – 7 teens finished the fall session of our Makerspace Camp at the Community Center. We made soap.
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 2 teens attended
Adult Programs
Special
Seedy Saturday Seed Swap – 62 people brought seed to share or picked up seed to plant! A special thank you to Ace Hardware for their donation of the Children’s gardening tools to raffle ($90.96 value). In January we had $991.99 in seed donated by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply, and Portland Nursery. Please thank them next time you are in!
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Beaded heart. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Spanish Language Class – 16 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 23 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month and 21 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 12 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 26 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 48 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons
Dungeons & Dragons – 6 people attended
Computer Classes – 2 people attended Internet Basics and 1 attended Microsoft Word classes
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 16 people discussed Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed Piranha by Clive Cussler
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed their favorite books from 2023
Public Notary – Hoodland 11
Exhibits
Sandy resident Kimberly Nelson’s acrylic paintings will be shown at the Sandy Library through March 7th.
Enjoy the beautiful photography of Lara Janzen through April 10th at Hoodland Library.
