Read, Renew, Repeat – Summer Reading June 1 – August 31
Come into the Library to pick up a paper reading log, or join us on Beanstack.com to track your time. Everyone who completes gets a voucher for $5 of their library fines, kids and teens pick out a book to keep, and get entered to win either a Whippersnappers or Oaks park gift card. Adults are entered to win $100 cash, and writing a book review enter them to win $5 gift cards to local coffee and shopping venues.
Longest Day Parkway
The Library counted 309 people at this event coordinated by Parks and Recreation. We used the Summer Reading theme Read, Renew, Repeat, as our booth theme. Kids picked trash items out of a mini swimming pool, and we had a Find the Pearl shell game. We had a special doggie visitor at the end of the program who had a really great time!
Chris Wilhelmi retires after 25 years. We are sad to see her go, but so happy to she that she is on to new adventures!
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, Library Blog, and Nextdoor
1784 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1748 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 64 POV: You Ask Our Reference Librarian for Help (reel), 42 Book Nook Mystery Sale, 35 Farmer’s Market Storytime Photo
959 Followers on Instagram (952 last month) 148 post interactions, 136 likes, 2 saves, and 10 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 13 people reacted to Kids Club Stem Terrariums, 12 to POV: You Ask Our Reference Library for Help (reel), 11 to “Books I Already Checked Out” Meme, and 11 to Audiobooks for Road Trips
Top Library Blog posts: 19 July Book Club Picks, 9 Happy Bloomsday (What Is Bloomsday Anyway?), 6 Seed Library News
Nextdoor posts
7 Posts
1732 Views
193 Email opens
2 Thanks
Computer Users
Sandy 411 sessions
Hoodland 88 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 – 45 users printed 103 jobs (398 pages)
Hoodland – 34 users printed 116 jobs (362 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 150, Hoodland 48
Checkouts
Sandy – 2694 sessions. This averages 93 sessions/day (86 last month) 10,382 items
Hoodland – 600 sessions. This averages 25 sessions/day (25 last month) 1809 items
We checked out a total of 12,191 items (last month 11,202) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Ongoing
Storytime at Hoodland Farmer’s market – 9 kids and 5 adults
Bookworms Scavenger Hunt – Sandy 160, Hoodland 23
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Pop bottle firefly. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Vista Apartments – 37 kids attended for literacy, STEM activities, and an after school year carnival.
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 33 kids attended this new monthly outreach event to work with building challenges.
STEM Club – 61 kids and 31 adults came to create mini terrariums
Read to the Dog – 9 kids attended to read to Tanis
Reading Tutoring – 24 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.
10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
15 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
The Daily Sniff by Jane Cabrera
Facebook – 12 views
Will You Be My Friend? by Sam McBratney
11 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Rainbow Shopping by Qing Zhuang
Facebook – 10 views
The Big Storm by Nancy Tafuri
28 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Big Truck Super Wash by Stephen Swinburne
Facebook – 9 views
Can You Make A Scary Face by Jan Thomas
15 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The House With 100 Stories by Toshio Iwai
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction
Saturday Storytime is growing! Presented by Monica Smith and Briana Chase
13 kids and 9 adults attended
Spanish Storytime – 3 kids and 3 adults attended this weekly program on Sunday at 1:00 pm
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 39 kids and 25 adults.
Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 89 (77 Sandy and 12 Hoodland). Moss Terrariums. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.
Makerspace – 21 teens signed up for our 5 week camps. This month they made infinity mirrors.
Dungeons and Dragons – 11 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game
Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make mini terrariums.
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 11 teens attended to work on their Japanese and Korean culinary adventure.
Adult Programs
Special
Growing and Using Herbs – 17 people attended this Master Gardener class with
Self Publish with Amazon – 10 people attended
Ongoing
Take & Make – 116 (90 Sandy and 26 Hoodland). Easy Cheesemaking. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 63 people attended, 53 donors
Spanish Language Class – 22 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 24 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month, and 18 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 9 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 27 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 36 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons
French Conversation group – 11 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library.
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 19 people discussed The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas J Preston
Hoodland Book Group – 3 people discussed Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Public Notary – Hoodland 14
Exhibits
Lake Oswego Reads is a group exhibit by 20 artists based on the book Honor by Thrifty Umrigar at Sandy Library until September 3rd.
