Volunteer Appreciation Event – In coordination with the Community Center the Volunteer Appreciation event had over 100 people attend.
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
1802 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1795 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 117 New Art at Hoodland, 60 Sandy Outreach Vehicle Article, 36 August Take & Makes
963 Followers on Instagram (961 last month) We had 110 post interactions, 100 likes, 1 comment, 5 saves, and 4 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 16 people reacted to National Book Lovers Day, 8 to School Supply Drive, 7 to Call for Artists and 7 to New Art at Hoodland
Top Library Blog posts: 25 September Book Club Picks, 11 We Love Memoirs Day, 6 Sandy Seed Library August Newsletter
We currently have 3349 email subscribers in Constant Contact
Computer Users
Sandy 514 sessions
Hoodland 86 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 – 142 users printed 185 jobs (1083 pages)
Hoodland – 67 users printed 101 jobs (575 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 139, Hoodland 12
Checkouts
Sandy – 2596 sessions. This averages 87 sessions/day (94 last month) 9401 items
Hoodland – 650 sessions. This averages 23 sessions/day (24 last month) 1886 items
We checked out a total of 11,287 items (last month 12,249) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Native Innovation – This exhibit on loan from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History had 700 visitors from August 13 – September 10.
Tidepool Tango – Sandy 23 kids and 22 adults, Hoodland 4 kids and 6 adults attended this program presented by the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
Journey Under the Sea -Sandy 27 kids and 20 adults, Hoodland 10 kids and 6 adults attended this program presented by the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Storytelling Festival – 80 people attended this charming program created and directed by our Teen Summer Intern, Aubry Anderson.
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Make a Travel Game set. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Vista Apartments – 47 kids attended for literacy, STEM activities and programs with Wy”East Artisans and Angel Ocasio..
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 12 kids and 5 adults attended this monthly outreach event.
LEGO Club – Hoodland 4 kids and 2 adults
Read to the Dog – 14 kids attended to read to Tanis
Reading Tutoring – 17 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.
Layla’s Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
20 kids and 15 adults attended in Meinig Park
Gifts from Georgia’s Garden by Lisa Robinson
Facebook – 9 views
Let’s Go! Haw ekwa by Julie Fleet
10 kids and 8 adults attended in Meinig Park
Climbing the Volcano by Curtis Manley
Facebook – 10 views, 1 reaction
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
18 kids and 14 adults attended in Meinig Park
Hello Sun by Julie Downing
Facebook – 12 views
I’m a Shark! by Bob Shea
31 kids and 20 adults attended in Meinig Park
Is this a House for a Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald
Facebook – 11 views
Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon
8 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library (we are back at the Library through fall and winter
Desert Song by Tony Johnston
Facebook – 12 views
Saturday Storytime Presented by Monica Smith and Brianna Chase – 14 kids and 15 adults attended
Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 40 kids and 33 adults.
Storytime at Hoodland Farmer’s Market Presented by Alex Steinmetz – 3 kids
Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 70 (70 Sandy and ? Hoodland). Tissue Paper Flowers. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.
Dungeons and Dragons – 11 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game
Teen Hangout – 12 teens attended to make Wire Jewelry.
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 3 teens attended to brainstorm ideas for future programs.
Adult Programs
Special
Composting with Worms – 24 people attended this class presented by Master Gardener Kris LaMar.
Ongoing
*NEW* Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 11 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. Their mission is to work collectively with community partners to find and assist adults who are on supervision, unsheltered and seeking stabilization in the community. They provide interventions, resources and accountability services to support their clients and community safety.
Take & Make – 1000 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Sunshine Journal. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.
Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 57 people attended, 48 donors
Spanish Language Class – 16 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 19 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month, and 10 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 10 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 25 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 32 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons
French Conversation group – 6 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library.
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 11 people discussed TTTT by AAAAA
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed TTTT by AAAA
Hoodland Book Group – 3 people discussed The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Public Notary – Hoodland 7
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.