Tree Lighting and Gingerbread Library
Over 500 people came to the annual tree lighting. Sandy Public Library was there to hand out 100 packets of our Craft for a Cause: Holiday cards for seniors. Bring your finished cards to the library by December 15th and we’ll send them out with Meals on Wheels and deliver them to Avamere for their residents.
The Library took the challenge of Parks and Recreation and created a Gingerbread Library! A big thank you to the following staff who worked on it (and everyone else who worked in the library while we did!): Brianna Chase, Crista Doty, Kimberly Gomez-Ruelas, Kristi Granberg, Emily Huffman, Sarah McIntyre, and Maureen Houck for transport. And a special huge thank you to Jim Freeman – our amazing volunteer who helped with woodworking a logistics.
Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit (MSOU) – 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. They are in the library the first Wednesday of each month from 10 am – 1 pm. They have a regular clientele they meet with and also offer drop-in assistance for community members who need housing or services.
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1852 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1843 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 39 Craft for a Cause, 29 Mahjong at the Sandy Library, 18 Closure for Thanksgiving
990 Followers on Instagram (980 last month) We had 142 post interactions, 137 likes, 2 comments, 0 saves, and 8 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 24 Hoyt Community Room Event, 12 Native American Heritage Month Display, 10 Solstice Symphony Art Display
Instagram Reels (by views): 102 How to Renew Your Library Materials Using the LINCC App
Nextdoor
12 posts
1324 Views
2 Email opens
1 Thanks
Top Library Blog posts: 29 December Book Club Picks, 7 Sandy Seed Library News, 7 How to Renew Your Library Materials Online
We currently have 3412 (3388 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact
Computer Users
Sandy 436 sessions
Hoodland 51 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 – 95 users printed 166 jobs (851 pages)
Hoodland – Printing is currently not available
New Library Accounts Sandy 108, Hoodland 14
Checkouts
Sandy – 2481 sessions. This averages 89 sessions/day (84 last month) 9194 items
Hoodland – 560 sessions. This averages 23 sessions/day (23 last month) 1751 items
We checked out a total of 10,995 items (last month 10,426) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Literacy Night at Oregon Trail Academy – 46 kids and 20 adults came to the library table
Early Literacy Day hosted by Todos Juntos – 30 kids and 18 adults came to the library table
Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 350 (300 Sandy and 50 Hoodland). For kids, teens, and adults. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. Our annual Craft for a Cause: Holiday card making for senior citizens in the community. Return them by December 15th so that they can be sent out with Meals on Wheels and delivered to Avamere residents before the holiday.
Vista Apartments – 26 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 17 kids attended this monthly outreach event.
LEGO Club – Sandy 23 kids and 15 adults, Hoodland 5 kids and 4 adults
Read to the Dog – 20 kids attended to read to Tanis
STEM Club – 30 kids and 17 adults attended for LED card making
Reading Tutor – 8 one hour sessions of reading tutoring at Sandy (1 tutor & 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.
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
11 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Animal Countdown by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Facebook – 15 views
Planes Fly by George Ella Lyon
12 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Round and Round the Year We Go by Carter Higgins
Facebook – 16 views
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
10 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil by Ana Crespo
Facebook – 13 views
I’m Gonna Paint: Ralph Fasanella, artist of the people by Anne Broyles
Facebook – 15 views, 1 reaction
Saturday Storytime Presented by Monica Smith and Brianna Chase – 19 kids and 14 adults attended
Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 44 kids and 37 adults
Teen Programs
Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 6 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game
Teen Hangout – 8 teens attended to diamond paint.
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 3 teens attended to help staff work on their January Program Geek Out!. A cosplay fashion fashion show with potluck and art exhibit.
Adult Programs
Special
Repair Fair – 23 repairs by 8 volunteers
Hoyt Community Room dedication – 42 people attended this evening with snacks and music
Solstice Symphony artist reception – 5 people attended
Ongoing
Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 27 people attended, 23 donors
Spanish Language Class – 13 people attended with one teacher
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 16 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 4 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 6 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 28 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 55 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons
Mahjong – 6 people attended
French Conversation group – 4 people attended this group at Hoodland Library
Computer Classes – 3 people attended Computer Basics, and 1 person attended Internet Basics class.
Book Clubs
Women’s BookClub – 17 people discussed Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Men’s BookClub – 11 people discussed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Hoodland BookClub – 2 people Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J Ryan Stradal
Digital BookClub – 4 people The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Public Notary – Hoodland 2
Exhibits
Solstice Symphony is an exhibit of painting and photos by local artists curated by staff member Alex Steinmetz, with the help of volunteers Sue Allen and Dawn Dunsmore. Come into the library through January 12th to see it.
