Fundraising and grants for Mobile Library (as of 1/12/2026) total = $105,142
Grants received
$10,000 Ford Family Foundation
$25,000 Roundhouse Foundation
$40,000 Jerome S. and Barbara Bischoff Library Subfund of Oregon Community Foundation
Business Donations
$500 Clackamas County Bank
$250 Scenic Fruit
Individual Donations
$26,500
Restaurant Fundraisers
$1643.23
Events
$1248.27 Bingo, Books, and Brews
Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
2001 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1994 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 17 Martin Luther King Day Closure, 17 Seedy Saturday, 16 February Event Calendar
1118 Followers on Instagram (1126 last month) We had 81 post interactions, 69 likes, 3 comments, 2 saves, and 7 shares.
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 9 Raffle Prize at Seedy Saturday, 7 Call for Artists, 7 New Year’s Goal + Library Events Carousel
Our Instagram Reel showcasing the new art at the Hoodland Library got 127 views.
Top Library Blog posts: 54 February Book Club Picks, 20 Sandy Seed Library News
We currently have 3710 (3698 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact
Computer Users
Sandy 384 sessions
Hoodland 82 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 – 175 users printed 287 jobs (1,754 pages)
Hoodland – 74 users printed 142 jobs (797 pages)
New Library Accounts Sandy 130, Hoodland 19
Checkouts
Sandy – 2738 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (86 last month) 9340 items
Hoodland – 563 sessions. This averages 23 sessions/day (23 last month) 1709 items
We checked out a total of 11,049 items (last month 10,051) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Special
Teddy Bear Sleepover – 17 kids and 12 adults attended
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 9 kids attended to make Yarn crafts and LEGO creations
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 15 kids attended to make Yarn crafts and LEGO creations
LEGO Club – Sandy 14 kids and 12 adults, Hoodland 6 kids and 5 adults
Read to the Dog – 22 kids and 15 adults attended to read to Tanis
**Books with Booker** – NEW! – Read books with Booker at the Hoodland Library on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. This new Read to the Dog Program had 2 kids and 1 adult.
STEM Club – 8 kids and 7 adults had a Virtual Reality experience
Reading Tutoring – 17 one hour sessions of reading tutoring at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).
Take & Make – 120 kids (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make Mona Lisa Mixed Media Art. Take & Makes available starting on the 15th of the month.
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.
Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson
11 kids and 10 adults attended
I Can Make a Train Noise by Michael Emberly
Facebook – 24 views
Towed by Toad By Jashar Awan
17 kids and 14 adults attended
Toasty by Sarah Hwang
Facebook – 15 views
Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig
19 kids and 15 adults attended
I Want a Boat !by Liz Garton Scanlon
Facebook – 13 views
I’m Going to Build a Snowman by Jashar Awan
17 kids and 16 adults
Is this a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald
Facebook – 9 views
How to Grow a Family Tree by Bea Birdsong
Facebook – 26 views
Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 29 kids and 25 adults
Teen Programs
Special
After Hours Laser Tag – 19 teens attended
Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 13 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game
MakerSpace – 7 teens attended to make shrinky dinks and bath bombs
Teen Hangout – 6 teens attended
Manga/Anime Club – 4 teens attended
Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 5 teens attended
Teen & Adult Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Mini Snow Globe
**Teen Writer’s Group** NEW!! – 2 teens attended
Adult Programs
Special
Seedy Saturday – 90 people attended to swap seeds for the gardens! Arehn McCarty won a raffle prize of a massage and lotions.
A Day in the Life of a Fire Lookout – 22 people attended this presentation at the Hoodland Library
Vision Board Workshop – 22 people attended
DIY Mini Zen Garden – 32 people attended
Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 9 clients and 8 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.
American Red Cross Blood Drive – 55 people attended. 47 donors and 8 staff/volunteers attended.
Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 28 attended the 2nd Monday and 19 attended on the 4th Monday.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) tutoring – 6 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each). English Language class – 6 students.
Writing Group – 20 people attended our writing group
Fiber Arts Circle – 60 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, Hoodland – 1
French Conversation Group – 3 people attended at the Hoodland Library
Spanish Class – 16 people attended
Technology Classes -Cybersecurity Basics – 5, iOS – 2, Libby – 5, File Management – 4
Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 12 people discussed Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Women’s Book Group – 10 people discussed The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Hoodland Book Group – 8 people discussed The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters