Friends of Sandy Library were busy this month sorting the best books to buy your loved ones for the Holidays. All proceeds from the Friends of the Library go to support library programs. Come in to see the great selection.

Our hat, scarf, and mitten trees are up in Sandy and Hoodland! Please bring in new hats, scarfs, mittens, socks, and personal care items. At Sandy they will be donated to the Sandy Community Action Center, and at Hoodland to the Hoodland Community Christmas baskets.

You can also drop off your toys for the Kiwanis toy drive at Sandy Library!

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
1645 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (+ 21 from last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 
Meet Tanis (new Read to the Dog) – 73 reactions, 9 comments, 12 shares
Sandy Public Library staff art – 40 reactions, 3 comments, 3 shares
Storytime with an Officer – 29 reactions, 25 comments, 6 shares

887 Followers on Instagram (+ 5 from last month)

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 157 – Staff artwork, 126 – Do you have a question for the newest member of the Library?, 110 – Feeling any sort of way after Thanksgiving? Here is a delightful unicorn story!

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 32 – Book groups, 28 – National Bison Day, 24 Teen  Artwork Contest

Computer Users
Sandy 465 sessions
Hoodland 102 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 – 41 users printed 150 jobs (282 pages)
Hoodland – 25 users printed 163 jobs (370 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 135, Hoodland 25

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2644 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (86 last month) 9923 items
Hoodland – 625 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (22 last month) 2093 items

We checked out a total of 12,016 items (last month 11,741) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 350 (325 Sandy and 25 Hoodland) Craft for a Cause – Holiday Card Making Kits for Meals on Wheels recipients and Avamere Residents. Return to the Library by Dec 15th. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 42 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

LEGO Club – Sandy 14 kids and 10 adults, Hoodland 5 kids and 4 adults

STEM Club – 19 kids and 10 adults learned how to make soap

Reading Tutoring – 16 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.

Little Green by Keith Baker
14 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Remembering by Xelena Gonzalez
Facebook – 22 views, 2 reactions

Crane Jane! by Andrea Zimmerman
17 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Firefighter Flo! by Andrea Zimmerman
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction

The Berenstain Bears by Stan and Jan Berenstain – read by Sergeant Thornton
12 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
I Want a Boat by Liz Garton
Facebook – 14 views, 1 reaction

Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig
9 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
I Can Make a Train Noise by Michael Emberley
Facebook – 20 views, 3 reactions

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
3 kids and 4 adults attended 

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  32 kids and 26 adults.

Teen Programs
Ongoing
MakerSpace – 6 teens attended this session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center

Teen Hangout – 5 teens attended

Adult Programs
Special
Dia de los Muertos – 24 people attended a Bilingual Storytime, and 84 people attended our festivities

We have a new fiber arts club meeting at the Library on Tuesday afternoons in the fireplace room. Bring a sewing, knitting, crochet, or handheld loom project to the library and chat with like-minded people while you create.

Ongoing
Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 31 people attended, 24 donors, 21 units collected

Spanish Language Class – 24 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 to weave, 20 people attended the 4th Monday of the month to make Pinecone Birdfeeders (Maker Lab).

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  – 21 people attended our writing group 

Dungeons & Dragons – 9 people attended 

Computer Classes – 4 people attended Computer Basics and 3 attended Internet Basic classes

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 12 people discussed Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Trustee From the Toolroom by Nevil Shute
Hoodland Book Club – 9 people discussed The Book that Matters Most by Ann Hood
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Public Notary – Hoodland 10

Book a Librarian – One person learned how to access their Google Photos

Exhibits
Come in to view artwork by staff of Sandy and Hoodland Libraries through January 3rd.

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
1624 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) 
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 
All dressed up for the Trick or Treat Trail! – 79 reactions, 9 comments, 2 shares
Today is the first day for voting (pumpkin contest) – 22 reactions, 11 comments, 3 shares
Are you looking for an online option to vote (pumpkin contest) – 17 reactions, 34 comments, 2 shares

882 Followers on Instagram 
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 398 – Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest (3 posts), 192 – All dressed up for Halloween (Trick or Treat Trail), 82 – Native American Heritage month

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 83 – Mini pumpkin decorating contest voting, 43 – November Book Clubs, 28 Artwork at Hoodland Library – Pascale Steig

Computer Users
Sandy 455 sessions
Hoodland 104 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  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 – 53 users printed 156 jobs (441 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 124 jobs (287 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 118, Hoodland 13

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2674 sessions. This averages 86 sessions/day (91 last month) 9838 items
Hoodland – 576 sessions.  This averages 22 sessions/day (25 last month) 1903 items

We checked out a total of 11,741 items (last month 11,442) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Early literacy day (with Todos Juntos) – Monica chatted with 67 parents and kids, signed 16 up for our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 80 (70 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) kids pick up mini pumpkins to decorate. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Pumpkin decorating Contest – 26 of these kids returned their pumpkin for our pumpkin decorating contest!  And the winners are:
Sandy:
Best in Show “Darwin” by Finlee ValVerde
Raffle Drawing “Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion” by Parker Vriehott

Hoodland:
Best in Show Cecelia Hernandez
 Raffle Drawing Adrien Slokya

LEGO Club – Sandy 13 kids and 9 adults

STEM Club – 9 kids and 7 adults learned about composting with worms

Reading Tutoring – 16 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Vista Apartments – 39 kids and 11 adults attended. They made name crafts, did a recycling relay (with Clackamas County Recycling), pumpkin stacking and made puppets.

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.

Spot Goes to the Farm by Eric Hill
9 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Daisy by Jessix A Bagley
Facebook – 20 views, 1 reaction

Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas
15 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Facebook – 31 views, 1 reaction, 1 comment

Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
15 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Uncle John’s City Garden by Bernette Ford
Facebook – 24 views, 4 reactions

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
16 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
The Night Tent by Landis Blair
Facebook – 17 views, 2 reactions

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors 7 kids and 8 adults attended 

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel and Brianna Chase.  19 kids and 15 adults attended

Teen Programs
Special
Flashlight Candy Hunt – 200 teens and parents

MakerSpace – 7 teens attended this session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center

Dollhouse of Horror – created by Heidi Brewer. This Dollhouse was displayed in the teen area for the month of October.

Ongoing
Teen Hangout – 7 teens attended

Take & Make – 80 (70 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) kids picked up mini pumpkins to decorate. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. 

Pumpkin Decorating Contest – 14 of these teens returned their pumpkins to enter the contest. And the winners are:
Sandy:
Best in Show “Eyeball” by Aveline Clark
Raffle Drawing: “Skelliboi” Aodhan Welch

Hoodand: Best in Show “Winnie-the-pooh” by Gracie Zavala

Adult Programs
Special
Art reception – 27 people attended the joint reception for the Damascus Fiber Arts School and the exhibit for Sandy Library’s Tide Rising

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people picked up supplies to make TP Pumpkins.Take and Make available on the 15th of each month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 54 people attended, 42 donors

Spanish Language Class – 31 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 to decorate pumpkins, 20 people attended the 4th Monday of the month to have fun with Halloween games(Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 21 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 15 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 11 people attended our writing group 

Computer Classes – 2 person attended Computer Basics and Internet Basic classes, 4 people attended Google Drive and Google Tools class

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 13 people discussed Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Hoodland Book Club – 10 people discussed Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Sula by Toni Morrison

Public Notary – Hoodland 13

Exhibits
View the Chalk Marker Art of Pascale Steig at Hoodland Library through January 10th

Volunteer Recognition (City-wide)
A group effort between the Community Center staff and Library staff was a big success.  89 volunteers and city staff were there to recognize the major donation of time to help run city events and services, and to advise the city on policy.

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
1624 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 15 from last month

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 
Special Storytime with the Sandy Police Department – 19 reactions, 1 comment, 11 shares
We’re going as fast as we can with these returns – 10 reactions
It was standing room only at the Oregon Ghost Stories event – 9 reactions

865 Followers on Instagram (up 8 from last month)

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 126 – Oregon Ghost Stories event, 116 – Damascus Fiber Arts School, 114 – Oregon battle of the Books

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement):  29 – October Book Clubs, 6 – Teen Makerspace Camp

Computer Users
Sandy 440 sessions
Hoodland 111 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through Curbside Service.  

Sandy – 47 users printed 154 jobs (291 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 96 jobs (214 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 127 new accounts, Hoodland 23

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2552 sessions. This averages 91 sessions/day (90 last month) 9,513 items
Hoodland – 589 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (23 last month) 1929 items

We checked out a total of 11,442 items(last month 13,066) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Thank you to those that gave to our School Supply Drive! – Sandy collected 430 items, Hoodland 333

Family Fun Day at Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 46 kids and 15 adults attended our inaugural event!

Our Summer Reading prize winners came in in to receive their prizes! This is Clayton Clark a kids prize winner.

Here are all the winners:
Little Readers:
Carter Harrell wins a Whippersnapper gift card and t-shirt. The Whippersnapper gift card is electronic so you will only be handing them a t-shirt when they come to the library. 
Warren Wright wins a “Find Your Voice” bag of goodies.

Kids:
Leilani Webb wins an Oaks Park gift card and a T-Shirt
Clayton Clark wins a backpack full of goodies. 

Teens:
Arwen Wright wins a gift card to Oaks Park
Madeline Hohl wins a gift card to the Sandy Cinema
Aurora Jones, Abigail Fast, and Kahlan Hilstrom each win a gift card to Antfarm. 

Adults:
Alyssa Webb $100 Cash Prize
Erica Anderson $50 Gift Card to Sandy Cinema

$5 Mountain Mocha Gift Card
Megan Couch
Krista Harris
Ashley McGown
Amelia Page
Julie Young

Ongoing
Take & Make – 125 (103 Sandy and 22 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to do sunflower crafts.  Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

LEGO Club – Sandy 6 kids and 4 adults, Hoodland 3 kids and1 adult

STEM program – 4 kids and 3 adults made catapults

Reading Tutoring – 12 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (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.

Some Things Change by Mary Murphy
9 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Crane Jane by Andrea Zimmerman
Facebook – 21 views, 1 reaction

There are Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz
7 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Banana Dream By Hasan Namir
Facebook – 24 views, 1 reaction

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann presented by the Sandy Police Department!
20 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Dragon Noodle Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Facebook – 17 views, 1 reaction

I Don’t Care by Julie Fogliano
Facebook – 17 views, 1 reactions

In the Night Garden by Carin Berger
Facebook – 14 views, 1 reactions

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
Banana Dream by Hasan Namir presented by Brianna Chase
2 kids and 1 adults attended 

There are Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz
2 kids and 2 adults attended

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
3 kids and 3 adults attended

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  40 kids and 29 adults attended

Teen Programs
Special
MakerSpace – 8 teens attended the first session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center. The final project in Makerspace is a Laser engraved acrylic sign with LED circuits and switches. 

Ongoing
Teen Hangout – 5 teens attended

Take & Make – 55 teens (50 Sandy and 5 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make Banned Book Magnets.  Banned Book Week Highlights censorship attempts around the country.  Read more about Banned Books Week.The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.

Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk with Kat Mullin Raising Badass Humans – 11 people attended

Hispanic Heritage Celebration featuring Estampa Mexicana – 71 people attended

Oregon Ghost Stories presented by historian Rocky Smith – 53 people attended.

Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 26 people attended with one teacher

Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make recycled magazine coasters.  Take and Makes for adults are available on the 15th day of the month.

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 to make Hojalata; Mexican Tin Art, 13 people attended the 4th Monday of the month to play Lotería (with prizes!) – a traditional Mexican game similar to Bingo.(Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 16 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 9 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 12 people attended our writing group 

Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse, Computer Basics, and Internet Basic classes.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 10 people discussed The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Omega Factor by Steve Berry
Hoodland Book Club – 6 people discussed The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
Digital Book Club – 7 people discussed Girl Waits With Gun with author Amy Stewart

Public Notary – Hoodland 10

Training
We had a Library Staff Training Day this month.  Al Matecko came in to work with us on teambuilding.  He served as a Public Affairs Officer in the United States Air Force for 10 years, and then served as Director of Public Affairs for the Pacific Northwest Region of the US Forest Service for 15 years.  He develops custom based training in three prime areas: Communication, Team Building, and Safety.  As a member of the Library District Advisory Committee on behalf of Happy Valley Library, Al is an avid library user.

Exhibits
View The Tide Rising – Group Exhibit through the end of September.

Come see the Damascus Fiber Arts – Group exhibit though December 7th.

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
1609 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 18 from last month
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 
We have New Take & Makes 16 reactions, 4 comments, 2 shares
We have good AC 11 reactions, 1 share
Honor a loved one (library at Mt Hood Hospice event) 10 reactions

857 Followers on Instagram (up 17 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 193 – Mt Hood Hospice event, 106 – en Taiko Drummers, 99 – Run to your Library

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement):  33 – September Book Clubs, 30 – Community Journals: Recipes

Computer Users
Sandy 460 sessions
Hoodland 107 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  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 – 53 users printed 195 jobs (407 pages)
Hoodland – 40 users printed 191 jobs (4790 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 139 new accounts, Hoodland 24

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2778 sessions. This averages 90 sessions/day (89 last month) 11,045 items
Hoodland – 625 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions/day 32 last month) 2021 items

We checked out a total of 13,066 items(last month 12,180) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs

Special
Summer Reading 
en Taiko drummers – 84 people attended
Busy Bugs – 38 Sandy, 5 Hoodland 
Information Literacy scavenger hunt – 82

Day of Remembrance – Event with Mt Hood Hospice – 34 people attended

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 80 kids and 29 adults attended to learn about Worm bin composting, to create art with the Wy’East Artisans, and interact with the Reptile Man.

Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to make a nature suncatcher.  Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 5 kids and 2 adults

Reading Tutoring – 12 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (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.

Maisy’s bedtime by Lucy Cousins
25 kids and 18 adults attended in the Library
You are a Story by Bob Raczka
Facebook – 22 views

Which Hat is That? by Anna Grossnickle Hines
13 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! By Brian Pinkney
Facebook – 32 views, 3 reactions, 1 comment

Who Took the Farmer’s Hat? by Joan L. Nodset
23 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Knitting for Dogs by Laurel Molk
Facebook – 23 views, 1 reaction

A Friend for Minerva Louise by Janet Stoeke
22 kids and 18 adults attended in the Library
The Most Perfect Spot by Diane Goode
Facebook – 20 views, 2 reactions

Potato Joe by Keith Baker
25 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors
Polar Bear, Polar Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.
3 kids and 2 adults attended in the library

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  25 kids and 18 adults attended

Teen Programs
Special
MakerSpace – between 8-11 teens each week attended our 5 week Camp at the Community Center

Ongoing
Teen Hangout – 8 teens attended

Take & Make – 100 teens (85 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make.  The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.

Adult Programs
Special
Mount Hood Resource Fair – 23 stopped by the library booth

Seed Saving Class – 9 people attended

Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 26 people attended with one teacher

Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make wood pendant necklaces.  Take and Makes for adults are available on the 15th day of the month.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  22 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month for a painting class with Becky Hawley, 14 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 10 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 11 people attended our writing group 

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 60 attendees, 47 donors, 41 units collected. 

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 8 people discussed the books they are reading
Men’s Book Club – 12 people discussed The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Hoodland Book Club – 5 people discussed Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig

Public Notary – Hoodland 5

Exhibits
View The Tide Rising – Group Exhibit through the end of September.

Come see the Damascus Fiber Arts – Group exhibit though December 7th.

View Katherine Doerge’s acyrlic paintings at the Hoodland Library through October 11th

Mountain Festival Parade
Staff of Sandy and Hoodland Libraries were in the Mountain Festival Parade again this year! We had a great time doing our cart routine (despite technical difficulties with wheels falling off! multiple carts).

After 17 years, Susie Jenkins has retired from the Library! We held a breakfast in Susie’s honor. Best of luck to Susie, though we know we’ll still be seeing you as a library patron!

Brianna Chase is our newest full time staff person at the library. She has lot’s of energy! Even as a Substitute Clerk she volunteered to be trained to present storytime and took on the Sandy Seed Library. Thanks for joining the team as a full time staffer Brianna!

New Hours!  Starting July 1st
Sandy Public Library Hoodland Public Library
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 pm Sunday CLOSED
Monday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Monday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Wednesday 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Thursday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Friday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 pm

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
1591 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 14 from last month

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
Lost wheels at Sandy Mountain Fest Parade 21 reactions, 2 comments
Adult Summer Reading 14 reactions, 1 comment
New credit card reader arrived for Friends of Sandy Library purchases 14 reactions

840 Followers on Instagram (up 8 from last month)

Top Instagram posts (by engagement):
Teens with Snape 192, Book cart Drill Team 147, Summer Reading Book Reviews 141

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement):
August Book Club 34, New artwork at Hoodland Library 5, Lake Oswego Reads Exhibit at Sandy Library 3

Computer Users
Sandy 367 sessions
Hoodland 87 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 49 users printed 149 jobs (324 pages)
Hoodland – 24 users printed 139 jobs (240 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 126 new accounts, Hoodland 27

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2,669 sessions. This averages 89 sessions/day (85 last month) 10,314 items
Hoodland – 607 sessions.  This averages 32 sessions/day (23 last month) 1,866 items

We checked out a total of 12,180 items(last month 14,548) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Shark Shenanigans – Summer Reading Program by the Oregon Coast Aquarium had 107 attendees at Sandy and 7 at Hoodland.

Harry Potter’s Birthday – 107 people attended to make light up wands and do potions.

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 54 kids and 15 adults attended 

Take & Make – 132 (110 Sandy and 22 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to make Straw Mobiles.  Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 5 kids and 3 adults

Reading Tutoring – 13 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (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.

Hug by Jez Alborough
14 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
Facebook -24 views, 1 reaction

Do like a Duck Does by Judy Hindley
32 kids and 21 adults attended in the Library
The World and Everything in it by Kevin Henkes
Facebook – 25 views, 1 reaction

Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan 
22 kids and 17 adults attended in the Library
Spring is for Strawberries by Katherine Pryor
Facebook – 17 views, 1 reaction

Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker presented by Brianna Chase
24 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner
Facebook – 18 views, 2 reactions

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  31 kids and 26 adults attended

Teen Programs
Special
MakerSpace – 31 teens attended our Camp at the Community Center

Ongoing
Anime Club – 5 teens attended to watch anime

Take & Make – 70 teens (60 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make our laser engraved UFO project.  The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.

Adult Programs
Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 29 people attended with one teacher

Take & Make – 99 people (79 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Homemade Notebook.  Take and Makes for adults are available on the 15th day of the month.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  27 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 13 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 15 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 12 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 11 people attended our writing group 

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 57 attendees, 47 donors, 38 units collected.

Public Notary – Hoodland 24

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 6 people discussed The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed The Death of Celilo Falls by Katrine Barker
Hoodland Book Club – 10 people discussed The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien

Exhibits
Come see the work of 21 artists on the Lake Oswego Reads Seed Keeper Exhibit through September 7th.

Learn about Votes for Women in this information poster display by the Smithsonian Museums.

New Hours!  Starting July 1st
Sandy Public Library
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Monday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday  10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Hoodland Public Library
Sunday CLOSED
Monday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Friday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Long-time volunteer retires from Sandy Public Library
Alberta Allen volunteered time at the Sandy Library for 24 years. For most of that time, she worked two full days processing books to get them ready for check-out. We held a retirement party for her. She will be missed!

Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1577 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 33 from last month

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):
Oregon’s Dino Story Exhibit (our top 2 posts!) 71 reactions, 9 comments, 14 shares
Portland Japanese Garden with our Cultural Pass 21 reactions
Library will be closed for Juneteenth 19 reactions, 1 comment, 8 shares

832 Followers on Instagram (up 15 from last month)

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 
Teen Makerspace 170 people
Run/Walk With Pride 140 people
Portland Japanese garden 138 people

Library Blog (by engagement): 
New hours 143 people visited, 1 comment
July Book Clubs 66 people visited
Books and Legends of Zelda 10 people visited

Computer Users
Sandy 456 sessions
Hoodland 86 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released.  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 – 51 users printed 152 jobs (553 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 124 jobs (254 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 122 new accounts, Hoodland 34

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2,741 sessions. This averages 95 sessions/day (88 last month) 12,448 items
Hoodland – 575 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions/day (23 last month) 2,100 items

We checked out a total of 14,548 items(last month 11,554) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Oregon’s Dino Story Exhibit was a huge success! We had over 600 people visit the exhibit.

LEGO Fun Summer Reading Program – Vista Apartments 17 kids and 7 adults
Hoodland 15 kids and 11 adults

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 54 kids and 14 adults attended to make mini books and attend an end of school year celebration.

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 5 kids and 3 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 20 kids and 9 adults attended the Fossil Fun STEM program.

Take & Make – 125 (102 Sandy and 23 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to make Salt Dough Fossils.  Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 3 kids and 1 adult

Reading Tutoring – 20 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (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.

Maisy Dresses Up by Lucy Cousins
17 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp
Facebook -28 views, 1 reaction

Pouch! by David Ezra Stein
15 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Love Grows Everywhere by Barry Timms
Facebook – 37 views, 2 reactions, 2 comments

T is for Terrible  by Peter McCarty 
18 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
Facebook – 34 views, 2 reactions

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems – led by Brianna Latham
10 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Daddy Dressed Me by Ava and Michael Gardner
Facebook – 27 views, 1 reaction

Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime by Robert Shea
16 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Rain by Cynthia Rylant
Facebook – 28 views, 3 reactions

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  33 kids and 24 adults attended

Teen Programs
Special
Tie-Dye Summer Reading Program – 35 teens and 4 adults

*NEW* Teen Makerspace – at the Community Center 9 teens and 2 adults attended our first 5 week camp.

Ongoing
Anime Club – 11 teens attended to watch anime

Take & Make – 100 teens (85 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) picked up supplies to Wreck This Journal.  The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.

Adult Programs
Special
Longest Day Parkway City Event – We had 404 people come by the library booth!

Walk With Pride in coordination with the Community Center had 152 walkers, runners, and volunteers at the event

Author Talk Seeing Autism with Barbara Avila 17 people attended

Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 20 people attended

Take & Make -105 people (83 Sandy, 22 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Felt Box.  Take and Makes for adults are available on the 15th day of the month.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  15 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 12 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor -9 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 10 people attended our writing group 

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 25 people attended, 21 donors.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Long Range by C J Box
Hoodland Book Club – 7 people discussed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

Exhibits
Come see the work of 21 artists on the Lake Oswego Reads Seed Keeper Exhibit through September 7th.

Learn about Votes for Women in this informational poster display by the Smithsonian Museums.

View the exhibit Sitting in Trees by Estacada artist Katherine Doerge at the Hoodland Library through October 11th.

A new quilt hangs at the Hoodland Library, once again made by Jean Ludeman of the Piecemakers.

Teen MakerSpace starts next month at the Community Center!
Teens can join a 5 week course starting June 28th. Sign up here!
Below is a project done by MakerSpace Leader Rebecca Hanset.

Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1544 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 13 from last month
Top Posts on FaceBook (by engagement): 
Photographer Mike Earussi 41 reactions, 5 comments, 2 shares
Looking for reading tutors  26 reaction, 1 comment, 3 shares
Grateful people are finding new program for adults w/ disabilities 26 reactions, 11 shares

818 Followers on Instagram (up 21 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): We are looking for gardeners – 97, Red Cross Blood Drive – 90, Author Talk Seeing Autism and bookmarks made by Creation Station – tied for 86

Library Blog: June book clubs 62, Want to help a struggling reader and storytimes tied for 3

Computer Users
Sandy 373 sessions
Hoodland 134 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  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 – 41 users printed 96 jobs (205 pages)
Hoodland – 39 users printed 167 jobs (393 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 128 new accounts, Hoodland 17

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2632 sessions. This averages 88 sessions/day (90 last month) 9,478 items
Hoodland – 590 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions/day (24 last month) 2,076 items

We checked out a total of 11,554 items(last month 12,337) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
4th Grade visits – 58 kids and 5 adults from Sandy Grade visited the library.

Spring Celebration – 27 people visited the library booth at Spring Celebration.  Over 100 attended.

Free Comic Book Day – Sandy 65, Hoodland 11 people.

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 54 kids and 13 adults attended to make sun catchers and Mother’s Day cards, do beading, and play with rhythm instruments.

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 14 kids and 5 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club,14 kids and 9 adults attended to build marble mazes and play with Picasso Tiles at the STEM program,27 kids and 10 adults attended Art Club with Wy’East Artisans Guild (2x/month)

Take & Make – 125 (103 Sandy and 22 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to make Flextangles.  Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 8 kids and 4 adults 

Reading Tutoring – 32 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (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.

Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
16 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Blue Bison Needs a Haircut by Scott Rothman
Facebook -29 views, 2 reactions

Mermaids Fast Asleep by Robin Riding
13 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Oona in the Arctic by Kelly DiPucchio
Facebook – 32 views, 2 reactions

The Giant Jumperee  by Julia Donaldson – Storytime with an Officer!
21 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Max and the Tag-Along Moon by Floyd Cooper
Facebook – 29 views, 1 reaction

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins – Led by Brianna Latham
18 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
How Do Dinosaurs Learn To Be Kind by Jane Yolen
Facebook – 23 views, 1 reaction

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  14 kids and 12 adults attended

Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 20 people attended

Take & Make -128 people (100 Sandy, 28 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a paper tulip flower craft.  Take and Makes for adults are available on the 15th day of the month.

Teen Programs
Special

Ongoing
Anime Club – 21 teens attended to watch anime

Take & Make – 90 teens (75 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make kIrigami night lights.  The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.

Whiteboard ? of the month: How do you find piece of mind?

Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk – 19 people attended to listen to Matt Reader talk about his book  Extraordinary Oregon.

Pollinators in Your Garden – 14 people attended a gardening talk with a Master Gardener.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  12 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 8 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 6 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 12 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 20 people attended our writing group 

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 28 people attended, 23 donors.

Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse, 0 people attended Computer Basics , 0 people attended Internet Basics, 1 person attended Microsoft Word.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 6 people discussed The Overstory by Richard Powers
Men’s Book Club – 13 people discussed Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Hoodland Book Club – 6 people discussed Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

Public Notary – Hoodland 11

Book a Librarian – 1 appointment to learn Microsoft Word and Open Office.  

Exhibits
View the beautiful photography of local artist Mike Earussi at Sandy Library through June 30th.

Wy’East Artisans Guild – Come see this group exhibit at the Sandy Library through July 6th

Fines for Food for National Library Week
Pay any amount in fines and the Sandy or Hoodland Library will waive a corresponding amount.  All fines paid during National Library Week will go to a local food bank. In Sandy $231.72 will be donated to the Sandy Community Action Center and in Hoodland $37.90 will be donated to the Neighborhood Missions Food Pantry to purchase items in need.

Silent Art Auction raises $705 for Art Programs at the Sandy Library!
A huge thank you to Kathy Draine for donating 9 of her still life paintings for a silent auction.

The American Library Association from this year on has designated the Monday of National Library Week as Right to Read Day in response to the (almost) doubled book banning attempts in the United States last year.

Gardening Help Needed! The Sandy Public Library needs your help to maintain our planter boxes and grounds!  This would be (most likely) a monthly event organized by a wonderful volunteer.  We are planning on replacing high-maintenance plants and moving towards becoming more bee-friendly, in coordination with the City’s Bee City initiative.  If you are interested in helping out, please use the form to let us know!   https://forms.gle/N48aevAhC8MToLzq5
The Library received our Pesticide Free seal of approval!

Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1531 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 12 from last month
Top Post on FaceBook (by engagement): Attracting pollinators to your garden 1.3K reached, 20 reaction, 9 shares, 3 comments
797 Followers on Instagram (up 9 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 186 Author Talk Extraordinary Oregon, 147 Leave a Haiku, 100 Silent Art Auction (Kathy Draine)
Library Blog: 36 May Book Clubs, 33 Author Talk Extraordinary Oregon, 5 Library gardening help

Computer Users
Sandy 449 sessions
Hoodland 109 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  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 – 54 users printed 183 jobs (546 pages)
Hoodland – 38 users printed 183 jobs (301 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 132 new accounts, Hoodland 13

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2712 sessions. This averages 90 sessions/day (94 last month) 10,377 items
Hoodland – 579 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (25 last month) 1,960 items
We checked out a total of 12,337 items(last month 13,746) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Día del Niño/Children’s Day – Sandy 65 kids and 35 adults  attended, Hoodland 8 kids and 4 adults

Kindergarten Kickoff – 23 kids and 23 adults visited the library table at Naas, Welches, and Sandy Grade School.

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 55 kids and 12 adults attended to make wooden people and paper houses, pattern blocks and geoboards, and mini easels.

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 14 kids and 9 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 9 kids and 6 adults attended our Worm Bin Composting STEM program, 27 kids and 12 adults attended Art Club with Wy’East Artisans Guild (2x/month)

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 10 kids and 8 adults 

Reading Tutoring – 24 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (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.

The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
12 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The Sun is Late and so is the Farmer by Philip C. Stead
Facebook – 27 views, 1 reaction

Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear by Emily Gravett
8 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Berry Song by Michaela Goade
Facebook – 27 views, 2 reactions

Bee Dance  by Rick Christowski 
17 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Bee: a Peek-through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup
Facebook – 35 views, 3 reactions

My Garden by Kevin Henkes
11 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
My Baba’s Garden by Jordan Scott
Facebook – 24 views, 3 reactions

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  20 kids and 16 adults attended

Teen Programs
Special
Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt – 150 teens and 54 adults attended in Meinig Park

Teen Jeopardy – 5 teens and 3 adults attended

National Poetry Month – Leave a Haiku – 22 people participated.  

Ongoing
Anime Club – 18 teens attended to watch anime

Adult Programs
Special
Senior Egg Hunt – 32 people attended

Multi-Employer Job Fair – in coordination with Good Will.  25 people attended.

Ongoing
**NEW!** Spanish Language Class – 50 people attended.

Take & Make -100 people ALL AGES! (75 Sandy, 25 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a sewing free T-shirt bag.  These special all ages kits were available on the 1st of the month.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  13 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 14 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 4 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 4 people attended our writing group 

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 25 people attended, 20 donors.

Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse, 2 people attended Computer Basics ,2 people attended Internet Basics, 2 people attended Microsoft Word.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 10 people discussed consumed by J R ward
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed Why We’re Polarized byEzra Klein
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed River Woman River Demon by Jennifer Givhan

Public Notary – Hoodland 7

Book a Librarian – 3 appointments.  1 to get set up with Veterans Benefits, 2 to learn Canva.

Exhibits
Wy’East Artisans Guild – Come see this group exhibit at the Sandy Library through July 6th

Hoodland Library is currently displaying the Calligraphy art of Margaret Hespen. “Having something to say inspires me to write. I choose a text carefully, because after writing it repeatedly in an effort to get it just right, I absorb its power. I love the way letters can speak as loudly as words, and I hope mine speak to you.”

Displays
April was Financial Literacy Month.

Sandy Library staff was interviewed for recommended reads for National Reading Month!

March is Women’s History Month!

Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1519 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 30 from last month
Top Posts on FaceBook (by engagement): Spanish Class – 74, Take & Makes – 52, Silent Auction – 35 

788 Followers on Instagram (up 12 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): Seed Library -198, Take & Makes – 134, Spanish Class – 101

Library Blog visits: Group Exhibit – 55, Book Clubs – 40, Egg Hunts – 33

Computer Users
Sandy 483 sessions
Hoodland 123 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 57 users printed 206 jobs (493 pages)
Hoodland – 16 users printed 90 jobs (148 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 120 new accounts, Hoodland 19

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2907 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (94 last month) 11,318 items
Hoodland – 685 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (28 last month) 2,428 items
We checked out a total of 13,746 items(last month 11,705) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Preschool Visits from Living Way – 35 kids and 36 Adults visited the Library from Living Way preschool.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 124 (104 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) kids picked up supplies to make Marble Mazes. Our kids Take & Make kits are available on the 15th of each month.

Vista Apartments – 44 kids and 13 adults attended for craft day, science day, made kaleidoscopes, and paper springs with boxes.

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 17 kids and 7 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 20 kids and 15 adults attended our Busy Bugs STEM program, 34 kids and 14 adults attended Art Club with Wy’East Artisans Guild (2x/month)

Reading Tutoring – 24 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Library Birds – Literacy Scavenger Hunt had 102 participants

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.

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday was this month! We held a special Dr. Seuss storytime.
Dr. Seuss’ ABC’s by Dr. Seuss
16 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss
Facebook – 37 views, 3 reactions

Giant Tess by Dan Yaccarino
27 kids and 24 adults attended in the Library
Giant Island by Jane Yolen
Facebook – 40 views, 4 reactions

Clip-Clop  by Nicola Smee 
19 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Where We Come From by Diane Wilson
Facebook – 29 views

Will You Be My Friend? by Sam McBratney
1 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The Long Ride Home by Stephanie Graegin
Facebook – 42 views, 1 reaction, 1 comment

Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney
20 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse
Facebook – 28 views

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  26 kids and 21 adults attended

Teen Programs
Special
Silent Disco (put on by Community Center)  3 Library staff worked the Silent Disco with 55 teens.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (89 Sandy, 11 Hoodland) teens picked up supplies for Paint by Sticker. Teen Take & Make kits are available on the 1st day or each month.

Anime Club – 7 teens attended to watch anime.

Adult Programs
Special
Spread a Little Positvi-tea – 52 people participated in this passive program to lift everyone’s spirit.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) adults picked up supplies to make Yarn Eggs. Adult Take & make kits are available on the 15th of each month.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  15 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 13 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 9 people attended our writing group 

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 23 people attended, collected 20 (of 18 expected pints).

Computer Classes – 3 people attended Computer Basics, 1 person attended Internet Basics, 3 people attended Microsoft Word.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 13 people discussed All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed A Walk in the Woods by Bryson
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed Finding the Mother Tree by S. Simard
Digital Book Club – 2 people discussed A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

Public Notary – Hoodland 3

Exhibits
Wy’East Artisans Guild – Come see this group exhibit at the Sandy Library through July 6th

Kathleen Draine’s still life silent auction is benefitting the Art programs at Sandy Library.  You may remember Kathleen as the previous Reference Librarian for the Library.  Come in to see her work and bid on a piece from any public service desk through the end of May!

There is a new Early Childhood section in the Friends of Sandy Library Book Nook. Come in a take a look and purchase items for the little ones in your family.

Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1489 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 22 from last month
776 Followers on Instagram (up 6 from last month)
Top  Instagram posts (by engagement): Stay warm out there – 44, the Friends of Sandy Library – 36, Meet teen volunteer – 20
Library Blog: March Book Clubs – 59 

Computer Users
Sandy 474 sessions
Hoodland 63 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 42 users printed 158 jobs (560 pages)
Hoodland – 15 users printed 35 jobs (139 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 142 new accounts, Hoodland 23

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2440 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (94 last month) 9,482 items
Hoodland – 619 sessions.  This averages 28 sessions/day (28 last month) 2223 items

We checked out a total of 11,705 items(last month 12,766) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 42 kids and 12 adults attended to make Valentine’s and do sensory activities

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 8 kids and 5 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 13 kids and 6 adults attended our STEM program, 31 kids and 22 adults attended Art Club with Wy’East Artisans Guild. View a recent STEM club project!

Take & Make –  120 (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people picked up supplies to make Mosaic Magnets

Our Take & Make kits for kids are available on the 15th with an additional video on Facebook in case you can’t make it to the Make & Take program!  

Reading Tutoring – 18 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Read to the Dog – 3 kids participated (the dog was only at the library one day)

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 Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young
27 kids and 25 adults attended in the Library
Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Facebook – 23 views, 2 reactions

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
27 kids and 23 adults attended in the Library
Dark on Light by Dianne White
Facebook – 21 views, 1 reactions

Zoom! Zoom! Sounds of Things That Go in the City  by Robert Burleigh 
28 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Listen by Gabi Snyder
Facebook – 23 views, 2 reactions

Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
Facebook -16 views, 2 reactions

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  28 kids and 22 adults attended

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take and Make – 87 teens (75 Sandy, 12 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make beeswax wraps. Teen Take & Makes are available starting on the 1st of the month.

Anime Club – 8 teens attended to watch anime

Adult Programs
Special
**NEW!** Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  10 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 9 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).

Civics Challenge – 28 people signed up and 8 completed our Civics Challenge.  Our Grand Prize Winner Was Steven Hook.

Plant Swap – 56 people attended to pick out new houseplants or leave them for others

Craft Swap – 28 people attended (even though it was snowing!)

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make Owl Handwarmers.  Adult Take & Makes are available starting on the 15th of the month.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 13 people attended our writing group 

Computer Classes – 3 people attended Keyboard and Mouse, 4 people attended Computer Basics

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
Men’s Book Club – 8 people discussed The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Public Notary – Hoodland 17

Book a Librarian – 1 getting set with Veterans benefits

Exhibits
Wy’East Artisans Guild – Come see this group exhibit at the Sandy Library through July 6th

Kathleen Draine’s still life silent auction is benefitting Art programs at Sandy Library.  You may remember Kathleen as the previous Reference Librarian for the Library.  Come in to see her work and bid on a piece from any public service desk!