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

Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1873 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1868 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 28 New Art Alert, 26 April Programming Schedule, 23 Call for Artists

1026 Followers on Instagram (1018 last month) We had 135 post interactions, 128 likes, 0 comments, 2 saves, and 5 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 16 New Art Alert, 14 Book Club Photo, 12 Feeling Lucky Book Display

Our reel featuring the Fiber Art’s Show had 190 views on Instagram and 82 views on Facebook.

Top Library Blog posts: 63 April Book Club Picks, 9 March Seed Library News 

We currently have 3464 (3457 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Nextdoor
19 Posts
1645 Views
48 Email opens
1 Thanks
Your Community
3357 verified neighbors in 6 neighborhoods
23 neighbors joined last month

Computer Users
Sandy 446 sessions
Hoodland 89 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 – 119 users printed 247 jobs (895 pages)
Hoodland – 90 users printed 141 jobs (446 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 157, Hoodland 23

Checkouts 
Sandy -2837 sessions. This averages 92 sessions/day (90 last month) 10,543 items
Hoodland – 645 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (27 last month) 2,062 items
We checked out a total of 12,605 items (last month 10,653) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Dr. Suess’ Birthday – 54 people attended for a special Dr. Seuss storytime plus games and activities!

Living Way Preschool – 38 kids and 31 adults visited the library for storytime and a tour

Family Literacy Night at Head Start – The Library talked to 10 kids and 14 adults

Ongoing
Take & Make – 150 (120 Sandy and 30 Hoodland). Memory Game Card Set.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. 

Vista Apartments – 31 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 17 kids attended to work on puzzles

LEGO Club – Sandy 15 kids and 10 adults, Hoodland 7 kids and 6 adults

STEM Club – 10 kids and 5 Adults attended to make and test paper airplanes

Read to the Dog – 21 kids and 16 adults attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 13 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.

Mr Kitty is Lost by Greg Pizzoli
17 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Angela’s Glacier by Jordan Scott
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction

The Monster Mac and Cheese Party by Todd Parr
24 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
Tumblebaby by Adam Rex
Facebook – 12 views

I Am Happy! by Michael Rosen
14 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Sometimes It’s Nice to Be Alone by Amy Hest
Facebook – 26 views, 4 reactions

Ploof by Ben Clanton
28 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
Frances In the Country by Liz Garton Scanlon
Facebook – 16 views

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith – 17 kids and 10 adults attended

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 37 kids and 31 adults

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 17 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 12 teens attended to play Jackbox

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 5 teens attended

Take & Make – 96 (76 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) teens pick up supplies to make an Air Dry Clay Pot.  Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.

Teen Makerspace – 7 teens came to our Makerspace Camp to learn Rotary Glass Engraving.

Adult Programs
Special
A Very Simple Estate Planning Guide – 13 people attended this author talk with Cheryl Gill.

Fiber Arts Artist Exhibit Reception – 15 people attended to view and talk about their art

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 11 clients and 6 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.   

Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people pick up supplies to make a Felt Mushroom Ornament.  Adult Take and Makes are ready on the 15th of each month

Spanish Language Class – 7 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  26 attended the 2nd Monday and 7 attended on the 4th Monday.

English Class and ESOL tutoring – 7 people attended class.   8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 16 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 78 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, and 9 attended at Hoodland

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 41 people attended and 37 donated blood

Mahjong – 8 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterward

Edible Gardening Group – 22 people attended

Computer Classes – 1 attended iPhone and iPad

Book-a-Librarian – 5 people attended to learn how to save photos from iPhone onto a laptop, connect to a wifi hotspot, Play a CD on a laptop and bookmark a specific website, and update their Mac OS. 

Public Notary – Hoodland 29

Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Women’s Book Club – 16 people discussed Becoming Mrs Lewis by Patti Callahan
Hoodland Book Group – 10 people discussed The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Digital Book Group – 6 people discussed The Hunter by Tana French

Seed Check-outs and Donations
In 2024, we had 3045 packets of seeds checked out.  Brianna Chase, our Seed Library Coordinator reports that we have received seed packet donations from one additional seed company (5 total) since our last report – our new total in donated seeds totals $1265.32.
FedCo Seeds $55.45
If you get a chance, please thank them for their generosity.  

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

Social Media
1868 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1865 last month)
Top Facebook posts (by engagement): 115 Hoodland Fiber Arts Photo, 35 Mobile Library Vehicle Fundraising, 29 New Cultural Pass (Leach Botanical Gardens)

1018 Followers on Instagram (1009 last month) We had 137 post interactions, 121 likes, 2 comments, 8 saves, and 8 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 19 Hoodland Fiber Arts Photo, 15 Inclement Weather Closure, 11 New Cultural Pass (Oregon Jewish Museum)

Top Library Blog posts: 35 March Book Club Picks, 13 February Seed Library News, 11 National Library Lover’s Month Challenge

We currently have 3457 (3437 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Nextdoor
11 Posts
1349 Views
5 Email opens
1 Thanks

Your Community
3347 verified neighbors in 6 neighborhoods
22 neighbors joined last month

Computer Users
Sandy 370 sessions
Hoodland 63 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 – 116 users printed194 jobs (616 pages)
Hoodland – 50 users printed 86 jobs (400 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 88, Hoodland 12

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2435 sessions. This averages 90 sessions/day (90 last month) 8818 items
Hoodland – 560 sessions.  This averages 27 sessions/day (25 last month) 1835 items

We checked out a total of 10,653 items (last month 11,357) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Helpful Hungry Bats – Hoodland Library 6 kids and 5 parents attended.  Presented by Rick Reynolds from Engaging Every Student.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 150 (120 Sandy and 30 Hoodland). Rainbow Pony Bead Bracelet.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. 

Vista Apartments – 16 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 12 kids attended a Lunar New Year celebration.

LEGO Club – Sandy 10 kids and 6 adults

STEM Club – 22 kids and 20 Adults attended to listen to Rick Reynolds talk about Fantastic Freshwater Ecosystems.

Read to the Dog – 33 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 13 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.

Everything a Drum by Sarah Warren
7 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Phil’s Big Day by Liza Woodruff
Facebook – 13 views

1, 2 Grandpa Loves You by Shelly Becker
11 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
A Party For Florine by Yevgenia Nayberg
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction

Is This the Bus For Us? by Harriet Ziefert
13 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Amazing Abe by Norman H Finkelstein
Facebook – 18 views, 2 reactions

Brush! Brush! Brush! by Douglas Florian
14 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Nothing by John Agee
Facebook – 14 views, 1 reaction

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith, Emily Huffman – 11 kids and 7 adults attended

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 17 kids and 13 adults

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 11 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 4 teens attended

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 2 teens attended

Take & Make – 87 (67 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) teens pick up supplies to make an Herbarium.  Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.

Teen Makerspace – up to 9 teens came to our two – five week Makerspace Camps.  So far they have made Laser Cut Heart Shapped Boxes and Custom Acrylic LED signs.

Adult Programs
Special
Plant Swap – 53 people attended

Author Talk – Gary Brumbelow discussed his book Someplace North, Someplace Wild

Craft Swap – 62 people attended

Puzzle Swap – 7 people attended at Hoodland

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 12 clients and 10 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.   

Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people pick up supplies to make Macrame Feather Keychains.  Adult Take and Makes are ready on the 15th of each month

Spanish Language Class – 8 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  22 attended the 2nd Monday and 26 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL tutor – 6 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 16 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 45 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, and 15 attended Fiber Arts at Hoodland!

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 29 people attended and 25 donated blood.

Mahjong – 15 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterwards.

Edible Gardening Group – 7 people attended

French Conversation group – 5 people attended this group at Hoodland Library

Computer Classes – 2 people attended Microsoft Word, 3 attended iPhone and iPad

Book-a-Librarian – 4 people attended to install critical updates on laptop and load apps on Samsung tablet, Upload photos from memory card onto laptop, Libby Kindle installation and tutorial, get help with a laptop.

Public Notary – Hoodland 18

Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 12 people discussed The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Hoodland Book Group – 7 people discussed This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Digital Book Group – 7 people discussed Funny Story by Emily Henry

Exhibits
Fiber Fusion: A Show by the Sandy Library Fiber Arts Group -Visit with the fiber artists at their Reception on March 31 at 5:30 pm in the Fireplace Room. This show will be on display now through May 18th.

Seed Check-outs and Donations
In 2024, we had 3045 packets of seeds checked out.  Brianna Chase, our Seed Library Coordinator reports that this year, we have received seed packet donations from 4 nurseries/companies totaling $1209.87.
Baker Creek = $$368.75
Peaceful Valley = $81.82
Portland Nursery = $450.00
Territorial Seed = $309.30
If you get a chance, please thank them for their generosity.  

Game Donations 
Our new Teen Librarian Kris Ritchie has been busy digging into Teen services.  He wrote to multiple game companies asking for donations of games.  Thus far Kris has received a grand total of $1,508.46 in games! Most of these games will be set aside for teen programs, but some (especially for younger or older groups) will go into the Library of Things collection. Below are the game companies that have donated so far.
Steve Jackson Games: $179.65
Magpie games: $319.33
Paizo (Pathfinder RPG): $65.00
Roxley: $100.00
Monte Cook Games: $160.48
Rio Grande Games: $684

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

Social Media
1865 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1853 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 40 Strategic Questions Post, 23 New Art in the Sandy Library (Creation Station), 22 National Library Lover’s Month Challenge

1009 Followers on Instagram (1004 last month) We had 140 post interactions, 130 likes, 0 comments, 4 saves, and 6 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 10 NEW DVD Stickers, 9 Second Dungeon Master Wanted (Reel), 8 New Art at the Hoodland Library
Our Instagram Reel for a second Dungeon Master received 301 views. 

Top Library Blog posts: 41 February Book Club Picks, 17 LINCC How-To: How To Enable Your Checkout History, 11 January Seed Library News

We currently have 3437 (3423 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Nextdoor
1953 Views
1 Email open
7 Thanks
Your Community
3333 verified neighbors in 6 neighborhoods
39 neighbors joined last month

Computer Users
Sandy 414 sessions
Hoodland 76 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 – 161 users printed 219 jobs (879 pages)
Hoodland – 52 users printed 79 jobs (213 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 146, Hoodland 30

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2620 sessions. This averages 90 sessions/day (82 last month) 9305 items
Hoodland – 636 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (21 last month) 2052 items
We checked out a total of 11,357 items (last month 9,780) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland).  Paper Lanterns.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. 

Vista Apartments – 37 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 16 kids attended to learn to sew at this monthly outreach event.

LEGO Club – Sandy 18 kids and 12 adults

STEM Club – 23 kids and 12 Adults attended to make Glow-in-the-Dark Putty.

Read to the Dog – 28 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 14 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.

Just One Flake by Travis Jonker
13 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Plumber Pearl by Andrea Zimmerman
Facebook – 16 views

I’m Going to Build a Snowman by Jashar Awan
16 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
The Planets by Gail Gibbons
Facebook – 13 views

I am Hungry by Michael Rosen
15 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
A Tree is a Community by David L Harrison
Facebook – 22 views, 1 reaction

Are you a Monster? by Guilherme Karsten presented by Emily Huffman
25 kids and 17 adults attended in the Library
Once Upon Another Time by Charles Ghigna
Facebook – 13 views, 1 reaction

Boop! By Bea Birdsong
7 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Galaxies, Galaxies by Gail Gibbons
Facebook – 00 views

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith, Emily Huffman – 32 kids and 25 adults attended (This includes our Teddy Bear Sleepover!)

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel and Emily Huffman – 32 kids and 27 adults (This includes our Teddy Bear Sleepover).

Teen Programs
Special
Geek Out! – 7 teens participated in this Cosplay fashion Show, artwork display and fandom potluck.  12 people total attended.

Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 9 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 8 teens attended to make book hedgehogs.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 8 teens attended to help staff work on their January Program Geek Out!.  A cosplay fashion fashion show with potluck and art exhibit.

Take & Make – 87 teens pick up supplies to make Lavender Sugar Scrub.  Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.

Teen Makerspace – 15 teens came to our first week in our 5 week Makerspace Camps.  So far they have made laser engraved leather bracelets.

Adult Programs
Special
Seedy Saturday – 55 people attended to bring seeds and take others home with them.

Creation Station Artist reception – 30 people came to meet the artists and view the art of our Creation Station participants.  Come view the art through March 16th.

Vision Board Workshop – 7 people attended this program to create a vision for their life in 2025 with presenter Janelle Wren

Estate Planning Workshop – 9 people attended to listen to presenter Jamie Worley of AFEPI NW at the Hoodland Library.

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 12 clients and 10 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.   Watch this quick video about what this resource means to community members.

Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people pick up supplies to create a Positive Affirmations kit.  Adult Take and Makes are ready on the 15th of each month

Spanish Language Class – 6 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  23 attended the 2nd Monday and 30 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 8 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 26 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 59 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, and 8 attended our first month of Fiber Arts in Hoodland!

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 31 people attended and 27 donated blood.

Mahjong – 15 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterwards.

French Conversation group – 4 people attended this group at Hoodland Library

Computer Classes – 4 people attended Keyboard and Mouse, Computer Basics, Internet Basics, and  Google Drive and Google Docs classes.

Book-a-Librarian – 3 people attended to transfer data from an old phone to a new one, download apps onto a new iPad, and ascertain why calls are not coming through on their phone.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 18 people discussed The Women by Kristin Hannah
Men’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Luster by Raven Leilani
Hoodland Book Group – 4 people discussed How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristin Perrin
Digital Book Group – 3 people discussed Martin Marten by Brian Doyle

Public Notary – Hoodland 11

Strategic Plan
The Sandy and Hoodland Libraries have begun work on our next Strategic Plan and we need your help!  We have a very quick 5 question survey for you to fill out.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Sandy_Hoodland

The information that you provide will give the Libraries a chance to formulate our plan to meet community needs.  We aim to get many community responses both from current library users and non users.

Thank you for your help shaping library services for the future!

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

Shortest Day Walkway – We had 271 people visit our booth to play a game, pick up swag and Take & Makes.

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1853 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1852 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 19 Cultural Pass Express, 18 January Events at the Library, 18 hoodland Fiber Arts Group

1004 Followers on Instagram (990 last month) We had 130 post interactions, 126 likes, 1 comment, 2 saves, and 6 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 17 Cultural Pass Express, 15 Gingerbread House Winners, 13 Gingerbread House Competition

Top Library Blog posts: 16 January Book Club Picks, 8 Sandy Seed Library News

We currently have 3423 (3412 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Nextdoor
15 posts
1720 views
2 email opens
1 thanks
3300 verified neighbors in 6 neighborhoods, 25 neighbors joined last month

Computer Users
Sandy 388 sessions
Hoodland 50 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 – 109 users printed 134 jobs (477 pages)
Hoodland – 61 users printed 89 jobs (177 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 109, Hoodland 27

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2378 sessions. This averages 82 sessions/day (89 last month) 8095 items
Hoodland – 501 sessions.  This averages 21 sessions/day (23 last month) 1685 items
We checked out a total of 9,780 items (last month 10,995) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 130 (105 Sandy and 25 Hoodland).  Decotropes.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. 

Vista Apartments – 25 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 19 kids attended to do Holiday crafts at this monthly outreach event.

LEGO Club – Sandy 7 kids and 5 adults

Read to the Dog – 6 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 11 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.

Bing, Bop, Bam, Time to Jam by Valerie Bolling
13 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
The Table by Winsome Bingham
Facebook – 16 views

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall
12 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
Five Stories by Ellen Weinstein
Facebook – 17 views

A Day in the Sun by Diana Ejaita
14 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
The House Without Lights by Reem Faruqi
Facebook – 22 views, 1 reaction

The Days After Christmas by Maggie Rudd presented by Emily Huffman
4 kids and 2 adults attended in the Library
Banana Dream by Hasan Namir
Facebook – 19 views, 2 reactions

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith, Emily Huffman, and Brianna Chase – 6 kids and 4 adults attended 

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel and Emily Huffman – 30 kids and 26 adults

Teen Programs
Special
Gingerbread house contest – 11 teens attended and created Gingerbread creations.  
Gingerbread winner #11 – Peppermint Place
1st runner up  #8 – Shrek’s New Estate
2nd runner up #2 – The Gingerbread Dream

Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 3 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 15 teens attended to make LED light-up and pop-up cards.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 8 teens attended to help staff work on their January Program Geek Out!.  A cosplay fashion fashion show with potluck and art exhibit.

Take & Make – 76 teens pick up supplies to make Orange Cinnamon decorations.  Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.

Adult Programs
Special
Estate Planning workshop – 5 people attended at Hoodland

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 12 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.   

Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people pick up supplies to make a charm scent diffuser.  Adult Take and Makes are ready on the 15th of each month

Spanish Language Class – 8 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  16 attended the 2nd Monday and 20 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 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 

Fiber Arts Circle – 52 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons 

Mahjong – 9 people attended

French Conversation group – 5 people attended this group at Hoodland Library

Computer Classes – 4 people attended Introduction to iPhones and iPads, 3 people attended Google Drive and Google Docs  

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 12 people discussed I Miss the Rain in Africa by Nancy Wesson
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Hoodland Book Group – 4 people discussed The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Digital Book Group – 3 people discussed Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

Public Notary – Hoodland 9

Exhibits
Creation Station Artists Exhibit – Come into the Sandy Library through March 16th to view the work of these wonderful community members.

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.

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.

Sandy Mountain Festival Parade
The Library was entry #77. A great time was had by all. We won 2nd place in the marching category!

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
1795 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1784 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 28 Sandy Mountain Festival Parade Results, 26 Cultural Express Pass Museums, 25 Harry Potter’s Birthday Party

961 Followers on Instagram (959 last month) 160 post interactions, 221 likes, 2 comments, 7 saves, and 10 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 22 people reacted to Sandy Mountain Festival Parade Results, 15 to Meet Our New Teen Intern: Aubrey Anderson, 11 to Read Alikes for Lessons in Chemistry and 11 to Sandy Beach Read Display

Top Library Blog posts: 34 August Book Club Picks, 18 Meet Our Teen Intern: Aubrey Anderson, 11 Catching Up With the Classics: 10 Books Turning 50 in 2024

Nextdoor posts
7 Posts
1732 Views
193 Email opens

Computer Users
Sandy 482 sessions
Hoodland 98 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 – 97 users printed 162 jobs (1320 pages)
Hoodland – 58 users printed 292 jobs (674 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 134, Hoodland 21

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2814 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (93 last month) 10,336 items
Hoodland – 620 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (25 last month) 1913 items

We checked out a total of 12,249 items (last month 12,191) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Mountain Festival kids parade – 119 kids came to the library booth to make parade streamers and fish garbage out of a pond.

Fantastic Freshwater Ecosystems – 10 kids and 6 adults came to this Summer Reading program offered by Rick Reynolds in Meinig Park.

Ongoing
Endangered Species Scavenger Hunt – Sandy 134, Hoodland 3

Take & Make – 170 (150 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Sunshine Journal. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 20 kids attended for literacy, STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 34 kids and 10 adults attended this monthly outreach to attend a mini carnival.

LEGO Club – Hoodland 7 kids and 7 adults

Read to the Dog – 14 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 21 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.

Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing by Amy Hest
Facebook – 12 views

Walter’s Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood
10 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Turtle-Turtle and the Wide Wide River by Jane Hillenbrand
Facebook – 11 views

She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain by Jonathan Emmett
18 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Looking for Peppermint by Maxwell Eaton
Facebook – 9 views

Bee  by Brita Teckentrup
13 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Daisy the Daydreamer by Jennifer Goldfinger
Facebook – 9 views

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith – 9 kids and 9 adults attended 

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  29 kids and 22 adults.
Storytime at Hoodland Farmer’s Market Presented by Alex Steinmetz – 9 kids and 5 adults

Teen Programs
Special
Harry Potter’s Birthday –   300 People came to create potions, get sorted into their house, do crafts, and eat/drink Harry Potter themed food and drinks. 

Ongoing
Take & Make – 99 (77 Sandy and 12 Hoodland). Create your own Henna Tattoo.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

Makerspace – 32 teens attended our 5 week camps.  This month they learned how to sew patches onto canvas bags and build a Tetrahedral Kite.

Dungeons and Dragons – 11 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make Plantable Poppy Seed paper.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 3 teens attended to work on their Japanese and Korean culinary adventure.

Adult Programs
Special
Phame acting class – 8 adults with developmental disabilities attended.

Ongoing
*NEW* Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 13 clients and 9 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 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 – 30 (20 Sandy and 10 Hoodland).  Sunshine Journal.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 56 people attended, 47 donors

Spanish Language Class – 11 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  20 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month, and 20 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 6 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 26 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 – 7 people discussed Palm Beach Finland by Antti Tuomainen
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed The Sweetness of Nature by Nathan Harris

Public Notary – Hoodland 38

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.

Hoodland

Hoodland Quilt
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary by Ardyth Knapp of the Hoodland Piecemakers Quilt Club

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.

You will see new faces at Sandy and Hoodland Libraries in June!
We hired three Library Clerks (20-30 hours/week) and three On-Call Library Clerks.  They will be starting in their positions soon!

Kimberly Gomez-Ruelas started in  2015 as a Shelver. In 2019, she became an On-Call Clerk.  You will see her for 30 hours/week as a Library Clerk.  Kimberly also helps run our bilingual Spanish/English language programs at Vista Apartments and Pioneer Mobile Home Park.  Kimberly has already started her position.

Felicite Toney comes to us with significant library experience by way of Juneau, Alaska, and more recently, Hillsboro and Canby Libraries.  She begins her 30 hour/week position on June 17th.  Felicite will work one day a week at Hoodland and three days at Sandy.

Crista Doty is making a career change into libraries.  Crista moved to Oregon to be a caregiver for a family member.  Her most recent work experience was as a Legal Process Specialist in Marin County.  Crista starts her 20 hour/week position on June 12th.

Richard Camp, Emily Huffman, and Laura Skaggs are our three new On-Call Clerks.  They will begin their new positions on June 13th.

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

Social Media
1748 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1736 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 19 National Rescue Dog Day, 16 June Event Calendar, 16 Hearing and Development Screening

952 Followers on Instagram (944 last month)  We had 131 post interactions, 122 likes, 1 comment, 2 saves, and 6 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 15 people reacted to Call for Artists, 11 people reacted to National Rescue Dog Day, 8 people responded to Men’s Book Club

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 43 June Book Club Picks, 14 Mental Health Resources at Your Library, 13 National Mother Goose Day

Summary of Nextdoor
7 posts, 1732 views, 193 email opens, 2 thanks

Computer Users
Sandy 500 sessions
Hoodland 112 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 – 50 users printed 143 jobs (249 pages)
Hoodland – 33 users printed 98 jobs (233 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 138, Hoodland 21

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2567 sessions. This averages 86 sessions/day (91 last month) 9266 items
Hoodland – 634 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (21 last month) 1936 items
We checked out a total of 11,202 items (last month 11,698) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 150 (120 Sandy and 30 Hoodland). Paper plate flying saucer. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 77 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 35 kids attended this new monthly outreach event for Free Comic Book Day.

LEGO Club – Sandy 8 kids and 4 adults, Hoodland 3 kids and 1 adult

STEM Club – 23 kids and 13 adults came to hear about Bats from local expert Rick Reynolds

Read to the Dog – 19 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 21 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.

The Little Red Hen makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges presented by Briana Chase
17 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies
Facebook – 16 views, 1 reaction

Frog in the Bog by Karma WIlson
20 kids and 17 adults attended in the Library
If you want to Ride a Horse by Amy Novesky 
Facebook – 13 views, 1 reaction

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye? byJane Yolen
20 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Plus One by John Hare
Facebook – 13 views, 3 reactions

Cornelius P Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?  by Barney Saltzberg
11 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The Brand-New Never-Used Perfect Crayons by Leanne Hatch
Facebook – 11 views

Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
19 kids and 16 adults attended in the library
Bunny Should Be Sleeping by Amy Hest
Facebook – 

Saturday Storytime is growing!  Presented by Monica Smith and Briana Chase
16 kids and 17 adults attended 

Spanish Storytime – 5 kids and 4 adults attended this weekly program on Sunday at 1:00 pm

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  44 kids and 34 adults.

Teen Programs
Special
Free Comic Book Day – 152 people attended this all ages program

Introduction to Comics / Cartooning – 11 teens attended this workshop with Andrew Lytle

Ongoing
Take & Make – 90 (75 Sandy and 15 Hoodland).  Dragon Eyes.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

Teen Hangout – 7 teens attended to make Dragon Eyes and 11 attended to build terrariums.

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 6 teens attended to work on their japanese and Korean culinary adventure.

Adult Programs
Special
*NEW* Yappy Hour – The Library counted 270 people and dogs at this inaugural event sponsored by Parks and Recreation.  We had a blast handing out frisbees and running a dog treat shell game.

Spring Celebration – 45 people came to the Library booth at Spring Celebration to make a craft and talk about the Sandy Seed Library.

5 Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 18 people attended this seminar with CEO, Jamie D. Worley of American Family Estate Preservation-Northwest

Beavers and How to Live With Them – 12 people attended

Back Yard Chickens – 10 people attended this Sandy Seed Library program

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland).  Feather Mobile.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 36 people attended, 32 donors

Spanish Language Class – 14 people attended with one teacher

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  18 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 8 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 25 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 48 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 7 people attended 

Mahjong – 1 person attended this monthly program at Hoodland.  Learn Mahjong and play! 

French Conversation group – 6 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 15 people discussed Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Men’s Book Club – 13 people discussed White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? by N K Jemisin
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

National Library Week
In honor of National Library week (April 7-13th), the Libraries donated all fines received (and waived half for people participating!) to the Sandy Community Action Center and Neighborhood Missions.  At Sandy the amount collected to purchase needed food items at Sandy Community Action Center was $153.85, and Hoodland collected $17.70 for neighborhood Missions.  Thank you to everyone who paid their fines this week!

Dianne Downey retired from the Hoodland Library after 25 years of service.  Dianne was a Clackamas County library employee until 2009 when Sandy took on the management of the Hoodland branch.  We held a retirement party at the Hoodland Library during open hours.  A number of library patrons came to say farewell.

Greg Fox promoted in Sandy and Hoodland Library as our Technical Services Library Assistant!  Greg Fox joined the library in 2015 as a Shelver. In 2019, he also became a Substitute Clerk, and in 2022 he became a part-time Library Clerk.  He has assisted with our STEM programming in the Teen Makerspace and started leading the Kids’ STEM programs in 2023.

Lara Wilent and Alex Steinmetz changed positions in Sandy and Hoodland Library as our Hoodland Lead Library Assistants!  Lara became a City of Sandy Library Clerk when Sandy Library took on management of the Hoodland branch in 2009.  Before that, she had worked at the Hoodland Library for many years as a County employee.  Alex Steinmetz joined the Library Advisory Board in January 2023, then began working as a substitute clerk for the libraries in August 2023.  She started a position as Library Assistant – Graphic Design in March 2024.  Alex will work two days a week in Sandy and three in Hoodland and will continue to do our graphic design and public relations work for both libraries.

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
1736 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1713 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 41 National Librarian Day, 40 Library Workers Day, 31 Enola’s Apology

944 Followers on Instagram (931 last month)  We had 217 post interactions, 197 likes, 2 comments, 2 saves, and 16 shares

Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 19 people reacted to National Library Workers Day, 16 to Enola’s Apology, and 15 to Wy’East In Bloom Exhibit

Top Library Blog posts (by engagement): 45 May Book Club, 33 Celebrating Teen Literature with Rebecca Hanset, 26 Celebrating Children’s Picture Book Day & D.E.A.R. Day

Computer Users
Sandy 514 sessions
Hoodland 112 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 – 59 users printed 229 jobs (707 pages)
Hoodland – 37 users printed 92 jobs (277 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 123, Hoodland 22

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2727 sessions. This averages 91 sessions/day (90 last month) 9,977 items
Hoodland – 566 sessions.  This averages 21 sessions/day (23 last month) 1721 items
We checked out a total of 11,698 items (last month 12,157) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Dia del Nino / Children’s day 135 people attended. 10 kids and 10 adults attended our Spanish language storytime.   We gave away 23 books in Spanish and 16 in English.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Handprint Lilies.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  

Vista Apartments – 32 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.

NEW *Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 30 kids and 16 adults attended this new monthly outreach event for painting and planting

LEGO Club – Sandy 12 kids and 11 adults

STEM Club – 15 kids and 9 adults came to make 3D printed bubble wands

Read to the Dog – 10 kids attended to read to Tanis

Reading Tutoring – 26 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.

The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli 
9 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
You Are Ready! The World Is Waiting by Eric Carle
Facebook – 14 views, 2 reactions

The Bunnies Are Not In Their Beds by Marisabina Russo
12 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
I’m Not Small by Nina Crews 
Facebook – 14 views, 2 reactions

Penguin On Vacation by Salina Yoon presented by Alex Steinmetz
10 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Superbaby by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
Facebook – 14 views

Where Is The Green Sheep by Mem Fox presented by Briana Chase
18 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Facebook – 13 views, 1 reaction

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors 10 kids and 9 adults attended 

NEW! *Spanish Storytime – 7 kids and 4 adults attended this new program which happens weekly on Sunday at 1:00 pm

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  40 kids and 35 adults.

Teen Programs
Special
World Culinary Tour – 16 teens attended to try foods from around the world.  This program was created, planned, and marketed by the Teen Advisory Board.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). Wind-up Magic Butterfly.  Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.

MakerSpace – 9 teens attended our Makerspace Camp at the Community Center.  They made Mason bee houses and Laser Engraved S’mores.

Teen Hangout – 10 teens attended to make butterfly pranks and S’mores

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended to work on their next culinary adventure.

Adult Programs
Special
5 Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 30 people attended this seminar with CEO, Jamie D. Worley of American Family Estate Preservation-Northwest

Celebration of Poetry – 3 people attended to share poems with one another.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland).  Paper Hyacinths.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.

Blood drive with the American Red Cross – 38 people attended, 34 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.  26 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month and 23 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 10 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 13 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 31 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 51 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons

Dungeons & Dragons – 4 people attended 

Computer Classes – 1 attended Keyboard and Mouse, 2 – Computer Basics, 2 – Microsoft Word, and 2 – Google Tools classes

NEW *Mahjong – 5 people attended this new monthly program at Hoodland.  Learn Mahjong and play! 

NEW *French Conversation group – 4 people attended this new group at Hoodland Library.

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 14 people discussed The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Men’s Book Club – 8 people discussed Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed How much of these Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang

Public Notary – Hoodland 5

Exhibits
We currently have an exhibit provided by the North American Bigfoot Center in Boring OR.  Come in to view it through June 8th.

Come into the Hoodland Library before July 10th to see the mixed media art of sandy resident Debrah Spencer.