Fundraising and grants for Mobile Library (as of 10/10/2025) total = $32,175
Grants $10,000
Business Donations $750
Individual Donations $20,000
Restaurant Fundraisers $1425.33

Farmers Markets
This month we talked to 95 (123 last month) people at the Mt Hood Farmers Market and 131 (99 last month) people at the Hoodland Farmers Market.  We collected a total of $183 (last month $187) to help us upfit the Mobile Library.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS in the Library is taking a break for the month of August.  They will return on September 9th.

Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1933 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1925 last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement):49 Accepting New Members for Hoodland Friends of the Library, 28 Dine Around Sandy: Brady’s Brats, 20 Craft Swap

1087 Followers on Instagram (1084 last month) We had 185 post interactions, 160 likes, 3 comments, 1 save, and 21 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 17 Dine Around Welches: Rendezvous Grill, 16 Dine Around Sandy and Welches Thank You, 15 Accepting New Members for the Hoodland Friends of the Library
Our Instagram Reel showcasing the new Clackamas County Arts Exhibit by the Damascus Fiber Arts School received 132 views. 

Top Library Blog posts: 74 October Book Club Picks, 29 Sandy Seed Library News

We currently have 3644 (3599 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Computer Users
Sandy 389 sessions
Hoodland 134 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 – 227 users printed 372 jobs (1346 pages)
Hoodland – 109 users printed 188 jobs (785 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 121, Hoodland 20

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2609 sessions. This averages 90 sessions/day (88 last month) 8,949 items
Hoodland – 561 sessions.  This averages 22 sessions/day (23 last month) 1,647 items
We checked out a total of 10,596 items (last month 11,671) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Back to School – Literacy scavenger hunt – 102 kids completed this for a small prize

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 5 kids attended for fun and games

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 13 kids attended to do fun stuff!

LEGO Club – Sandy 3 kids and 3 adults

STEM Club – 21 kids and 10 adults attended to make ice cream

Read to the Dog – 36 kids and 21 adults attended to read to Tanis who returned from vacation on August 12th. 

Reading Tutoring – 7 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Take & Make – 120 people (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up kits to make nature suncatchers.  Kids Take & Makes are available starting on the 15th of each month.

Storytimes
Storytime videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Clive penguin by AAAA
15 kids and 10 adults attended
In the World of Whales by AAAA
Facebook – 19 views 

Dog Vs. Strawberry by AAAA
11 kids and 9 adults attended 
The Air We Share by AAAA
Facebook – 9 views

Doris by AAAA
15 kids and 13 adults attended
Island Storm by AAAA
Facebook – 6 views

Grandma Root Grows Fruit by AAAA
10 kids and 9 adults attended
The Moving Book by AAAA
Facebook – 10 views

Saturday Storytime  – 4 kids and 3 adults attended

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 20 kids and 16 adults

Hoodland Farmers Market – 8 kids and 2 adults attended

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Makerspace – 16 teens attended

Dungeons and Dragons – 16 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 9 teens attended to use a button maker and play a dice game

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 8 teens attended

Adult Programs
Special
The Five Most Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 7 people attended at Hoodland

Growing Houseplants in the Pacific Northwest – 5 people attended this presentation by OSU Extension Service Master Gardener™ Kris LaMar

Noche de Loteria – 35 people attended this program during Hispanic Heritage month.

Craft Swap – 57 people brought items to swap.

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 4 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.   

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 28 people attended.  24 donors and 4 staff/volunteers attended.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  21 attended the 2nd Monday and 28 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages tutoring –  9 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each).  English Language class – 1 student.

Writing Group  – 23 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 57 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons

Edible Gardening Group – 8 people attended 

Spanish Class – 5 people attended

Book-a-Librarian – 1 people learned about Macbook documents, photos on their phone

Public Notary – Hoodland 14

Technology Classes – Keyboard and Mouse – 1, Computer Basics – 1

Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 12 people discussed James by Percival Everett
Women’s Book Group – 8 people discussed Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed Solito by Javier Zamora
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

Summer Reading We had a great turnout for Summer Readers this year!
Sandy
Little Readers Enrolled 63/Kids Enrolled 206/Teens Enrolled 131/Adults Enrolled 171
Little Reader Finishers 25/Kid Finishers 105/Teen Finishers 71/Adult Finishers 81

Hoodland
Little Readers Enrolled 4/Kids Enrolled 28/Teens Enrolled 9/Adults Enrolled 15
Little Reader Finishers 3/Kid Finishers 10/Teen Finishers 3/Adult Finishers 5

Summer Reading Prize Winners
Little Readers Grand Prize; Cecilia Rice
Little Readers Bundle Imagination Library: Ellis Dean
Little Readers Caldecott: Joanna Roach

Kids Grand Prizes: Sasha Maleyev, Clayton Clark
Emily Windsnap Chapter Book collection: Harper Mele
Paddington Chapter Book collection: Leilani Webb
The Questioneers Chapter Book collection: Tevan Riehl
Junie B Jones Chapter Book collection: Karaline Kent

Teen Grand Prize: Jaxson Clark
5th Wave book bundle: Alyana Lockhart
Series’ first books bundle: Ethan Vixathep
Gift card winners: Seth Meier, Eli Knight, Finn Ahr, Mac Harris Lambert, Summer Knight

Adult Grand Prize: Ahbree Simpson
Wheel of Time book bundle: Laura Reese
Far Side book bundle: Julie Fehlman
Gift card winners: Mariah Rice, Laura Carpenter, William Imholt, Cory Mandina, Krista Harris

School Supply Drives
Thanks to our generous community members for donating enough supplies for 60 kids in Sandy and 183 items in Hoodland.

Farmers Markets
This month we talked to 123 (136 last month) people at the Mt Hood Farmers Market and 99 (67 last month) people at the Hoodland Farmers Market.  We collected a total of $187 (last month $167) to help us upfit the Mobile Library.

Restaurant Fundraisers for Mobile Library – results Sandy Library
Chipotle $113.38 (25% of supporters sales)
Panda Express $93.13 (20% of supporters sales)
Dairy Queen – Sandy $171.48 (10% of all sales)
Boring Brewing $100 (20% of all sales)
Scoop ‘n Swirl $85.94 (20% of all sales)
Brady’s Brats and Burgers $197.40 (10% of all sales)

Restaurant Fundraisers for Mobile Library – results Hoodland Library
Cooper’s Wine Bar $100.00 (10% of all sales)
Dairy Queen – Rhododendron $204.00 (10% of all sales)
Rendezvous Grill – $360.00 (10% of food sales)

Upcoming Fundraiser!
Bingo Event at Mt Pizza and Brews – Oct 24th 6-9pm
Books, bingo, and brews! Come on down to Mt. Pizza and Brews for a FUNdraising night of community! The Sandy Public Library will be hosting a bingo night and silent auction to raise money for the new mobile library! In addition, 20% of sales at Mt. Pizza will be donated to help outfit the vehicle and get it ready to get on the road! Every bite brings us closer to books on the go! 

Business Sponsorships thus far:
Friend of the Mobile Library – Scenic Fruit $250.00

Grants
Ford Family Foundation: applied August 4, 2025
Request: $25,000
Result: $10,000 ($8,000 for Sandy and $2,000 for Hoodland)

Roundhouse Foundation: applied/due August 15, 2025
Request: $25,000
Timeline: Decisions announced 8-10 weeks after application deadline

Oregon Community Foundation: applied/due July 11, 2025
Request: $40,000
Timeline: Decisions announced Mid-November

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS in the Library is taking a break for the month of August.  They will return on September 9th.

Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1925 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1917 last month)

Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 28 Tech Skills for Today, 27 Dine Around Welches: Cooper’s Wine Bar, 26 Seed Library Photo

1084 Followers on Instagram (1073 last month) We had 214 post interactions, 171 likes, 1 comment, 8 saves, and 34 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 27 Fundraising Update Reel, 19 Dine Around Sandy and Welches, 17 Wire and Bead Sculptures

Top Library Blog posts: 52 September Book Club Picks, 30 Sandy Seed Library News – August, 22 The 411 on Educator Cards

We currently have 3599 (3592 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Computer Users
Sandy 444 sessions
Hoodland 105 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 – 174 users printed 578 jobs (2051 pages)
Hoodland – 128 users printed 205 jobs (716 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 116, Hoodland 29

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2,732 sessions. This averages 88 sessions/day (92 last month) 9,923 items
Hoodland – 591 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions/day (25 last month) 1,1748 items
We checked out a total of 11,671 items (last month 12,041) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Welches Back to school – We talked to 12 people about the Hoodland Library.

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 32 kids attended to make bird feeders, create LEGO constructs, and art with Wy’East Artisans

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 6 kids attended to create terrariums

LEGO Club – Sandy 9 kids and 6 adults, Hoodland 8 kids and 5 adults

STEM Club – 7 kids and 4 adults attended Terrific Trees 

Read to the Dog – 15 kids and 9 adults attended to read to Tanis who returned from vacation on August 12th. 

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

Storytimes – STORYTIME WILL BE BACK IN THE LIBRARY IN SEPTEMBER
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.

Bunny Loves Beans by Jane Whittingham
8 kids and 8 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
First Star by Will Hillenbrand
Facebook – 24 views 

Mel Fell by Corey Tabor
7 kids and 5 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
In the Night Garden by Carin Berger
Facebook – 15 views

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
9 kids and 6 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Fridays are for Churros by Jenny Alvarado
Facebook – 18 views

Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan
14 kids and 11adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Bear and the Three Goldilocks by Patrick Horne
Facebook – 21 views

There’s That Sun Again by Mk Smith Despres
Facebook – 11 views

Sensory Storytime – Presented by Todos Juntos.  1 kids and 1 adults attended.  This storytime takes place on the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 10:00 am.  It is for Neurodivergent kids or kids that need more individualized attention.

Saturday Storytime  is on vacation until September!

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 41kids and 34 adults
Hoodland Farmers Market – 6 kids

Teen Programs
Special
(Almost) End of Summer Teen Lock In – 13 teens and 4 adults attended to play life-size Among Us in the library

Ongoing
Makerspace – 13 teens attended to make a laser-engraved, highly detailed historical map of Sandy for display in the Sandy Historical Society Museum.

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

Teen Hangout – 7 teens attended Anime Club

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 5 teens attended

Adult Programs
Special
Demystifying Pressure Canning – 15 people attended to listen to the presentation by Oregon State University Extension Service.

Seed Saving – 5 people attended this presentation by Join OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Cindy Manselle

Hoodland Library’s 10th Anniversary celebration! – Hoodland Library has been in its current building for 10 years.  Over 2 days we gave out 131 mini cupcakes and cookies!

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 14 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.   

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 56 people attended.  48 donors and 8 staff/volunteers attended.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  26 attended the 2nd Monday and 20 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages tutoring –  7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 24 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 57 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons

Edible Gardening Group – 16 people attended to tour Farm Dog Farming Company.

Book-a-Librarian – 5 people learned about iPhone storage, Google photos settings, how to save to a thumb drive, updating their computer and MS Word, selling online (FB Marketplace, etc), deleting malware, taking a screenshot, their iPad and iPhone.

Public Notary – Hoodland 14

Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 13 people discussed Stronghold: One Man’s Quest to Save the World’s Wild Salmon by Tucker Malarkey
Women’s Book Group – 13 people discussed The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
Hoodland Book Group – 6 people discussed The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot  by Marianne Cronin
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed Dogs Who Found Me by Ken Foster

Summer Reading
Started June 1st and runs through August 31st.  Register online to get started now!  Go to our website to see what the reading prizes are and what programs are happening!

Farmers Markets
This month we talked to 136 (113 last month) people at the Mt Hood Farmers Market and 67 (125 last month) people at the Hoodland Farmers Market.  We collected a total of $167 (last month $171) to help us upfit the Mobile Library.  We gave away 59 Take & Makes for kids.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
ODHS in the Library is taking a break for the month of August.  They will return on September 9th.

Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1917 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1899 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 98 The Life Cycle of a Salmon Event, 36 The Art of Conservation, 31 Quidditch in the Park (photo and map)

1073 Followers on Instagram (1061 last month) We had 261 post interactions, 172 likes, 3 comments, 5 saves, and 18 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 26 Cultural Pass Express, 14 Quidditch in the Park Graphic, 14 New Art at the Hoodland Library

Top Library Blog posts: 37 August Book Club Picks, 10 Sandy Seed Library News July, 8 The Most Anticipated Book to Screen Adaptations of 2025

We currently have 3592 (3539 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Computer Users
Sandy 456 sessions
Hoodland 107 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 – 241 users printed 355 jobs (1697 pages)
Hoodland – 161 users printed 202 jobs (673 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 130, Hoodland 38

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2,769 sessions. This averages 92 sessions/day (89 last month) 10,069 items
Hoodland – 660 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions/day (24 last month) 1,972 items
We checked out a total of 12,041 items (last month 11,088) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Jugglemania! – 120(!) people attended this Summer Reading program presented by Rhys Thomas in Meinig Park.

Mountain Festival Kids Parade – 41 kids and 19 parents visited the library’s table.

Lifecycle of a Salmon – 77 kids and 43 adults attended this program at the Sandy Fish Hatchery.  Riley Berg – Teen Intern planned fun activities for 6 different stations, and people got to learn about and see large and small salmon.

Quidditch in the Park – 119 people attended this Harry Potter themed event in Bluff Park.  Kids crafted their own broomstick, played quidditch, and enjoyed some butterbeer.

The Art of Conservation: Washed Ashore – 5 kids and 5 parents attended this Summer Reading program presented by the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

Powerplay for the Planet – 3 kids and 3 adults attended this Summer Reading program presented by the Museum Of Natural And Cultural History.

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 89 kids attended a Mini Carnival, Slime Time, Reptile Man, to build catapults, Science Heroes.

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 19 kids attended a mini-carnival

LEGO Club – Sandy 20 kids and 5 adults, Hoodland 10 kids and 6 adults

STEM Club – 9 kids and 6 Adults attended an activity day! 

Read to the Dog – 5 kids and 3 adults attended to read to Tanis in the first 2 weeks of July.  Tanis is taking a vacation now and will be back to work on August 12th. 

Reading Tutoring – 20 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.

I’m Not Cute by Jonathan Allen
20 kids and 11 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Animal Countdown by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Facebook – 13 views 

Alfred’s Nose by Vivienne Flesher
11 kids and 11 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Facebook – 19 views

Cinnamon Bun, I Love You by Amy Schwartz
14 kids and 13 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Round and Round the Year We Go by Carter Higgins
Facebook – 20 views, 1 reaction

Everyone Says Meow by Constance Lombardo
18 kids and 11adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Max and the Tagalong Moon by Floyd Cooper
Facebook – 22 views

Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony Browne
14 kids and 11 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park

Sensory Storytime – Presented by Todos Juntos.  12 kids and 6 adults attended.  This storytime takes place on the First and 3rd Mondays at 10:00 am.  It is for Neurodivergent kids or kids that need more individualized attention.

Saturday Storytime  is on vacation until September!

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 26 kids and 15 adults

Teen Programs
Special
Escape Room – 14 teens escaped.  The final group escaped in just 35 minutes!  Great job!

Ongoing
Makerspace – 14 teens attended to make a laser-engraved, highly detailed historical map of Sandy. 3 models of historical Sandy Buildings are underway: The Sandy Hotel and the first catholic church which burned down, as well as, a Teepee structure. This item when it is finished will be on display in the Sandy Historical Society Museum.

Dungeons and Dragons – 14 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 7 teens attended to play board games – Really Loud Librarians, Tiny Laser Heist, and two games brought by teens 5 Minute Dungeon and Uno Flip

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended

Adult Programs
Special
Gardening for Pollinators – 10 people attended this program presented by OSU Extension Service Master Gardeners Mary Linstrand and Tina Mori.

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 7 clients and 5 service providers attended.  This unit is coordinated by Parole and Probation Officer, Amanda Denis from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office with the help of community partners: Love One, 4D, Central City Concern, Parrott Creek, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), ODHS and Clackamas Behavioral Health.   

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 51 donors and 8 staff/volunteers attended.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  26 attended the 2nd Monday and 20 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages tutoring –  10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 29 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 53 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 32 people attended and 28 donated blood

Edible Gardening Group – 12 people attended to take part in a discussion led by Teresa Barber about how to turn the things in your garden into healing balms, salves and tinctures. 

Book-a-Librarian – 3 people attended to learn about hotspot data, switching out a SIM card, and transferring items from an old tablet to a new one.

Public Notary – Hoodland 16

Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 12 people discussed The Pioneers by David McCullough
Hoodland Book Group – 8 people discussed Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Summer Reading
Started June 1st and runs through August 31st.  Register online to get started now!  Go to our website to see what the reading prizes are and what programs are happening!

Farmers Markets
It’s that time of year!  This month we talked to 113 (136 last month) people at the Mt Hood Farmers Market and 125 (177 last month) people at the Hoodland Farmers Market.  We collected a total of $171 (last month $186) to help us upfit the Mobile Library.

Longest Day Parkway
The Library booth gave away branded beach balls and a special Take & Make to 116 people and raised $40 for the upfit of the Mobile Library.

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
1899 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1888 last month)
Top Facebook posts (by engagement): 81 Juneteenth Closure, 28 Jugglemania, 21 Reading Tutors Wanted

1061 Followers on Instagram (1049 last month) 234 post interactions, 207 likes, 7 saves, 20 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 37 Meet Our Teen Intern Riley, 22 Pride Month Book Displays, 19 Summer Reading Window at Hoodland

Top Library Blog posts: 28 July Book Club Picks, 16 Meet Our Teen Intern Riley, 9 Sandy Seed Library News

We currently have 3539 (3533 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Computer Users
Sandy 405 sessions
Hoodland 107 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 – 170 users printed 240 jobs (832 pages)
Hoodland – 144 users printed 175 jobs (645 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 119, Hoodland 20

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2524 sessions. This averages 89 sessions/day (86 last month) 9,254 items
Hoodland – 579 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (22 last month) 1,834 items
We checked out a total of 11,088 items (last month 10,772) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland). MAke a Magic Wand and Crown  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. 

Vista Apartments – 13 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities

Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 19 kids attended to create sun visors

LEGO Club – Sandy 2 kids and 2 adults, Hoodland 5 kids and 3 adults

STEM Club – 24 kids and 6 Adults attended to create sun prints (created with our laser engraver) and launched marshmallows

Read to the Dog – 11 kids and 10 adults 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.

I Can Make a Train Noise by Michael Emberly
18 kids and 16 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Plight of the Pelican by Jessica Stremer
Facebook – 15 views, 1 reaction

The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
14 kids and 14 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
His Fairytale Life by Jane Yolen
Facebook – 17 views

Summer Is Here! by Renee Watson
Facebook – 12 views

Watch Out for the Lion! by Brooke Hartman
21 kids and 13 adults attended at the Gazebo in Meinig Park
Midnight Motorbike by Maureen Shay Tajsar
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction

Sensory Storytime – Presented by Todos Juntos.  1 kid and 1 adults attended.  This new storytime takes place on the First and 3rd Mondays at 10:00 am.  It is for Neurodivergent kids or kids that need more individualized attention.

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith – 9 kids and 4 adults attended

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel and Monica Smith – 24 kids and 18 adults

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Makerspace – 23 teens attended to start making a laser-engraved, highly detailed historical map of Sandy for display in the Sandy Historical Society Museum.

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

Teen Hangout -3 teens attended to play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with Virtual Reality 

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended

*Take & Make – 125 (100 Sandy, 25 Hoodland) people picked up kits to make felt garland.  We combined Teen and Adult Take & makes! Going forward they will be available on the 1st of each month.

Adult Programs
Special
Author Talk – 5 people attended to hear Eric Bullard discuss his book Travel Tales From Around the Globe

Preserve Your Berry Harvest – 6 people attended this presentation by the Oregon State University Extension Service.

Repair Fair – 11 people had 16 items repaired by 5 volunteers

Unlock Your Potential: Publishing Your First Book With Amazon – 6 people attended.

The Buzz About Bees – 11 people attended this presentation by OSU Extension Service Master gardeners Mary Lindstrand and Tina Mori.

Level Up Artist’s reception – 0 people attended.

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 15 clients and 5 service providers attended.  This unit is coordinated by Parole and Probation Officer, Amanda Denis from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office with the help of community partners: Love One, 4D, Central City Concern, Parrott Creek, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), ODHS and Clackamas Behavioral Health.   

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 66 donors and 8 staff/volunteers attended.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  22 attended the 2nd Monday and 23 attended on the 4th Monday.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages tutoring –  8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 18 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 44 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, and 3 attended at Hoodland

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 35 people attended and 31 donated blood

Mahjong – 5 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterward

Edible Gardening Group – 11 people attended

Book-a-Librarian – 2 people attended to learn how to delete files from their desktop and understand hotspot data.

Public Notary – Hoodland 7

Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 14 people discussed Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Women’s Book Club – 10 people discussed Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
Hoodland Book Group – 8 people discussed The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Digital Book Group – 4 people discussed A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross

Fines for Food during National Library Week!
Every April, during National Library Week, Sandy and Hoodland Libraries will waive half of patrons fines when they pay the other half.  All money collected during this week is distributed to our local food banks.

Sandy Community Action Center will receive $158.70 and Neighborhood Missions will receive $51.55 to purchase food needed for community members.  What a wonderful way to take care of a bill AND give back to our community!

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) (1873 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 33 National Library Week & Fines for Food, 24 Celebrate Teen Literature Day & Meet Our New Teen Librarian Kris, 24 Teen Internship Job Opening

1034 Followers on Instagram (1026 last month) We had 197 post interactions, 169 likes, 3 comments, 13 saves, and 12 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 28 Spring Celebration Photo/Flyer, 18 New Library of Things Item (Sewing Machine), 14 National Library Week and Fines for Food

Top Library Blog posts: 32 May Book Club Picks, 16 National Library Week and Fines for Food, 13 Celebrate Teen Literature Day and Meet Our New Teen Librarian Kris, 13 Seed Library News 

We currently have 3508 (3464 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Computer Users
Sandy 468 sessions
Hoodland 74 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 – 151 users printed 299 jobs (826 pages)
Hoodland – 107 users printed 191 jobs (577 pages)

New Library Accounts  Sandy 111, Hoodland 15

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2575 sessions. This averages 86 sessions/day (92 last month) 9,073 items
Hoodland – 576 sessions.  This averages 22 sessions/day (25 last month) 1,699 items

We checked out a total of 10,772 items (last month 12,605) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Unicorn Scavenger Hunt – 151 kids found all of the unicorns in Sandy Library to complete this literacy scavenger hunt

Dia del Nino – 34 kids and 40 adults attended this fun event, featuring Magic-o Fantastic-o with Stefano Iaboni:.  We gave away 6 books in Spanish and 20 books in English.

Author Talk – Caroline Allen – Sandy 3 kids and 5 adults, Hoodland 2 kids and 3 adults

Ongoing
Take & Make – 120 (120 Sandy and 30 Hoodland). Paper Flower Card.  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 create spring suncatchers

LEGO Club – Sandy 13 kids and 9 adults, Hoodland 0 kids and 0 adults

STEM Club – 25 kids and 15 Adults attended to build a catapult (created with our laser engraver) and launched marshmallows

Read to the Dog – 21 kids and 16 adults 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.

Woo hoo!  You’re Doing Great is Lost by Sandra Boynton
11 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Toto by Hyewon Yun
Facebook – 21 views

Very Good Hats by Emma Straub
9 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
Crane Jane by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
Facebook – 18 views, 1 reaction

Superbaby by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
14 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Love is a Big Feeling by Shelley Rotner
Facebook – 21 views, 1 reaction

You Are a Beautiful Beginning by Nina Laden
15 kids and 18 adults attended in the Library
Superbaby by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
Facebook – 11 views

Sensory Storytime – Presented by Todos Juntos.  5 kids and 4 adults attended.  This new storytime takes place on the First and 3rd Mondays at 10:00 am.  It is for Neurodivergent kids or kids that need more individualized attention.

Saturday Storytime  Presented by Monica Smith – 1 kid and 2 adults attended

Storytime at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel – 24 kids and 21 adults

Teen Programs
Special
Flashlight  Egg Hunt – 75 middle school students and 35 high school students attended this nighttime program in Meinig Park

Ongoing
Dungeons and Dragons – 12 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

Teen Hangout – 9 teens attended to help create the new passive iSpy wall for the Kids’ Room

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 4 teens attended

Take & Make – 92 (72 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) teens pick up supplies to make Chalkboard Eggs.  Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.

Adult Programs
Special
Adult Egg Hunt – in coordination with Parks and Recreation – 42 Senior Citizens or Adults with mental disabilities attended to hunt for eggs in the library in return for candy.  Participants also got a free hot or cold travel cup (donation by Starbucks!).

The Five Most Common Strategies for Estate Planning – 7 people attended at Hoodland.  Presented by CEO Jamie D. Worley of American Family Estate Preservation-Northwest.

Author talk with Nancy Wesson – Moving Your Aging Parents – 2 people attended

The Worms Beneath our Feet – 14 people attended this gardening/Sandy Seed Library program presented by OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Kris LaMar.

Grow a Bounty of Tomatoes – 11 people attended this gardening/Sandy Seed Library program presented by OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Cindy Manselle.

Ongoing
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 10 clients and 5 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 Blackout Poetry.  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.  16 attended the 2nd Monday and 29 attended on the 4th Monday.

English Class and ESOL tutoring – 12 people attended class.   7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 31 people attended our writing group 

Fiber Arts Circle – 71 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, and 3 attended at Hoodland

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 35 people attended and 31 donated blood

French Conversation Group – 7 people attended at Hoodland 

Mahjong – 7 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterward

Edible Gardening Group – 11 people attended

Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse

Book-a-Librarian – 1 person attended to learn how to transfer photos from their phone and post an ad to sell items on craigslist

Public Notary – Hoodland 5

Book Clubs
Men’s Book Club – 13 people discussed Rising Out of Hatred by Eli Saslow
Women’s Book Club – 15 people attended a trivia night!
Hoodland Book Group – 5 people discussed West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Digital Book Group – 6 people discussed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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.