Tree Lighting
Over 500 people attended our annual tree lighting in Centennial Plaza. They listened to and sang along with the Sandy High School Choir, drank hot cocoa, ate cookies, popcorn, and candy canes, as Mayor Pulliam led the countdown, and DJ Anderson MC’d the event. A special thank you to Bill Knapp of Knapp Tree Farms for donating the tree, Santa, girl scout troop 11070 for helping hand out cookies and popcorn, Rotary Club of Sandy, the Sandy High School Choir and Choir Conductor Alec Chase, Public Works for hauling and setting up the tree, Sandy Transit Department, Sandy Parks and Recreation, the Sandy Public Library, Dan Kesterson and Holiday Decorators for their beautiful decorations, Khris Alexander and 2 Guys Sound.
Lights in Meinig Park
The library counted 436 people at the event we attended in Meinig Park even though it was below freezing temperatures! We had 3 craft Take and Makes with us to distribute and a fun and challenging Snowman game.
Hat, Scarf, and Mitten Trees
Sandy – collected 134 items to donate to boxes at the Sandy Community Action Center
Hoodland – collected 197 items to donate to Christmas boxes for the Neighborhood Missions.
Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1324 following Sandy Public Library Friends Facebook page (up 20 from last month)
Top Facebook posts (by interactions): The Tree is Lit! (52), Not all Clackamas County Libraries are closed on Monday (29), Call for Teen Summer Reading artwork (23)
752 Followers on Instagram (up 21 from last month)
Top Instagram Posts (by accounts reached): Returns after the Holidays (3345), Teddy Bear Sleepover (152)
51 visits to January Book Clubs post on our Blog,10 visits to What to Read if you liked Wednesday
Computer Users
Sandy 245 sessions
Hoodland 69 sessions
Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print. Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.
Sandy – 29 users printed 99 jobs (159 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 123 jobs (289 pages)
Library Cards Sandy 91 new accounts, Hoodland 23
Checkouts
Sandy – 2286 sessions. This averages 82 sessions/day (89 last month) 8755 items
Hoodland – 583 sessions. This averages 23 sessions/day (24 last month) 2173 items
We checked out a total of 10,928 items(last month 11,842) curbside pickup and browsing.
Kids Programs
Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 51 kids and 8 adults attended
Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 5 kids and 5 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club.
Take & Make – We had 3 kids Take & Makes this month due to events we held:
Gnomes – 120 (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland
Snowman Ornament – 85 Sandy
Holiday paper Chain – 75 Sandy
Kids Take & Make kits are available on the 15th with an additional video on Facebook in case you can’t make it to the Make & Take program!
Reading Tutoring – 9 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).
Read to the Dog – 6 kids participated
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.
Storytime with the Snow Queen – 9 kids and 9 adults
Pigs love Potatoes by Anika A. Denise
9 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Uncles and Antlers by Lisa Wheeler
Facebook – 42 views, 1 reaction
There Are Cats In This Book by Viviane Schwarz
17 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
This Story is not about a Kitten by Randal de Seve
Facebook – 35 views, 2 reaction, 1 comment
Little Cloud by Jane Yolen
9 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Kumo: the Bashful Cloud by Kyo Maclear
Facebook – 28 views, 1 reaction
Duckling Gets a Cookie by Mo Willems
4 kids and 2 adults attended in the Library
Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar by David Shannon
Facebook – 39 views, 1 comment
Bee-Bim Bop by Linda Sue Park
7 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Facebook – 39 views, 1 reaction
Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel. 20 kids and 16 adults attended
Teen Programs
Special
Cookie Exchange and Movie – 12 people attended
Ongoing
Take and Make – 80 teens picked up supplies to make mini disco balls (68 Sandy, 12 Hoodland). Teen Take & Makes are available starting on the 1st of the month.
Anime Club – 9 teens attended to watch anime.
Teen Library Advisory Board – 3 people attended
Adult Programs
Special
Civics Challenge – 24 people have signed up so far, and 7 have completed our Civics Challenge.
Ongoing
Take & Make – 100 people picked up supplies to make Winter Tealight Candle Holders (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland). Adult Take & Makes are available starting on the 15th of the month.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 6 people attended
ESOL tutor – 7 1 hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)
Writing Group – 6 people attended our writing group
Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 7 people discussed The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Men’s Book Club – 9 people discussed Better Off Dead by Lee Child
Hoodland Book Club – 9 people discussed Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed One by One by Ruth Ware
Public Notary – Hoodland 2
Exhibits
Oregon Flora. Eight local artists, eight different styles, many different plants. Come see their work at Sandy Library through March 2023. Artists in the group include: Sue Allen, Sharon Hale Sandgren, Chelsey Hawkey, Frances Waddell, Megan Durst, Rebekah Lehe MacKenzie, Kelly Williams, and Debrah Spencer.
Hoodland Library has a new quilt in its reading area! It is titled Welches One Year Weather Chart and was made by Joan Knowlton of the Hoodland Piecemakers Quilt Club.
Happy Holidays from Staff at Sandy and Hoodland Libraries!
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