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

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

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

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

Computer Users
Sandy 460 sessions
Hoodland 107 sessions

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

Sandy – 53 users printed 195 jobs (407 pages)
Hoodland – 40 users printed 191 jobs (4790 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 139 new accounts, Hoodland 24

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

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

Kids Programs

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

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

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

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

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 5 kids and 2 adults

Reading Tutoring – 12 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ongoing
Teen Hangout – 8 teens attended

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

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

Seed Saving Class – 9 people attended

Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 26 people attended with one teacher

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

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

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

Writing Group  – 11 people attended our writing group 

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

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

Public Notary – Hoodland 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1591 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 14 from last month

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

840 Followers on Instagram (up 8 from last month)

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

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

Computer Users
Sandy 367 sessions
Hoodland 87 sessions

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

Library Cards  Sandy 126 new accounts, Hoodland 27

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

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

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

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

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 54 kids and 15 adults attended 

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

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 5 kids and 3 adults

Reading Tutoring – 13 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ongoing
Anime Club – 5 teens attended to watch anime

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

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

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

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

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

Writing Group  – 11 people attended our writing group 

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

Public Notary – Hoodland 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

832 Followers on Instagram (up 15 from last month)

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

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

Computer Users
Sandy 456 sessions
Hoodland 86 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released.  Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 51 users printed 152 jobs (553 pages)
Hoodland – 29 users printed 124 jobs (254 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 122 new accounts, Hoodland 34

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 3 kids and 1 adult

Reading Tutoring – 20 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ongoing
Anime Club – 11 teens attended to watch anime

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

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

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

Author Talk Seeing Autism with Barbara Avila 17 people attended

Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 20 people attended

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

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

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

Writing Group  – 10 people attended our writing group 

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

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

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Computer Users
Sandy 373 sessions
Hoodland 134 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 41 users printed 96 jobs (205 pages)
Hoodland – 39 users printed 167 jobs (393 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 128 new accounts, Hoodland 17

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 8 kids and 4 adults 

Reading Tutoring – 32 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ongoing
Spanish Language Class – 20 people attended

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

Teen Programs
Special

Ongoing
Anime Club – 21 teens attended to watch anime

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

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

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

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

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

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

Writing Group  – 20 people attended our writing group 

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

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

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

Public Notary – Hoodland 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Computer Users
Sandy 449 sessions
Hoodland 109 sessions

Mobile Printing Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.  Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.  Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 54 users printed 183 jobs (546 pages)
Hoodland – 38 users printed 183 jobs (301 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 132 new accounts, Hoodland 13

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

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

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

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

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

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 10 kids and 8 adults 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Teen Jeopardy – 5 teens and 3 adults attended

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

Ongoing
Anime Club – 18 teens attended to watch anime

Adult Programs
Special
Senior Egg Hunt – 32 people attended

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

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

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

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

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

Writing Group  – 4 people attended our writing group 

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

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

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

Public Notary – Hoodland 7

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

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

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

Displays
April was Financial Literacy Month.

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

March is Women’s History Month!

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

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

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

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

Computer Users
Sandy 483 sessions
Hoodland 123 sessions

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

Library Cards  Sandy 120 new accounts, Hoodland 19

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

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

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

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

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

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

Library Birds – Literacy Scavenger Hunt had 102 participants

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anime Club – 7 teens attended to watch anime.

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

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

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

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

Writing Group  – 9 people attended our writing group 

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

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

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

Public Notary – Hoodland 3

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

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

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

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

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

Computer Users
Sandy 474 sessions
Hoodland 63 sessions

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

Library Cards  Sandy 142 new accounts, Hoodland 23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
Facebook -16 views, 2 reactions

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

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

Anime Club – 8 teens attended to watch anime

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

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

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

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

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

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

Writing Group  – 13 people attended our writing group 

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

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

Public Notary – Hoodland 17

Book a Librarian – 1 getting set with Veterans benefits

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

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

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
1467 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 143 from last month
770 Followers on Instagram (up 18 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 26 likes – The stuffies had a blast in the library last night…
Top Instagram Posts (by accounts reached): Stuffies 146, Puzzles 141, Book Clubs 134
Library Blog: 48 visits to Craft Swap, 47 visits to February Book Club, 34 visits to Community Wrap up for 2022 

Computer Users
Sandy 502 sessions
Hoodland 101 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 – 49 users printed 170 jobs (977 pages)
Hoodland – 17 users printed 83 jobs (162 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 140 new accounts, Hoodland 28

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2738 sessions. This averages 94 sessions/day (82 last month) 10,220 items
Hoodland – 696 sessions.  This averages 28 sessions/day (23 last month) 2546 items

We checked out a total of 12,766 items(last month 10,928) curbside pickup and browsing

Kids Programs
Special
Teddy Bear Sleepover – Sandy 29 kids and 19 adults, Hoodland 2 kids and 3 adults

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 52 kids and 2 adults attended to make felted snakes with Karen Morgan, learned to sew puppets and stuffies, and do puzzles.

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 17 kids and 12 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 28 kids and 12 adults attended our STEM program Exploring Crayfish featuring Rick Reynolds.. 

Take & Make –  120 (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) Van Gogh Mixed Media Art

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

Reading Tutoring – 17 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Read to the Dog – 12 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.

Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
15 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Playtime for Restless Rascals by Nikki Grimes
Facebook – 43 views, 2 reactions

If you Live Here by Kate Gardner
14 kids and 17 adults attended in the Library
Home Is Where The Birds Sing by Cynthia Rylant
Facebook – 36 views, 3 reactions

Pete’s a Pizza  by William Steig 
9 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
The Wolf’s Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza
Facebook – 45 views, 2 reactions

Dinosaur vs Bedtime by Robert Shea
8 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
On A Magical Do-Nothing Day by Béatrice Alemagna
Facebook – 28 views, 1 reaction

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  25 kids and 22 adults attended

Teen Programs
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 – 11 teens attended to watch anime

Teen Displays
Teen volunteer Kylee has been hard at work suggesting teen reads.

Adult Programs
Special
Seedy Saturday Seed Swap – 90 people attended our seed swap.

Civics Challenge – 28 people signed up and 8 completed our Civics Challenge.

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

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

Writing Group  – 11 people attended our writing group 

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 8 people discussed The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Men’s Book Club – 8 people discussed The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed Three Junes by Julia Glass
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Public Notary – Hoodland 6

Exhibits
Hoodland – View the watercolor art of Sandy resident Leslie Cheney-Parr Through April 12th.

Sandy – 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.

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!

Click here to view Library staff favorites from 2022!

Keep your neighbors warm this winter. Bring new or handmade hats, scarfs, and mittens to decorate our trees at the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries. They will go to Sandy Community Action Center and Neighborhood Missions for their Christmas food boxes.

The Library and Friends of Sandy Library Booknook are ready for the Holidays! Come in to check out or buy a few of your favorite reads.

Don’t forget to return your homemade cards to the libraries by December 18th! They will be delivered to Meals on Wheels recipients and Avamere locations to brighten up a senior citizen’s holiday.

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
1307 likes on all Library posts on Facebook this month (up 25 from last month)
731 Followers on Instagram (up 12 from last month)
Top Instagram Posts (by accounts reached):
Craft for a Cause – 134
Seed Library Donation(from Portland Nursery) – 123
Board Games, Library of Things  – 111
28 visits to Oregon Flora Exhibit(call for artists) on our Blog, 24 visits to Hat, Scarf, and Mitten Tree

Computer Users
Sandy 496 sessions
Hoodland 90 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 – 28 users printed 91 jobs (176 pages)
Hoodland – 13 users printed 48 jobs (73 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy 108 new accounts, Hoodland 17.

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2483 sessions. This averages 89 sessions/day (80 last month) 9719 items
Hoodland – 559 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (23 last month) 2123 items

We checked out a total of 11,842 items(last month 11,463) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Scavenger Hunt – 135 people finished our Witchy Hunt and got a prize

Vista Apartments – 46 kids and 10 adults attended to work with weaving looms, brain teasers, gears, kinetic sand, and puzzles.

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 17 kids and 10 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club and 23 kids and 11 adults made light up holiday cards at our STEM Club. 

Take & Make –  Craft for a Cause – Make Holiday Cards for Seniors.  We made 250 packets total for all ages.  Our Take & Make kits for kids are available on the 15th with an additional video on Facebook in case you can’t make it to the Make & Take program!  Our post on Facebook reached 608 people and got 84 reactions and likes!

Reading Tutoring – 10 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

Read to the Dog – 12 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.

Mina by Matthew Forsythe
20 kids and 18 adults attended in the Library
Facebook – 39 views, 2 reactions

Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
14 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Duck on a Bike  by David Shannon
Facebook – 35 views

How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? by Jane Yolen – presented by Sandy Police Department Detective Jason Coates
20 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Facebook – 24 views, 2 reactions

Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson
Facebook – 30 views, 2 reactions

Storytimes at Hoodland Presented by Molly Espenel.  15 kids and 13 adults attended.

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take and Make –   Craft for a Cause – Make Holiday Cards for Seniors.  We made 250 packets total for all ages. Teen Take & Makes are available starting on the 1st of the month.

Anime Club – 18 teens attended to watch anime.

Teen Library Advisory Board – no meeting – Thanksgiving week

Adult Programs
Special
Goodwill Job Fair – 25 job seekers, 8 employers, 4 Goodwill staff attended.  Our post on Facebook reached 2006 people and got 16 reactions and likes.

Civics Challenge – 15 people have signed up and 5 people have finished so far. Everyone who completes the challenge will be entered into a drawing to win an Oregon State parks pass and a gift card to Otto’s Ski Shop! This challenge will run until January 31st.

Ongoing
Take & Make – Craft for a Cause – Make Holiday Cards for Seniors.  We made 250 packets total for all ages.  Adult Take & Makes are available starting on the 15th of the month.

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 00 people attended, 00 units of blood collected

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 3 people attended
ESOL tutor – 7 1 hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)

Writing Group  – 13 people attended our writing group 

Computer Classes: Computer Basics – 1 person, Internet Basics – 1 people

Book a Librarian – We helped 1 person with their phone and 1 person with learning how to use Keyboard and Mouse

Book Clubs
Women’s Book Club – 8 people discussed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Men’s Book Club – 8 people discussed Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Hoodland Book Club – 9 people discussed Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed One, Two, Three by Laurie Frankel

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

Exhibits
Come to Sandy Library to see Oregon City artist Cindy Geffel’s Masterpooches and Pollinators.

Displays

November was Native American heritage month.