Public Library Association Conference took place in Portland March 22-25.  This national conference brought over 4500 people to the area.  Preconferences, library vendors, great guest speakers, and libraries presented on important topics such as DEI community conversations and practices for libraries, emergency preparedness, program ideas, and of course books.  5 of us were able to attend the conference for at least one day.

The Library Community Room is now fully set up for hybrid meetings and events!  Thank you to Scott Jones and Greg Brewster.  Our April Library Advisory Board meeting was our first hybrid event.

Computer Users
Sandy 506 sessions
Hoodland 106 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 – 22 users printed 126 jobs (390 pages)
Hoodland – 17 users printed 71 jobs (212 pages)

Library Cards  Sandy patrons created 24 ecards (107 new library accounts in person), Hoodland patrons created 3 ecards (21 in person).

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2624 sessions. Averages 85 sessions/day (up from 84 last month) 9845 items
Hoodland – 690 sessions.  Averages 26 sessions/day (up from 25 last month) 2496 items

We checked out a total of 12,340 items(up from last month’s 10,897) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
The Reading Tutoring program is starting back up.

Ongoing
Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 16 kids and 5 adults attended the Make & Take program 

Hoodland After School Kids’ Club – 6 kids and 3 adults attended the Make & Take program

Take & Make – 78 kids (50 Sandy, 15 Hoodland, 13 Vista) picked up supplies for spinning tops.  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!

Read to a Dog – 7 kids read to a dog virtually.  Starting in May, this program will again be in person in the library!

Storytimes at the gazebo in Meinig Park returned in March!
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.

Change Sings by Amanda Gorman
On Facebook – 34 views

Group Hug – by Jean Reidy
5 kids and 5 adults attended in Meinig Park
On Facebook – 42 views, 1 reaction

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer presented by Shara from Todos Juntos
2 kids and 2 adults attended in Meinig Park

Cock-a-doodle Quack Quack! – by Bernard Most  
8 kids and 4 adults attended in Meinig Park 
On Facebook – 24 views, 2 reactions

My Garden – by Kevin Henkes
7 kids and 7 adults attended in Meinig Park
On Facebook – 27 views

Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
6 kids and 6 adults attended in Meinig Park
On Facebook – 42 views, 3 reactions

In Storytime news – Monica Smith has been presenting storytimes for the Wednesday Play Group at the Community Center.

Storytimes at Hoodland! Presented by Molly Espenel and Sue Hash
17 kids and 13 adults attended

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Take and Make – 48 teens picked up supplies for DIY Sharpie Mugs. 
11 teens turned in canvases for the mini art showcase.  

Anime Club – 19 teens attended to watch anime and connect with each other.

Adult Programs
Special
Writing Group  – 6 people attended our very first writing group led by volunteer Gary Dohrer.  Gary is a retired English professor with over 40 years of experience teaching writing and literature.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 60 people picked up Rolled Paper Roses kits (50 Sandy, 10 Hoodland)

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 36 people attended, 25 units of blood collected

Book Clubs
Digital Book Club –  4 people discussed Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Women’s Book Club – 7 people discussed Monument to Murder  by Margaret Truman
Men’s Book Club – 10 people discussed Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Public Notary – Hoodland 5

Four new Chromeboxes added in the Fireplace Room! Paid for by the Friends of Sandy Library. Come get some work (or fun) done at the Library.

A Little Free Library sponsored by Sandy Public Library is up at Vista Apartments! A special thank you to volunteer Jim Freeman for building it.

Craft for a Cause 
In partnership with Mt. Hood Hospice to provide warmth and comfort to patients receiving end-of-life care. Knit or crochet a shawl or lap blanket.  In February & March we received 18 shawls and lap blankets.  This program ended February 28th.

We collected Valentine’s Day cards for Seniors for Sandy’s Helping Hands.  We received hundreds of cards – a great turnout!

Computer Users
Sandy 423 sessions
Hoodland 55 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 71 jobs (280 pages)
Hoodland – Printer was down this month – 5 users tried to print 12 jobs (25 pages). The printer is up and running again.

Library Cards Sandy patrons created 16 ecards (74 new library accounts in person), Hoodland patrons created 2 ecards (7 in person).

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2274 sessions. Average 84 sessions/day (down from 85 last month) 8552 items
Hoodland – 570 sessions.  Average 25 sessions/day (down from 27 last month) 2345 items

We checked out a total of 10,897 items(down from last month’s 12,223) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special

Gnome scavenger Hunt – 65 kids found all the gnomes, decoded the message and got a prize.

Ongoing
Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 2 kids and 1 parent attended our first Make & Take program 

Hoodland After School Kids’ Club – no kids attended our first Make & Take program

Take & Make – 83 kids (50 Sandy, 20 Hoodland, 13 Vista) picked up supplies for paper plate mazes.  Our Take & Make kits for kids will be available on the 15th as usual with an additional video on Facebook in case you can’t make it to the Make & Take program!

Read to a Dog – 4 kids read to a dog virtually

Look forward to Storytimes in Meinig Park returning in March!
All of the following 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 Big Bed For Little Snow by Grace Lin
On Facebook – 43 views, 5 reactions, 1 comment

Early One Morning – by Mem Fox
On Facebook – 37 views, 1 reaction

T is for Terrible – by Peter McCarty  
On Facebook – 52 views, 2 reactions

Arthur’s Teacher Trouble (READ ALONG with Marc Brown | PBS KIDS)
On Facebook – 31 views

Storytimes at Hoodland!
9 kids and 7 adults attended

Teen Programs
Ongoing
Teen Space – no teens showed up to our first in person program after 2 years. 

Take and Make – 48 teens picked up miniature canvases for our mini art showcase.  Come into the library to view them in March!

Book Boxes – 10 teens received recommended reads through our book box program

Adult Programs
Special
Plant Swap  – 55 people attended to bring a plant cutting to share or adopt a new one to take home.

Computer Classes coming up in April! Registration required.

Ongoing
Take & Make – 58 people picked up Intro to Soft Cheesemaking kits (49 Sandy, 9 Hoodland)

Book Clubs
Digital Book Club –  6 people discussed The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Women’s Book Club – 7 people discussed The Book of Longings  by Sue Monk Kidd

Public Notary – Hoodland 3

Exhibits
Love or Fear – Seven local artists work is hanging on the grey ramp wall at Sandy Library.

Hanging at Hoodland Library through April 5th is an exhibit of carved books by Melody Bush of Sandy.

We will be starting some limited in-person programs in February!

Plant Swap Sunday, February 13th 1:00-3:00 pm in the Sandy Library Community Room
Bring a plant cutting to share or adopt a new one to take home.

After School Kids’ Club
Sandy – Tuesday, February 15th 3:00 – 4:30pm. Make & Take program will be the third Tuesday each month in the Community Room.
Hoodland – Friday, February 18th 4:00 – 5:00 pm. Make & Take program will be the third Friday of each month in the Community Room.
***Our Take & Make kits for kids will be available on February 15th as usual with an additional video on Facebook in case you can’t make it to the Make & Take program!***

Teen Space Wednesday, February 23rd 2:30 – 4:00 pm. Come hang out, watch anime, and get creative!

Storytime
Sandy – starting Thursday, February 24th 10:00 – 11:00 am at Meinig Park Gazebo. Thursdays 10:00 – 11:00 am.
Hoodland – Fridays 10:30 am in the Community Room.

Come find all the gnomes in the library! Find the answer to get a prize.

January 27th was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Visit Friends of Sandy Library Facebook page for more information.

February is Black History Month Find resources on our Library Blog.

Craft for a Cause 
In partnership with Mt. Hood Hospice to provide warmth and comfort to patients receiving end-of-life care. Knit or crochet a shawl or lap blanket.  In January we received 13 shawls and lap blankets.  This program will continue through the end of February.

Computer Users
Sandy 432 sessions
Hoodland 53 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 – 23 users printed 73 jobs (220 pages)
Hoodland – 7 users printed 13 jobs (18 pages)

Library Cards Sandy patrons created 20 ecards (83 new library accounts in person), Hoodland patrons created 3 ecards (9 in person).

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2474 sessions. This averages 85 sessions/day (up from 81 last month) 9756 items
Hoodland – 614 sessions.  This averages 27 sessions/day (up from 24 last month) 2467 items

We checked out a total of 12,223 items(up from last month’s 10,977) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 113 kids (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland, 13 Vista) picked up mystery grab bag craft kits

Look forward to Storytimes in Meinig Park returning February 24th!
All of the following 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.

Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles.  Presented by Amy Haroldson and Carin Miller Packwood, Bassoonist of the Oregon Symphony
On Facebook – 44 views, 1 reaction

Life by Cynthia Rylant
On Facebook – 40 views 3 reactions

Hello Rain by Kyo Maclear  
On Facebook – 28 views, 1 reaction

Storytimes at Hoodland!
6 kids and 4 adults attended

Teen Programs
Take and Make – 50 teens picked up Mystery Grab Bag craft kits

Book Boxes – 16 teens received recommended reads through our book box program

Adult Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 60 people picked up Journal making kits (50 Sandy, 10 Hoodland)

Book Clubs
Digital Book Club –  4 people discussed Tin Man by Sarah Winman
Women’s Book Club – 9 people discussed The Sound of Gravel  by Ruth Wariner
Men’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Public Notary – Hoodland 1

Book a Librarian – Sandy 1 person got individualized help downloading to their Kindle from Library2Go.

Sandy Library is looking festive!
Sandy High School Art students painted our windows, the Friends of Sandy Library were all set to sell books for presents.

Tree Lighting Ceremony
Approximately 450 people attended the Tree Lighting in person.  Hot cocoa, cookies, and popcorn were eaten.  Crafts were picked up and letters for Santa and Gifts for the Kiwanis Christmas Baskets were dropped off.  The Sandy High School Choir performed and fun was had by all.  A special thank you to DJ Anderson for hosting as MC.

Craft for a Cause 
Homemade Holiday cards were given to Meals on Wheels recipients, and seniors living in Avamere and Cascadia Village.  We gathered 341 cards from the community.  Thanks for taking part!

In partnership with Mt. Hood Hospice to provide warmth and comfort to patients receiving end-of-life care. Knit or crochet a shawl or lap blanket.  Through December we have received 14 shawls and lap blankets.  This program will continue through the end of February.

Hat and Mitten Tree – Hoodland collected a total of 109 items to add to the Christmas basket program

Computer Users
Sandy 307 sessions
Hoodland 82 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 – 20 users printed 46 jobs (125 pages)
Hoodland – 15 users printed 57 jobs (156 pages)

Library Cards Sandy created 15 ecards (65 new library accounts in person), Hoodland created 4 ecards (7 in person).

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2176 sessions. Averages 81 sessions/day (down from 83 last month) 8688 items
Hoodland – 584 sessions.  Averages 24 sessions/day (down from 28 last month) 2289 items

We checked out a total of 10,977 items(down from last month’s 11,662) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 90 kids picked up Gnome making kits

Storytimes in Meinig Park are suspended until we have better weather in February!
All of the following 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.

Maddi’s Fridge by Lois Brandt.  Presented by Storyline Online.
On Facebook – 2 views

Once Upon Another Time by Charles Ghigna
On Facebook – 27 views

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
On Facebook – 49 views, 1 reaction

When the Moon is Full by Penny Pollock. Hosted by Amy Haroldson and featuring Alicia DiDonato Paulsen, Assistant Principal Flute of the Oregon Symphony.
On Facebook – 44 views

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion.  Read by Betty White.
On Facebook – 23 views, 18 reactions

Storytimes at Hoodland!
10 kids and 7 adults attended

Teen Programs
Take and Make – 48 teens picked up Build your own snow globe kits

Book Boxes – 16 teens signed up to receive recommended reads through our book box program.

Adult Programs
Ongoing
Take & Make – 66 people picked up Ornament making kits

Book Clubs
Digital Book Club –  6 people discussed The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Women’s Book Club – 6 people discussed

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

Exhibits
Felted Textiles by Mariola Mazur of Wilsonville are hanging at Sandy Library until March 3rd.

Craft for a Cause returns! 
Make Holiday cards for seniors.  Cards are due on December 20th.    Cards will be given to Meals on Wheels recipients, and seniors living in Avamere and Cascadia Village.  We made 350 kits.  Our goal is to gather 425 cards from the community. 

In partnership with Mt. Hood Hospice to provide warmth and comfort to patients receiving end-of-life care. Knit or crochet a shawl or lap blanket.

It is Holiday time in the Book Nook. Come in to buy gently used books and support library programming. The Friends of Sandy Library are taking book donations! Here is an interesting one that came in recently.

Computer Users
Sandy 363 sessions
Hoodland 103 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.  Starting July 15th, printing is no longer free of charge.

Sandy – 23 users printed 77 jobs (178 pages)
Hoodland – 16 users printed 43 jobs (82 pages)

Library Cards Sandy created 16 ecards (99 new library accounts in person), Hoodland created 1 ecards (19 in person).

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2313 sessions. This averages 83 sessions/day (up from 82 last month) 8840 items
Hoodland – 678 sessions.  This averages 28 sessions/day (up from 24 last month) 2822 items

We checked out a total of 11,662 items(down from last month’s 12,264) through curbside pickup and browsing.This equals about 2/3rds of our monthly circulation pre-pandemic.  Foot traffic is still down by half.

Kids Programs
Oregon Battle of the Books is on again! Check out our display at Sandy Library.

Storytimes in Meinig Park!
All of the following videos of our live Storytime events in Meinig Park 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 dog who cried wolf by Keiko Kasza presented by Shara Sala of Todos Juntos
In Meinig – 6 kids and 6 parents
On Facebook – 34 views

Is there a dog in this book? by Viviane Schwarz
In Meinig – 6 kids and 6 parents
On Facebook – 32 views

The big storm by Bruce Hiscock (last storytime in Meinig Park until next year)
In Meinig – 10 kids and 7 parents
On Facebook – 35 views, 1 reaction

We are water protectors  by Carole Lindstrom (to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Month)
On Facebook – 24 views, 1 reaction

Storytimes at Hoodland!
7 people attended

Adult Programs
Special
Red Cross Blood Drive in the Community Room – 31 people.  They had 26 donors.  They collected 20 units!

Ongoing
Digital Book Club –  3 people discussed My own words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Public Notary – Hoodland 8

Exhibits

Our first Library Infographic release happened this month! We got feedback from the Library Advisory Board to implement next year. We are planning this as a yearly release.

The Library Strategic Plan
The Strategic plan for the library was set to end at the end of June 2021.  Because of the pandemic, there have been 3+ areas of the 7 total areas in the plan that the library has not had a chance to make progress in.  The Library Advisory Board discussed whether to extend the Strategic Plan by two years or embark upon a new strategic planning process.  The Board unanimously voted to extend the plan for two years to give the library the opportunity to reach goals in all areas.  This extends the Strategic Plan until June of 2023.

Sandy’s first in park Storybook Trail went up!
In coordination with the Parks and Recreation Department. 15 kids and 11 parents attended a pop-up storytime of the storybook Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh presented by Monica Smith.

Computer Users
Sandy 426 sessions
Hoodland 94 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 – 15 users printed 43 jobs (194 pages)
Hoodland – 10 users printed 34 jobs (57 pages)

Library Cards Sandy created 10 ecards (90 new library accounts in person), Hoodland created 2 ecards (17 in person).

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2542 sessions. This averages 82 sessions/day (same as 82 last month) 9652 items
Hoodland – 631 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (same as 24 last month) 2612 items

We checked out a total of 12,264 items(up from last month’s 12,247) through curbside pickup and browsing. These numbers are 2/3rds of our monthly circulation pre-pandemic.  Foot traffic is still down by half.

Kids Programs
Special
Trick or Treat Trail – 1942 people participated in our busiest program of the year

Take and Make -Q-tip Skeletons – 90 kids 

Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest -54 kids took pumpkins home and 28 entered the contest
Winners Star Wars BB-8 Droid by Makenna and runner-up Witch in a Pot by Emmett

Ghost Scavenger Hunt – 42 kids did our literacy and numbers based ghost scavenger hunt

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

10/6 – Let’s Sing A Lullaby With The Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas 
In Meinig – 10 kids and 9 parents
On Facebook – 36 views – 3 reactions

10/13 – The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone – Roach
In Meinig – 16 kids and 7 parents
On Facebook – 22 views – 2 reactions

10/20 – How Will We Get To The Beach by Brigette Luciani
In Meinig – 12 kids and 6 parents
On Facebook – 23 views – 1 reaction

10/27 Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas
In Meinig – 14 kids and 11 parents
On Facebook – 24 views

Storytimes outdoors at Hoodland!
24 people attended.

Teen Programs
Special
Flashlight Candy Hunt and Halloween event – 150 middle school and 50 high school attendees

Take and Make -Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest – 54 teens took pumpkins 18 entered the contest
Winners1st place –  Owl Pumpkin by Aidan Honorable mention – Gum Ball Machine

Adult Programs
Special
Take and Make – Toilet Paper Tower of Terror – 89 adults (Sandy 73 and Hoodland 16)

Red Cross Blood Drive in the Community Room – 30 people.  They had 25 donors.  4 Deferred.  They met 110% of their goal!

Ongoing
Women’s Book Club – 7 people discussed The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Digital Book Club –  10 people attendedThe Sound of Gravel to discuss the book with author Ruth Wariner

Sit & Knit for a Bit – 8 people attended

Photography Group – 3 people attended to listen to a presentation by Pinhole photographer and Sandy Librarian Monica Smith. Sandy – Hoodland Library Photography Group also have an exhibit up at the Sunnyside Health Center Gallery until January 11, 2022.

Public Notary – Hoodland 2

Art Exhibits
Sandy resident Robert Stone has a current exhibition at the Hoodland Library.

Food for Fines happened this month!
We collected 488 items at Sandy and 56 items at Hoodland. As always people were very generous and over one third of the food items they donated did not go towards any fines/fees.

We held a school supply drive. Here were the results:
300+ Sandy and 77 items at Hoodland

Computer Users
Sandy 374 sessions
Hoodland 83 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. 
Sandy – 18 users printed 59 jobs (132 pages)
Hoodland – 4 users printed 8 jobs (26 pages)

Library Cards Sandy created 18 ecards (76 new library accounts in person), Hoodland created 3 ecards (17 in person).

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2370 sessions. This averages 82 sessions/day (up from 79 last month) 9864 items
Hoodland – 599 sessions.  This averages 24 sessions/day (up from 23 last month) 2383 items

We checked out a total of 12,247 items(down from last month’s 12,801) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Take and Make -Origami – 110 kids (90 Sandy and 20 Hoodland)

Spanish language storytime – an event with Mt Hood Unida. 15 people attended.

Storytimes in Meinig Park!
All of the following videos of our live Storytime events in Meinig Park 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.

9/8 – The Three Bears by Byron Barton
In Meinig – 15 kids and 9 parents

9/15 – Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan Lodon
In Meinig – 17 kids and 9 parents
On Facebook – 26 views – 2 reactions

9/22 – There are no Bears in this Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach
In Meinig – 16 kids and 9 parents
On Facebook – 16 views – 1 reaction

9/29 The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
In Meinig – 16 kids and 8 parents
On Facebook – 24 views

Storytimes outdoors at Hoodland!
We started storytime outdoors at Hoodland this month.  4 people attended.

Teen Programs
Special
Take and Make – DIY Boba Milk Tea  – 70 teens

Teen Paint Nite – An effort of the Sandy Prevention Network. 21 teens attended this special Halloween themed paint nite. Please note – it was to be held under the Farmers Market tent outdoors, but moved to AntFarm because of poor weather conditions.

Adult Programs
Special
Take and Make – Paper Poppies – 60 adults (Sandy 50 and Hoodland 10)

Red Cross Blood Drive in the Community Room – 33 people.  They had 28 donors.  3 Deferred.  They met 125% of their goal!

Ongoing
Women’s Book Club – 11 people discussed Getting to Ellen with author Ellen Krug
Digital Book Club –  6 people discussed The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Sit and Knit for a Bit – 12 people attended

Public Notary – Hoodland 2

Sandy celebrates it’s 110th Anniversary! Here are the events from the library.

Concerts in the Park
Sol Path Collective – 35 attendees
Scott Pemberton – 170 attendees

Reverse Parade – Hard to calculate attendance.  Probably 125-150 (We had an informal tally at the library 25 people said that they looked at the library’s entry).  A special thank you to the Sandy Community Action Center, The Sandy Historical Society, the Hanley Family and U.S. World Class Taekwondo for their hard work on their entries.  $110 grand prize gift certificate went to the Hanley Family for their Sweet Shop.

Mural Dedication in the Plaza – 75 people attended.  A very special thank you to Becky Hawly for her work on the mural and the event!

Chalk Art Event with Todos Juntos at the Library – 24 people attended

Reading Colors Your World – Summer Reading 2021
Summer Reading ended August 31st

Kids 0 -5 – enrolled Sandy 51, Hoodland 6, finished Sandy 31, Hoodland 3
K-5th grade – enrolled Sandy 189, Hoodland 29, finished Sandy 137, Hoodland 15
6th-12th grade – enrolled Sandy 88, Hoodland 3, finished Sandy 69, Hoodland 2
Adults 18+ years – enrolled Sandy 83, Hoodland 16, finished Sandy 11, Hoodland 4
Total enrolled: 465 Total finishers: 272

And the prize winners were:
Eleanor Cassel – Kids 0-5 years – a scooter
Powell Farrar – K-5th grade – Nintendo Switch
Keira Knott – 6th-12th grade – Nintendo Switch
Loren Blaine – Adults 18+ years – $100 cash
Kassandra Webster – Adults – $25 gift card
Paloma Smelser – Adults – $25 gift card

Computer Users
Sandy 367 sessions
Hoodland 61 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.  Starting July 15th, printing is no longer free of charge.
Sandy -35 users printed 129 jobs (371 pages)
Hoodland – 15 users printed 38 jobs (46 pages)

Library Cards Sandy created 14 ecards (90 new library accounts in person), Hoodland created 7 ecards (16 in person).

Curbside pickup of holds has slowed down.  We expect it to pick back up again when the rain returns. 

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2462 sessions. This averages 79 sessions/day (79 last month) 10,370 items
Hoodland – 599 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions/day (up from 21 last month) 2431 items

We checked out a total of 12,801 items(down slightly from last month’s 12,848) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Take and Make -Tissue Paper Painting – 90 kids (Sandy and Hoodland)

Vista Apartments – 46 kids attended outdoor programs (in 3 weeks) at Vista this month!  We were promoting the summer reading program, offering craft activities, and activity challenges.

Storytimes in Meinig Park!
All of the following videos of our live Storytime events in Meinig Park 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.

8/4 – Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
In Meinig – 8 kids and 4 parents
On Facebook – 26 views – 1 reaction

8/11 – RRRalph by Lois Ehlert
In Meinig – 5 kids and 5 parents
On Facebook – 16 views – 1 reaction

8/18 – A Good Day by Hevin Henkes
In Meinig – 4 kids and 5 parents
On Facebook – 29 views 

Ongoing
Read to the Dog – Is taking a break in August.  Check back in September to make an online appointment.

Teen Programs
Special
Take and Make – Painting with Tissue Paper  – 100 teens (Sandy 85 and Hoodland 15) 

Adult Programs
Special
Take and Make – Braided Bracelets – 60 adults (Sandy 50 and Hoodland 10)

Red Cross Blood Drive in the Community Room – 31 people.  They had 25 donors.  1 Deferred.  They met 114% of their goal !

Ongoing
Public Notary – Hoodland 6 Sandy 1

Book a Librarian – 3 people got 1 on 1 technology help

The Library is fully open!  Come on in!

Sandy Library
Monday – Tuesday 10 am – 7 pm
Wednesday – Friday 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday – Sunday 12 – 5 pm

Hoodland Library
Monday 10 am – 4 pm
Tuesday 1 – 7 pm
Wednesday – Friday 12 – 6 pm
Saturday 12 – 5 pm

Storytime in the Park!
Wednesdays, 10:00 am
Meinig Park Gazebo
In-person storytime returns Wednesdays in August. Miss Monica will read some books and we will sing songs and learn rhymes together. Masks are now required in outdoor spaces. Bring your own comfy blanket, pillow, or lawn chair to sit on.

UPCOMING LOAN PERIOD CHANGES

Starting September 1, Libraries in Clackamas County will be standardizing check-out periods. New adult fiction, DVDs, Blu-rays, video games, Lucky Day items, Library of Things items, and magazines will check out for 14 days. Most other items will check out for 28 days.

UPCOMING CHANGES TO BLOCKED ACCOUNTS

When LINCC libraries closed in response to the pandemic, the account block limit—how much money can be owed on an account before it is blocked—was temporarily increased so that patrons could continue to use resources and access their account even while libraries were closed. Now that LINCC libraries have reopened, the account block limit will return to $25 on September 8. If you need to discuss your account balance or would like to make a payment on your account, please contact your local LINCC library.

Reading Colors Your World – Summer Reading 2021 ends August 31st!

We have programs for:
Kids 0-5 years – raffle prize is a scooter
K-5th grade – raffle prize is a Nintendo Switch
6th-12th grade – raffle prize is a Nintendo Switch
Adults 18+ years – raffle prize is $100 cash

Visit Sandy.beanstack.org to sign up! or pick up a paper reading log at the library. Finish and return your log (and pick up your prizes!) by August 31, 2021 to be entered in the prize drawings.

Computer Users
Sandy 241 sessions
Hoodland 76 session

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.  Starting July 15th, printing is no longer free of charge.
Sandy -21 users printed 40 jobs (118 pages)
Hoodland – 25 users printed 610 jobs (146 pages)

Library Cards Sandy created 18 ecards (94 new library accounts in person), Hoodland created 3 ecards (23 in person).

Curbside pickup of holds has slowed down to just a few people per day.  We expect it to pick back up again when the rain returns. 

Checkouts 
Sandy – 2358 sessions. This averages 79 sessions/day (up from 70 last month) 10,441 items
Hoodland – 569 sessions.  This averages 21 sessions/day (up from 18 last month) 2407 items

We checked out a total of 12,848 items(up from last month’s 10,804) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Take and Make -Oregon’s Amazing Animals! – in partnership with the Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History – 87 kids (Sandy and Hoodland)

Vista Apartments – 70 kids and 3 parents attended outdoor programs at Vista this month!  We are promoting the summer reading program, offering craft activities, and activity challenges.

Virtual Storytimes
All of the following videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. We also started uploading our Storytime videos on YouTube so that Thea Ellen could post them on the Library’s Blog.  All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Let’s Play! by Hervé Tullet, 1 Reaction, 29 Views

Kitty’s Cuddles by Jane Cabrera, 32 Views

Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat, 32 Views

Clip Clop by Nicola Smee, 3 Reactions, 40 Views

After The Fall by Dan Santat, 2 Reactions, 47 Views

Ongoing
Read to the Dog – Is taking a break in July and August.  Check back in September to make an online appointment.

Teen Programs
Special
Take and Make – Among Us Keychains -70 teens (Sandy and Hoodland) 

Adult Programs
Special
Take and Make – Sugar Scrub Bars -60 adults (Sandy and Hoodland)

Ongoing
Book Groups
4 people in the Digital Book Club discussed The Lager Queen of Minnesota  by J Ryan Stradal

5 people attended the Women’s Book Club using zoom to discuss Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran

Public Notary – Hoodland 9

The Library is fully open!

Beginning June 30th, Sandy Library moved our computers back into the main part of the library.  People no longer need to make an appointment to use a computer at Sandy or Hoodland.

Starting July 7th Sandy and Hoodland will be open for our new full hours!  All services (other than programming) will be available all of our open hours – including our newest service: Curbside.

Here are our new hours:
Sandy Library
Monday – Tuesday 10 am – 7 pm
Wednesday – Friday 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday – Sunday 12 – 5 pm

Hoodland Library
Monday 10 am – 4 pm
Tuesday 1 – 7 pm
Wednesday – Friday 12 – 6 pm
Saturday 12 – 5 pm

Reading Colors Your World – Summer Reading 2021
Summer Reading starts June 1st!

We have programs for:
Kids 0-5 years – raffle prize is a scooter
K-5th grade – raffle prize is a Nintendo Switch
6th-12th grade – raffle prize is a Nintendo Switch
Adults 18+ years – raffle prize is $100 cash

Visit Sandy.beanstack.org to sign up! or pick up a paper reading log at the library. Finish and return your log (and pick up your prizes!) by August 31, 2021 to be entered in the prize drawings.

Computers by Appointment at Sandy we had 150 people schedule appointments to use the computers (up from 143 last month).  Our capacity was 63 appointments/week. At Hoodland we had 36 people schedule appointments to use the computers (down from 37 last month).  Capacity at Hoodland was 24 appointments/week. 

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.  Starting July 15th, printing is no longer free of charge.

Statistics for mobile printing:
Sandy -21 users printed 63 jobs (207 pages)
Hoodland – 14 users printed 42 jobs (582 pages)

eCards – Sandy created 23 (64 new library accounts in person), Hoodland created 1 (13 in person).

Curbside pickup of holds. 

Sandy – 935 pickups in 30 days.  This averages 31 pickups/day(down from 40 last month).  3028 items
Hoodland – 324 pickups in 26 days.  Averages 12 pickups/day(down from 13 last month).  1146 items

Browsing checkouts in the buildings! 
Sandy – 1156 sessions. This averages 39 sessions/day (up from 21 last month). 5893 items
Hoodland – 154 sessions.  This averages 6 sessions/day (up from 2 last month). 737 items

We checked out a total of 10,804 items(up from last month’s 8,772) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special
Take and Make -Parachute Toy – 110 kids (Sandy and Hoodland) 43 kids (Vista)

Vista Newsletter – Katie Murphy delivered 29 Vista Newsletters to kids.  Read June’s copy here!

Virtual Storytimes
All of the following videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.  Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. We also started uploading our Storytime videos on YouTube so that Thea Ellen could post them on the Library’s Blog.  All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.

Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt – 16 Views (+1 from YouTube)

Mix It Up by Hervé Tullet – 2 reactions, 18 views

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales – 12 views

The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt – 1 reaction, 32 views (+4 from YouTube)

Ongoing
Read to the Dog – 0 kids read to the dog virtually!

Teen Programs
Special
Take and Make – Colorful Paper Plate Mandalas – 65 teens (Sandy and Hoodland) 

Adult Programs
Special
Take and Make – Painting with Tissue Paper -70 adults (Sandy and Hoodland)

Ongoing
Book Groups
9 people in the Digital Book Club discussed Matters of Doubt  with author Warren Easley using zoom

9 people attended the Women’s Book Club using zoom to discuss American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Sit and Knit a Bit – 10 people met virtually to knit and chat

Blood Drive – partnering with the American Red Cross
Goal: 18
Collected: 28 which is 155.6% of goal!!
Donors: 27
Deferred: 2
First time donors: 1