TrickorTreat

Dia de los Muertos

Kids Programs
Special
Trick or Treat Trail – over 2200 kids and 3520 total people (kids + parents) visited the library for Trick or Treat Trail!

Dia de los Muertos – Hoodland 27 (see Sandy’s stats in November!)

Ongoing
Storytime – Sandy Wee Ones 148 kids and parents, Sandy Preschool 79, Hoodland 67

HO Art Club – Bobbleheads

Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club

LEGO Club – Sandy 21 kids and parents, Hoodland 10

Art Club – Hoodland 12

Outreach
Sandy Grade field trips – 355 kids visited the library in October to get tours, and check out books

Vista Apartments – 82 kids attended to do folk tale scavenger hunts and story challenges, create Dia de los Muertos artwork, and do pattern block and LEGO challenges.

Haunted Library

Haunted Library

Teen
Special
418 people came to the Haunted Library sponsosrd by the Teen Advisory Board, 145 teens came to Haunted Library planning meetings, 25 teens came to the wrap-up event.

Paint Nite – 16 teens attended.

Ongoing
MakerSpace – 59 teens attended (26 attended to make glow in the dark slime!)

Anime Club – 29 teens attended.

Game Factory – 8 teens attended (only had 1 week, Haunted Library planning instead)

Adult
Special
Library Coffee House – 77 people came to hear the Americana singer/songwriter Claudia Nygaard.  The Wy’East Artisans led rock painitng in the Community Room.

Using Herbs to Live Abundantly – 16 people attended this program.

Warren Easley at Hoodland

Author Talk – 15 people came to hear mystery author Warren Easley speak at the Hoodland Library.

Tell Tale Heart – 12 people came to hear Christopher Lebrick’s scary stories.

Preparing Your Garden for Winter – 8 people attended this class put on by the Master Gardeners.

Medicare with Confidence – 6 people attended at the Hooldand Library.

Ongoing
ESOL tutoring – 28 learners met with 22 tutors in 11 sessions to work on their English language skills.

Mt Hood Farmer’s Market – on our last day at the market we talked to 10 people and gave out 2 seed packets.  Wrapping up a great Market season where we talked to a total of 259 people, gave out 80 seed packets, gave out 5 new library cards, and more than 20 Summer Reading packets.

Book Club – Sandy Men’s 11 people came to discuss The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Hoodland 9 people came to discuss Exit West by Moshin Hamid

Public Notary – 5 documents notarized in 3 sessions at Hoodland Library.

Art exhibits
Currently at the Sandy Library on the greay ramp wall we have Book Art by Melody Bush.  Come by to see it until December 6th.

A beautiful view of sunshine outside the Sandy Public Library!  Thanks to Thea Ellen for capturing this. 

Programs

Kids Special
Rendezvous with a Raptor – 69 people came to this great program presented by Hawkwatch International!

Kids Ongoing
Storytime – Wee Ones 158 parents and kids. Preschool 102,  Hoodland 66

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 42 parents and kids

Saturday Afternoon Kids Club – LEGO Club Sandy 21 Hoodland 16, MakerSpace Sandy 10, Art Club Hoodland 2

Read to the Dog – 6 kids read in 2 weeks.  Our regular dog (Ananda) can no longer visit the library due to health reasons.  We are working on getting another regular dog, until then, we have fill in dogs every other week.

Teen Special
Teen Lock-In – 67 teens attended for karaoke at Ant Farm and games and YouTube at the Library (we were competing with the Homecoming game at the High School).

Haunted Library “Asylum” planning – 62 teens attended planning meetings for the upcoming Haunted Library (October 19th – All Ages Welcome!)

Teen Ongoing
Anime Club – 43 teen attended

MakerSpace – 35 teens attended (20 at the marshmallow challenge!)

Adult Special
Cover Crops and Winter Vegetables – 28 people attended this Sandy Seed Library Program presented by Kris LaMar, OSU Master Gardener.

2 Weeks Ready – 25 people attended this Emergency Management talk given by our very own City Manager Kim Yamashita.

Medicare with Confidence – 7 people came to this program at Hoodland

Adult Ongoing
Library Coffee House – 85 people came to listen to the Bluegrass, Americana, and Traditional music of Kory Quinn and Bob Soper

Book Club – Women’s 14 people attended to discuss The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin, Hoodland 9 people attended to discuss Matters of Doubt by Warren Easley, Men’s 8 people attended to discuss Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

Mt Hood Farmer’s Market – We talked to 47 people at the market, and gave out 15 seed packets.  As of the end of September the library had checked out 2993 seed packets!

Photography Group – 8 people went on the Photography Walk to Buddha Kat Winery (see photos below)  Thea also set up a Photography Club group showing at Antfarm.  9 people from the Club showed their work!

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

Outreach
Vista Apartments – 57 kids attended in 3 weeks to do literacy and STEM activities.  Photos below are Vegetable Printing, Kid with Geo Board, Volunteer Reading with Kid.

ESOL – 17 tutors met with 21 learners in 7 sessions.  One of our tutors used an English Language Cookbook with a learner to make fresh salsa!

Meetings – Library District Advisory Committee, Kathy Draine’s first official meeting as the Sandy/Hoodland representative.

Building

Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International, that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals.  We had a great interactive Display at Sandy this year which asked people to mark down which banned or challenged books they have read.

We had a “White Table” or “Missing Man Table” at Sandy Library in Honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Kids Programs
Special
Our school supply drive was a huge success!  Look for an even bigger push next year with community partners who want to join us.

Summer Reading sign ups – Sandy 890, Hoodland 86
Summer Reading finishers – Sandy 247, Hoodland 19

Summer Reading Programs – Sandy

Eric Ode

Dragon Theater

Ice Cream Social – 38 kids and parents came to learn how to make ice cream, and eat it!

Summer Reading Programs – Hoodland

3 hand Stephen

Eric Ode

Summer Reading – Vista Apartments
Summer Reading signups – 24 kids
Summer Reading finishers – 14 kids
Last year we did the Library Summer Reading program at Vista, and didn’t have any finishers.  So this year we tailored the program to run more like our school year program with specific challenges.  And we got 14 finishers!  A great result.

Dragon Theater

Reptile Man

Outreach
Head Start for Success – talked to 46 parents and kids, made 3 library cards.

Ongoing
Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 107 kids and parents.
LEGO Club – Sandy 14 kids and parents, Hoodland 2
Art Club – Hoodland 9 kids and parents came to a special Makerspace Art Club.
Read to the Dog – 11 kids

Storytime – Sandy Preschool 58 kids and parents, Sandy Wee Ones 80, Hoodland 51.

Teen Programs
Special
Summer Reading signups – Sandy 317, Hoodland 25
Summer Reading finishers – Sandy 74, Hoodland 6

Ongoing
Anime Club – 8 teens
MakerSpace – 21 teens
T-LAB – 2 teens

Adult Programs
Special
Summer Reading sign ups – Sandy 202, Hoodland 26
Summer Reading finishers – Sandy 32, Hoodland 11

Our Adult Summer Reading Grand Prize Winners!

Lisa Mitchell – Sandy

Isaac Heifetz – Hoodland

Stop the Cravings – 13 people came to listen to Genevieve White discuss how to lose weight for good by creating your own diet.

Seed Library
Mt Hood Farmers Market – talked to  90 people, checked out 42 seed packets.

Saving Seeds – 19 people attended this class taught by Cindy Manselle of Clackamas County Master Gardeners.

Ongoing
Coffee House –  72 people came to listen to Terry Robb, Portland’s blues guitar virtuoso.

Paint Nite –  13 people came to paint with Melissa Lawrence.  We had a last minute date change.  Paint Nite’s will now be on Saturday evenings.

Book Group – Men’s 9 people came to discuss Peace like a River by Leif Enger, Hoodland 9 people came to discuss The Dog Stars by Peter Heller.

Photography Group – Mike Earussi taught 6 of us how to mount a photograph to a rigid acrylic backing for a cheap, but great looking display option.

ESOL tutoring – 12 learners and 11 kids in 7 sessions with 13 tutors.

Public Notary – Sandy 2, Hoodland 3

City-Wide Events
We started selling City branded merchandise at the Sandy Library!

Volunteer Picnic – 154 volunteers got served food by City staff.

Kids Programs
Special
School Supply Drive – now through September 10th! Here is a list of items required by grade schools. Thank you for supporting local students!
Ticonderoga pencils #2
Colored pencils (12 or 24 pack)
Crayons (24 pack Crayola)
Markers (Crayola broad line and/or fine tip)
Yellow highlighters
Dry erase markers (expo)
Colored pencils (12 pack)
Sharpie markers (fine and regular)
Glue sticks (Avery or Elmer’s)
Watercolors (Prang or Crayola)
Erasers (Pink Pearl)
Composition notebooks
Spiral notebookBinder (3-ring, 1 or 11/2” with pockets)
Notebook dividers (5 tab)
Backpacks

Which house do you think I was sorted into?

Harry Potter publicity

Harry Potter’s Birthday – 200 kids and parents attended to make wands and potions, eat cupcakes, and get sorted into their house.

Summer Reading Programs – Sandy

New display areas!

Summer Reading Programs – Hoodland

Parlor of Wonders

Border Collie Intnl

Ongoing
Vista Apartments – 79 kids and parents to paint, create origami, and do Summer Reading Challenges.

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 67 kids and parents attended in two weeks.
Storytime – Sandy Preschool 91 kids and parents, Sandy Wee Ones 57, Hoodland 39
Read to the Dog – 15 kids read to Ananda
LEGO Club – Sandy 10 kids and parents, Hoodland 2

Teen Programs
Special
Metropolitan Youth Symphony (Summer Reading) – 19 teens
Anime Drawing Workshop (Summer Reading) – 12 teens

Ongoing
Paint Nite – 20 teens came to paint with Melissa Lawrence
Anime Club – 12 teens
Coding Club – 12 teens
MakerSpace – 5 teens
T-LAB – 3 teens

Mt Hood Express

On the tour

Adult Programs
Special
Timberline Lodge Magical History Tour – 21 people rode Mt Hood Express to Timberline, and toured it.This program was in coordination with the Senior Center and Transit Department!

Seed Library
Mt Hood Farmers Market – talked to 90 people, checked out 21 seed packets, made 2 new library cards, gave out 23 Summer Reading packets, and checked out one book.

Gardening During Drought -17 people attended this class taught by Clackamas County Master Gardeners.

Seed packet stuffing – 12 volunteers

Ongoing
Coffee House – 43 people came to listen to Adlai Alexander.  Noted for the sweetness and wide range of his voice, Adlai Alexander sings and accompanies himself with intricate guitar in a way that’s rare in both the acoustic and jazz worlds.

Paint Nite – 18 people came to paint with Melissa Lawrence.

Book Group – Men’s 10 people came to discuss Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd, Hoodland 8 people came to discuss Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.

Photography Group – 6 people met to begin planning a community photo contest and “mini-con”

Public Notary – Hoodland 1

Exhibits
Quilt – Hoodland 
made by Pat Sharp of the Mt Hood Piecemaker’s Club

Clackamas County Arts Alliance
A group art exhibit based on Lake Oswego Reads book Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks is at Sandy Library.

George Hoyt

Friends of Sandy Library
Held a book sale during Mountain Fest.  All proceeds go towards Library Programs.  Thank you George Hoyt and the Friends!

Strategic Planning – first year results on four initiatives
Create Young Readers
Stimulate Imagination
Satisfy Curiosity
Learn to Read and Write

Longest Day Parkway
242 People came by the library booth.  We had the Sandy Seed Library with us to check out seed packets, handed out Summer Reading Packets, Popcorn, and played a game to win $1 and $5 off fines coupons.

Kids Programs
Special
Uke Can Do It! – 36 kids and parents attended a Ukulele Workshop to kick off Summer Reading! (Libraries Rock)

Ongoing
Storytime – Wee Ones 104 kids and parents, Preschool 66, Hoodland 58.

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 59 kids and parents

Read to the Dog – 13 kids read to Ananda.

Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club – Sandy 8 kids and parents, Hoodland 2.  This is LEGO Club only.  We are taking a Summer break on all other Saturday Afternoon Kids; Club programs.

Outreach
Schools – We visited 19 classrooms and two lunch periods, talking to 565 kids and teens to promote Summer Reading.  Schools visited were: Sandy Grade School, Oregon Trail Academy, Boring Middle School, Cedar Ridge Middle School, Sandy High School.

Vista – 90 kids did literacy and STEM activities with us.  We had a ‘Grocery Store’ where the kids worked on math and life skills, beginning reading challenges for the Summer Reading program, and the Wy’East Artisans came to do an art class.

Teen Programs
Special
Uke Can Do It! – 11 people attended this ukulele workshop for Teens to kick off Summer Reading (Libraries Rock!)

Ongoing
Game Factory – 21 teens

Teen Learning Garden – 14 teens attended our Field Trip to Antfarm’s Learning Garden down by Tollgate Restaurant.

Anime Club – 14 teens

MakerSpace – 11 teens

Adult Programs
Special
Uke Can Do It! – 30 people came to Hoodland for this ukulele workshop with Cinda Johnson.

Preventing Memory Loss – 8 people attended to listen to Samuel Turner present the facts surrounding the prevention of MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment) as well as ideas on how to get involved, increase personal fulfillment, and demonstrate simple but effective physical activities that help the body as well as the mind stay limber.

Wellness for Digestive Health – 7 people came to hear Genevieve White speak.

Sandy Seed Library
Container Gardening – 15 people attended this Master Gardener talk.
Volunteers – 4 volunteers met to stuff seed packets.

Ongoing
Mt Hood Farmers Market – We spoke to 154 people, checked out 40 packets of seeds, issued 3 new library cards, and gave out Summer Reading packets.

Library Coffee House – 135 people came to listen to the old time tunes of Rebecca Connor and Leon Cotter.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) – We held 9 tutoring sessions and 3 classes, with 46 teachers, 51 learners, and 30 kids in attendance.

Paint Nite – 17 people came to paint with Melissa Lawrence.

Book Clubs – Men’s 9 to discuss My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem, Women’s 8 to discuss Neither wolf nor dog : on forgotten roads with an Indian elder, by Kent Nerburn, Hoodland 10 to discuss Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance

Public Notary – 2 documents were notarized at Hoodland.

Kids Programs
Special
Free Comic Book Day – Sandy 79 kids and parents, Hoodland 40

Ongoing
Storytime – Sandy Preschool 83 kids and parents, Sandy Wee Ones 82, Hoodland 48

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 82 kids and parents

Vista – 80 kids and parents came to do literacy and STEM activities

Saturday Afternoon Kids Club – Sandy 14 kids and parents, Hoodland 11

Teen Programs
Special
Youth Town Hall – 6 teens, 4 adults

MakerSpace – no sew book bags

Ongoing
Anime Club – 82 teens

MakerSpace – 59 teens came to make 3D Holograms, and no-sew book bags.  T-shirst for the book bags were donated by Sandy Community Action Center.

Game Factory Coding Club – 39 teens

Paint Nite – 23 teens

TLAB – 11 teens

Mayor King – Ribbon Cutting at Opening Day Farmers Market

Adult Programs
Special
Mount Hood Farmer’s Market – It’s Farmer’s Market time again!  Mayer King visited for a ribbon cutting ceremony.  We spoke with 167 people, checked out 70 seed packets and 1 book.

The Great Flood of 1948 – 33 people came to listen to teacher Len Otto and author Joseph Patrick “Pat” Barry focus on the events in two communities, Troutdale and Vanport, Oregon.

Finding the Right Diet for your Health – Hoodland 6 people came to listen to health professional Genevieve White

Seed Library
Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects – 11 people came to this Master Gardener talk.
Stuffing Seed Packets – 8 volunteers came to help get seed packets ready for people to check out.

Ongoing
Library Coffee House – 80 people came to listen to Now and Then, a father son duo, featuring Vocals & Acoustic Guitar; New takes on popular material, along with creative originals by both musicians.

ESOL Tutoring – 54 learners met with 48 tutors in 34 tutoring sessions.

Paint Nite – 17 people were led step by step through a painting with Melissa Lawrence.

Photography Group – Show and Tell

Book Club – Hoodland 12 people met to discuss Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult, Women’s 8 people met to discuss Catcher in the Rye by J D SalingerPublic Notary – Hoodland 4, Sandy 1Photography Group – 11 people attended the Show and Tell event

Photography Group – 11 people came for the Show and Tell event.

Kids Programs
Special
Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros – Sandy 350 kids and parents, Hoodland 12 came to enjoy all of the amazing activities and get their free book!  Special thanks for Sandy go to:
PERFORMANCE:
Estampa Mexicana – dance, Just for Kix – dance, Brittany McLaughlin – balloon artist, Amor Latino Musical – musicians (Ramiro Bracamontes)
FOOD:
Blanca Doroteo – made tres leches cakes, La Bamba – churros, Starbucks – coffee, Grocery Outlet – $50 gift certificate for beverages
ACTIVITIES:
Wy’east Artisan Guild – chalk art and rock painting, Key Club – Minute to Win it games, T-LAB – Makey Makey (electronic activity), Ant Farm – Gardening activity, Todos Juntos – Bird Craft, Oral Hull – braille activity, US World Class Taekwondo – lessons and demonstrations, Sandy High Robotics – hands on demo, Oregon Latino Health Coalition – wheel of fortune, Sandy Historical Society – traditional lumberjack puppet craft, OSU Extension Family and Community Health Clackamas County – free healthy cookies with recipe and other info in Spanish & English

Kids Outreach
Kindergarten Roundups – Welches Elementary 4, Sandy Grade 8, Kelso 12, Firwood 13, Naas 15
Preschool Visit – 34 kids

Ongoing
Storytime – Sandy Wee Ones 159 kids and parents, Sandy Preschool 83, Hoodland 46

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 56 kids and parents

Vista Apartments – 56 kids came to do literacy and STEM activities (writing poetry)

Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club – Sandy 36 kids and parents , Hoodland 7

Read to the Dog – 16 kids

Teen Programs

Special
SOLV-IT – 5 teens helped clean up Meinig Park.

Ongoing
MakerSpace – 64 teens.  Worked on the Teen Learning Garden (behind the Library), and made slime and oobleck.

Game Factory – 32 teens

Anime Club – 26 teens

T-LAB – 11 teens came to plan future programs.

Adult Programs
Special
Poetry Slam – 97 people came to the Poetry Slam this year! We had 30 contestants participating.  Thank you to all the contestants who bravely shared their original poems with the audience.  You were all amazing! And thank you to our host Mick Dack and all of the judges.

The Winners:
Age 8-13: Elizabeth Loeung The Essence of Night 
Age 14-18: Maddy Nyseth Pretty Pink Pastels 
Adult: Dan Bosserman My Father Never Told Me that He Loved Me 
Grand Prize: Cassidy Moore (from the 14-18 age group) Iron Shears

Poetry Open Mic – 9 people attended at Hoodland.

Papermaking – 9 people came to learn how to make paper from used paper. Laurel Bates works for Clackamas County Refuse and Recycling Association to provide waste reduction assistance and education.

Wellness Series Hoodland – 4 people attended Genevieve White’s Getting a Good Night’s Sleep.

Seed Library
Sweets and Wine – We talked to 25 people at the Buddha Kat/Chamber Event about the Sandy Seed Library.

Seed Library Volunteers – 16 volunteers stuffed seed packets for us.

To Seed or Not to Seed – 13 people came to the Master Gardener discussion on starting vegetables from seeds and transplants.

Ongoing
Library Coffee House – 188 people came to listen to the Beltaine, a Celtic Fusion band that features hammered dulcimer, guitar, flute, accordion and vocals.

ESOL Tutoring – 65 learners met with 51 tutors in 37 tutoring sessions to work on their English Language skills.

Paint Nite – 18 people attended adult Paint Nite with Melissa Lawrence.

Book Clubs – Men’s – 16 people discussed Guns, Germs, and Steel; The Fates of Human Societies, and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Mystery – 12 people discussed Breaking Silence and Gone Missing, Women’s – 10 people discussed Edgar Sawtelle, Hoodland 8 people discussed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime

Photography Club – 5 people came to take photos on a walk around Sandy.

Dr Suess’ B-Day – Sandy

Dr. Seuss’ B-Day – Sandy

Kids Programs
Special
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday – Sandy 134 parents and kids came to listen to a special Dr Suess storytime and eat cupcakes (more than triple last years’ attendance!), Hoodland 23.

Dr. Seuss’ B-day – Hoodland

Dr. Seuss’ B-day – Hoodland

Architects in Schools – 87 kids and parents came to a reception at the Hoodland Library to see bridges built by 5th graders at Welches School after learning about architectural design.

Little Cubs Preschool – Librarian Monica Smith did storytime and gave tours of the library to 70 kids, teachers, and parents.

Ongoing
Storytime – Sandy Wee Ones 181 kids and parents, Sandy Preschool 102, Hoodland 69.

turtle day

turtle day

Francisco Bautista

Francisco Bautista

Vista Apartments – 93 kids and parents came to do literacy activities. Highlights this month were turtle day (with live turtles, and turtle activity sheets), and special guest Francisco Bautista who came to do a weaving demonstration.

Read to the Dog – 11 kids read to Ananda in her 3 visits.

Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club – Sandy 36 kids and parents, Hoodland 16

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 41 kids and parents attended.

Teen Programs
Special
Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt – 320 teens met in Meinig Park to search for eggs after dark. All teens went home with their pockets full of candy, and 6 lucky teens went home with gift certificates! This program was done in coordination with the Recreation Department and the Key Club at SHS.

Teen Paint Nite – 24 teens created a painting with Melissa Lawrence, Library Board Secretary.

Teen Tech Week – We set up a banana piano for teens to play within the library using our Makey Makey.

Ongoing
Anime Club – 49 teens

Makerspace – 42 teens

Game Factory Coding Club 23 teens

T-LAB (teen Library Advisory Board) – 12 teens met to talk about upcoming programs.

Adult Programs
Special
Adult Egg Hunt – 31 people to came to our first ever Adult Egg Hunt. The Egg Hunt was done in partnership with the Senior Center. A great time was had by all. Everyone went home with a few pieces of candy, and 6 lucky people went home with gift certificates!

Sandy Seed Library –
Slugs…Ugh! How to Deal With Them in Your Garden – 16 people attended this program in the Gardening Education Series with special guest speaker Jim Kronenberg of the Clackamas County Master Gardeners.
13 volunteers helped stuff seed packets to get ready for Seed Library customers.

Beyond Spring Cleaning With a Home Detox – 8 people attended this program at the Hoodland Library. The first is a wellness series with Genevieve White, Holistic Health Coach.

Medicare Made Clear – 7 people came to listen to presenter Barb Clare discuss options available for persons eligible for Medicare.

2 Truths and a Lie – 4 people came to hear Librarian Maureen Houck discuss how to spot Fake News.

Ongoing
Library Coffee House – 115 people came to listen to Radio Stranger, eat treats from Tollgate Bakery, and drink Starbucks coffee.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) – 67 learners met with 55 tutors in 47 tutoring sessions.

Paint Nite – 20 people came to create a painting with Melissa Lawrence, Library Board Secretary.

Photography Group – 9 people came to listen to Peter Schwartz talk about preserving a local landmark using photography.

Book Club –
Men’s Club 9 people came to discuss Killing Reagan : the violent assault that changed a presidency by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard.
Women’s Club 10 people came to discuss The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards.
Mystery Club 10 people came.
Hoodland 10 people came to discuss Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Building
Art Exhibits
The Sandy Library has new art! Art by Sharon Hale Sandgren’s Door Stories will be on display at the library until May 31. Come take a look!

The Hoodland Library has a new quilt on exhibit called Feathered Fans.  Pieced by Jean Ludeman of the Mt Hood Piecemakers’ Club

Handicapped Doors on Restrooms – We are in the process of having push button handicapped access added to our public restrooms at the Sandy Library.  Please excuse our dust.

Training
12 Library Staff got their First Aid/CPR and Blood Borne Pathogen Training Certifications.  2 more got them the first week of April.

Collections
We moved short stories out of general adult fiction!  They are currently shelved on the low shelves in the adult fiction area.  This is an experiment to see if short stories check out better by being separated from the general collection.  If they do, we will find them a more permanent spot.

Promotions
Don’t forget that April 8-14 is Food for Fines!

 The Library partnered with CAP Community Testing for free rapid AIDS testing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing
Storytime – Sandy Wee Ones 109 kids and parents, Sandy Preschool 98, Hoodland 68

Vista Apartments – 49 kids participated in literacy activities in three weeks (4th week was a show day!) Special Guest Speaker Ana Martinez spoke about going to college.

Saturday Afternoon Kids’ Club – Sandy 40 kids and parents, Hoodland 10.  Hodland held a special Family Art Club to make Valentine’s Day cards.  Photos of one kid’s card to the left.

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 34 kids and parents

Read to the Dog – 18 kids

Teen Programs
Special
Teen Lock-In with Antfarm – 100 teens, 6 adult volunteers

Oregon Youth Council Summit – 2 teens attended with staff member Rebecca Robinowitz to learn about starting a Youth City Council

Ongoing
MakerSpace – 67 teens, 25 teens came to use makey makey (Watch a Video of Makey Makey here! ), 42 came to make mug cakes!

GameFactory Coding Club – 29 teens

Anime Club – 25 teens

Adult Programs
Special
Soup Night – 22 people came to share our homemade soup (thanks to the Community Center for allowing staff who got their Food Handler’s Card to use their facilities!) and listen to Maggie Stuckey the author of Soup Night talk.

Art Supply Swap – 21 people came to swap art supplies with members of the community.

Travel Talk Japan – 20 people came to listen to Susan and Paul Winsinger talk about their travels to Japan.

Ongoing
Coffee House – 123 people came to listen to and support members in the community at an Open Mic Night!  Chariteas did tea tasting in the lobby.

Book Clubs – Men’s 9 people, Women’s 10, Hoodland – snowed out!

ESOL Tutoring – 47 learners met with 37 tutors in 31 tutoring sessions!

Promotions
As of February 1st, the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries are selling transit tokens and passes!

Art Exhibits
Hoodland – A new quilt titled Bugs, Bugs by Ellen Hemmert of the Piecemakers.

Sandy – Quilt made by Susan Burdell, a member of the Quilting and Fiber Arts Club which meets at the Sandy Historical Society Museum.

Sandy – Clackamas County Arts Alliance Exhibit is currently the Wy’East Artisans Guild’s All Creatures Great and Small.  Come see this exhibit through July 3rd.

Teddy Bear Sleepover – Sandy

Teddy Bear Sleepover – Sandy

Kids Programs
Special
Teddy Bear Sleepover – Sandy 55 kids and parents, Hoodland 11.  The kids had a great time at the storytime, their Teddy Bears had a great night in the library!

Teddy Bear Sleepover – Hoodland

Ongoing
Saturday Afternoon Kids Club – Sandy 45 kids and parents , Hoodland 8

Storytimes – Preschool 110 kids and parents, Wee Ones 118, Hoodland 50

Vista Apartments – 57 kids attended to do literacy and STEM activities.

Wy’East Artisans Art Club – 41 kids and parents

Read to the Dog – 6 kids read to Anada in January (Ananda was sick one week)

Teen Paint Nite

Teen Programs
Special

Paint Nite – 19 teens came to paint with Library Advisory Board Secretary Melissa Lawrence.

Make a Monster Plushie!

Make a Monster Plushie!

Ongoing

MakerSpace – 73 teens. 33 came to make Monster

plushies, learning how to sew stitches, and buttons.

Anime club – 61 teens. 33 came to the Cosplay event.

Game Factory – 40 teens. 15 came to the special App Lab.

Adult Programs
Special
‘Seedy Saturday’ Seed Swap – 93 people came to swap seeds at Antfarm, ask questions of Master Gardeners, get recipes from Stephanie Stuart from the Oregon Food Bank, and listen to music provided by Sharon Sandgren & Friends. We held a seed packet stuffing party before the event that 9 volunteers came to.

Coffee House

Library Coffee House – 80 people came to listen to Chihuahua Desert play their Americana, Country, Folk, Rock & Hispanic music.

Paint Nite – 19 people attended.

Meditation for regular people – 15 people attended

Ongoing
ESOL Tutoring – 43 tutoring sessions with 48 people learning English took place in January.  Numbers of students continue to rise!  We are now doing larger group tutoring sessions two days a week that then break up into small groups.   This style appears to be working well.

Book Group – Men’s 6 people came to discuss Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Women’s 5 people came to discuss Peaches for Father Francis, by Joanne Harris, Mystery 11 people came to discuss Private Vegas by James Patterson, and Hoodland 10 people came to discuss American Fire by Monica Hesse.

Photography Group – 11 people came to

Public Notary – Hoodland 4

Art Exhibits

See the mixed media work of Susan B Schenk of Wilsonville at the Hoodland Library until April 10th.

Also at Hoodland is a new quilt by the Piecemakers.

Meetings
On January 3rd there was a special meeting of LDAC to give input on the possible amendment to the Master Order of the Library District.  LDAC members and citizens spoke about the possibilities, and expressed many concerns.  On their January 18th meeting, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) heard testimony and announced that they had negotiated with the City of Gladstone to change their settlement agreement to allow for more time to make changes to the Master Order.  The BCC also announced their intention to create a task force to work on the issue.