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<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Dia de los Ni\u00f1os\/Children\u2019s Day – 278 people came to take part in the celebrations! A big thank you to all our partners who took part in the day. We gave away books, had many activities, music, a balloon artist, and snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/files\/2019\/05\/IMG_1672.jpg\")
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<\/strong>Wy\u2019East Artisans Art Club \u2013 73 kids worked on a project called Taking Care of Oregon, painting on 10 recycled canvases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/files\/2019\/05\/20190411_162506-1024x768.jpg\")
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LEGO Club \u2013 Sandy 32 kids and parents, Hoodland 6
Pokemon Club – 18 kids and parents
Art Club \u2013 Hoodland 10 kids and parents came to make marbleized paper and eggs using shaving cream (see photos below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/files\/2019\/05\/IMG_4151-1-1024x768.jpg\")
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Wee Ones \u2013 125 kids and parents
Preschool \u2013 116 kids and parents
Hoodland \u2013 12 kids and parents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/strong>Flashlight Egg Hunt – 260 teens attended the egg hunt in Meinig Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Anime Club \u2013 55 teens
MakerSpace \u2013 53 teens
Game Factory \u2013 23 teens.
T-LAB – 12 teens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Author talk: Jane Kirkpatrick and Stafford Hazzelett – 95 people attended <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/files\/2019\/05\/IMG_1213-1024x768.jpg\")
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Age 8-13: Isabella Grace Loeung with the poem, “Thicker than the Wall of China.”
Age 14 – 18: Elizabeth Loeung with poem, “Perception\u2019s Twisted Truth.”
Adult: Jexi Keith with the poem, “Settling in.”
Overall winner: Molly Izer with the poem, “Battle Cry.” Molly is from the 14-18 age category.
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How to attract butterflies to your yard – 20 people attended this talk with Master Gardener Jim Kronenberg.
Plants and Popcorn \u2013 8 people attended the film \u201cBees: Tales from the Hive<\/em>\u201d in this documentary series for gardeners.
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<\/strong>Paint Nite \u2013 18 people attended to paint step-by-step with Melissa Lawrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Men\u2019s \u2013 9 people discussed Pride and Prejudice<\/em> by Jane Austen
Hoodland \u2013 8 people discussed Enchanted <\/em>by Rene Denfield
Women\u2019s \u2013 6 people discussed Factfulness : ten reasons we’re wrong about the world – and why things are better than you think<\/em> by Hans Rosling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Vista Apartments \u2013 45 kids did literacy and STEM activities in 3 weeks. We had special guests from Gresham City Council, with games and literacy challenges.
ESOL tutoring \u2013 48 Tutors met with 53 learners on 23 days
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