{"id":2162,"date":"2020-04-30T23:16:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T23:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2020-04-30T23:23:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T23:23:32","slug":"library-activities-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2020\/04\/30\/library-activities-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The library was given a collection of painted rocks with (mostly) kids book characters on them! These have been painted by a local person who prefers to remain anonymous. Another library supporter offered to make a display case for them. Below is the finished product. We can’t wait for patrons to get back into the library so that they can peruse the shelves of books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kids Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special
Dr Seuss\u2019 Birthday – Special LEGO Club 16 kids and 13 parents

Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Wy\u2019East Artisans Art Club cancelled due to illness and COVID-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday Afternoon Kids\u2019 Club:
Art Club \u2013 Hoodland 9 kids and 7 parents
Pokemon Club and Science Saturday cancelled due to COVID-19

Storytime:
Wee Ones \u2013 20 kids and 19 parents (first 2 weeks)
Preschool \u2013 7 kids and 5 parents (first 2 weeks)
Hoodland \u2013 1 kid and 1 parent (first week)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tutoring – 7 tutors met with 10 kids (first 2 weeks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Programs<\/strong>
Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>TeenSpace – \tMonday 20 teens (first 2 weeks)
\t\tWednesday 41 teens (first 2 weeks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffAdult Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Library Coffeehouse \u2013 56 people attended to listen to the music of. Steve Hale  Thank you to Mountain Moka for the coffee donation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing<\/strong>
Book Clubs:
Men\u2019s \u2013 9 people discussed Hamlet, Prince of Denmark<\/em> by  William Shakespeare.
Hoodland \u2013 postponed due to Covid-19.
Women\u2019s \u2013 postponed due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Notary \u2013 Hoodland 4 (first 2 weeks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outreach<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Lil\u2019 Cubs\u2019 Preschool – 2 groups with a total of 23 kids and 17 adults visited the library for storytime, and a tour with our children\u2019s Librarian Monica Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing
<\/strong>Vista Apartments \u2013 16 kids did nature worksheets and activities. (first week)

ESOL tutoring \u2013 16 tutors met with 19 students. (first 2 weeks)

Department of Human Services – 5 people were seen in the first 2 weeks of March.\u00a0 They were given applications and housing assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meetings
<\/strong>Sarah McIntyre attended a Oregon Public Library Director meeting in Newport Oregon.\u00a0 It was the first Friday in March, and we were just starting to realize that Covid-19 was going to affect us.\u00a0 Beaverton had one of the only official known cases of the virus in Oregon.
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What we are doing during our closure<\/strong>
A few of us have been working in the library each day since we closed to the public on March 16th. Here are some photos of what we have been sorting and doing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n