{"id":2709,"date":"2022-02-04T17:07:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:07:26","slug":"library-activities-january-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2022\/02\/04\/library-activities-january-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: January 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We will be starting some limited in-person programs in February!<\/strong>

Plant Swap<\/strong> 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<\/strong>
Sandy<\/strong> – Tuesday, February 15th 3:00 – 4:30pm. Make & Take program will be the third Tuesday each month in the Community Room.
Hoodland<\/strong> – 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!***<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Space<\/strong> Wednesday, February 23rd 2:30 – 4:00 pm. Come hang out, watch anime, and get creative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytime<\/strong>
Sandy<\/strong> – starting Thursday, February 24th 10:00 – 11:00 am at Meinig Park Gazebo. Thursdays 10:00 – 11:00 am.
Hoodland<\/strong> – Fridays 10:30 am in the Community Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cuttings for the plant swap!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Come find all the gnomes <\/a>in the library!<\/strong> Find the answer to get a prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 27th was International Holocaust Remembrance Day<\/strong>. Visit Friends of Sandy Library Facebook <\/a>page for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February is Black History Month<\/strong> Find resources on our Library Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Craft for a Cause<\/strong> 
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 432 sessions
Hoodland 53 sessions

Mobile Printing <\/strong>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.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandy – 23 users printed 73 jobs (220 pages)
Hoodland – 7 users printed 13 jobs (18 pages)

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

Checkouts\u00a0<\/strong>
Sandy – 2474 sessions. This averages 85 sessions\/day (up from 81 last month) 9756 items
Hoodland – 614 sessions.\u00a0 This averages 27 sessions\/day (up from 24 last month) 2467 items

We checked out a total of 12,223<\/strong> items(up from last month\u2019s 10,977) through curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Ongoing<\/strong>
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!
<\/strong>All of the following videos were posted in our Facebook Group: Sandy and Hoodland Libraries – Storytime Parents Group.\u00a0 Use numbers were recorded after 1 week. All Storytimes were presented by librarian Monica Smith – unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward the Emu<\/em> by Sheena Knowles.\u00a0 Presented by Amy Haroldson and Carin Miller Packwood, Bassoonist of the Oregon Symphony
On Facebook – 44 views, 1 reaction <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Life<\/em> by Cynthia Rylant
On Facebook – 40 views 3 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello Rain<\/em> by Kyo Maclear\u00a0\u00a0
On Facebook – 28 views, 1 reaction

Storytimes at Hoodland!<\/strong>
6 kids and 4 adults attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Programs<\/strong>
Take and Make – 50 teens picked up Mystery Grab Bag craft kits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Boxes – 16 teens received recommended reads through our book box program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult Programs
Ongoing
<\/strong>Take & Make – 60 people picked up Journal making kits (50 Sandy, 10 Hoodland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Book Clubs
<\/strong>Digital Book Club –  4 people discussed Tin Man <\/em>by Sarah Winman
Women\u2019s Book Club – 9 people discussed The Sound of Gravel <\/em> by Ruth Wariner
Men\u2019s Book Club – 11 people discussed Good Omens <\/em>by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Notary – Hoodland 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book a Librarian – Sandy 1 person got individualized help downloading to their Kindle from Library2Go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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