{"id":3152,"date":"2023-03-10T10:17:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T10:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2023-04-13T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:53:08","slug":"library-activities-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2023\/03\/10\/library-activities-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Snow day at the Library!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There is a new Early Childhood section in the Friends of Sandy Library Book Nook. Come in a take a look and purchase items for the little ones in your family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oregon Department of Human Services<\/strong> (DHS)
DHS is in the Library. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am – 3:00pm for drop-in assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog<\/strong>
1489 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 22 from last month
776 Followers on Instagram (up 6 from last month)
Top  Instagram posts (by engagement): Stay warm out there – 44, the Friends of Sandy Library – 36, Meet teen volunteer – 20
Library Blog: March Book Clubs – 59 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 474 sessions
Hoodland 63 sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 42 users printed 158 jobs (560 pages)
Hoodland – 15 users printed 35 jobs (139 pages)

Library Cards<\/strong>  Sandy 142 new accounts, Hoodland 23

Checkouts <\/strong>
Sandy – 2440 sessions. This averages 94 sessions\/day (94 last month) 9,482 items
Hoodland – 619 sessions.  This averages 28 sessions\/day (28 last month) 2223 items

We checked out a total of 11,705<\/strong> items(last month 12,766) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs<\/strong>
Ongoing
<\/strong>Vista Apartments – 42 kids and 12 adults attended to make Valentine\u2019s and do sensory activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 8 kids and 5 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 13 kids and 6 adults attended our STEM program, 31 kids and 22 adults attended Art Club with Wy\u2019East Artisans Guild. View a recent STEM club<\/a> project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Take & Make –  120 (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people picked up supplies to make Mosaic Magnets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tutoring – 18 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read to the Dog – 3 kids participated (the dog was only at the library one day)

Storytimes <\/strong>
<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Unicorn Named Sparkle <\/em>by Amy Young
27 kids and 25 adults attended in the Library
Uni the Unicorn <\/em>by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Facebook – 23 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitten\u2019s First Full Moon<\/em> by Kevin Henkes
27 kids and 23 adults attended in the Library
Dark on Light<\/em> by Dianne White
Facebook – 21 views, 1 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom! Zoom! Sounds of Things That Go in the City  <\/em>by Robert Burleigh 
28 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Listen<\/em> by Gabi Snyder
Facebook – 23 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmhouse<\/em> by Sophie Blackall
Facebook -16 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytimes at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel.  28 kids and 22 adults attended

Teen Programs
Ongoing<\/strong>
Take and Make – 87 teens (75 Sandy, 12 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make beeswax wraps. Teen Take & Makes are available starting on the 1st of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fabric ussed for beeswax wrps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Anime Club – 8 teens attended to watch anime<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffAdult Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>**NEW!** <\/strong>Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  10 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 9 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Civics Challenge – 28 people signed up and 8 completed our Civics Challenge.  Our Grand Prize Winner Was Steven Hook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steven Hook wuth his State Parks Pass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Plant Swap – 56 people attended to pick out new houseplants or leave them for others<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craft Swap – 28 people attended (even though it was snowing!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing
<\/strong>Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make Owl Handwarmers.  Adult Take & Makes are available starting on the 15th of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 7 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Group  – 13 people attended our writing group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Classes – 3 people attended Keyboard and Mouse, 4 people attended Computer Basics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Women\u2019s Book Club – 14 people discussed Something in the Water<\/em> <\/em>by Catherine Steadman
Men\u2019s Book Club – 8 people discussed The Bomber Mafia <\/em>by Malcolm Gladwell
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed Hamnet<\/em> by Maggie O\u2019Farrell
Digital Book Club – 3 people discussed The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry <\/em>by Rachel Joyce

Public Notary – Hoodland 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book a Librarian – 1 getting set with Veterans benefits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibits
<\/strong>Wy\u2019East Artisans Guild – Come see this group exhibit at the Sandy Library through July 6th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kathleen Draine\u2019s still life silent auction is benefitting Art programs at Sandy Library.  You may remember Kathleen as the previous Reference Librarian for the Library.  Come in to see her work and bid on a piece from any public service desk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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