{"id":3192,"date":"2023-04-13T20:09:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2023-04-13T20:09:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:09:21","slug":"library-activities-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2023\/04\/13\/library-activities-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sandy Library staff was interviewed for recommended reads for National Reading Month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March is Women’s History Month! <\/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>
1519 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)\u00a0 Up 30 from last month
Top Posts on FaceBook (by engagement): Spanish Class – 74, Take & Makes – 52, Silent Auction – 35\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

788 Followers on Instagram (up 12 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): Seed Library -198, Take & Makes – 134, Spanish Class – 101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Library Blog visits: Group Exhibit – 55, Book Clubs – 40, Egg Hunts – 33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 483 sessions
Hoodland 123 sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile Printing <\/strong>Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.\u00a0 Once the print job is sent, it will sit in a queue waiting to be released to print.\u00a0 Call the library on the same day to have staff release the print job. Pick up your prints in person or through Curbside Service.\u00a0\u00a0
Sandy – 57 users printed 206 jobs (493 pages)
Hoodland – 16 users printed 90 jobs (148 pages)

Library Cards<\/strong>\u00a0 Sandy 120 new accounts, Hoodland 19

Checkouts\u00a0<\/strong>
Sandy – 2907 sessions. This averages 94 sessions\/day (94 last month) 11,318 items
Hoodland – 685 sessions.\u00a0 This averages 25 sessions\/day (28 last month) 2,428 items
We checked out a total of 13,746<\/strong> items(last month 11,705) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs<\/strong>
Special
<\/strong>Preschool Visits from Living Way – 35 kids and 36 Adults visited the Library from Living Way preschool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing
<\/strong>Take & Make – 124 (104 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) kids picked up supplies to make Marble Mazes. Our kids Take & Make kits are available on the 15th of each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vista Apartments – 44 kids and 13 adults attended for craft day, science day, made kaleidoscopes, and paper springs with boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 17 kids and 7 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 20 kids and 15 adults attended our Busy Bugs STEM program, 34 kids and 14 adults attended Art Club with Wy\u2019East Artisans Guild (2x\/month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reading Tutoring – 24 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Library Birds – Literacy Scavenger Hunt had 102 participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Storytimes <\/strong>
<\/strong>Storytime 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

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday was this month! We held a special Dr. Seuss storytime.
Dr. Seuss\u2019 ABC\u2019s <\/em>by Dr. Seuss
16 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Oh, the Places You\u2019ll Go <\/em>by Dr. Seuss
Facebook – 37 views, 3 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Giant Tess<\/em> by Dan Yaccarino
27 kids and 24 adults attended in the Library
Giant Island<\/em> by Jane Yolen
Facebook – 40 views, 4 reactions

Clip-Clop \u00a0<\/em>by Nicola Smee\u00a0
19 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Where We Come From<\/em> by Diane Wilson
Facebook – 29 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will You Be My Friend?<\/em> by Sam McBratney
1 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The Long Ride Home <\/em>by Stephanie Graegin
Facebook – 42 views, 1 reaction, 1 comment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa<\/em> by Anna Dewdney
20 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
Granny and Bean <\/em>by Karen Hesse
Facebook – 28 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytimes at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel.\u00a0 26 kids and 21 adults attended

Teen Programs<\/strong>
Special<\/strong>
Silent Disco (put on by Community Center)\u00a0 3 Library staff worked the Silent Disco with 55 teens.

Ongoing<\/strong>
Take & Make – 100 (89 Sandy, 11 Hoodland) teens picked up supplies for Paint by Sticker. Teen Take & Make kits are available on the 1st day or each month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anime Club – 7 teens attended to watch anime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult Programs
Special
<\/strong>Spread a Little Positvi-tea – 52 people participated in this passive program to lift everyone\u2019s spirit.

Ongoing
<\/strong>Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) adults picked up supplies to make Yarn Eggs. Adult Take & make kits are available on the 15th of each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  15 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 13 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 7 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 10 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Group  – 9 people attended our writing group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 23 people attended, collected 20 (of 18 expected pints).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Classes – 3 people attended Computer Basics, 1 person attended Internet Basics, 3 people attended Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Women\u2019s Book Club – 13 people discussed All the Light We Cannot See<\/em> <\/em>by Anthony Doerr
Men\u2019s Book Club – 11 people discussed A Walk in the Woods <\/em>by Bryson
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed Finding the Mother Tree<\/em> by S. Simard
Digital Book Club – 2 people discussed A Lesson Before Dying <\/em>by Ernest J. Gaines

Public Notary – Hoodland 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibits<\/strong>
<\/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 the Art programs at Sandy Library.\u00a0 You may remember Kathleen as the previous Reference Librarian for the Library.\u00a0 Come in to see her work and bid on a piece from any public service desk through the end of May!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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