{"id":3230,"date":"2023-05-08T22:29:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2023-05-08T22:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:29:25","slug":"library-activities-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2023\/05\/08\/library-activities-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fines for Food<\/strong> for National Library Week
Pay any amount in fines and the Sandy or Hoodland Library will waive a corresponding amount.\u00a0 All fines paid during National Library Week will go to a local food bank. In Sandy $231.72 will be donated to the Sandy Community Action Center and in Hoodland $37.90 will be donated to the Neighborhood Missions Food Pantry to purchase items in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silent Art Auction<\/strong> raises $705 for Art Programs at the Sandy Library!
A huge thank you to Kathy Draine for donating 9 of her still life paintings for a silent auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Library Association from this year on has designated the Monday of National Library Week as Right to Read Day<\/strong> in response to the (almost) doubled book banning attempts in the United States last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gardening Help Needed! <\/strong>The Sandy Public Library needs your help to maintain our planter boxes and grounds!  This would be (most likely) a monthly event organized by a wonderful volunteer.  We are planning on replacing high-maintenance plants and moving towards becoming more bee-friendly, in coordination with the City’s Bee City initiative.  If you are interested in helping out, please use the form to let us know!   https:\/\/forms.gle\/N48aevAhC8MToLzq5<\/a>
The Library received our Pesticide Free seal of approval!<\/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>
1531 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)\u00a0 Up 12 from last month
Top Post on FaceBook (by engagement):\u00a0Attracting pollinators to your garden 1.3K reached, 20 reaction, 9 shares, 3 comments
797 Followers on Instagram (up 9 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement):\u00a0186 Author Talk Extraordinary Oregon<\/em>, 147 Leave a Haiku, 100 Silent Art Auction (Kathy Draine)
Library Blog:\u00a036 May Book Clubs, 33 Author Talk Extraordinary Oregon<\/em>, 5 Library gardening help<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 449 sessions
Hoodland 109 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 our Curbside Service.\u00a0\u00a0
Sandy – 54 users printed 183 jobs (546 pages)
Hoodland – 38 users printed 183 jobs (301 pages)

Library Cards<\/strong>\u00a0 Sandy 132 new accounts, Hoodland 13

Checkouts\u00a0<\/strong>
Sandy – 2712 sessions. This averages 90 sessions\/day (94 last month) 10,377 items
Hoodland – 579 sessions.\u00a0 This averages 24 sessions\/day (25 last month) 1,960 items
We checked out a total of 12,337<\/strong> items(last month 13,746) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs<\/strong>
Special
<\/strong>D\u00eda del Ni\u00f1o\/Children\u2019s Day – Sandy 65 kids and 35 adults\u00a0 attended, Hoodland 8 kids and 4 adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kindergarten Kickoff – 23 kids and 23 adults visited the library table at Naas, Welches, and Sandy Grade School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Vista Apartments – 55 kids and 12 adults attended to make wooden people and paper houses, pattern blocks and geoboards, and mini easels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 14 kids and 9 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club, 9 kids and 6 adults attended our Worm Bin Composting STEM program, 27 kids and 12 adults attended Art Club with Wy\u2019East Artisans Guild (2x\/month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 10 kids and 8 adults <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tutoring – 24 one hour sessions of reading tutoring (1 tutor and 1 student each).

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

The Sun is My Favorite Star <\/em>by Frank Asch
12 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
The Sun is Late and so is the Farmer <\/em>by Philip C. Stead
Facebook – 27 views, 1 reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear<\/em> by Emily Gravett
8 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Berry Song <\/em>by Michaela Goade
Facebook – 27 views, 2 reactions

Bee Dance \u00a0<\/em>by Rick Christowski\u00a0
17 kids and 14 adults attended in the Library
Bee: a Peek-through Picture Book<\/em> by Britta Teckentrup
Facebook – 35 views, 3 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Garden<\/em> by Kevin Henkes
11 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
My Baba\u2019s Garden <\/em>by Jordan Scott
Facebook – 24 views, 3 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytimes at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel.  20 kids and 16 adults attended

Teen Programs<\/strong>
Special<\/strong>
Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt – 150 teens and 54 adults attended in Meinig Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teen Jeopardy – 5 teens and 3 adults attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Poetry Month – Leave a Haiku – 22 people participated.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
Anime Club – 18 teens attended to watch anime<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Senior Egg Hunt – 32 people attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multi-Employer Job Fair – in coordination with Good Will.\u00a0 25 people attended.

Ongoing
<\/strong>**NEW!** Spanish Language Class – 50 people attended.

<\/strong>Take & Make -100 people ALL AGES! (75 Sandy, 25 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a sewing free T-shirt bag.\u00a0 These special all ages kits were available on the 1st of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.\u00a0 13 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 14 people attended the 4th Monday of the month (Maker Lab).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 4 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Group  – 4 people attended our writing group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 25 people attended, 20 donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse, 2 people attended Computer Basics ,2 people attended Internet Basics, 2 people attended Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Women\u2019s Book Club – 10 people discussed consumed<\/em> <\/em>by J R ward
Men\u2019s Book Club – 10 people discussed Why We\u2019re Polarized <\/em>byEzra Klein
Hoodland Book Club – 8 people discussed The Return of Faraz Ali<\/em> by Aamina Ahmad
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed River Woman River Demon <\/em>by Jennifer Givhan

Public Notary – Hoodland 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book a Librarian – 3 appointments.  1 to get set up with Veterans Benefits, 2 to learn Canva.<\/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

Hoodland Library is currently displaying the Calligraphy art of Margaret Hespen. “Having something to say inspires me to write. I choose a text carefully, because after writing it repeatedly in an effort to get it just right, I absorb its power. I love the way letters can speak as loudly as words, and I hope mine speak to you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Displays<\/strong>
April was Financial Literacy Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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