{"id":3284,"date":"2023-06-15T20:21:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=3284"},"modified":"2023-06-15T23:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T23:24:30","slug":"library-activities-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2023\/06\/15\/library-activities-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Teen MakerSpace<\/strong> starts next month at the Community Center!
Teens can join a 5 week course starting June 28th. Sign up here<\/a>!
Below is a project done by MakerSpace Leader Rebecca Hanset.<\/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>
1544 Followers on Facebook (Sandy Public Library Friends)  Up 13 from last month
Top Posts on FaceBook (by engagement): 
Photographer Mike Earussi 41 reactions, 5 comments, 2 shares
Looking for reading tutors  26 reaction, 1 comment, 3 shares
Grateful people are finding new program for adults w\/ disabilities 26 reactions, 11 shares<\/p>\n\n\n\n

818 Followers on Instagram (up 21 from last month)
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): We are looking for gardeners – 97, Red Cross Blood Drive – 90, Author Talk Seeing Autism and bookmarks made by Creation Station – tied for 86<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Library Blog: June book clubs 62, Want to help a struggling reader and storytimes tied for 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 373 sessions
Hoodland 134 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 our Curbside Service.  
Sandy – 41 users printed 96 jobs (205 pages)
Hoodland – 39 users printed 167 jobs (393 pages)

Library Cards<\/strong>  Sandy 128 new accounts, Hoodland 17

Checkouts <\/strong>
Sandy – 2632 sessions. This averages 88 sessions\/day (90 last month) 9,478 items
Hoodland – 590 sessions.  This averages 23 sessions\/day (24 last month) 2,076 items

We checked out a total of 11,554<\/strong> items(last month 12,337) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs<\/strong>
Special
<\/strong>4th Grade visits – 58 kids and 5 adults from Sandy Grade <\/strong>visited the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring Celebration – 27 people visited the library booth at Spring Celebration.  Over 100 attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Free Comic Book Day – Sandy 65, Hoodland 11 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Vista Apartments – 54 kids and 13 adults attended to make sun catchers and Mother\u2019s Day cards, do beading, and play with rhythm instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandy After School Kids’ Club – 14 kids and 5 adults made LEGO creations at LEGO Club,14 kids and 9 adults attended to build marble mazes and play with Picasso Tiles at the STEM program,27 kids and 10 adults attended Art Club with Wy\u2019East Artisans Guild (2x\/month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take & Make – 125 (103 Sandy and 22 Hoodland) kids pick up supplies to make Flextangles.  Kids Take & Makes are available beginning on the 15th day of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEGO Club at Hoodland – 8 kids and 4 adults <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tutoring – 32 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

Dog\u2019s Colorful Day <\/em>by Emma Dodd
16 kids and 15 adults attended in the Library
Blue Bison Needs a Haircut <\/em>by Scott Rothman
Facebook -29 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mermaids Fast Asleep<\/em> by Robin Riding
13 kids and 9 adults attended in the Library
Oona in the Arctic <\/em>by Kelly DiPucchio
Facebook – 32 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Giant Jumperee  <\/em>by Julia Donaldson – Storytime with an Officer!<\/strong>
21 kids and 19 adults attended in the Library
Max and the Tag-Along Moon<\/em> by Floyd Cooper
Facebook – 29 views, 1 reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Doorbell<\/em> Rang by Pat Hutchins – Led by Brianna Latham
18 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
How Do Dinosaurs Learn To Be Kind <\/em>by Jane Yolen
Facebook – 23 views, 1 reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Storytimes at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel.  14 kids and 12 adults attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing
<\/strong>Spanish Language Class – 20 people attended

<\/strong>Take & Make -128 people (100 Sandy, 28 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a paper tulip flower craft.  Take and Makes for adults are available on the 15th day of the month.

Teen Programs<\/strong>
Special<\/strong>
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Ongoing<\/strong>
Anime Club – 21 teens attended to watch anime<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take & Make – 90 teens (75 Sandy and 15 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make kIrigami night lights.  The Teen Take & makes are available starting on the 1st day of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whiteboard ? of the month: How do you find piece of mind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeffAdult Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Author Talk – 19 people attended to listen to Matt Reader talk about his book  Extraordinary Oregon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pollinators in Your Garden – 14 people attended a gardening talk with a Master Gardener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  12 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month (Art Lab), 8 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 – 6 people attended with 1 tutor
ESOL tutor – 12 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Group  – 20 people attended our writing group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 28 people attended, 23 donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Classes – 1 person attended Keyboard and Mouse, 0 people attended Computer Basics , 0 people attended Internet Basics, 1 person attended Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Women\u2019s Book Club – 6 people discussed The Overstory<\/em> <\/em>by Richard Powers
Men\u2019s Book Club – 13 people discussed Braiding Sweetgrass <\/em>by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Hoodland Book Club – 6 people discussed Song of Solomon<\/em> by Toni Morrison
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper <\/em>by Phaedra Patrick

Public Notary – Hoodland 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book a Librarian – 1 appointment to learn Microsoft Word and Open Office.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibits<\/strong>
View the beautiful photography of local artist Mike Earussi at Sandy Library through June 30th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wy\u2019East Artisans Guild – Come see this group exhibit at the Sandy Library through July 6th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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