{"id":3535,"date":"2024-01-04T22:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2024-01-08T17:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T17:07:20","slug":"library-activities-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2024\/01\/04\/library-activities-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Winterfest<\/strong>
<\/strong>Tree Lighting – 500 people came to our booth to talk to us or pick up our Take & Make <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stocking Stroll- 525 people came to the library to get a goodie for their stocking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shortest Day Walkway – 492 people were counted coming to our booth to pick up a Take & Make, get their passport stamp, or play our snowman game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hat , Scarf, and Mitten Tree
<\/strong>176 items collected at Sandy.  Items included: lap blankets, head warmers, baselayer long underwear, socks, wash cloths, scarves, pairs of mittens\/gloves, and hats.

76 items collected at Hoodland. Items included: blankets, socks, slippers, gloves\/mittens, scarves, ear warmers, hats, and toiletries. Hoodland also collected 79 cans of food for Neighborhood Missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Holiday Cards for Seniors<\/strong>
343 (295 Sandy, 48 Hoodland) Holiday cards for seniors were returned and handed out to Meals on Wheels recipients and Avamere residents!  Thank you to our wonderful community for taking part in this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kiwanis Toy Drive – <\/strong>A large number of items were collected for the Kiwanis Toy Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oregon Department of Human Services<\/strong> (ODHS)
ODHS 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>
1647 Followers on Facebook<\/strong> (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1645 last month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Posts on Facebook<\/strong> (by engagement): 
32 reactions, 2 comments, 1 share –  Library at Shortest Day Walkway (Winterfest)
29 reactions, 1 comment – The Library is Lit!,  
13 reactions, 8 shares – One Week til Christmas – Days the Library is Closed
13 reactions, 2 comments, 8 shares – Honoring Our Hardworkworking Staff – Closed for Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

900 Followers on Instagram<\/strong> (887 last month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Instagram<\/strong> posts (by engagement): 251 Library at Shortest Day Walkway (Winterfest), 165 Favorite Holiday Traditions, 127 Hat, Scarf, and Mitten Tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Library Blog<\/strong> posts (by engagement): 43 Book Club, 23 Library Painting \u201cAlder Creek\u201d by Gary Buhler, 9 What is a Makerspace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 390 sessions
Hoodland 81 sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile Printing <\/strong>Send prints from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. 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 – 29 users printed 102 jobs (256 pages)
Hoodland – 24 users printed 127 jobs (1840 pages)

New Library Accounts<\/strong>  Sandy 95, Hoodland 18

Checkouts <\/strong>
Sandy – 2374 sessions. This averages 82 sessions\/day (94 last month) 8398 items
Hoodland – 561 sessions.  This averages 22 sessions\/day (25 last month) 1945 items

We checked out a total of 10,343<\/strong> items (last month 12,016) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs<\/strong>
Special<\/strong>
140 people did our reindeer Scavenger Hunt (literacy activity) at Sandy, 30 at Hoodland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing<\/strong>
Take & Make – 120 (100 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Melted Snowman Ornament. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vista Apartments – 16 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEGO Club – Sandy 9 kids and 8 adults, Hoodland 4 kids and 3 adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEM Club – 4 kids and 3 adults learned how to make soap<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read to the Dog – 8 kids attended to read to our new dog, Tanis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tutoring – 20 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each) 1 hour at Hoodland.

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

Clip-Clop <\/em>by AAAA
11 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Bear Outside <\/em>by Jane Yolen
Facebook -17 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Bike <\/em>by AAAA
8 kids and 7 adults attended in the Library
Hello Moon <\/em>by Julie Downing
Facebook – 20 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter: A Solstice Story <\/em>by AAAA
16 kids and 12 adults attended in the Library
On the Shortest day<\/em> by Laura Fredrickson
Facebook – 22 views, 1 reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mushroom Lullaby <\/em>by AAAA
7 kids and 11 adults attended in the Library
Once Upon a Winter Day<\/em> by Liza Woodruff
Facebook – 16 views,\u00a0 1 reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our New Saturday Storytime is gaining a few visitors<\/strong> 9 kids and 6 adults attended <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytimes at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel.  44 kids and 34 adults.

Teen Programs<\/strong>
Ongoing<\/strong>
Take & Make – 77 (67 Sandy and 10 Hoodland) Grow a Yeti. Take & Make available beginning on the 1st day of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MakerSpace – 8 teens attended this session of our fall Makerspace Camp at the Community Center.  We made gingerbread houses, chocolate bark, laser engraved snowflakes, and soap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teen Hangout – 3 teens attended to make wire jewelry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) 3 teens attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffAdult Programs<\/strong>
Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy and 20 Hoodland) Frosted Winter Luminary. Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish Language Class – 14 people attended with one teacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  21 people attended on the 2nd Monday of the month to ..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class – 11 people attended with 1 teacher
ESOL tutor – 8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Group  – 28 people attended our writing group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*NEW* – Fiber Arts Circle – 24 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday afternoons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dungeons & Dragons – 7 people attended <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Classes – 4 people attended Google Drive and Google Tools and 2 attended Microsoft Word classes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Women\u2019s Book Club – 14 people discussed Little Fires Everywhere<\/em> by Celeste Ng
Men\u2019s Book Club – 12 people discussed The Art of Racing In the Rain <\/em>by Garth Stein
Hoodland Book Club – 9 people discussed The Midnight Library<\/em> by Matt Haig
Digital Book Club – 4 people discussed My Italian Bulldozer <\/em>by Alexander McCall Smith
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<\/strong>Public Notary – Hoodland 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibits<\/strong>
<\/strong>Sandy resident Kimberly Nelson\u2019s acrylic paintings will be shown at the Sandy Library through March 7th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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