{"id":3960,"date":"2025-01-16T00:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T00:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2025-01-21T23:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:16:23","slug":"library-activities-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2025\/01\/16\/library-activities-december-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Strategic Plan<\/strong>
The Sandy and Hoodland Libraries have begun work on our next Strategic Plan and we need your help!  We have a very quick 5 question survey for you to fill out.
https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Sandy_Hoodland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The information that you provide will give the Libraries a chance to formulate our plan to meet community needs.  We aim to get many community responses both from current library users and non users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your help shaping library services for the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Shortest Day Walkway – We had 271 people visit our booth to play a game, pick up swag and Take & Makes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog<\/strong>
<\/strong>1853 Followers on Facebook <\/strong>(Sandy Public Library Friends) (1852 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook<\/strong> (by engagement): 19 Cultural Pass Express, 18 January Events at the Library, 18 hoodland Fiber Arts Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1004 Followers on Instagram <\/strong>(990 last month) We had 130 post interactions, 126 likes, 1 comment, 2 saves, and 6 shares
Top Instagram posts <\/strong>(by engagement): 17 Cultural Pass Express, 15 Gingerbread House Winners, 13 Gingerbread House Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Library Blog posts:<\/strong> 16 January Book Club Picks, 8 Sandy Seed Library News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We currently have 3423 (3412 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nextdoor<\/strong>
<\/strong>15 posts
1720 views
2 email opens
1 thanks
3300 verified neighbors in 6 neighborhoods, 25 neighbors joined last month<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 388 sessions
Hoodland 50 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 – 109 users printed 134 jobs (477 pages)
Hoodland – 61 users printed 89 jobs (177 pages)

New Library Accounts<\/strong>  Sandy 109, Hoodland 27

Checkouts <\/strong>
Sandy – 2378 sessions. This averages 82 sessions\/day (89 last month) 8095 items
Hoodland – 501 sessions.  This averages 21 sessions\/day (23 last month) 1685 items
We checked out a total of 9,780<\/strong> items (last month 10,995) curbside pickup and browsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids Programs<\/strong>
Ongoing<\/strong>
Take & Make – 130 (105 Sandy and 25 Hoodland).  Decotropes.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vista Apartments – 25 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 19 kids attended to do Holiday crafts at this monthly outreach event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LEGO Club – Sandy 7 kids and 5 adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read to the Dog – 6 kids attended to read to Tanis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tutoring – 11 one hour sessions of reading tutoring  at Sandy (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

Bing, Bop, Bam, Time to Jam<\/em> by Valerie Bolling
13 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
The Table <\/em>by Winsome Bingham
Facebook – 16 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I Was a Horse <\/em>by Sophie Blackall
12 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
Five Stories <\/em>by Ellen Weinstein
Facebook – 17 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Day in the Sun<\/em> by Diana Ejaita
14 kids and 10 adults attended in the Library
The House Without Lights <\/em>by Reem Faruqi
Facebook – 22 views, 1 reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Days After Christmas <\/em>by Maggie Rudd presented by Emily Huffman
4 kids and 2 adults attended in the Library
Banana Dream <\/em>by Hasan Namir
Facebook – 19 views, 2 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday Storytime  <\/strong>Presented by Monica Smith, Emily Huffman, and Brianna Chase – 6 kids and 4 adults attended <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytime at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel and Emily Huffman – 30 kids and 26 adults

Teen Programs
Special
<\/strong>Gingerbread house contest – 11 teens attended and created Gingerbread creations.  
Gingerbread winner #11 – Peppermint Place
1st runner up  #8 – Shrek\u2019s New Estate
2nd runner up #2 – The Gingerbread Dream<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
Dungeons and Dragons – 3 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Hangout – 15 teens attended to make LED light-up and pop-up cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 8 teens attended to help staff work on their January Program Geek Out!.  A cosplay fashion fashion show with potluck and art exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take & Make – 76 teens pick up supplies to make Orange Cinnamon decorations.  Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeffAdult Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Estate Planning workshop – 5 people attended at Hoodland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 12 clients and 8 service providers attended.  This unit is coordinated by Parole and Probation Officer, Amanda Denis from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office with the help of community partners: Love One, 4D, Central City Concern, Parrott Creek, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), ODHS and Clackamas Behavioral Health.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take & Make – 100 (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) people pick up supplies to make a charm scent diffuser.  Adult Take and Makes are ready on the 15th of each month<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish Language Class – 8 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.  16 attended the 2nd Monday and 20 attended on the 4th Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Writing Group  – 21 people attended our writing group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiber Arts Circle – 52 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahjong – 9 people attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

French Conversation group <\/strong>– 5 people attended this group at Hoodland Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Classes – 4 people attended Introduction to iPhones and iPads, 3 people attended Google Drive and Google Docs  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Women\u2019s Book Club – 12 people discussed I Miss the Rain in Africa <\/em>by <\/em>Nancy Wesson
Men\u2019s Book Club – 10 people discussed The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store <\/em>by James McBride
Hoodland Book Group – 4 people discussed The Winter People<\/em> by Jennifer McMahon
Digital Book Group – 3 people discussed Holidays on Ice<\/em> by David Sedaris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Notary – Hoodland 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibits<\/strong>
Creation Station Artists Exhibit – Come into the Sandy Library through March 16th to view the work of these wonderful community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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