{"id":4110,"date":"2025-04-18T16:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=4110"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:29:26","slug":"library-activities-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2025\/04\/18\/library-activities-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\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

Social Media<\/strong>
<\/strong>Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog
1873 Followers on Facebook<\/strong> (Sandy Public Library Friends) (1868 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook (by engagement): 28 New Art Alert, 26 April Programming Schedule, 23 Call for Artists<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1026 Followers on Instagram <\/strong>(1018 last month) We had 135 post interactions, 128 likes, 0 comments, 2 saves, and 5 shares
Top Instagram posts (by engagement): 16 New Art Alert, 14 Book Club Photo, 12 Feeling Lucky Book Display<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our reel featuring the Fiber Art’s Show had 190 views on Instagram<\/strong> and 82 views on Facebook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Library Blog<\/strong> posts: 63 April Book Club Picks, 9 March Seed Library News <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We currently have 3464 (3457 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nextdoor
<\/strong>19 Posts
1645 Views
48 Email opens
1 Thanks
Your Community<\/strong>
3357 verified neighbors in 6 neighborhoods
23 neighbors joined last month<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 446 sessions
Hoodland 89 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 – 119 users printed 247 jobs (895 pages)
Hoodland – 90 users printed 141 jobs (446 pages)

New Library Accounts<\/strong>  Sandy 157, Hoodland 23

Checkouts <\/strong>
Sandy -2837 sessions. This averages 92 sessions\/day (90 last month) 10,543 items
Hoodland – 645 sessions.  This averages 25 sessions\/day (27 last month) 2,062 items
We checked out a total of 12,605<\/strong> items (last month 10,653) curbside pickup and browsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids Programs
Special
<\/strong>Dr. Suess\u2019 Birthday – 54 people attended for a special Dr. Seuss storytime plus games and activities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Living Way Preschool – 38 kids and 31 adults visited the library for storytime and a tour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Literacy Night at Head Start – The Library talked to 10 kids and 14 adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing<\/strong>
Take & Make – 150 (120 Sandy and 30 Hoodland). Memory Game Card Set.  Take & Make available beginning on the 15th day of the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vista Apartments – 31 kids attended for literacy and STEM activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 17 kids attended to work on puzzles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LEGO Club – Sandy 15 kids and 10 adults, Hoodland 7 kids and 6 adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEM Club – 10 kids and 5 Adults attended to make and test paper airplanes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read to the Dog – 21 kids and 16 adults attended to read to Tanis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tutoring – 13 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

Mr Kitty is Lost<\/em> by Greg Pizzoli
17 kids and 13 adults attended in the Library
Angela\u2019s Glacier<\/em> by Jordan Scott
Facebook – 12 views, 1 reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monster Mac and Cheese Party<\/em> by Todd Parr
24 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
Tumblebaby <\/em>by Adam Rex
Facebook – 12 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Am Happy! <\/em>by Michael Rosen
14 kids and 8 adults attended in the Library
Sometimes It\u2019s Nice to Be Alone<\/em> by Amy Hest
Facebook – 26 views, 4 reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ploof<\/em> by Ben Clanton
28 kids and 16 adults attended in the Library
Frances In the Country <\/em>by Liz Garton Scanlon
Facebook – 16 views

Saturday Storytime\u00a0 <\/strong>Presented by Monica Smith – 17 kids and 10 adults attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytime at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel – 37 kids and 31 adults

Teen Programs
Ongoing<\/strong>
Dungeons and Dragons – 17 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Hangout – 12 teens attended to play Jackbox<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) – 5 teens attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take & Make – 96 (76 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) teens pick up supplies to make an Air Dry Clay Pot.  Teen Take & Make is available on the 1st of each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teen Makerspace – 7 teens came to our Makerspace Camp to learn Rotary Glass Engraving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>A Very Simple Estate Planning Guide – 13 people attended this author talk with Cheryl Gill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fiber Arts Artist Exhibit Reception – 15 people attended to view and talk about their art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong>Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 11 clients and 6 service providers attended.\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Spanish Language Class – 7 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.  26 attended the 2nd Monday and 7 attended on the 4th Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English Class and ESOL tutoring – 7 people attended class.   8 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Group  – 16 people attended our writing group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiber Arts Circle – 78 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, and 9 attended at Hoodland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 41 people attended and 37 donated blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahjong – 8 people attended the beginner mahjong lesson with regular play afterward<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edible Gardening Group – 22 people attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Classes – 1 attended iPhone and iPad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book-a-Librarian – 5 people attended to learn how to save photos from iPhone onto a laptop, connect to a wifi hotspot, Play a CD on a laptop and bookmark a specific website, and update their Mac OS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Notary – Hoodland 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Men\u2019s Book Club – 11 people discussed Horse <\/em>by Geraldine Brooks
Women\u2019s Book Club – 16 people discussed Becoming Mrs Lewis<\/em> by Patti Callahan
Hoodland Book Group – 10 people discussed The Vaster Wilds<\/em> by Lauren Groff
Digital Book Group – 6 people discussed The Hunter<\/em> by Tana French<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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