{"id":4532,"date":"2026-02-17T23:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:08:16","slug":"library-activities-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2026\/02\/17\/library-activities-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fundraising and grants for Mobile Library (as of 1\/12\/2026) total = $105,142<\/strong>
Grants received<\/strong>
$10,000 Ford Family Foundation
$25,000 Roundhouse Foundation
$40,000 Jerome S. and Barbara Bischoff Library Subfund of Oregon Community Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Donations<\/strong>
$500 Clackamas County Bank
$250 Scenic Fruit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Donations<\/strong>
$26,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurant Fundraisers<\/strong>
$1643.23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/strong>
$1248.27\u00a0 Bingo, Books, and Brews<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media<\/strong>
<\/strong>Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog<\/strong>
<\/strong>2001 Followers on Facebook <\/strong>(Sandy Public Library Friends) (1994 last month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Posts on Facebook<\/strong> (by engagement): 17 Martin Luther King Day Closure, 17 Seedy Saturday, 16 February Event Calendar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1118 Followers on Instagram<\/strong> (1126 last month) We had 81 post interactions, 69 likes, 3 comments, 2 saves, and 7 shares.
Top Instagram<\/strong> posts (by engagement): 9 Raffle Prize at Seedy Saturday, 7 Call for Artists, 7 New Year’s Goal + Library Events Carousel
Our Instagram Reel <\/strong>showcasing the new art at the Hoodland Library got 127 views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Library Blog<\/strong> posts: 54 February Book Club Picks, 20 Sandy Seed Library News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We currently have 3710 (3698 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 384 sessions
Hoodland 82 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.\u00a0\u00a0
Sandy – 175 users printed 287 jobs (1,754 pages)
Hoodland – 74 users printed 142 jobs (797 pages)

New Library Accounts<\/strong>\u00a0 Sandy 130, Hoodland 19

Checkouts\u00a0<\/strong>
Sandy – 2738 sessions. This averages 94 sessions\/day (86 last month) 9340 items
Hoodland – 563 sessions.\u00a0 This averages 23 sessions\/day (23 last month) 1709 items
We checked out a total of 11,049<\/strong> items (last month 10,051) curbside pickup and browsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Teddy Bear Sleepover – 17 kids and 12 adults attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
Vista Apartments – 9 kids attended to make Yarn crafts and LEGO creations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 15 kids attended to make Yarn crafts and LEGO creations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LEGO Club – Sandy 14 kids and 12 adults, Hoodland 6 kids and 5 adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read to the Dog – 22 kids and 15 adults attended to read to Tanis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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**Books with Booker** – NEW! <\/mark>– Read books with Booker at the Hoodland Library on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.\u00a0 This new Read to the Dog Program had 2 kids and 1 adult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STEM Club – 8 kids and 7 adults had a Virtual Reality experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reading Tutoring – 17 one hour sessions of reading tutoring\u00a0 at Sandy (1 tutor and 1 student each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take & Make – 120 kids (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make Mona Lisa Mixed Media Art. Take & Makes available starting on the 15th of the month.

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

Bear Says Thanks<\/em> by Karma Wilson
11 kids and 10 adults attended
I Can Make a Train Noise <\/em>by Michael Emberly
Facebook – 24 views\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Towed by Toad <\/em>By Jashar Awan
17 kids and 14 adults attended\u00a0
Toasty <\/em>by Sarah Hwang
Facebook – 15 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete\u2019s a Pizza <\/em>by William Steig
19 kids and 15 adults attended
I Want a Boat !<\/em>by Liz Garton Scanlon
Facebook – 13 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m Going to Build a Snowman<\/em> by Jashar Awan
17 kids and 16 adults
Is this a House for Hermit Crab? <\/em>by Megan McDonald
Facebook – 9 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Grow a Family Tree<\/em> by Bea Birdsong
Facebook – 26 views<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytime at Hoodland <\/strong>Presented by Molly Espenel – 29 kids and 25 adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Programs
Special
<\/strong>After Hours Laser Tag – 19 teens attended

Ongoing<\/strong>
Dungeons and Dragons – 13 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MakerSpace – 7 teens attended to make shrinky dinks and bath bombs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teen Hangout – 6 teens attended

Manga\/Anime Club – 4 teens attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Teen & Adult Take & Make – 100 people (80 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a Mini Snow Globe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Teen Writer\u2019s Group** NEW!! – 2 teens attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffAdult Programs<\/strong>
<\/strong>Special<\/strong>
<\/strong>Seedy Saturday – 90 people attended to swap seeds for the gardens!  Arehn McCarty won a raffle prize of a massage and lotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Day in the Life of a Fire Lookout – 22 people attended this presentation at the Hoodland Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vision Board Workshop – 22 people attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DIY Mini Zen Garden – 32 people attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
<\/strong>Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 9 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

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 55 people attended.  47 donors and 8 staff\/volunteers attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities.  28 attended the 2nd Monday and 19 attended on the 4th Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) tutoring –\u00a0 6 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each).\u00a0 English Language class – 6 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Fiber Arts Circle – 60 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, Hoodland – 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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French Conversation Group – 3 people attended at the Hoodland Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish Class – 16 people attended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology Classes -Cybersecurity Basics – 5,  iOS – 2, Libby – 5, File Management – 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Men\u2019s Book Club – 12 people discussed Lessons in Chemistry<\/em> by Bonnie Garmus
Women\u2019s Book Group – 10 people discussed The Let Them Theory <\/em>by Mel Robbins
Hoodland Book Group – 8 people discussed The Berry Pickers<\/em> by Amanda Peters




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