{"id":4814,"date":"2026-08-13T19:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=4814"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:18:31","slug":"library-activities-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2026\/08\/13\/library-activities-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Mobile Library<\/strong>
Total visitors July – 381(+ Mountain Festival Parade!) (12 events in Sandy Service Area, 3 in Hoodland)<\/strong>
Government Camp – No one came on the vehicle (unfortunately this stop was on July 3rd)
Cascadia Village – 7 people
Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 4 people
Mountain Festival Parade! – So many people saw us and cheered us on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2026 Sandy Mountain Festival Parade brought plenty of fun Thursday, July 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Storytime in Bluff Park – 94 people came onto the Mobile Library!
Sandy Senior Center – 10 people
Mt Hood Farmers Market – 103 people, 2 cards, 1 seed packet checkouts
Avamere at Sandy – 5 people, 1 card issued
Hoodland Farmers Market – 84 people, 2 cards issued, 4 seed packet checkouts
Hoodland Block party – 74 people, 2 cards issued, 3 seed packets checked out

We have 14 Mobile Library events in August and are adding more every week! See the schedule<\/a> or request a permanent stop in your neighborhood or for a special event.

Fundraising and grants for Mobile Library (as of 8\/10\/2026) total = $123,187
Goal = $172,589
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

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

*NEW* Sponsors for Monte Carlo Casino Night – Oct 23, 2026 7-9pm
Bronze Level (sponsoring 1 game)<\/strong>
Rotary Club of Sandy
Sandbar BBQ
Friend of the Mobile Library<\/strong>
AEC

Individual Donations (includes restaurant fundraisers $1643.23 and events $1248.27)
$47,437

Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and Library Blog<\/strong>
2079 Followers on Facebook<\/strong> (Sandy Public Library Friends) (2066 last month)
Top Posts on Facebook<\/strong> (by engagement): 78 Oregon State Park Pass, 37 Quidditch in the Park (photos), 31 Discover the Art and Science of Pickling

1133 Followers on Instagram<\/strong> (1126 last month) We had 103 post interactions,70 likes, 6 saves, and 27 shares
Top Instagram<\/strong> posts (by engagement): 20 Oregon State Park Pass, 16 Zine Workshop, 15 Quidditch in the Park (Photos)

Top Library Blog<\/strong> posts: 49 August Book Club Picks, 20 Sandy Seed Library News
We currently have 3915 (3853 last month) email subscribers in Constant Contact

Computer Users<\/strong>
Sandy 382 sessions
Hoodland 109 sessions
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 – 159 users printed 294 jobs (1611 pages)
Hoodland – 100 users printed 269 jobs (721 pages)

New Library Accounts Sandy 118, Hoodland 19

Checkouts <\/strong>
Sandy – 2522 sessions. This averages 84 sessions\/day (86 last month) 8682 items
Hoodland – 551 sessions. This averages 21 sessions\/day (25 last month) 1702 items
We checked out a total of 10,384 items (last month 10,977) curbside pickup and browsing.

Kids Programs
Special<\/strong>
Mountain Festival Kids Parade – 52 people interacted at the library booth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summer Reading Programs<\/strong>
Amazon Adventures – 21 kids and 13 adults at Sandy and 11 kids and 5 adults at Hoodland attended this program presented by the educators from the Oregon Coast Aquarium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bee Amazed – 12 kids and 11 adults at Sandy, 3 kids 5 adults at Hoodland attended this program provided by the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show – 14 kids and 10 adults attended this event presented by Dragon Theater Puppets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quidditch in the Park – 61 people came to play this fun game in Bluff park!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
Vista Apartments – 10 kids attended this Summer Reading Program presented by LEGO Lady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pioneer Mobile Home Park – 21 kids attended this Summer Reading Program presented by LEGO Lady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read to the Dog – 7 kids and 8 adults attended to read to Tanis
Books with Booker – 1 kid and 3 adults at Hoodland

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

Take & Make – 120 kids (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a bubble wand. Take & Makes available starting on the 15th of the month.

Seek and Find Origami – 60 people completed our Origami Butterfly Hunt

Storytimes – Happening in Bluff Park (with the Mobile Library!) until August 31st<\/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

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NJust One Wave by Travis Jonker
14 kids and 14 adults attended
Look and Listen by Dianne White
Facebook – 6 views, 1 reaction

Polly Bee makes Honey by Deborah Chancellor
19 kids and 18 adults attended
How the Forest Feels by Wendi Silvano
Facebook – 6 views

Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
17 kids and 17 adults attended
Plus One by John Hare
Facebook – 11 views

Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton
30 kids and 25 adults
Broccoli is Trying to Kill Me by Katie Evans
Facebook – 15 views

Jump Frog Jump by Robert Kalan
29 kids and 26 adults
Let\u2019s Be Bees by Shawn Harris
Facebook – 12 views

Sensory Storytime<\/strong> – Presented by Todos Juntos
6 kids and 6 adults

Storytime at Hoodland <\/strong>– including Hoodland Farmers Market!
Presented by Molly Espenel – 32 kids and 29
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Teen Programs
Special<\/strong>
Create a Zine Workshop – 6 teens attended

Ongoing<\/strong>
Dungeons and Dragons – 16 teens attended this fantasy tabletop role playing game

MakerSpace – 20 teens attended our summer MakerSpace sessions <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teen Hangout – 15 teens attended – including 8 for a special session called Next Slide, Please<\/em>. Where teens shared their knowledge on a specific subject by putting together a slide show and speaking on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anime and Manga Club – 4 people attended

Teen & Adult Take & Make – 120 people (100 Sandy, 20 Hoodland) picked up supplies to make a DIY Bear Glasses Stand

Teen Writer\u2019s Group – 4 teens attended

Adult Programs
Special<\/strong>
Native Plants in an Alien World – 10 people attended this event presented by OSU Extension Service Master Gardener™ Eric Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Discover the Art & Science of Pickles – 9 people attended this presentation by a Clackamas County OSU Extension Master Food Preserver.

Estate Planning Made Simple – 14 people attended this workshop presented by retired paralegal & estate planning author, Cheryl Gill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing<\/strong>
Mobile Stabilization and Outreach Unit – 6 clients and 11 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.

American Red Cross Blood Drive – 34 people attended. 30 donors and 4 staff\/volunteers attended.

Creation Station – Creation Station is a twice monthly interactive program that welcomes adults with disabilities. 18 attended the 2nd Monday and 18 the 4th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) tutoring – 12 one hour sessions (1 tutor and 1 student each). English Language class – 9 students.

Writing Critique Group – 21 people attended

Fiber Arts Circle – 21 people attended in the Fireplace Room on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons

Book Clubs<\/strong>
Men\u2019s Book Club – 14 people discussed My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Women\u2019s Book Group – Cancelled due to Mountain Festival Parade
Hoodland Book Group – 8 people met with the author and discussed The Music of Bees<\/em> by Eileen Garvin
Digital Book Club – 5 people discussed Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation<\/em> by Cokie Roberts






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