{"id":580,"date":"2015-06-24T22:49:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T22:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/?p=580"},"modified":"2015-06-24T23:31:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T23:31:54","slug":"library-activities-may-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/library\/2015\/06\/24\/library-activities-may-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Activities: May 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"MaryFlower\"<\/p>\n

Our Library Coffee House<\/strong> Performer Mary Flower on May 1st, brought in one of our highest recorded events in the last year with 334 attendees. \u00a0People came to listen to the acoustic ragtime blues, eat treats, and visit with the neighbors.<\/p>\n

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\"Costume<\/a>

Winner of the Sandy Public Library costume contest for FCBD<\/p><\/div>\n

We held our first Free Comic Book Day <\/strong>at the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries on Saturday May 2nd. \u00a0Free Comic Book Day is a National event for Comic Book shops and libraries in North America and around the world. \u00a0Comic books are an original American art form. They are fun to read, featuring a wide range of diverse story lines that capture readers’\u00a0imaginations. \u00a0We had 30 people in Hoodland, and 89 in Sandy attend to crawl through the bat cave, make super hero cuffs and masks, mingle with comic book characters, and get their free comic books.<\/p>\n

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We held our last Teen After Hours\u00a0Program<\/strong> of the school year. \u00a0It as a Cinco de\u00a0Mayo fiesta on May 15. \u00a0We had tamales and pan dulce, a hot pepper eating contest, a pinata, decorated sombreros, and made mexican paper flowers.TeenThird Friday Programs will start up again in September, until then, the Teen Advisory Board will continue to\u00a0meet twice a month to plan.<\/p>\n

\"CincodeMayo6\"<\/a>

Winner of the Hot Pepper eating contest!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"CincodeMayo2\"<\/a>\"CincodeMayo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Thimble\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The library had a new addition to our volunteers in May. \u00a0Thimble became a part of the Read to the Dog<\/strong> team. \u00a0You can make an appointment for your child to come in every Thursday afternoon to read to Thimble. \u00a0It’s a great low-stress way to earn reading confidence!<\/p>\n

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Marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Friends of the Sandy Lilbrary held their annual military book sale in honor of Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

On May 9th, The Sandy Garden Club held their annual plant sale on the library sidewalk.<\/p>\n

Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of our Book-A-Librarian Program<\/strong>, we’ve started doing free public notaries at the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries. \u00a0Susie did her first\u00a0notary at the Sandy Library in May!<\/p>\n

Building<\/strong><\/p>\n

Construction began on the New Hoodland Library on May 18th. \u00a0Cherryville Construction has been hard at work! \u00a0We will be moving in on (or possibly before) August 1st.<\/p>\n

\"HOconst\"<\/a>

Construction<\/p><\/div>\n

\"newHOlibrary\"<\/a>

24525 E Welches Road<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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