Tuesday, August 25, 2020

August Anti Racist video list 2

A Conversation About Growing up Black

5:21

2015

In this short documentary, young black men explain the particular challenges they face growing up in America.

Sesame Street town hall

21:28

2020

CNN's partners with "Sesame Street" for a town hall for kids and families about racism.

The Myth of Race

3:07

2015

You may know exactly what race you are, but how would you prove it if somebody disagreed with you? Jenée Desmond Harris explains. And for more on how race is a social construct:

Deconstructing White Privilege

22:05

2017

By Robin Diangelo, the author of White Fragility

Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism

1:02

2020

PBS KIDS for Parents hosted this important conversation about how you can talk with young children about racial injustice and violence against Black people.

Monday, August 24, 2020

August Anti-Racist video list

Van's research on the concept of Implicit Bias and the role it is playing in race relations today

What does it mean to be white? MTV’s ‘White People’ is a groundbreaking documentary on race that aims to answer that question from the viewpoint of young white people living in America today

In Anderson Cooper's special report, kids give honest feedback on racial and social issues.

When Black Parents Have to give “The Talk”

Friday, August 21, 2020

Which Oregon City Hall had a Feline Landlord?

When his owner died, he left the estate to Kitty Kat, along with a $70,000 fund for the maintenance of the city hall building. Since cats, in general, tend to be a bit limited in their executive capabilities, a local attorney was entrusted with the administration of the estate, with the understanding that when Kitty Kat finally shuffled off this mortal coil, this city would inherit the property from him, to be used as a public facility.

From OffBeat Oregon By Finn J.D. John — January 8, 2012

Ready for the answer?

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Summer Reading is coming to an End

Hello Summer Readers!

Our Summer Reading programs will end on August 31st. I will be doing the grand prize drawings in the first week of September and will let you know via email if you have won. The grand prize for Kids and Teens is an iPad Mini and Apple Pencil. For preschool kids it is a Duplo set.

If you have completed your Summer Reading Challenge, we are ready for you to come to the library to pick up your finisher packet! Click here to check the times for curbside.

Look for the "Summer Reading Finisher Books" posted on the windows of the West side of the building at Sandy and on the front windows at Hoodland. Pick out a title and give us a call from outside.

We will ask for your name, put together your finisher bag, and then take it out to the Curbside Pickup table for you!

If you have any questions please let me know. Here is my email address.

Happy reading!

Regards,

Monica

Harry Potter Activity Kits are back!

Kits include everything you will need to complete the activities and will be available for pick up at the Sandy and Hoodland Library July 1 - August 31. Due to the library closure, call Sandy Library or Hoodland Library to pick up your kits curbside. We would love to see what you come up with! Use the social media links below to connect!

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

A Digital Library Coffeehouse with Alexander James Adams

Coffeehouse is back (digitally)!

Mark your calendar for Friday, September 4th, 6:00 pm.

Faerie Tale Minstrel and Storyteller of Myth and Magic, Alexander James Adams will be livestreamed from the library for an evening of song. Renaissance fair goers and fantasy fans will recognize this musician’s PNW style and folk flair.

Boring Brewery 38250 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy, OR 97055 will be offering a discount on crowlers and a chance to catch the live-stream on their big screen with plenty of room to social distance.

Please consider also supporting our regular sponsors of Library Coffeehouse, Mountain Moka, and Tollgate Bakery.

This event will be live-streamed through our Instagram, Facebook, and the City of Sandy YouTube Channel. Check out the musician's website HERE

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Quarantine Edition 19

Library News - August 12, 2020

Historic Oregon Newspapers

On this site, you can search and access complete content for historic Oregon newspapers that have been digitized as part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). This full-text searchable database contains over 1,300,000 pages from Oregon newspapers dated 1846 - 2020. New titles are continually added.

This is the front page of The daily morning Astorian., August 12, 1894

PUA Updated Gross Earnings Form

On August 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued new guidance on how states can define "gross earnings" for weekly Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims. This allowed us to set a new definition of “gross earnings” that will mean some self-employed PUA claimants can get higher weekly benefit payments. This definition will be used going forward, and will also be applied retroactively. Click here for more info.

The voter registration deadline for Oregon is October 13, 2020:

How we are doing?Reading Survey

EVENTS

Sit & Knit a Bit (Fiber group)

Wednesdays at 2:00 pm on Zoom

Join us for a live online knitting club to help pass the time, de-stress and socialize with other community members. We can help each other solve knitting problems and share ideas and tips.

For more information, email Thea Ellen

Digital Book Zoom

September 14 at 5:00 pm on Zoom.

An invitation to the meeting will be emailed a week prior to the meetings.

All are welcome!

Find a copy here

Find our Facebook group HERE

SERVICES

Bookdrops are Open!

We are accepting returns. Drop your items off in any of the library book drops. In order to minimize the spread of the virus, there will be at least a 4-day delay before items are checked in.

Materials have due dates again. There will be no overdue fines for late items in quarantine.

Request a Book bundle