December Take & Make

Kid's Take & Make 
Make a mini gnome to display on your holiday table or give as a gift.

Pick up the kit beginning December 15th. Available while supplies last.

Thank you for the inspiration! - RepeatCrafterMe

Adult's Take & Make 

A Take & Make kit for adults with everything they need to make two lovely, hand-crafted Christmas tree ornaments.

Pick up the kit beginning December 15th. Available while supplies last.

Call for Artists 2022

We are looking for artists to exhibit for the year 2022! There are two options this year. Artists may request a solo show, or participate in a group exhibit. Please apply before December 19. Apply below | Guidelines

Any questions may be directed to Thea Ellen tellen@ci.sandy.or.us

Books we are Thankful for

Friends News - November 15, 2021

 November 15, 2021

We’re back! Well, maybe not that we were gone but just on a brief hiatus. Definitely not gone from the bookshelves and racks of the BOOKNOOK! We always keep them filled and ready for your browsing - pandemic or no pandemic.  When the Library is open, the BOOKNOOK is open!

In fact, we’re here to remind you today that the BOOKNOOK is prepped and ready for your holiday shopping!  Thanksgiving arrives next week, Christmas only a month later. Can Black Friday be far away?  Spend part of your Black Friday shopping at the BOOKNOOK where we can resolve many of your shopping list problems:

Children & YA – Find multiple varieties of chapter books,  picture books, series books for tots to teens.  The BOOKNOOK offers a great selection of hard-backed YA novels by just about every author of that genre for the teenager on your list.  

Cooks & Gardeners – Bring a large shopping bag with you because it’s hard to leave these shelves without loading up on books for yourself as well as your “giftee”!

CD’s & DVD’s – Jazz, Classical, Rock, Show Albums, Religious, all on our CD rack.  Classic movies, TV series, Disney, and much more to be found on the DVD rack.

Fiction – Mysteries, Romance, Sci-Fi, Christian, Adventure, Fantasy...they’re all here at the BOOKNOOK.

Non-Fiction – Autobiographies, Decorating, Histories, Philosophy, Military, Diets & Health, Travel, Periodicals, whatever the interest of the person you are gifting, or yourself, you’ll find it on the BOOKNOOK shelves and racks.

Most important of all...AT PRE-PANDEMIC BARGAIN PRICES!  

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If you’re undecided about your choices while shopping, consider a BOOKNOOK gift certificate.  Check at the Library counter for the purchase of one or more certificates.

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 If you’re looking to donate to a charity before December 31 in order to get a tax break consider the Friends of Sandy Library Library Endowment Fund.  Think about the fact that your money would go to a local charity, supporting a local entity, run by local people, with all monies collected going to our local institution.  For more information contact George or Colleen Hoyt at 503. 668.8623.

Season of Giving

 

Cooking with the Library

Libby

Oregon Battle of the Books

"The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant.  Students in 3rd-12th grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints." Oregon Battle of the Books

The Sandy Library Battle of the Books are shelved in the Children's area, next to the new shelves. 

Find and place holds on the titles in our catalog by using the links below!

OBOB 3-5 - List HERE

OBOB 6-8 - List HERE

 

OBOB 9-12 - List HERE 

Holiday Card Kits available starting Monday, November 15

Craft for a Cause: Holiday cards for seniors

The Sandy/Hoodland Library invites you to make greeting cards for home-bound seniors to celebrate the holiday season. An assortment of craft supplies enclosed in the kit along with two blank cards will get you started, but you are welcome to use additional supplies of your own. 

Q:Who are the finished cards delivered to? 
A: In SA, Cascadia Village, Avamere & Meals on Wheels. In Welches, Meals on Wheels

Q: Do I need to use an envelope? 
A: No envelopes please

Q: Can I take more than one kit? 
A: One per family member

Q: When do they need to be returned? 
A: By Dec 20th

Pumpkin Pick up Reminder!

Hello! This is a friendly reminder that if you or your child has a pumpkin from the Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest at the library, it is ready to be picked up. 

Thank you for the wonderful entries! All of the pumpkins were fantastic and we have enjoyed having them decorate our children's area the past week.

The winner of the Kid’s contest was "Star Wars BB-8 Droid" and the runner up was "Witch In A Pot." 

The winner of the Teen’s Contest was “Owl Pumpkin”, and Honorable mention - “Gum Ball Machine” 

Thanks again for your wonderful contributions! I hope you had as much fun decorating your pumpkin as we have enjoyed looking at them.

If you could please pick up your child's pumpkin by November 15 we would appreciate it. Thank you again!

Respectfully,
Monica

Community Journals

Sandy Community Journal Project is an activity for us to be connected in a new, creative way.

Read entries from other community members.  Add your own entry.

There are 10 journals to choose from:

• Poetry and Haiku
• Trips and Vacations
• What I Love About Sandy
• Add to This Story
• Art, Sketch, and Collage
• Pets
• Memories
• Pandemic
• Best Recipes
• Book and Movie Recommendations

View the catalog to see what is available or to place a journal on hold.

Teen Book Boxes

 Sign up for our Teen Book Box!

Each month teens will receive mystery boxes filled with 2 personalized book selections, as well as some goodies to make your monthly reading that much more fun! Let our teen librarian guide you to discover some truly awesome literature and a few tasty snacks!

Did you know some people spend $30 - $40 a month on a book box subscription service? That's $360 a year! But here at the library, we’re continuing to do what we do best: offer trendy awesome things at no cost to you! Each quarter, 20 youth in middle school and high school (grades 6th-12th) can sign up for a free 3 - month subscription to our Teen Book Box service.

Sign up HERE

Gratitude Reading List

Here are a few titles from our Gratitude reading list!

For the full list, click HERE 

Taking time / Jo Loring-Fisher.

by 

Loring-Fisher, Jo,

Available: 2Holds: 1

Green on green / Dianne White ; Felicita Sala.

by 

White, Dianne,

Available: 0Holds: 3

What I like most / Mary Murphy ; illustrated by Zhu Cheng-Liang.

by 

Murphy, Mary,

Available: 0Holds: 10

Thanku : poems of gratitude / poems by Joseph Bruchac, [and thirty-one others] ; illustrated by Marlena Myles ; edited by Miranda Paul.

by 

by Joseph Bruchac in memory of Chief Jake Swamp -- by Naomi Shihab Nye -- by Kimberly Blaeser -- by Sun Yung Shin -- by Ed DeCaria -- by Becky Shillington -- by Padma Venkatraman -- by Gwendolyn Hooks -- by Jane Yolen -- by Janice Scully -- by Charles Waters -- by Carole Lindstrom -- by Sylvia Liu -- by Carolyn Dee Flores -- by Sarvinder Naberhaus -- by Lupe Ruiz-Flores -- by Baptiste Paul -- by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- by Patti Richards -- by Chrystal D. Giles -- by Margarita Engle -- by Kenn Nesbitt -- by JaNay Brown-Wood -- by Diana Murray -- by Megan Hoyt -- by Jamie McGillen -- by Renée M. LaTulippe -- by Vanessa Brantley-Newton -- by Traci Sorell -- by Edna Cabcabin Moran -- by Charles Ghigna -- by Liz Garton Scanlon --

Available: 0Holds: 2

Around the table that grandad built / Melanie Heuiser Hill ; illustrated by Jaime Kim.

by 

Hill, Melanie Heuiser,

Available: 0Holds: 4

The Earth gives more / Sue Fliess ; illustrated by Christiane Engel.

by 

Fliess, Sue

Available: 0Holds: 2

Apple cake / Dawn Casey, Genevieve Godbout.

by 

Casey, Dawn, 1975-

Available: 0Holds: 7

November 2021 - Newsletter

Library News - November 2021  ‌  ‌ November is Native American Heritage Month Visit our blog for resources to learn more! Our blog post Veterans Day blog Gratitude Reading list LINCC Mobile App We have a mobile app With LINCC Mobile, you can... map library locations and view hours place holds renew access online resources store your barcode link multiple accounts and more! Events Storytime In The Park! Wednesdays, 10:00 am Meinig Park Gazebo  Craft for a Cause: Holiday cards for seniors Craft for a Cause: Comfort for Hospice Sit and Knit for a Bit  Thursdays at 2:00 pm Zoom   Digital Book Club Thursday, November 4, 7:00 pm Photography Group : Group Meeting Thursday, November 18, 7:00 pm Request a book bundle Let us pick out your next book. Tell us a little about what you are in the mood to read. We will put 5 books that we think you will love on hold for you. Click HERE to get started. If we've put together a book bundle for you, let us know how we did! Fill out this survey. Thank you! eBooks are library books too. Check out an ebook with your library card. If you have a question, email us! CloudLibrary | Libby Read to the Dog is Back! Virtual Interactive Read to the Dog on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00-4:00 pm in 15 minute increments.  Register HERE Storytime in the Park Wednesdays, 10:00 am - Meinig Park Gazebo  Barring inclement weather, and the week of Thanksgiving, we will be in the park through the end of November. Miss Monica will read some books and we will sing songs and learn rhymes together. Todos Juntos puts together a craft for after storytime. Bring your own comfy blanket, pillow, or lawn chair to sit on, and a mask. If you are not able to watch it in person, you can catch the recording in the Facebook Storytime Parents Group.  _______________________________________________________________ Teen Book Boxes Did you know some people spend $30 - $40 a month on a book box subscription service? That's $360 a year! But here at the library, we’re continuing to do what we do best: offer trendy awesome things at no cost to you! Each quarter, 20 youth in middle school and high school (grades 6th-12th) can sign up for a free 3 - month subscription to our Teen Book Box service. Each month teens will receive mystery boxes filled with 2 personalized book selections, as well as some goodies to make your monthly reading that much more fun! Let our teen librarian guide you to discover some truly awesome literature and a few tasty snacks!  Sign-Up HERE.  All library programs sponsored in part by The Friends of Sandy Library and The Friends of the Hoodland Library