January News 2022

‌  ‌ We invite you to our winter 2022 Reading Challenge! "Read for a Better World" encourages readers of all ages to explore diversity, empathy, and action through literature. Our community has unlimited access to Lerner’s “Read for a Better World” themed books for the month of January through the challenge activities! We challenge our patrons to read at least 600 minutes during the month and keep track of their reading on our Beanstack site or through the Beanstack app for iPhone and Android. Happy reading, Sandy and Hoodland Library communities! From January 1 to January 31, Sandy and Hoodland Public Library are participating in Beanstack’s Fifth Annual Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. P.S. There will be a prize drawing! One of our finishers will win a $50 gift card. Each year libraries in Clackamas County look for help from local teens to design the Teen Summer Reading artwork. Young artists, ages 12-18, can submit their original artwork for this year’s theme: Read Beyond the Beaten Path. The winning entry will receive a $100 cash prize and be used countywide on 2022 Teen Summer Reading materials. Information and Registration January Book Clubs Information for Book Clubs Digital Book Club Men's Book Club Women's Book Club Storytime: Hoodland Library Fridays, 10:30-11:00 am Hoodland Public Library Join us for Storytime at the Hoodland Library! We will be reading books, singing songs, and learning rhymes together. Masks are not required for children under 5 yrs, but all others are required to wear one. We are meeting indoors now, so space is limited. Info: Sue Hash and Molly Espenel Help your child establish strong early literacy skills by reading 1000 books to them. To participate, download the Beanstack app for your mobile device or go to our Beanstack web page. Sign up and register your child for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge. January Take & Make Kits Teen Take & Make Pick up January's teen take and make starting Sunday, January 2. This month's kit is a mystery grab bag of craft supplies. Be inspired by what you find, craft a work of art and tell us about it! Kits are available while supplies last. This kit is for teens in 6th - 12th grade. Kids Take & Make: Mystery Craft Starting January 15,  Pick up a kit at the Sandy or Hoodland Public Library.  If you like surprises this is the Take & Make for you! We have collected many fun craft supplies over the years, and this month we have filled bags with a random selection of these materials. Come grab a bag, get inspired, and send us a photo of your creation.  Supplies are limited. Adult Take & Make: Make a Journal  Starting January 15,  Make your own journal for 2022! Pick up a kit at the Sandy or Hoodland Public Library.  Supplies are limited. Photo by Fa Barboza Plant Swap! Save the date Date: Sunday, February 13th Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Location: Sandy Library Community Room Is your house starting to look like a jungle with too many plants? Or too bare with not enough? Do you have cuttings to give away? Or maybe you are looking to adopt a new plant friend?  Come by the Sandy Library Community Room between 1 pm and 3 pm on Sunday, February 13th. Please bring a healthy, pest-free houseplant or cutting to swap. If you don't have one to bring, that is ok too. Please bring your own containers to take any new plant friends home. Craft for a Cause: Comfort for Hospice We've had a good start to our collection of handmade blankets and shawls! Thank you so much to those working on knitting or crocheting for Mt. Hood Hospice. Instructions Personalized Book Recommendations Seed Library Library of Things We're not done with COVID-19 yet The CDC is recommending upgrading your mask and getting your booster shot. Here are a few helpful links. Oregon COVID Blog Spot a Counterfeit KN95 Resources Testing Booster All library programs sponsored in part by The Friends of Sandy Library and The Friends of the Hoodland Library