Labor Day 2022

Labor Day by Sandy Public Library

House of the Dragon - What to read next

House of the Dragon by Sandy Public Library

Book Challenges in 2022

Take action

Alarmed by the escalating attempts to censor books? Here are five steps you can take now to protect the freedom to read.

1. Follow news and social media in your community and state to keep apprised of organizations working to censor library or school materials.
2. Show up for library workers at school or library board meetings and speak as a library advocate and community stakeholder who supports a parent’s right to restrict reading materials for their own child but not for all
3. Help provide a safety net for library professionals as they defend intellectual freedom in their communities by giving to the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund.
4. Educate friends, neighbors, and family members about censorship and how it harms communities. Share information from Banned Books Week 2021.
5. Join the Unite Against Book Bans movement to learn what you can do to defend the freedom to read in your community.

From ilovelibraries.org

Clase de Inglés / English Class

 English Class

With bilingual teacher Maria Smith

Mondays at 5:30 starting September 12th

Beginner to intermediate

To register, fill out this form and give it to a library staff person, or email kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us

NAME:

PHONE:

EMAIL:

Clase de Inglés

Con la maestra bilingüe Maria Smith

Lunes a las 5:30 a partir del 12 de septiembre 

Principiante a intermedio 

Para registrarse, complete este formulario, o envíe un correo electrónico a kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us

NOMBRE:

TELÉFONO:

EMAIL:

New artwork - Joe Bettist

September Book Clubs

Sandy Men's Book Club

Monday, September 6, 4:00 pm

Oral Hull 43233 SE Oral Hull Rd, Sandy, OR 97055

The Long Way Home - Louise Penny

For further information please email mhouck@ci.sandy.or.us

Sandy Women's Book Club With Kimila Kay

Thursday, September 8, 6:00 pm

Peril in Paradise - Kimila Kay

There are copies available for members at the front desk of the Sandy Library.

This hybrid event occurs both in Sandy Public Library Community Room and Zoom. All are welcome! mhouck@ci.sandy.or.us

Hoodland Book Club

Tuesday, September 20, 4:00 pm

The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson

Hoodland Public Library Community Room

All are Welcome!

ddowney@ci.sandy.or.us

Digital Book Club Returns

Thursday, October 6, 7:00 pm

Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown

Pick this book up now so you’ll be ready to join us for a discussion in October. To sign up for the book club send an email to kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us

Renewing items

 If for some reason you still need your items after the allotted check-out period there are multiple ways to renew*: 

In-person! Talk to a staff member at one of the desks.

Kiosk, 

Over the Phone, Sandy Library 503-668-5537, Hoodland Library 503-622-3460, After hours 503-697-6582

Online | App

*If an item has holds it will likely not renew for you.

Teens and Teen Reading Groups: Don’t Miss the Ask Jason Reynolds Anything* (*About Banned Books) Contest!

"Do you have a burning question (about censorship) for New York Times bestselling author and Banned Books Week Honorary Chair Jason Reynolds?! If you’re a teen or an educator, a librarian, or a bookseller who works with teens, now’s your chance! The Banned Books Week Coalition wants to include you in our Facebook Live event with Jason Reynolds at 1:00 p.m. EDT on September 28!

Send us your questions using this form, and they could be included in our conversation with Jason Reynolds! We’re accepting text and video submissions, and those that we include in the event will receive a copy of Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks or a Banned Books Week poster, signed by the author himself! Submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 17, 2021. " READ MORE FROM  bannedbooksweek.org

Find Jason Reynolds in the Library 

August Book Clubs

Men's Book Club

For the discerning gentleman who enjoys great literature, and for those who just like to hang out with the guys.

Our book selection for August is The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

Date: Monday, August 1st
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Sandy Library Community Room\

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of each month for a book discussion.  

Women's Book Club

For women who love good books and like to talk about them.
For August, the Women's Book Club will be having "Any Book August" - Bring any book you have enjoyed to recommend to the group. .  The discussion will take place on Thursday, August 11th at 6:00 pm.  
For the location of the August meeting, contact Maureen Houck at mhouck@ci.sandy.or.us

Hoodland Book Club

August's book will be Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison.

Date: Tuesday, August 16th
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Hoodland Library

Digital Book Club

Is on Summer break and will return in October!

School Supply Drive 2022

Interested in supporting local students? The Sandy Library and Todos Juntos are collecting new school supplies for kids K-12. Drop them in the bin at the Sandy Public Library. A list of requested materials will be available on the Library website in August.