May Book Club Picks

Here are what the Sandy and Hoodland book clubs have decided to read in May: 

Men's Book Club

Monday, May 4
7:00 PM
Hoyt Community Room in the Sandy Library

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

For further information please contact Maureen Houck: mhouck@ci.sandy.or.us

Digital Book Club 

Thursday, May 7
7:00 PM
Online via Zoom

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

For further information and to receive the Zoom link, contact Kat Aden: kaden@ci.sandy.or.us

Women's Book Club

Thursday, May 14

6:00 PM

Hoyt Community Room in the Sandy Library

Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig

For further information please contact Maureen Houck: mhouck@ci.sandy.or.us

Hoodland Book Club

Tuesday, May 19

4:00 PM

Hoodland Community Room

They Called Us Enemy by George Takai

For further information please contact Alex Steinmetz: asteinmetz@ci.sandy.or.us

Sandy Seed Library News - April 2026

Happy April, Gardeners!

Spring is here and to celebrate I have put together a list of gardens to visit! This was inspired by a few conversations I have had with several friends that enjoy gardens and gardening, and my desire to connect them to one another while we explore.

Maybe you can catch the cherry blossoms in bloom at the Portland Japanese Garden early this month, or in mid-April through early May you can visit a lilac garden. Don’t forget about wandering through an arboretum to celebrate Arbor Day! The wonderful thing about this list is that there are places to visit all-year-round and several of them feature free passes for library patrons.

One that is not on this list, but is a recent addition to our Cultural Pass Express program, is the World Forestry Center located in Washington Park, Portland. Washington Park is loaded with so many garden/nature opportunities (the International Rose Test Garden, the Portland Japanese Garden, and Hoyt Arboretum to name a few) that if you decide to head that way, you might want to visit the World Forestry Center as well!

If anyone has a garden they recommend that is not on this list, I would love to know about it!

Please enjoy my goofy selfie that was taken at the Hulda-Klager Lilac Garden in 2024!

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List of Gardens to Visit

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