May 2024 Book Club Picks

 

Digital Book Club

Thursday, May 1, 2024
7:00 PM
Zoom

How Long 'Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin 

To sign up for the book club please e-mail Kat Aden: kaden@ci.sandy.or.us

Men's Book Club

Monday, May 6, 2024

7:00 PM

Sandy Public Library Community Room

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

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

Women's Book Club

Thursday, May 9, 2024

6:00 PM

Sandy Public Library Community Room

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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

Hoodland Book Club

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

4:00 PM

Hoodland Library Community Room

Dinosaurs: A Novel by Lydia Millet

For further information please contact Lara Wilents: lwilents@ci.sandy.or.us

National Library Week and Fines for Food

 

Every year during National Library Week, the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries run their Fines for Food program. 

This is YOUR opportunity to not only pay off any of those pesky library fines, but also, give back to your community. 

Here's how it works:

During the week of April 7-13th, come into either the Sandy or Hoodland Library branch to pay your overdue fees. Anything you pay, the library will match. 

So if you have $2 in fines, you can give the library $1, and we'll pay the other, wiping the slate clean. 

Pretty good deal right?

But it gets better!

Because not only will you get to pay your fines, but every dollar that is paid during Fines for Food week will be donated to the local food banks (Sandy Action Center in Sandy and Neighborhood Missions in Hoodland). 

Come say hello, grab a few new books, pay those fines, and give back to your community from April 7-13th. 

Seed Library News - April 2024

Here's everything you may have missed from our awesome seed library newsletter this month:

As some of you may be aware, we had to postpone our Composting with Garden Debris and Worm Bins program at the last minute. I do apologize for the inconvenience as our presenter suffered an injury that very morning. After speaking with her last week, she is doing much better and we have rescheduled for August 15th at 6:00PM. I know it is several months away, but she needs time to heal. 

SAVE THE DATE
May 18th from 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Spring Garden Celebration
Location: Mt Hood Farmers Market
Join the Sandy Seed Library and the Sandy Garden Club for a day filled with plants, crafts and games. Special guests include Bee City with Parks and Rec, and Wy'East Artisans Guild. 

May 18th at 1:00 PM
Backyard Chickens with OSU Master Gardener Cindy Manselle
Location: Sandy Library Community Room

Bee City USA Update

Sandy's Bee City Action Group has generously donated a bee house to the library, along with a bunch of mason bee cocoons! We installed it and I planted a few flowers in hopes that there will be blooms in time for our bees when they emerge. 

If you are interested in getting involved with the Bee City Action Group, the next meeting is April 9 from 5:30-6:30pm at the Community Center (38348 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy, OR 97055 | 503-668-5569).

If you are interested in keeping up with all of our Seed Library news, send an e-mail to our seed librarian, Brianna Chase at bchase@ci.sandy.or.us to be added to the list. 

Celebrating Children's Picture Book Day

For many of us, our earliest memories are being read to from our favorite picture book. We can still vividly remember our favorite artwork, and sometimes, we still may even be able to recite back some of our favorite verses. 

Founded in 1967 by Switzerland's International Board on Books for Young, Children's Picture Book Day is celebrated on April 2nd. Aimed to bring about love and interest in the written word for children, the movement spread and is now celebrated all over the world. 

In honor of Children's Picture Book Day, we asked some of the Sandy staff to share with us their favorite Children's Picture books. 

Sarah McIntyre
Library Director

2 of my favorites as a kid were What Do You Do, Dear and What Do You Say, Dear written by Sesyle Joslin and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.  Though they were simply books about etiquette and manners, I loved the whimsical nature of each of the scenarios the author put forth in the book.

One of my favorite books to read to kids is Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems.  I find the pigeon very easy to identify with and anthropomorphize.

Monica Smith
Children's Librarian

As far as picture books that had an impact on me as a kid: Anything by Richard Scarry. I was totally obsessed with his illustrations. I also loved the book, We Were Tired Of Living In a House by Liesel Moak Skorpen. The original version, with Pen and Ink illustrations, is what was read to me and I loved it. 

It would be hard for me to choose a picture book that I love the most now because there are so many! But I love Bark George by Jules Feiffer. There Are Cats In This Book by Viviane Schwartz is also really clever ad fun 

Maureen Houck
Reference Librarian

Both of my girls love Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. We have probably read it 1000 times, and it is one they often ask me to get from the library. 

Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola is another favorite of theirs. That one we were reading so much we had to buy our own copy! 

One of my favorites from when I was a kid is Swimmy by Leo Lionni. 

Lara Wilent 

Library Clerk

One of MY favorites, and I think theirs (children), too, was Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin. Another of my favorites was How Many Trucks Can a Tow Truck Tow? by Charlotte Pomerantz. Also, any Richard Scarry or Thomas the Tank Engine books. 

Joanna Beitler

On-Call Library Clerk

My kids always liked Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin and the Flat Stanley books by Lori Haskins Houran. The Lady Bug Girl books by David Soman and the Eric Carle books like the Hungry Caterpillar and the Grouchy Caterpillar are favorites of my grandkids. My youngest granddaughter loves all the Mo Willems books and now that she's reading we read them together!

Chris Wilhelmi

Assistant Library Director

When I was young, a friend of the family gave us first editions of:

A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

What Do You Say, Dear and What Do You Do, Dear by Sesyle Joslin

We didn't own a lot of kids books and the library was very far away, so we read those all the time. And my favorite gift for a new baby is Peek-a-Who by Nina Laden. 

Molly Espenel

Library Clerk

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

The Serendipity books by Cosgrove

Dianne Downey

Library Assistant

Two books my daughter had me read over and over to her were:

Plain Noodles by Betty Waterton and The Tub People by Pam Conrad. They were really fun books! 

Kat Aden

On-Call Library Clerk

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg, The Arrival by Shaun Tan, and Heckedy Peg by Audrey and Dan Wood. 

Brianna Chase

Library Clerk

Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall

Rebecca Hanset

Librarian

After the Fall by Dan Santat

This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassan

Check out our library catalog to explore some of these Children's Picture Book selection. 

And let us know below what some of your favorite children's picture books that we missed are! 

April Book Club - 2024

 

Sandy Men's Book Club

Monday, April 1, 2024
Sandy Public Library Community Room

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

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

Digital Book Club

Thursday, April 4, 2024
Zoom

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

To sign up for the book club please email Kat Aden: kaden@ci.sandy.or.us

Sandy Women's Book Club

Thursday, April 11, 2024
Sandy Public Library Community Room

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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

Hoodland Book Club

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Hoodland Public Library

How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang

For further information please email Dianne Downey: ddowney@ci.sandy.or.us

March Book Club 2024

Sandy Men's Book Club
Monday, March 4, 7:00 pm
Sandy Public Library Community Room
How Much of These Hills Are Gold - Pam Zhang
For further information please email Maureen Houck mhouck@ci.sandy.or.us 

Digital Book Club
Thursday, March 7, 7:00 pm
Zoom
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstein
To sign up for the book club send an email to libraryassistants@ci.sandy.or.us

Sandy Women's Book Club
Thursday, March 14, 6:00 pm
Sandy Public Library Community Room

Please bring a list of good books you have read and would like to share. During our discussion, you will have a chance to share about the book(s) you think we would enjoy.

This hybrid event occurs both in the Sandy Public Library Community Room and Zoom.

All are welcome!
For further information please email Maureen Houck mhouck@ci.sandy.or.us

Hoodland Book Club
Tuesday, March 19, 4:00 pm
The River - Peter Heller
Hoodland Public Library
For further information please email
Dianne Downey ddowney@ci.sandy.or.us

Lost Library Items

Have you ever lost an item that you've checked out from the library, and been charged for it? Did you know that if you return that item, your account will automatically be updated to reflect the change, and instead of being charged for the replacement value, you'll just owe $1!? 

We would much rather have items returned, as much as you'd rather owe less on your account. 

Check out the list below, of possible places YOUR items may be, then let us know where you found yours. Was it someplace other than what's listed here?

Where to Look for Lost Library Items:

• In the dog’s house
• On the cat’s condo
• In the backyard
• In the treehouse/playhouse
• Behind/on top of the clothes washer/ dryer
• Under the stack of stuff you hid in the closet the last time you were asked to clean your room
• In the car, behind/ under the seats. Under the spare tire in the trunk
• Under the baby’s car seat
• On top of the fridge
• Behind the fridge
• On top of, or behind, the microwave
• In the freezer
• At the school library
• In the school’s lost and found
• At your doctor’s/ dentist’s office
• Behind/ beside/ under the couch, chair or recliner cushions
• Folded up in the hide-a-bed
• On the coffee table
• In the magazine rack
• Under the rug
• Under the TV stand
• At the foot of your bed, between the sheets
• Between the mattress and box springs
• Under the bed
• On your bookshelf
• In your closet
• In the toy box
• In your gym bag
• In your mom’s or dad’s office (ask before you search)
• In your siblings’ room (ask before you search)
• At a friend’s house
• At your grandparents’ house
• In the DVD player
• In the CD player
• In the game console
• In the recycling bin
• On the piano
• In the piano bench
• In your backpack
• In your other backpack
• Packed with holiday decorations
• In the junk drawer

;-) In all seriousness, we have all thought we have lost items only for them to turn up in the oddest places.