By Sandy Public Library, For The Mountain Times
The Sandy and Hoodland Libraries are expanding their reach!
In 2024 the City Budget Committee awarded the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries $150,000 for the purchase of a Mobile Library Vehicle. With the addition of $10,429 from the Hoodland contingency fund, we have now secured half the cost of the vehicle.
However, we need your help to get us across the finish line. For the additional $160,429 we are taking community action by asking individuals in our Sandy and Villages of Mt. Hood communities to donate funds to help reach the targeted amount. We will also be seeking grants to help reach this goal.
So what does that sum get us? Your donations will go directly toward the outfitting of the vehicle, which will include:
At least 15 shelves of library materials for checkout
Up to 5 desks and computers for STEM and educational courses throughout the community
On-board printing services
Our goal with the Mobile Library Vehicle is to make the library more accessible to those in our community who cannot make it to us. We will be visiting locations such as daycare centers and retirement communities, expanding our network and services from Boring to Government Camp (see our survey below to let us know where you’d like us to go)!
We are thrilled to be leading the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries into the future, but we will need the help of you and other community members to make this a reality!
You can donate by dropping off cash or check at either library location or by donating online for the Sandy Public Library here: donorbox.org/mobile-library-vehicle. And you can donate to the Hoodland Public Library here: donorbox.org/mobile-library-vehicle-1
The Mobile Library Is Coming to You!
We need your help! We are so excited to bring the Mobile Library to you, but we want to know which locations you’d like to see us in!
We are already planning to go to schools in the Oregon Trail School District, the Senior/Community Center, and retirement/care facilities, but we need your help to see where else we should be!
Please take a few minutes to answer our survey below. Your feedback will help us determine where we may make the most of the Mobile Library.
We Need Your Input on the Look of the Mobile Library!
We are looking to crowdsource the wrap design of our new Mobile Library Vehicle and want to know what you’d like to see.
What images best represent the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries and the Sandy and Mt. Hood communities?
Take our short survey and let us know what stands out to you!
Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/VehicleWrap