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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />December 31, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY AWARDED “READY TO READ” GRANT <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Eugene Public Library Awarded “Ready to Read” Grant <br />The Eugene Public Library has been chosen to receive a “Ready to Read” grant for $20,242 to support enhanced services to <br />the youngest Eugeneans. <br /> <br />The Ready to Read grant funds will support early literacy services such as <br />training workshops for childcare providers and preschool teachers; <br />expert presenters for Terrific Twos Storytime, Sensory Storytime, and <br />Spanish-language “Cuentos y Canciones;” and the purchase of picture <br />books and other materials. Additionally, the grant will help the Library <br />continue Storytime-To-Go, a project that sends trained volunteers to <br />provide storytimes to daycares in low-income neighborhoods, and “Books <br />for Babies” outreach to parents of newborns. <br /> <br />The Library and its volunteers reach many thousands of young children <br />and their parents each year in collaboration with partners including <br />United Way, Parenting Now!, WIC, Centro Latino Americano, Eugene and <br />Bethel school districts, Springfield Public Library, Relief Nursery, Head <br />Start, Healthy Start, and EC Cares at the University of Oregon. <br /> <br />The annual Ready to Read grants were established by the State <br />Legislature in 1993. Administered by the State Library, the grants assist local libraries in helping to achieve the Oregon <br />benchmarks for childhood learning and development. <br /> <br />For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />December 31, 2014 <br />