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e a.m. the next day. Ms. Bascom said the brochure will be featured in Sunset magazine. J. Shelton-McMurphey House Ms. Bascom recalled for the council the unofficial task force formed to get the Shelton-McMurphey House project off the ground. She said that she is representing the council on the project and asked for more participation from the council. Ms. Ehrman volunteered to work on this project. Councilor Bascom briefly described what has been proposed for the house thus far. K. Public Access Center Ms. Bascom referred to a memorandum from L-COG regarding the use of informa- tive videos developed by Public Works using the television center. She said she felt this is an excellent example of how best the center can be used. Mr. Gleason was unsure of whether the videos had been produced at the center, and promised to return to the council with this information. L. National Small Business Week Mayor Obie announced that this is National Small Business Week, and council- ors Wooten, Bennett, Schue, and Miller will be participating in an awards ceremony for Lane County small businesspeople the next day. He thanked them for their efforts. e IV. WORK SESSION: FUTURE LIBRARY PROJECT--ROLE OF BRANCHES Pat Decker of the Planning Department introduced the topic. She reminded the .council that they had given staff direction on siting at a previous meeting and said the council has more decisions to make on this issue. There will be more information and follow-up on questions raised by councilors at their last meeting at the May 23 dinner meeting. Mixed use, siting, and use of The Bon or Sears buildings are among the topics to be covered. Ms. Decker said staff is seeking a decision regarding branches from the council today in context of decisions made already regarding the future library serving the community in 2000. Ms. Hildebrand discussed the role of branches in libraries and how branches could be used in Eugene. She said library branches have been discussed for some time as an option by the Li- brary board and staff. Most cities the size of Eugene are served by library branches. The Future of the Library Committee had examined this topic and found there was great variety in the way such systems were set up. Ms. Hildebrand said there are four different types of branches operated by city libraries. The largest are regional libraries, which typically include a resource center with a large collection, reference services, specialized staff, meeting rooms, documents, and exhibit space. She cited the Chicago system, which has five regional libraries approximately the size of Eugenels present library, to serve 65 smaller branches. The next type is the IIcommu- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 11, 1988 Page 5