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<br />The City of Eugene partnered with Lane Transit District, Lane Council of Governments, ODOT and
<br />TravelSmart to develop the Eugene program. Public Works staff provided walking, biking, and trail
<br />information to participants and assisted individuals in planning their walking and biking trips.
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<br />Werner Brög, managing director of Socialdata, will present the final results from all three pilot projects in
<br />Eugene at the April 12 session. Brög will also give a shorter presentation at the Metropolitan Planning
<br />Committee meeting on April 12 at 11:30 a.m., also in the Bascom/Tykeson Room at the Library. For
<br />more information, contact Cindy Clarke, Transportation Options Coordinator, at 541-682-5285 or
<br />cindy.j.clarke@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Celebrate National Library Week at Eugene Public Library, April 15 - 21
<br />Everyone is invited to join in as the Eugene Public Library
<br />celebrates National Library Week, April 15 – 21, with a variety of
<br />great activities:
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<br /> Bring 'Em Back: No Overdue Fines!Patrons who
<br />return their forgotten movies, CDs, or magazines to
<br />any Eugene Public Library location—Downtown,
<br />Bethel, or Sheldon—any time, day or night, during
<br />National Library Week, do not have to pay overdue
<br />fines.
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<br /> "The fine-free period saves taxpayer dollars, since it’s
<br /> far more costly for the Library to purchase and
<br /> process new copies,” explains Eugene Public Library
<br /> Director Connie Bennett. “Also, we want to welcome
<br /> back anyone who’s been staying away because of
<br /> overdue items.”
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<br /> Free storytimes at all Eugene Public Library locations
<br />feature National Library Week.
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<br /> Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, at Lane
<br />County Fairgrounds. The 29th Annual Book Sale features more than 70,000 gently-used
<br />and new books for all ages and interests, plus DVDs, CDs, and more at amazingly low
<br />prices. Proceeds support and enhance Library programs and services. Free admission and
<br />parking.
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<br /> Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada and poet Paulann Petersen visit for the Windfall
<br />Reading at the Downtown Library, Tuesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. Free admission.
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<br /> Inada is a third-generation Japanese American from Fresno,
<br />California. During World War II, when he was a young child,
<br />the U.S. government incarcerated his family, along with over
<br />100,000 Japanese Americans, in a series of camps around
<br />the nation. Inada’s books of poetry include Before the War,
<br />Legends from Camp, and Drawing the Line. Honors include
<br />an Oregon Book Award, American Book Award, fellowships
<br />from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Guggenheim
<br />Fellowship in Poetry. Inada is an emeritus professor at
<br />Southern Oregon University.
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<br />Paulann Petersen is another of Oregon’s best-known poets.
<br />Her three volumes are The Wild Awake, Blood Silk, and A
<br />Bride of Narrow Escape, which was a finalist for the 2006
<br />Oregon Book Award. A former Stegner Fellow at Stanford
<br />University, Peterson has been honored with two Carolyn Kizer Awards and the 2006 Literary
<br />Arts Stewart Holbrook Award for Outstanding Contributions to Oregon's Literary Life.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3
<br />April 5, 2007
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