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Summer Reading is fun and also important to the community’s well-being. Studies show that summer reading <br />programs help keep students' reading skills up while school is out, contributing to their long-term educational <br />success. <br /> <br />Summer Reading for Adults engaged more than 1,400 participants who enjoyed a wide variety of author talks, <br />classes, concerts, and online recommended reading lists and reviews. Adults received Library logo notepads and <br />coupons for Novella Café and the Friends of the Library bookstore. Plus, 10 lucky readers won gift certificates to <br />Unique Eugene stores. <br /> <br />Community partners supporting Summer Reading included dozens of Library volunteers, the Friends of the Library, <br />the Eugene Public Library Foundation, United Way of Lane County, Novella Café, and the UO Bookstore/Duck Store. <br /> <br />For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />City Awarded Eugene Water & Electric Board Smart Energy Rebates <br />The City has a long history of innovative energy management practices, and maintains a strong commitment to <br />sustainability practices in all City operations. For many years, the Information Services Division (ISD) has purchased <br />and installed energy saving PCs, implemented power savings policies, utilized recycled computer hardware and <br />sustainable disposal methods. <br /> <br />In an effort to further enhance the City’s ability to manage power consumption and software patching on City PCs, <br />ISD has purchased and installed 1E, a leading edge energy management software. Once fully implemented, it will <br />provide: <br /> <br /> granular power setting control; <br /> <br /> accurate reports on energy savings; <br /> <br /> capability to wake up PCs during off-hours to install software patches without impacting user productivity. <br /> <br />The purchase of the software also qualifies for Eugene Water & Electric Board’s Smart Energy Rebate program. <br />Each networked desktop PC is entitled to a $10 rebate which totals $12,390, slightly over half of the software <br />purchase price. This is a win-win transaction for the City, making positive impacts to overall environmental health <br />while promoting responsible financial stewardship. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Peter Shum at 541-682-5466. For more information about 1E software, visit its website <br />at http://www.1e.com/. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 <br />September 8, 2011 <br />