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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />March 15, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />“LIVING LEGEND” AUTHOR URSULA LE GUIN AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />REGISTRATION UNDERWAY FOR SPRING BREAK CAMPS <br />CITY PROGRAMS SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST LEED PLATINUM MIDRISE IN NORTHWEST <br />WECAR BRINGS CAR SHARING TO EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />“Living Legend” Author Ursula Le Guin at Eugene Public Library <br />The Downtown Eugene Public Library will host a free talk by award-winning science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin on <br />Saturday, March 24, at 2 p.m. A prolific and influential writer of science fiction and fantasy, Le Guin has been named a <br />“Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. She will read from her work, followed by a question and answer session <br />focused on issues of censorship and her contributions to the genre of science fiction. Her books will be available for <br />purchase and signing, courtesy of the University of Oregon (UO) Bookstore/Duck Store. <br /> <br />Le Guin has published 21 novels, 11 volumes of short stories, four collections of <br />essays, 12 books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation. Her best <br />known works include the six Books of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, The <br />Dispossessed, as well as the Catwings series for children. Three of her books have <br />been finalists for the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Among the many <br />honors her writing has received are a National Book Award, five Hugo Awards, five <br />Nebula Awards, and a PEN/Malamud Award. <br /> <br />LeGuin’s talk is part of The Big Read, a month-long, community-wide celebration of Ray <br />Bradbury’s visionary science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451. The Eugene Public Library <br />and Springfield Public Library are hosting free events for all ages inspired by the book’s <br />themes, and Lord Leebrick Theatre Company is presenting the play adapted from the <br />novel. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership <br />with Arts Midwest; local co-sponsors are the Eugene Public Library, Springfield Public <br />Library, Lord Leebrick Theatre Company, City of Eugene, UO Duck Store, Friends of Eugene Public Library, and <br />Eugene Public Library Foundation. <br /> <br />For a complete calendar of local Big Read events, visit www.eugene-or.gov/library or call the Eugene Public Library at <br />541-682-5450. <br /> <br />Registration Underway for Spring Break Camps <br />Recreation Services is offering an array of spring break camps March 26 - 30 that will <br />keep youth aged 3 - 18 active during their week off, March 26-30, as they create, learn, <br />explore and have fun. <br /> <br />For youth and teens, there are camps for competitive swimming, water polo, dance, <br />adventure, art, other sports, and a special “counselor-in-training” camp. Soccer camps <br />are offered for children ages three to eight. <br /> <br />For more information, call Sandy Shaffer at 541-682-6348. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />March 15, 2012 <br />