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from each City department at one time or another. They perform a variety of music including folk songs, doo wop, <br />madrigals, popular ballads, and songs from around the world. They have performed for the Mayor's State of the City <br />Address, the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, First Friday @ the Library, SHOcase at the Hult Center, and Human <br />Rights Day. They also perform for community centers and retirement homes, employee and volunteer recognition <br />events, and Interfaith Services at First Christian Church. The singers have in common a love for music, and a belief in <br />its therapeutic benefits for their audiences as well as for themselves. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact choir director Maureen Robeson at maureen.t.robeson@ci.eugene.or.us or call <br />541-682-5336. <br /> <br />New Service Speeds Popular Books to Readers at Eugene Public Library <br />For those who have wanted to read a new bestseller – and found there was a waiting list at the library - there is now <br />the Eugene Public Library’s Lucky Day shelves, open at all three library locations. <br /> <br />Lucky Day books are extra copies of new and popular titles that are available to borrow <br />immediately. They have bright blue Lucky Day labels and are displayed together for easy <br />browsing. The Lucky Day service includes books for adults, teens, and children. <br /> <br />At the Downtown Library, find the Lucky Day books next to the Check Out desk. There <br />are Lucky Day shelves at the Bethel and Sheldon branches, too. Each cardholder can <br />borrow up to two Lucky Day books at a time. In order to keep lots of Lucky Day titles <br />available, no renewals are allowed. <br /> <br />As Library Director Connie Bennett explains, “We want to deliver the books local readers <br />want most, as quickly as possible. The new Lucky Day service will help make that <br />happen.” For more information, contact Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />KidCity’s Support for Relay for Life Holds Life Lessons <br />Children in Youth and Family Service’s KidCity program will hold a Family Fun Carnival to support Relay for Life 2012 <br />on Friday, May 18, 6-8 p.m. at Sheldon Community Center. <br /> <br />Youth in KidCity’s school-age programs selected Relay for Life 2012 as their community project and worked all year to <br />support the organization that celebrates the lives of people who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, and <br />encourages students to eat healthy and get active. <br /> <br />Games at the Family Fun Carnival are just 10 cents per play. Dinner for the first 350 guests is free. Free swimming at <br />Sheldon Pool, too. For more information, call Kim McManus at 541-682-5312. <br /> <br />Kathmandu Delegation to Study Eugene Programs <br />A delegation from Eugene’s Sister City of Kathmandu, Nepal will visit the Eugene area next week, to learn about local <br />solid waste and recycling programs, and to seek advice about technological issues. The eight-person delegation will <br />be led by Kathmandu Executive Officer and Mayor Kedar Bahadur Adhikari. <br /> <br />Kathmandu became Eugene’s first Sister City 37 years ago. Civil war in Nepal has caused a major influx of thousands <br />of people into the city of Kathmandu from outlying areas, and the city is now suffering the effects of that population <br />increase. The leaders of Kathmandu reached out for assistance and, because Eugene and Lane County have great <br />experience in these areas, the local Sister City Committee invited a delegation of Kathmandu city officials to visit <br />Eugene to learn about how these services are provided here. <br /> <br />The group will spend three days, May 14 - 17, touring City of Eugene and Lane County solid waste and recycling <br />offices and facilities, as well as local businesses, in order to gain a full view of effective solid waste management <br />programs. A goal of the local Sister City Committee is to create ongoing professional connections between Eugene <br />and Kathmandu city offices to assist Kathmandu with its serious infrastructure concerns. <br /> <br />The Kathmandu officials will also visit City of Eugene Information Services for advice and assistance. Providing city <br />services in Kathmandu has become increasingly difficult because of the huge increase in population in the city. <br />Computers are widely available and used in Kathmandu; if the city government can begin to provide services such as <br />building permits, licenses, etc., via the internet, this will be a significant benefit to the public. <br /> <br />In addition, because Nepal is a new democracy, the delegation will also visit Lane County Elections offices on Election <br />Day, May 15, to observe how Oregon elections are handled by mail and computer systems. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />May 10, 2012 <br />