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<br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />March 14, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />BRAIN-STRENGTHENING FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES OFFERED AT CAMPBELL CENTER <br />EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES $100,000 GIFT FROM FRIENDS OF LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Brain-Strengthening Foreign Language Classes Offered at Campbell Center <br />Science research the world over shows that learning a second language strengthens the part of the brain that processes <br />information in the same way exercise builds muscles. Those seeking an easy way to learn another language need look no <br />further than Campbell Community Center. <br /> <br /> <br />The Adult and Senior Program at Campbell Center offers beginning, intermediate, and advanced <br />lessons in French, Spanish, and Italian. Beginning classes emphasize conversation with some focus <br />on the culture of each country. Students learn phrases and information useful for traveling. <br />Intermediate classes include reading, grammar and writing. Advanced classes are for those who <br />want to master the language. <br /> <br />Spring classes for all three languages begin in early April. Registration is now underway at <br />www.eugene-or.gov/recenroll. For more information, contact Tom Powers at 541-682-5318. <br /> <br />Eugene Public Library Receives $100,000 Gift from Friends of Library <br />Friends of Eugene Public Library presented the Eugene Public Library with a gift of $100,000 to help support Library <br />classes, programs, and events for the public in the coming year, including Summer Reading programs for children and <br />teens. <br /> <br />Friends is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to strengthening the <br />Library by encouraging community involvement and providing financial support for <br />programs and projects. They raise money through sales of donated books at the <br />Friends Book Sale each April and at the Second Hand Prose Book Store in the <br />Downtown Library, as well as through Friends’ membership dues. <br /> <br />Library Director Connie Bennett, pictured at right receiving the check from Friends’ <br />President Jenny Jonak, says, “Everyone in the community will benefit from the <br />Friends’ dedicated work to raise these funds. This important gift represents <br />investments by a huge number of community members – not only the Friends for <br />the thousands of hours of labor and years of expertise that made it possible, but also every person who donated a used <br />book to the Friends or purchased one from them. It’s an honor to be part of a community that uses and supports its Library <br />the way Eugene does.” <br /> <br />Since forming in 1976, Friends of Eugene Public Library members have been tireless fundraisers and advocates. Over the <br />years, the organization provided more than $1 million to support the Library. One of the Friends’ first events was a Ken <br />Kesey talk for which the admission “ticket” was a Friends membership receipt. Friends’ gifts bought the Library’s first <br />public computer, funded the beginning of the CD music collection, and provided $100,000 for the new Downtown Library <br />and $25,000 each toward establishing the Bethel and Sheldon branches. In recent years, the Friends’ annual gift has been <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />March 14, 2013 <br />