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EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Mission Statement:
Raise funds, develop advocates and provide other resources to enhance and perpetuate the quality of the Eugene Public Library

Happy Birthday
Library Foundation!!!!

On November 21, 2009 the Eugene Public Library Foundation celebrated 25 years as an approved non-profit to accept tax-deductible donations. During those years, the Foundation has raised over $7 million to help build the downtown Library and support many of the important programs and services in the Library.

Mayor Kitty Piercy and the City of Eugene declared November 21, 2009 as "Eugene Public Library Foundation Appreciation Day" in recognition of the many volunteers who have served on the Board of Directors and the thousands of donors who have helped support the Library over the years.

Happy Birthday, Library Foundation!

Booked for the Evening is a Success!!

The 2009 Booked for the Evening event that was held on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at King Estate was a tremendous success. Joining us that evening was one of the great pianists and jazz musicians in the Pacific Northwest, Tom Grant and vocalist Shelly Rudolph. It promised to be a wonderful evening of great food, sparkling conversation and jazz and pop music to lift the spirits, and it was.

The connection to Eugene for the performers is inspiring. Tom Grant is a graduate of the University of Oregon and Shelly Rudolph has been described as "The sultry Eugene-bred chanteuse". Their music nimbly walks the line between jazz tradition and modern pop with earthy tones that have a sense of adventure and passion. A sold out crowd of over 200 people turned out to welcome Tom and Shelly back to Eugene.

Booked for the Evening celebrates the wonderful community resource that is our Eugene Public Library and helps us provide the resources and services to the people of Eugene. In difficult economic times, a strong public library is so important to build for the future and we welcome your support. The evening program included a wine tasting, a full dinner and great conversation with supporters of the Eugene Library.

We thank the library supporters who made their reservations early and planned for a wonderful evening under the stars with Tom Grant and Shelly Rudolph. If you couldn't join us this year, please make plans to join us next year in support of the Eugene Public Library. For further information, email us at info@eplfoundation.org or call 338-7018.

Foundation Funds Mango Languages

Did you ever want to learn French, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese or Mandarin Chinese? These are among the 12 languages available to library users from a grant by the Eugene Public Library Foundation. Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages. It's the easiest way to learn a foreign language and it is available on the Eugene Library website thanks to the Library Foundation.

Foundation Funds Live Homework Help

The Foundation received a grant from the Cressey Family Charitable Trust in December as a result of the strategic plan formulated last spring by the library Joint Projects Committee. The grant provides financial support and an opportunity to develop a long-term project that will be beneficial to the library and to the community.

The funding grant has become the "Stepping Stones to Information Literacy: Live Homework Help", online project. This real-time, one-on-one tutoring service gives students of all ages live homework help. It is also coordinated outreach to teachers, parents and caregivers, as well as students, so everyone can keep track of schoolwork and progress made. It is available directly through the Eugene Public Library website.

Thank you to our Donors and Partners

The Foundation Board of Directors offer their sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the Eugene Public Library Foundation over the years, since the beginning in 1984. Every gift of every size is important.

Maintaining an excellent public library requires a strong partnership between private and public entities. The Foundation's goal is to strengthen and maintain that partnership.

We look forward to continuing our mutual commitment to ensure excellence at the Eugene Public Library. Donors like you make all the difference.

The Eugene Public Library Foundation is open M-F from 10:30AM - 3:30PM.