Our premiere annual event in support of Eugene Public Library: Booked for the Evening, is on Saturday, May 3, at the beautiful downtown library. This will be the first time we have ever held our annual event on the top floor of the library, and the first time many of those in attendance will have seen the space! For that reason, and because this event will support the cost of making this floor more available to the public, our theme is Uplifting Community, with a nod to the Pixar movie, Up. We anticipate a sold out room of library supporters in attendance!

Funds raised at this year's Booked for the Evening will help the library purchase moveable walls, tables and chairs, art carts, and other materials needed to prepare the space for the first stage of the fourth floor transformation.

Free access to welcoming places like the fourth floor will provide more space for library programming, events, author talks, performances, and other community-building endeavors. The fourth floor is a blank canvas that gives library staff the opportunity to create a space for all ages to gather, spark imagination and inspiration, and find joy - which are all very important to building a resilient and connected community.

Sponsoring our event is a great way to link your business with our mission to support Eugene Public Library - our area’s invaluable resource. Click here to view our sponsor guide.

We hope you will consider supporting this event to help us reach our goal of $100,000 - which will equal success for the library staff and our entire community, who can all benefit from the improvement.

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

🎈Presenting Sponsor: Northwest Community Credit Union

🎈 Champion Sponsor: Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union

🎈 Partner Sponsor: Sheild Catering

🎈 Community Sponsor: Sapient Private Wealth Management, WaFd Bank

🎈 Bookmark Sponsors: The Bier Stein, Heritage Bank, Oregon Pacific Bank

Booked 2024

Thank you to those who attended Eugene Public Library Foundation's Booked for the Evening on Saturday, May 4, 2024! We were inspired by library supporters showing up in force to support the Children’s Courtyard expansion at Eugene Public Library. From lightsabers to Jedi robes to Chewbacca costumes, your joyful attendance meant a lot to us!

Event photos have been uploaded to our Booked for the Evening 2024 Facebook album that can be accessed even if you do not have a Facebook account. 

Booked 2023

View photos from Booked 2023 below or visit our Booked for the Evening 2023 Facebook album to view all photos from that event.

Thank you to everyone who attended Eugene Public Library Foundation's Booked for the Evening on Saturday, April 29, 2023! It was so inspiring to celebrate 20 years in the downtown Eugene Public Library with such a dedicated and generous community of library supporters. Your attendance meant a lot to us! Thank you to our event speakers: Honorary Chair, Kathie Tippens Wiper; Former Library Services Director, Will O’Hearn; Randy Nishimura, AIA, of Robertson Sherwood Architects; and Event Host, Storm Kennedy.

Booked 2022

Here are some scenes from 2022 when we were entertained and inspired to give by Honorary Chair, Mayor Lucy Vinis, author Kim Johnson, and our dynamic host, Eugene City Councilor Matt Keating. Will O’Hearn graciously highlighted how Eugene Public Library has met community needs again and again throughout the pandemic, demonstrating how the Library of Things is expanding access to knowledge even more. And we honored Renee Grube who retired as the executive director of Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services.