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The probable election comes more than three years after voters overwhelmingly approved the purc hase of the old Sears budding for a new library If the 10-vear library bond passes, property taxes will im rease bv about $.!U for the average-value house m Eugene. said Carol Hildebrand, city librar ian. "Both the staff and library patrons have expressed a lot of frustration over the delay ' Hildebrand said Hildebrand said the wait has mostly !**eii Uxause of i ttv financial diffic ulties Voters approved 1900's Ballot Measure fi just before the c ity <ie< ided to relo cate the* library, cutting possible funds for the move Also, the City Council and the building's owner bad troubles assessing the property value and reach ing a satisfac tory selling pric e The i ity exert ised its option to pure base the building Inst April and now needs altout StH 7 mil lion for c onstrui lion i osts If a iwciicl passes, the City ( otinc i! hopes to have the library opened by Sep lemtxcr of 1*195 The City (Council has also agreed to add an addi tional floor to the building lore ity offices Currently leased offices will move to the building to save the c ity lease c osts The library also would have the option to expand to the additional floor if need ed. "I find that a really exciting proposal," said Phil Weiler. a Kugene public: relations analyst. "This is a heavily used library We want to make sure we have the ability to expand it if we need to " In addition to the library bond, Kugene voters nun also Im- asked to approve $15 million for rite building maintenance. This bond would free up general fund tax dollars that go directly to main tenance The city could use the money instead to pay for library operating costs and an expanded community polic ing program Members of the Eugene Public Library Founda tion are organizing a massive campaign to help raise private money for the library Sheila Seitz, presi dent of the foundation, said a number of donors have already expressed interest in the- library The MOOMAN MFSMANAot The old Sears building will house a new city library by 199511a library bond passes next spring. foundation in looking for community volunteers to help with money-raising efforts. "We're real excited about the City Council's sup port of the library," Seitz said. A political action committee is also being orga nized to support the possible bond measure and help raise funds Hildebrand said a new library in the 100,000 square-foot Sears building could increase library usage b\ r»0 percent The current library building is 17.000 square feet and is not able to meet the demands of Eugene’s growing population, she said. Circulation has increased from 211,000 in 1959 when the library was built to 14 million in 1993. Most of the additional space would be used for study and reading areas Hildebrand said many Eugene residents have stopped using the current library Irecausu they say it is too noisy and crowd ed The library last year had to close a public meet ing room, whic h previously held about 1,200 meet ings per year, to accommodate its 65.000 registered users. Hildebrand said. The new library could also be a place for users to gain access to city documents ori an electronic system, Weiler said "There's a whole range of what we can do." he said Weiler said the Citv Council will meet next week to dis< uss the possible bond measures. Book Browse presents quest authors By Ben Moebius for the Ot0Q<Y) (Xi'ty f rrteteM The Lane County Medical Alliance's 25th annual Honk lirou m* vy ill take plates Thursday between 10 a m and t> p.m. off Coburg Hoad and Willakenzie Drive at nm Hailey Dine The Hook Browse is a fund raising event that provides an opportunity to meet regional authors and view a wide assort ment of hooks (.uest authors will be ay ailahle to autograph and dismiss their hooks throughout the day (iharles Dutu an. a former Uni versiu journalism school dean, will present his book of articles and stories about Orison called An Orange for Christmas Dou glas Hates, an Oakridge native and veteran Register-Guard edi tor. will endorse Ins book about interrat ml relations called Gift Children A Story of Race, ham ilv and Adoption in a Divided America. Other featured authors include Tom and Virginia Hooth, with a book of travel stories titled Adventure guide to Micronesia, Linda drew with a novel about a couple s struggle with infertil its titled Ordinary Miracles: Man Cross, with an extensive histor ical study of quilting titled Trva Mines in the Trunk. William Sul livan. with a new hiking guide titled 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon; and Sharon Von Loan and Particia I ate, with a cixikliook titled Thyme and the Itiver. Tickets are $0 at the door. All proceeds from ticket sales, ns well as 20 percent of hook pur chases, will he distributed to community organizations and scholarships. For more information, contact Frevu Tripp at 345-3975. FREE LUNCH! (U of 0 Employees Only) EARLY RETIREMENT MADE EASY! 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