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•Walker Bags
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2827 Oak St.
Eugene, OR
Located in the South Towne Shops
Telephone: 541-485-4891
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• New/used furniture and re-built beds starting at $99 a set.
• Name brand and vintage clothes
• Major appliances with 90-day warranties starting at $99
dePaul’s
St Vincent dePaul Society
6 locations in Eugono to servo you:
^ 555 High St, 344-2115 (our newest location across from 5th St Market)
• 2345 West BfOSdwsy, 284-5024 (huge warehouse of used furniture)
• 705 S. SenCCa, 345-8036 (lots of dothes and misc. household items)
• 1880 W. II th, 683-8284 (great selection of appliances and new furniture)
• 201 Division Ave, 762-7837 (clothes, books, furniture, beds, appliances)
• 450 Highway 99, 607-4541 (our huge car lot)
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at www.dailyemerald.com
Eugene Library
blends knowledge,
literary adventures
Boasting some 300,000
volumes, the Public Library
offers books, magazines,
and access to the Internet
By Ayisha Yahya
News Editor
Tales of valor and tragedy, of dis
covery and innovation. Windows into
distant lands and different lives.
Channels of immense knowledge on
millions of topics, squeezed into
bound pages stacked neatly on rows
and rows of shelves.
The Eugene Public Library allows
residents to delve into the world of
books, and since it reopened in its
new building at 100 W. 10th Ave. in
December 2002, the staff has seen an
influx of patrons.
"Our business has gone up about
26 percent (for the downtown li
brary)," Library Public Services Man
ager Rob Everett said. Overall, there
has been a 23 percent increase in busi
ness at the main library and at the two
branches in Sheldon and Bethel.
Me said the library is handling
about 150,000 items each month,
and added that the library had issued
almost 4,500 cards in the past three
months, a 73 percent increase from
the previous year.
With more than 350,000 volumes
on hand, 400 magazine subscrip
tions, CDs and DVDs, and electronic
research facilities, perhaps it is no sur
prise the library is pulling in people
like a magnet.
But Everett said he believes the
building's extraordinary architecture
and decor are also key attractions.
Book lovers can sink into cozy
chairs in airy rooms surrounded by
large windows. Or they can surf the
Internet at the workstations, which
are equipped with the latest software.
Everett said the new library offers
three times the Internet access that
the old library did, and that the elec
tronic resource center has been im
proved considerably.
The ground-floor coffee shop and
the entryway garden are good places
for repose or relaxed reading, and
children have their own special
place in the children's center on the
first floor.
The library also has a variety of pro
grams for adults and youth. There is
the Windfall Reading Series each
month with local writers and poets.
"It's a fantastic free thing where you
get to meet and talk to local published
poets and writers," Reference Librari
an liana Ferris said.
There are also book clubs, work
shops, and programs like 'Teen Read
Week," which runs from Oct. 19 to
Oct. 24. Every first Friday of the
month, musicians play in the Lobby
Central Stairwell; October will feature
the Tomcats, a rock and pop trio, and
the Rhythm and Swing Society.
Students may also benefit from the
library's two study rooms, which can
be reserved up to 24 hours in advance.
Ferris said the library has implement
ed a career section with guidebooks to
many careers, college guides and test
preparation materials for vocational
and professional exams like the GRE.
There is also a foreign-language sec
tion with books in different languages
and English-as-a-second-language
study materials. In addition, students
can access the EBSCOhost database,
which is also available at the Univer
sity's Knight Ubrary, for research.
"For recreation and study purposes,
there's a lot of resources here that
would be really useful," Ferris said.
Patrons, like Eugenean Nancy
Bauer, say they love the new library.
"I think it's more efficient," Bauer
said. "I'm proud to have it as one of
the buildings in Eugene."
She added that she often uses its
services as part of her work.
"I really rely on the books for refer
ence," she said.
Willie Poncy is also a regular patron
to the library.
"I think the architecture is really
nice," Poncy said. 'There's a lot of ex
tra space."
Poncy added that despite the archi
tecture and space, the checkout sys
tem is sometimes slow and that the li
brary could update some of its books.
Everett said the library is open to
everyone regardless of their econom
ic background and allows people to
broaden their horizons.
"The role of the library in this com
munity is to reflect back to the com
munity all of its diverse interests,
lifestyles and perspectives of the
world," Everett said. "You can enter
tain, you can improve and enlighten
yourself. It makes the world bigger,
because you don't just see a reflection
of yourself but of the world."
Contact the news editor
at ayishayahya@dailyemerald.com.
VOLUNTEER
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social worker, law student or psy
chologist learn about crisis interven
tion and violence through volun
teering, Volunteer Program Manager
Nancy Hefner said.
"The main thread is watching a
volunteer go from having a minimal
amount of knowledge about (vio
lence) to being able to work with a
wide range of agencies, the district at
torney' s office, women in active crises
and some in danger, while still keep
ing their composure and compas
sion," Hefner said.
For students wanting to explore
other avenues, many options exist.
Those interested in the medical field
can apply to volunteer at Sacred
Heart Medical Center in the hospital's
Nursing Unit Volunteer program.
Environmentalists, on the other
hand, can look into the BRING recy
cling program. Operations Manager
Damien Czech said volunteers can
work in general household recycling,
in the resale yard or the deconstruc
tion area, adding that he hopes stu
dents learn the virtues of reducing,
reusing and recycling.
"Showing how much can be
reused and kept out of landfills is our
hope," he said.
Students interested in research or
psychology can contact the Child and
Family Center, which conducts inter
vention and developmental research
with children and families.
"The CFC provides students with
the opportunity to enhance their
practical research tools and profes
sional skills that can be applied to
graduate school, and employment
ventures post-graduation," Coordi
nator Jennifer Jabson said.
Students who want to reap these
benefits have to plan carefully
when applying, however. Organi
zations often require a background
check and an interview or training
session for potential volunteers in
order to test their abilities and level
of commitment.
Ashley Griffin is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.