Friends of Eugene Public Library

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Friends of Eugene Public Library We are a non-profit membership organization to support the Eugene Public Library. The books/magazines we sell are all donated from community members.

Friends of Eugene Public Library is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to strengthening the Library by encouraging people to be involved and providing financial support for programs and projects. Since 1976, the Friends have raised more than 1 million dollars to support Library projects including:
* Children, teen, and adult programs such as story times, classes, performances, lectures, and Summer Reading for all ages.
* Author talks and special events.
* Start-up of the Sheldon and Bethel branch libraries
* Contributions toward the opening of the Downtown Library
* Audio books, DVDs, music CDs, and other collections
* Library newsletter

We are volunteers from the greater Eugene area. We are always looking for more volunteers, if you have some time you would like to dedicate to the Library. We raise money through our Annual Book Sale in April, the Second Hand Prose book store at the downtown library, and through memberships (financial contributions). To donate books/magazines, bring them to any branch of the library:
* At the Downtown branch - there are book bins in the parking garage under the Library;
* At the Bethel branch - the book bin is across the parking lot inside Rite-Aid;
* At the Sheldon branch - the book bin is located next door in Rite-Aid, just inside the door by the photo counter

Please contact us if you want more information!

10/15/2026
10/12/2026

All ages: save the date to play Halloween Bingo for fun and prizes at Sheldon Branch on Fri., Oct. 23, 6 p.m. Costumes encouraged! Free!

10/12/2026

Come to sessions of Grown-Up Story Hour at the Downtown Library, featuring favorite works of fiction read out loud by librarians.
Tues., Oct. 13, 6 p.m., hear "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates and "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
Tues., Oct. 27, 6 p.m., listen to "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin and "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe.
Wordcrafters In Eugene Eugene Willamette Writers Emerald Literary Guild University of Oregon Department of English

10/10/2026

Checking out one book used to involve a surprising number of people in the early and mid-1900s.

First, a cataloger created its record — often by hand.

You found that record in the card catalog and, in many libraries, wrote the call number on a slip.

A page or stack attendant disappeared into the closed stacks to retrieve it.

Someone at the circulation desk recorded the loan.

When the book came back, another worker reshelved it.

And if enough readers had loved it a little too aggressively, it might eventually head to the bindery for repair.

I kind of love seeing how much work sat behind such an ordinary little transaction.

10/07/2026

Books belong in readers’ hands. Never stop turning the page.

This Banned Books Week, stand up for the freedom to read.

10/06/2026

Don't be afraid to READ!

Get into the spooky season with this poster featuring Gustavo the Shy Ghost from Mexican artist and New York Times bestselling author Flavia Z Drago.

Purchase here: https://bit.ly/4nZO2EO

10/04/2026

From pressure washers to ghost-hunting kits, libraries are lending unique items to help you save money.

Address

100 W 10th Avenue
Eugene, OR
97401

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+15414841452

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