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Great Library Pages
American Library Association; Keeping librarians on their toes, and the public informed.
Eugene Public
Library; Especially good book links.
Lane Community College Library; As an Oregonian, you can get a card there.
The Library of Congress; One of the largest libraries in the world.
Oregon State Library; provides assistance to public libraries around the state.
Oregon State University
Library; We can borrow books from OSU
Multnomah County
Library; Find out what’s going on north of here.
Springfield Public
Library; The source of our shared catalog.
University of Oregon
Library; Your Junction City card works here.
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General Reference
24/7 Reference - Ask a librarian in real time.
The Internet Public Library
- A team of librarians have organized this site.
Refdesk.com The most comprehensive site.
Librarians’ Index to the Internet Organized by category.
The Library Spot is a library in your home or office.
WWW Virtual Library Links primarily in the social sciences.
AltaVista Translation Instant English to other languages and back.
Columbia Encyclopedia Medium length encyclopedic articles without illustrations.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian questions and topics related to the Museum.
Encyclopedia.Com A general encyclopedia with brief entries.
How Stuff Works Everything from drugs to diagrams; Marshall Brain explains it all.
InformationPlease Every imaginable almanac.
itools; Search, language and research tools on the Internet.
SearchEdu.com university and education pages indexed and ranked.
Virtual Reference Desk Links people with experts on the Internet.
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Government Pages
Lane County Government
Oregon State Government
SmartOR.Gov Business, education, government, grants, social services, etc.
The U.S. Government Official government gateways for citizens, businesses and government employees
Government Guide, Government Services Made Easy Interactive: includes citizen activist center.
City Links
City of Junction City
Junction City, Commercial
City of Eugene
City of Portland
City of Salem
City of Springfield
Cities: travel and relocation : Select a state and go!
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Directories
ANYWHO Works like a phone book
Infospace Phone directory, travel, shopping, reviews, reference, etc.
SuperPages Shopping, recreation, media, finance, health care, etc.
Government Job Search
City of Eugene Lists jobs, how to apply for them, and application status.
Careers in Government Put in a category, jobs appear with instructions for application .
Oregon Employment Department Job listings by category and location, and application procedures.
Kid Links
American Library Association - Kidspick Favorite kid sites.
PBS Kids Page 14 shows with interactive games.
B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper Answers to just about every question.
GirlPower National public education campaign to encourage 9 – 14 year old girls to make the most of their lives.
Guys Read A literary initiative for boys from Jon Scieszka.
Multnomah County Library Homework Center Great help in all homework categories.
Yahooligans Web Guide for Kids Lots of interactive stuff: games, jokes, reviews, ask questions, etc.
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Parent Pages
American Library Association Parents Pages Great links for parents and kids.
Children First for Oregon is dedicated to the well-being of every child in Oregon sounding a positive voice for change
through research, public education and policy initiatives.
Helping Your Child Become a Reader Preparing your child: exercises, check points, Bibliography, etc.
Kidsource Health and education from birth through grade 12.
The Magic of
Everyday Moments: Zero to Three What to expect as your baby grows, and how to enhance your baby’s life.
Oregon’s Child: Everyone’s Business Brain development: the early years.
Young Adult
ALA Best Internet Guide for Teens Focus on things that really matter to teens.
New! Jump$tart Financial Literacy Basic skills in financial management
LEO (Literacy Education Online) Help in writing.
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Local Schools
Junction City School District
Lane ESD
Higher Education
American Universities; Eugene Bible
College; Lane Community
College; Lewis and Clark
College; Linfield
College;
Linn-Benton Community College; Northwest Christian
College; Oregon Health Sciences
University; Oregon Institute of
Technology; Oregon State
University; Oregon Network One for
Education; Pacific Northwest College of
Art; Pacific
University; Portland State
University; Reed
College; Rogue
Community College; Southern Oregon State
College; University of
Oregon; The University of
Portland; Western Baptist College; Western Oregon
University; Willamette
University.
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Financial Aid
Federal Student Aid Apply to FAFSA online.
Oregon Student Assistance Commission Everything you could ever think of asking about higher ed.
Sites of Local Interest
KLCC/FM Assorted types of music and NPR programs, including Morning
Edition and All
Things Considered.
KWAX/FM Classical music.
The Lane The community resource database for Lane County, Oregon.
Oregon Bach Festival Classical music in Eugene; late June, early July every year.
Oregon Blue Book Everything you ever wanted to know about Oregon.
Oregon Hiking Bill Sullivan’s 100s of hikes around our State.
Oregon Public Broadcasting Our award-winning public broadcasting service.
Oregon Quilt Show Calendar For quilt viewing enthusiasts.
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Hours and Services
Monday and Tuesday, noon – 7 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, noon – 6 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The library is open for reference, circulation, Internet access and browsing.
The library has books, magazines, videos and a few DVDs that may be checked out.
Interlibrary loans may be requested.
From now until the end of December 2005, households outside of the city limits, and within the school district
boundaries, may have a library card good for six months at no cost. This privilege is paid for by an LSTA grant through
the Lane Library League, in order to promote the formation of a library district, which would serve this geographic area.
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Children’s Services
There is a pre-school story time on Tuesdays from 11:15 until 11:45 throughout the year.
The library promotes reading to school-aged children during the summer with the
Summer Reading Program. There is an incentive for each child who reads a dozen books. During the month of July, on
Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m., there is an hour of entertainment designed to encourage children to come to the library.
Computer Services
The library has four public Internet access stations, which were a gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in
September 2002. Three stations may be reserved for an hour at a time, and the fourth station is a drop-in 15 minute
station. Reservations can be made ahead of time by calling 998-8942. Stations can be programmed for Spanish speaking,
large print or children’s use, i.e., without Internet access, but remain for general use unless otherwise requested.
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