CREAM AND SNOW CONES FOR GUESTS. WELL, NEW THIS MORNING. LIBRARIES ARE GREAT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO BEAT THE HEAT. AND NOW THERE’S A NEW REASON TO GO A SUMMER READING CHALLENGE FOR READERS OF ALL AGES.

At the bottom of the winding stairs of the Eugene Public Library, first lady of Oregon Aimee Kotek-Wilson read “The Rabbit Listened.” Young children and their parents gathered to hear the story read ...