Morning Lookout: Councilors debate library levy, fans show up to see hoops star Wei Lin

Good morning, Lookout Eugene-Springfield,

The final book from Cai Emmons, a Eugene novelist, playwright and professor at UO, is “The Bells,” and it comes out tonight. Meanwhile, a documentary about her last months living with ALS screens tomorrow. Annie Aguiar has the remarkable story.

A renewal of the levy that funds 17% of Eugene Public Library’s budget will go before voters in May. Councilors are deciding whether to keep the levy renewal at the same rate or increase it to fund service expansion. Grace Chinowsky reports.

In sports, local high school volleyball teams are preparing for the postseason. And in hoops news, fans are stoked for the arrival of 6-foot-4 Oregon guard Wei Lin, who played for three years in the Chinese Basketball Association and promises to bring some flair to Matthew Knight Arena. Tyson Alger explains.

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In case you missed these stories published Tuesday…
• Protester briefly detained during anti-ICE demonstration at federal building in Eugene
• Eugene public works director resigns
• Springfield council plans public hearing on possible payroll tax

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Cai Emmons’ ‘The Bells’ releases posthumously as documentary on her final months screens

By Annie Aguiar

Emmons’ final book, “The Bells,” is being released the same week that “Vanishing: A Love Story,” a documentary about the author’s final months with ALS, screens in Eugene.

Eugene council weighs options for library levy renewal

By Grace Chinowsky

A renewal of the levy that funds 17% of Eugene Public Library’s budget will go before voters in May. Councilors are deciding whether the levy renewal proposal should stay at the same rate or be increased to fund an expansion of some services.