Back for the school year, Family Fun at the Downtown Library offers a new topic each Sunday including wetlands mammals (9/11), yoga (9/18), and storytelling (9/25). Kids read to dogs at Bethel and Sheldon (9/24, shown). Online: live homework help provides professional tutors who've earned rave reviews - and it's free!

Visit the latest EUG20x21 mural near the Downtown Library - or watch this time-lapse video. Drop in for Maker Open Labs (multiple dates), a Maker Expo (9/24), or to Make a Book (9/17-9/20). Learn about local archaeology (9/10) or Middle Eastern Dance  (9/17). Consider the big questions at To Thine Own Self Be True (9/22) or the Death Café (9/25).

As part of Lane Arts Council's Fiesta Cultural, enjoy an illustrated talk by Eric Mindling about Oaxaca (9/3). Lane Literary Guild's Windfall Series debuts More Voices: readings drawing on a wide diversity of traditions, talents, and perspectives. The first event features poet Jesús Sepúlveda and guitarist and composer Ricardo Cárdenas (9/20).

You know why you value your Eugene Public Library card. September's a good time to spread the word! Try this: tally up your card's financial worth with this Library Value Calculator. From eBooks to movies to Consumer Reports, it adds up. Speaking of saving money, learn how to Download Books, Music, and More (9/13) free with your card.