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Fifth Annual Silent Auction (2002)

The Axe Library's Fifth Annual Silent Auction was held on Monday, March 11th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Library Browsing Area. A number of autographed items were available for bid. Refreshments were provided and local performing artist Lem Sheppard was on hand to provide entertainment.

Proceeds from this Auction are going toward furnishings for the new Special Collections Reading Room. A reception desk has already been purchased, however six reading tables, 24 chairs, two exhibit cases, two book cases and a table-top display case have yet to be obtained.

The Auctions are open to the public and we invite anyone that would like to know more about the Library and what it has to offer to the community.

Autographed picture of singer Buck Owens (A great photo!)

Autographed picture of film director Leni Riefenstahl (Still going strong at 99)

Jay Leno's signed autobiography Leading From My Chin (The chapter about his frugal Scottish Mother is funny; and sweet.)

Script from first episode of All in the Family signed by Norman Lear. (Need I say more?)

Signed copy of The Animal Contract by the renowned animal behaviorist Desmond Morris.

Poster of Kermit and Miss Piggy from Jim Henson Productions. (A Jan Van Eyk parody from the "Kermitage" collection. You gotta see this!)

Signed copy of The Big Boys, an anthology of biographies of business leaders, by Ralph Nader. (The one and only.)

Signed copy of Journey for Peace: the Story of Rigoberta Menchú, by Marlene Targ Brill. (An absorbing book about a great lady)

Script for episode 11 of the sitcom Titus, signed by author and star Christopher Titus, and all his co stars. (Stacy Keach, Cynthia Watros, Zack Ward and David Shatrow.) (Dysfunctional families unite! We have nothing to lose but our shame.)

Signed copy of Spoonbill Swamp, by Brenda Z. Guiberson. (Great illustrations.)

Signed Allosaurus postcard by James Gurney, creator of Dinotopia. (Would your kids rather collect dinosaur cards than baseball cards?)

Signed copy of The Tree, by Judy Hindley. (Beautiful book, out of print from a defunct publisher.)

Signed copy of The Man Who Loved Clowns, by June Rae Wood. (Touching story based on the life of the author's brother, who was born with Down's syndrome.)

Signed copy of My Name is Jorge on both Sides of the River. (Poems for young people in Spanish and English)

Color photograph of a woodpecker by F. Victor Sullivan, framed, 12 in. x 14 3/4 in. (Beautiful photo of a proud creature)

Framed drawing of a horse and rider entitled Knee Knockers, by Randy King, 17 1/4 in. x 21 3/4 in.

Signed copy of Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch. (Chokes me up every time)

Two cookbooks by Julia Child, Cooking with Master Chefs and In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs, both with signed bookplates.

Signed copies of The Shadow Club Rising and The Dark Side of Nowhere, by Neal Shusterman. (Suspense and Sci-Fi for young adults)

Complete series of Exploring Business and Economics (8 titles), donated by Norman Macht, who also signed the three titles that he wrote.

Signed copy of From the Corner of His Eye, by Dean Koontz. (Scary stuff from a frequent New York Times bestseller.)

Copies of Elephant and Are You a Snail? Signed by Judy Allen, the author, and Tudor Humphries, the illustrator. (Educational and colorful)

Signed copy of Generous Anger: the Story of George Orwell, by William J. Boerst. (Great story about an interesting guy)

Signed copy of Wisdom Tales from Around the World with companion CD, by Heather Forest.

Signed copies of Hamlet, Bananas and All That Jazz and The Good Book, by Alan Durant. (Gritty adventures of some tough British teens.)

Poster of the alphabet (colorful letters) signed by author and artist Eric Carle, of The Very Hungry Caterpillar fame.

Two lovely floral wall sculptures by Gene Curtis; 20 in. x 14 in. (with chiming clock) and 17 in. x 17 1/4 in. (entitled Wild Flowers). Different woods, stains and techniques of wood bending combine to make a great effect.

Painting, 10 in. x 12 in. with frame, entitled Cup and Table, by Donny Smutz. (Very Dali-esque)

Signed copy of The Keeper, by Rosanne Hawke. (Troubled Australian orphan puts an ad in the paper for a substitute Dad)

Two signed copies of Shipwreck Season, by Donna Hill. (Early (1880) days of the United States Life Saving Service, the forerunners of those brave Coast Guard rescuers of Perfect Storm fame.)

Signed copies of Takedown, Safe Passage and Festival in Fire Season by Ellen Bache. (Young adult adventure. Safe Passage became a movie in 1995.)

Autographed photo of Ray Charles. (He looks terrific.)

Autographed photo of former President Jimmy Carter.

Autographed photo of Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi.

Signed copy of the Dear Sigmund script from the TV show M*A*S*H, written by Alan Alda. (He got an Emmy nomination for this one.)

Five amazingly beautiful signed artists' prints by famous SEK artist Ted Watts. (Portraits of Carnie Smith and Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau, portrait and action pictures commemorating Mickie Mantle's career, 1998 PSU football poster, and a cowboy with a lasso in his teeth.)

Autographed photo of Joey Bishop, only surviving member of the Rat Pack. (Very young and handsome Joey. Photo is signed "Thanks for helping a good cause.")

Autographed photo of Joan Rivers. (Signed with, what else? "Can we talk?")

Chain saw sculpture in walnut of an eagle, 37 in. tall and about 50 lbs., by Arma artist Ed Babcock. (I love this one.)

Copy of Hello School!, by Dee Lillegard, illustrated with outstanding art work by Don Carter and signed by the artist.

Signed copies of 2 historical (WWII) novels for young adults, Rumblings of War and War Strikes; and 2 historical biographies,Harriet Tubman and Jonathan Edwards, all written by Norma Jean Lutz.

Autographed photo of world famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Art print by Tom Kellogg, "He Is Risen", 15 3/4 in. x 21 1/4 in.

Signed copies of Rundown (teenage angst) and The Book of the Lion (young man goes on 3rd Crusade), by Michael Cadnum.

Copy of Young Naturalist's Pop-UpHandbook: Beetles, signed by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, with accompanying paper sculpture of an Australian stag beetle framed so you can mount it on a wall. (Pop-ups are gorgeous, fascinating and a little scary)

Signed copy of Fireworks, Picnics and Flags: the Story or the Fourth of July Symbols, by James Cross Giblin. (For ages 8 - 15. Loads of interesting facts.)

Framed art print by Bill Perry, City Dragons, 11 1/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (Beautiful and spooky)

Ceramic pot with cover, brown and tan in color, 5 3/4 in. x 5 in., by Malcolm Kucharski. (A little gem.)

Framed painting by James Oliver, 8 1/4 in. x 10 1/2 in. (Lovely rural scene of cultivated fields.)

Signed copy of Your Road to Recovery, by Oral Roberts. (Signed by Oral, Evelyn, Richard and Lindsay Roberts.)

Signed copy of Light, by Trevor Day. (Science and technology for grade schoolers. Great photographs.)

Framed watercolor by Carolynn Burns, La Iglesia, 16" x 20".

Signed copy of The Raging Quiet, by Sherryl Jordan. (Teenage adventure and romance in the 19t century.)

Signed copy of Quetzal: Sacred Bird of the Cloud Forest, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. (Great book about a beautiful and endangered creature.)

Framed acrylic painting by Carol Hammerbacher, Around the Barn, 14 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in. (Farm scene with a round, red barn. Lovely.)

Framed landscape by Rick Bennett, Canyonlands, Utah, 48 1/4 in. x 24 1/4 in. (Breathtaking!)

Framed painting by Joe Prater, 24 in. x 20 1/2 in. (Stillife. Great color!)

Framed painting by Mick Lindsey, 22 1/4 in. x 18 1/4 in. (Surrealistic view of a railway trestle.)