Coming up this Friday evening -- April 24th -- we sure hope to see you at the Andover Friends of the Library's annual Goods & Services Auction! This wonderful event will be held at the Andover Elementary School Cafeteria and features wonderful baked goods, drawings, and lots and lots of wonderful items up for bid! The preview begins at 6PM and the auction at 6:30PM. Hope you can be there to support this terrific fundraising event for the Andover Public Library!
See you there!
ANDOVER FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
PRELIMINARY AUCTION LIST – 4/24/2015
1.) Dubois Automotive – Oil Change
2.) Baby gift bucket with picture frame, bib,
feeding bowls, spoons, training cup, teether, pacifiers, and toys
3.) MASS MoCA – Admission for 2
4.) New England Carousel Museum – Admission for 4
and 10 ride tickets for the Historical Carousel in Bushnell Park
5.) 1 hour full-body massage with Molly DeGemmis
6.) Town Fair Tire – Computerized factory
alignment
7.) Westport Country Playhouse – 2 tickets to any
2015 performance
8.) Roaring Brook Nature Center, Canton, CT –
Family admission and R&B Sportsworld, Winsted, CT – 4 rounds of mini golf
9.) Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, RI –
Admission for 4 and Newport Mansions – 2 guest passes and 2 all-activity passes
with 2 water wiz passes to Adventure Land in Naragansett, RI
10.) Purple & gold necklace, iridescent beaded
bracelet and 5 pairs of 14K gold earrings
11.) Gardener’s Delight Basket with kneeling pad,
towel, hand cultivator, gardening gloves, 5 “Garden Wheel” planning systems,
flower arranger, wild bird indentification wheel “Eight” insect control spray
and a $25 gift certificate by an anonymous Friend of the Library
12.) Mohawk Mountain, Cornwall, CT – 2 2015-2016
season lift vouchers
13.) Graduation Gift Basket with 4 night passes to
Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT and $45 in gift cards to Barnes &
Noble, autograph book, and candy, complete with a card – just sign it &
your gift is ready
14.) Beautiful lap quilt donated by Positive Images
(the Magic Carpet) – Jean Mamonas
15.) Pez Visitor Center, Orange, CT – admission for
4
16.) Willimantic Brewing Co. -- $20 gift
certificate, Rein’s Deli in Vernon -- $25; Hungry Tiger in Manchester -- $20;
Monet’s Table in Tolland -- $20
17.) CardioExpress – 3 month membership
18.) Mark Twain House & Museum – 2 passes
(includes a guided tour)
19.) Economy Oil Change – full service oil change
20.) Children’s Museum, West Hartford, CT –
admission for 4
21.) Block Island Ferry, New London, CT – 4 ferry
passes
22.) Coco Key Resort, Waterbury, CT – 4 all-day
water passes
23.) Crime Museum, Washington DC – admission for 4;
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA – admission for 4; National
Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA – admission for 4
24.) Old Sturbridge Village – family admission for 4
25.) Perrier-Jouet Champagne with 2 champagne flutes
donated by the Package Store – Hebron, CT
26.) Warner Theater, Torrington CT – 4 tickets to a
main stage performance
27.) Make Me A Martini – 9 crystal and blue martini
glasses with a bottle of Vermouth and a bottle of Vodka. Vodka and Vermouth donated by Andover Package
Store
28.) Rhode Island Orchestra – 2 tickets to Amica
Rush House Concert, 2015-2016
29.) New Bedford Whaling Museum – admission for 4
30.) American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol, CT –
admission for 4; and ImagineNation, Bristol, CT; and Jump N Jammin, Bristol, CT
– 4 open jump passes
31.) Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ – admission for
2
32.) Goodies – Earl Grey tea & mug, chocolate raspberry
truffles, and chocolate chip cookies
33.) Mary Baker Eddy Library, Boston, MA – admission
for 4; and Massachusetts Bay Lines – sunset cruise for 4
34.) Take Me Out To The Ball Game – 1,000 piece Fenway
Park puzzle, 2 Boston Red Sox ball caps, 2 Boston Red Sox t-shirts, Pair of
tickets for Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, and Pair
of tickets for Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, September 22, 2015
– Donated by the Savings Institute in Hebron, CT
35.) Essex Steam Train – admission for 4
36.) KidCity, Middletown, CT – admission for 4 and
Lutz Children’s Museum, Manchester, CT – admission for 4
37.) New Britain Youth Museum – family membership;
and New Britain Museum of American Art – admission for 4; and Subway -- $50
gift card
38.) Father’s Day Gift Basket with “On Lake Time”
mug, cologne, candy bars, calculator, and word puzzle books
39.) Luray Caverns, Luray, VA – admission for 2; and
Potomac Riverboat Company, Alexandria, VA – National Mall Water Mall taxi
cruise for 4
40.) New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT – admission
for 2; and CT Trolley Museum, East Windsor, CT – family admission; and Cracker
Barrel – dinner for 2; and Fairways – South Windsor, CT – 4 rounds of mini golf
41.) Old Fart box with “Old Fart” mug, “Over The
Hill” necklace, and stuffed dog whoopee cushion
42.) Boston Duck Tour – admission for 2
43.) Skyscraper Museum, NYC – family admission for
up to 5 people
44.) Lia Sophia amber necklace
45.) Pale pink necklace & earring set donated by
A Closer Look
46.) New York Water Taxi – admission for 2
47.) Dangerfield’s Comedy Club, NYC -- $100 value
for 4; Skyscraper Museum, NYC – family admission up to 5; and New York Fire
Museum, NYC – admission for 4; and Top of the Rock Observation Deck – admission
for 2
48.) Happy Father’s Day basket with morning blend
coffee, coffee mug, leather travel kit, bi-fold wallet, calculator, roasted
almonds, candy bars, Axe cologne body spray, and 2 word puzzle books. Just sign the card, and your gift is complete
49.) Two simple wills for a couple sharing identical
distribution objectives – donated by Attorney William Dakin
50.) Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT – family membership
51.) Mother’s Day basket with green crystal
bracelet, shower gel, body lotion, hand lotion, body spray, and luxury soap
52.) Santa’s Village – Jefferson, NH – admission for
2; and Story Land – Glen, NH – admission for 2; and Billings Farm, Woodstock,
VT – family admission
53.) Landon Tire, Willimantic, CT -- $30 gift
certificate
54.) Soups on Basket with soup mix, soup recipe
book, magnetic recipe frame, and a teddy toast impression press
55.) Majestic Theater, West Springfield, MA – 2 tickets
to any performance
56.) Historic Deerfield, MA – admission for 4
57.) Summer picnic basket with paper dinner plates,
dessert plates, napkins, acrylic salad on ice covered salad bowl, glass cheese
plate, 3 piece-barbeque set, marshmallow roasting sticks, “Outdoor Entertaining”
book, and “Totally Picnic Cookbook”
58.) Mystic Seaport – admission for 2
59.) Hand-carved cardinal donated by John Neumuth
60.) Willington Pizza -- $50 gift certificate
61.) 8 foot Christmas tree donated by Scott’s Tree
Farm with a Winter Welcome plaque, Santa soap dispenser, snowman novelty socks,
and 2 crystal kissing balls
62.) Don’t Sweat Basket with Don’t Sweat the
Small Stuff for Women book, comfy bedroom slippers (size M), 4 coffee mugs,
gourmet hazelnut coffee, and candy bars
63.) Wedding Shower gift basket with 2 private dance
lessons at Fred Astaire, West Hartford, CT; wedding photo album; invitations;
key to my heart; and green wedding planner book
64.) Columbia Ford – oil change
65.) Pride of Susquehanna, Harrisburg, PA – 4-45
minute sightseeing cruises
66.) Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT – admission for 2
67.) Between Rounds – 1 dozen bagels per month for 6
months
68.) Autographed Harlem Globetrotters photo
69.)
Plimouth Plantation, Plymouth, MA –
admission for 2
70.) Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT – admission
for 4
71.) Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport, CT – admission for 4
72.) Jewish Museum, NYC – family membership
73.) Song-A-Day Music Center, Coventry, CT – 2 music
lessons
74.) Camp Bow Wow, South Windsor, CT -- $100 gift
certificate for services
75.) Columbia Ford – oil change & $25 gift card
to Thunderbird Café
76.) Bolton Veterinary Hospital -- $75 gift
certificate
77.) Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL – admission for
4
78.) Bath gel, lotion, fancy soaps, soap dish, and
scrubbie
79.) Bob’s Discount Furniture -- $100 gift card
80.) Boston Red Sox – Craig Breslow autographed
baseball
81.) New York Giants – Victor Cruz autographed
poster
82.) Galaxy Roller Rink, Groton, CT – admission for
family of 4
83.) Shoreline Trolley Museum, New Haven, CT –
admission for 4
84.) Launch Trampoline Park, Hartford CT – 2 jump
passes
85.) Hebron Family Chiropractic – consultation,
complete set of structural correction radiographs, structural spinal analysis,
orthopedic, and neurological tests and review of all findings with the doctor
86.) $50 gift card to Cork & Brew in
Southington, CT
87.) Spooky from head to toe with Salem Witch
Village & Wax Museum admission for 4 with Halloween booties, boo sign, and
black hair bows
88.) Wreath with a bow and boughs to be used as
swags or for other decorating purposes donated by Scott’s Tree Farm with 2
Nikko vintage tea cups, Love Never Melts plaque, a mistletoe kissing ball, and
a kissing angel
89.) Lunch basket with Ramen noodles, mac ‘n cheese,
tuna with crackers, soup mug, and gift cards for Subway, Burger King, Panera
Bread, and Dunkin Donuts. Donated by
Naida Arcenas
90.) Black & cranberry necklace and earrings set
donated by A Closer Look
91.) Blue necklace & earrings set donated by A
Closer Look
92.) Baby boy gift box with play blanket, plush
blanket, photo album, teether, and huggable teddy bear
93.) Cherry blossom toiletries, slippers, and a
scrunchy
94.) Baby girl gift basket with photo album, plush
baby blanket, teddy bear, 2 receiving blankets, pacifier, and wrist rattle
95.) Profit from the Positive autographed
book and Live Happy Magazine donated
by Margaret Greenberg
On Friday, July 31st, the Andover Friends of the Library are sponsoring a top-notch Bluegrass show for the whole family featuring the Feinberg Brothers! These teenage brothers from the Bluegrass hamlet of Long Island have been performing all over the Northeast for the past several summers, and in June, they celebrated the release of their very first band CD. Rourke (fiddle) and Patrick Feinberg (mandolin) have a classical music background, but they've been able to create their own classic brother-duet sound with a fine band that includes their dad, Ronnie Feinberg on guitar, Terry McGill on the banjo, and Peter Elegant playing the bass. Bring your chairs and blankets for a FREE outdoor show at the Andover Gazebo, 35 School Road (located between the Andover Town Hall and the Andover Elementary School). 
Another big event happens for the Library Friends on Sunday, August 2nd when members will become sandwich makers at the Andover Subway (inside the X-Tra Mart on Route 6) from 4-7PM. A full FIFTY (50!) PERCENT of any sandwich, drink, salad, cookie you buy between 4:00 and 7:00PM on August 2nd will be donated to the Andover Friends of the Library! Last year, the Friends raised more than $400 during that three-hour time period, and we hope to top that amount this year. With your help -- and your appetite! -- we can! 
