Library auction items on display

DOWNEY - Twelve silent auction items are now on display in the foyer of the Downey City Library, 11121 Brookshire Ave.Bids can be placed inside the library's Friend's Book Store until May 30. Among the items to be auctioned: "Father and Son: The Bond," a collection of photographs and essays on the relationship between fathers and sons; "Here's a Little Poem" by Jane Yolen and Andrew Peters, a child's first book of poetry; "The Encyclopedia of Ships" by Tony Gibbons includes more than 1,500 military and civilian ships from 5000 BC to the present; "Exploring the West" by Herman Viola includes drawings, photos and maps from the early years of exploring the West.

********** Published: May 15, 2009 - Volume 8 - Issue 4