Sturgis Library's August Online Auction 2022

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS AUCTION IN PERSON, please contact Library Director Lucy Loomis at 508-362-6636 to arrange a viewing time.

This online auction will benefit Sturgis Library, and proceeds will be used to provide programs and services to our library visitors and the community.

All items in this auction have been generously donated by individuals and businesses. We are grateful for their generosity.

BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS

--All bidders will be asked to provide their email address and create a password so that they can be notified when they are outbid, or if they are the winning bidder.

--Items in this auction are each assigned a minimum starting bid, and bidding increments.

--Bidders can place a PROXY bid that will identify the maximum you want to pay for an item, but will only show the minimum bid or the next bidding increment to all viewers. If another person bids on that item, your bid will automatically increase up up to the next bidding increment until it reaches the max you set.

--The auction includes some BUY IT NOW items, and also some items that are a combination of traditional auction and buy it now. For the combination items, you may either enter your bid the traditional way, or if you really want the item and are willing to pay the buy it now price, you can choose that option.

--All winning bidders must pay for their items and pick them up or arrange for shipping within one week of the end of the auction.

Sturgis Library, a historic public library in the village of Barnstable, is dedicated to providing services and resources to meet the needs of a contemporary community while preserving and promoting Cape Cod history.

Our Library is housed in a building constructed in 1644 as a meetinghouse and home for the Rev. John Lothrop, one of the founders of the Town of Barnstable. It is one of the oldest buildings on Cape Cod, and the oldest building housing a public library in the country. It became a public library in 1867, and is named for Captain William Sturgis, a descendant of John Lothrop.