St Pete Beach Friends of the Library Silent Auction of Book Baskets— With the holidays approaching, the baskets were meticulously chosen and prepared by Ron Waters, board member and bookstore manager, assisted by Linda Rhyne and Bill Thompson, also board members and bookstore volunteers. Currently on display at the library, the basket themes are: Florida Cooking, Chicago, Jo Nesbø, Christmas Potpourri, World War II-Pacific, Art, Ladies Large Print Fiction. Florida Authors, True Spy, Christmas Cooking, Wine and Hanukkah. You have until 5:00 p.m. FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 2016 to bid. You don’t need to be present when the bidding closes as a staff member will contact the highest bidders by phone the following day. And for those of you who might want to purchase a basket, without having to wait for the end of the auction, the Friends of SPB Library are offering a Buy It Now book basket, on display at the circulation desk.