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DALLAS – Making their way through rows of knick-knacks, DVDs, housewares and more, Kayleigh Konek and Riley Gallagher reminisced on their years at the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.
The Back Mountain Memorial Library completed its 73rd annual library auction Sunday, ending the event with another successful year in the books.
Once using the setting as the base of their senior project during high school, Konek and Gallagher said that the auction remains a summer staple despite the two growing up and even leaving the Back Mountain.
“I normally come here because now I don’t live in this area,” Gallagher explained, who now resides in Plymouth. “It’s kind of coming back to my home and catching up.”
For Konek, the event is a way to find unique treasures, even if she’s not looking for anything in particular.
“It’s just the right place to find any little odd thing that you buy,” she said. “I don’t come in here looking for things, but I walk around and find things.”
The theme for this year’s auction was taking a nod to the era of hot rods and muscle cars with “Always a Classic,” chosen by event co-chairs Pat and Bill Peiffer.
Preparing for the kickoff of the final auction, Pat Peiffer said she was pleased to see the turnout for this year’s auction.
“It’s been good, everything’s been really well. We’ve lucked out with the weather, the weather has been beautiful,” she said.
Thursday brought some showers in the evening, however the auction was still able to go on while leaving nothing but sunny skies for the reminder of the weekend.
When asked what the main item is for the final auction, Peiffer pointed to the other end of the library grounds.
“Sue Hand’s painting, that’s the big draw,” she said. “We’re really excited to see what that’s going to bring in, it’s so interesting.”
Hand was working on the octagon painting throughout the auction’s entirety, and it was set to go off at 9 p.m. Peiffer said the library is fortunate to have a local artist that’s willing to give so much to the community, including the library, each year.
Making her way through a gazebo titled ‘Attic Treasures,’ Nicole Pizzano found herself sifting through some clothing in an old wooden crate. The Shavertown resident said she attends the fundraiser every year.
“You just never know what your going to find,” she said with a smile. “You always leave with something.”
Peiffer said the event could not continue if not for the outpouring of support from volunteers and Boy Scouts from Troop 281, who aids with tent building and tearing down, running supplies, cleaning up the grounds and even keeping the area safe.
“We could not do this without all the volunteers and the Boy Scouts,” she said.
