Let the Basket Raffle Begin!
With less than two weeks left before the After Hours at the Library annual fundraiser, opens a new window, it’s time to announce the fabulous baskets, opens a new window that will be raffled off at the event on Friday, March 6. This year's basket raffle is sponsored by our friends at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and each themed basket has been generously donated by members of the community.
You can purchase as many chances to win as you’d like at $5 per ticket, but you can only win one basket. Check out these artful baskets ahead of the event, and support the library with every raffle ticket you purchase!
A Dish (Towel) Garden, opens a new window
A World of Music & Munchies, opens a new window
Donated by Lawrence Music Club
Contents:
- Erin Fox Trio voucher for two hours of live jazz at your own event
- Lied Center gift certificate ($150)
- Handmade whistle
- Assorted world chocolates
- Karen's Confections gift voucher ($35)
Estimated basket value: $770.
A World of Picnics, opens a new window
Donated by Camille Olcese
Contents:
- Handmade colorful picnic quilt
- A Moveable Feast by Earnest Hemingway
- Crescent Moon Winery's Chat Noir sweet red wine
- Summer sausage
- Goldfish crackers
- Tate's Bake Shop chocolate chip cookies
- Woven picnic basket
Estimated basket value: $170.
All Around the Fiber World, opens a new window
Donated by Kaw Valley Fiber Guild
Contents:
- Yarn Barn gift card ($100)
- Kaw Valley Fiber Guild 2026 Membership
- Encore mega acrylic/wool yarn (2)
- Tan handmade hats (2)
- Handmade blanket
- Hand-knit Cat Gulch Fibers shawl
- Cone wool yarn
- Shimmery yarn (2)
- Handmade "bookworm"
- White bamboo/cotton yarn (1)
- Round Knitting Looms kit
- Handmade crocheted white basket
- Celebrate Your Creative Self
- The Weaver's Idea Book
- Vogue Knitting Beginner Basics
Estimated basket value: $345.
Around the World with Tea, opens a new window
Donated by Sally McGee
Contents:
- Pluto tea pot
- Tea mug
- Tea infuser
- Twisting tea ball
- Tea scoop
- Belgian rock sugar
- Shortbread cookies
- British blend sampler
- Tea Forte black tea assortment
- Tea Forte lotus sampler
- Upton tea (6 packets)
- Tea Towel
Estimated basket value: $172.
Books & Bottles, opens a new window
Donated by Lawrence Public Library Friends & Foundation Board Members
Books:
- The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers
- The Correspondent
- The Library Book
- Mad Honey
- Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl
- Shark Heart: A Love Story
- Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri: The Long Civil War on the Border
- KU-Phoria: A collection of stories about KU traditions, KU Info and KU basketball
- Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist
- Carry On, Jeeves
Bottles:
- Pirtle Winery's Honey Mead
- Domaine Bousquet's Malbec 2023
- Muscardini Cellar's 2021 Vermentino
- Field Recording's Fiction (2023 Red)
- Bonny Doon Vineyard's Take Me To Your Liter anniversary edition
- Myers's Rum Original Dark
- Free State Beer's Lager
- Blanc Pescador's Petillant White Wine
- Rock Chalk Bubbly
- 'Love You Bunches' 2025 Rose Wine
- Bumbu rum
Estimated basket value: $395.
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Donated by Delphi Book Club
$10 Gift Cards:
- Muncher's Bakery
- Streamline
- Henry's x Grounded
$20 Gift Cards:
- Great Harvest Bread Co
- Auntie Em's
- Great Blue Heron
- Cleo & Leo
- The Bourgeois Pig
- Taylor's Donuts
- Barker
$25 Gift Cards:
- Uplift Coffee
- Cellar Door Cafe
- Sunflower Cafe
$30 Gift Cards:
- The Roost
$60 Gift Cards
- Morning Fog
Estimated basket value: $335.
Cold Cash, opens a new window
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Donated by MPBC
Contents:
- $1,000 cash
- Yellow retro Igloo cooler
Estimated basket value: $1050.
Comfort on a Rainy Day, opens a new window
Donated by the Heacock Family
Contents:
- Handwoven Scarf (Heacock Fiberworks)
- Handcrafted Journal (made.by.jenny)
- Painted Coaster (Quiet Mouse Studio)
- Set of 5 block printed cards (Rebekah Heacock Jones)
- Wooden bookmarks (Doug Heacock)
- Pen and refill
- Hot tea (4), hot chocolate (2), tin of caramels (1)
- LPLFF book sale coupons (4 free books)
- 1992 Longaberger basket with lid and insert, excellent condition
Estimated basket value: $215.
Dinner on Us!, opens a new window
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Donated by Delphi Book Club
$40 Gift Cards:
- Thai Diner
- Mad Greek
$50 Gift Cards:
- Johnny's Tavern
$60 Gift Cards:
- Merchants
$80 Gift Cards:
- Sable
- Culinaria
- Meadowlark
$100 Gift Cards
- Lawrence Beer Co
- 6 Mile Chop House
- 715
Estimated basket value: $770.
Election Year Survival Kit: Tips & Distractions, opens a new window
Donated by More Light Less Heat Alliance
Contents:
- "No Political Discussion or Any Kind of Conversation Allowed" Framed poster with bookish backstory
- How to Break Up with Your Phone
- True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News
- Murdle, Volume One Game Book
- Monarch's Journey Coloring Book
- Colored pencil set
- Headache remedy
- Earplugs
- Cord basket
- Celebrating Kansas Breweries
- Kansas Wildlife pocket guide
- Tourist info
Estimated basket value: $288.
Escape This Basket, opens a new window
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Donated by Read It Or Not Book Club
Contents:
- Breakout Lawrence 2-Spot Voucher
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Murdle in the Mystery Mansion
- EXIT: The Game - The Hunt Through Amsterdam
- Puzzling Escapes Trapped in the Bookstore
- Escape Room Crew ballcap
- Cipher keychain
- Escape Room sticker pack
- Escape From the Museum mini escape room game
- The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
- Squishington's Mystery Mix and $10 gift card
- Rope basket
Estimated basket value: $260.
Explore the World Outdoors, opens a new window
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Donated by Parks & Green Spaces
Contents:
- Sunflower Outdoor & Bike gift card ($100)
- Great Blue Heron gift card ($75)
- 11x14 Castle Rock poster from Parks & Green Spaces
- Pack of 9 "See Kansas" postcards from Parks & Green Spaces
- Nalgene bottle with river scene
- Know Your Knots - 30 cards and 2 ropes
- Gentlemen's Hardware adventure trivia game
- 100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die
- Off the Beaten Path: Kansas (9th Edition)
- A Pocket Guide to Common Kansas Backyard Birds
- A Pocket Guide to Kansas Snakes
Estimated basket value: $315.
Fresh, Local Food, opens a new window
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Donated by The Merc Co+op
Contents:
- $25 gift card to The Merc
- Klean Kanteen (peach)
- Dish Brush and Soap
- Food Huggers
- Zipper Pouch
- Scrub Pack
- Stasher Sandwich Bag
Estimated basket value: $100.
Kids Soccer Fan Basket, opens a new window
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Donated by Rademacher Financial
Contents:
- Portable soccer goal set
- Soccer ball
- Tall plastic basket
- $30 gift card to Kansas Sampler
- The Academy
- Soccer Time!
- Mia and Her Big Soccer Dream: A Children's Story About Courage, Dreams, and Believing in Yourself
- The Soccer Adventure of Ronaldo
- The Soccer Adventure of Messi
Estimated basket value: $127.
Lawrence Arts Center Bundle, opens a new window
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Donated by Lawrence Arts Center
Contents:
- Free Youth Class
- Family Membership
- LAC summer shirt
- LAC tote bag
- Handmade cards
- LAC stickers
Estimated basket value: $375.
Lunch on Us!, opens a new window
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Donated by Delphi Book Club
$20 Gift Cards:
- Terrebonne
- Burrito King
- Sylas and Maddy's
$30 Gift Cards:
- Big Mill
- Red Pepper
- Dempsey's
- Lu Lu's Latin
- Latchkey Deli
- Ramen Bowls
- La Tropicana
$40 Gift Cards:
- Jade Garden
- 23rd Street Brewery
- Burger Stand
$50 Gift Cards:
- Jefferson's
- Wheatfields
Estimated basket value: $470.
One World, Many Stories (Children's Books), opens a new window
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Donated by Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association
Contents:
- $50 Downtown Lawrence gift card
- Wicker basket
Books:
- All the World
- Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
- My First Big World Atlas
- My First Big World Atlas
- The Wild Robot of the Island
- Busytown Seek and Find!
- Cat Family Four Seasons
- The Wonderful Things You Will Be
- A Bad Case of Stripes
- Hello Day
- Peg Gets Plucky
- Dinos Love Donuts
- Loser: Why Fit In When You Can Stand Out?
- Wings of Fire
- Flat Stanley Worldwide Adventures (Books 1-4)
- Stanley's Christmas Adventure
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- The Mitten
Estimated basket value: $314.
PokéWorld, opens a new window
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Basket donated by LPLFF
Contents:
- $200 Game Nut gift card
- $50 Chops Comics gift card
- 200 holographic Pokémon cards
- 3 Pokémon plushies
- Pokémon Celebrations card organizer with players' guide and card sleeves
- Pokémon Celebrations tin with 21 holographic cards
- Pokémon Pez dispensers
- 34 large Pokémon stickers
- 2 sheets of vintage 1999 Pokémon stickers
- 3 Mega Construx Pokéballs
- TCG counters and dice
Estimated basket value: $400.
Reading Garden, opens a new window
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Donated by LPLFF
Contents:
- Brass garden statue of woman reading to child
Estimated basket value: $100.
Spice World, opens a new window
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Donated by Jack and Maureen Altman
Contents from Penzy's Spices:
- $300 Gift Certificates
- Mixing bowl
- Spatula set
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- Whisk set
- Penzey's Joy of Cinnamon
- Penzey's Breakfast Box
- Penzey's Breakfast Care Box
- Penzey's Resist Spice Mix
- Penzey's Victory pin
Estimated basket value: $450.
Stories Around the World (Children's Books), opens a new window
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Donated by Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association
Content:
- $50 Downtown Lawrence gift card
- Wicker basket
Books:
- Countries of the World
- Children of the World
- Busy, Busy Town
- What Do People Do All Day?
- Stuck
- If We Were Dogs
- Dragons Love Tacos
- A Bad Case of the Stripes
- Pete's A Pizza
- Peg Gets Crackin'
- The Wonky Donkey
- The Chicken Sisters
- The Wild Robot
- Loser: Why Fit in When You Can Stand Out
- Ivy & Bean Book 4, 5, & 6
- Fairy Scout Friends
- Giraffes Can't Dance
- The Snowy Day
Estimated basket value: $307.
Wine Not Indulge?, opens a new window
Donated by Altrusa International of Lawrence, KS
Must be 21+ to win.
Contents:
- woven basket
- metal tabletop wine rack
- Basil Leaf Cafe gift card $25
- Crescent Moon Winery Tasting Room gift card $30
- Meadowlark Wine Bar gift card $30
- Wine Dive Kitchen gift card $30
- heritage pewter Jayhawk wine stopper
- See's Fine chocolates
- Dubai chocolates
- Swiss Chocolate bars
- See's Extra Fancy Chocolate Nuts
- 2 pkg cocktail napkins
- silicone slip-on wine coaster set of 6
Bottles:
- Domaine Regismont - Merlot/Cabernet - France
- Guerrieri Rizzari Pojega - Red Wine - Italy
- Raats Chenin Blanc - White Wine - South Africa
- Trivedi Wine Indulge - Carbonated White - Kansas
- Trivedi Wine Hawks Perch - Dry Red - Kansas
Estimated basket value: $421.
Your Friends Recommend, opens a new window
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Donated by LPLFF
Contents:
- 12 "Must Read" books recommended by library staff, library volunteers, and Dusty Bookshelf
- Midwest Indie Bookstore Map 1000-piece puzzle
- Arna Miller + Drunk Cats 200-piece puzzle
- Reading Log journal
- Coupon for 15 free books from a LPL Friends & Foundation book sale
- Dusty Bookshelf glass with straw
- 5 stickers
- 2 keychains
- 2 magnets
- 1 book-shaped stress ball
- 1 koozie
- 1 LPL Friends & Foundation tote bag
Estimated basket value: $330.
Ready to Buy Your Tickets?
Don’t forget to buy a ticket, opens a new window to attend the event on Friday, March 6, from 7–9 PM. And don’t worry if you can’t be there in person. You can still partake in the basket raffle, as you don’t have to be present to win. No matter how you engage with the library, we’re so grateful for your support!
About Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Public Library (LPL for short) is a community hub that believes in the power of connecting with each other through shared knowledge and resources. Located in the heart of Downtown Lawrence, Kansas, we are committed to providing a space where our community can learn, connect, create, and grow through access to our vast collections, resources, services, programs, and knowledgeable staff. The library is supported by tax dollars, record-breaking book sales and philanthropic efforts by the LPL Friends & Foundation, and the dedicated efforts of more than 300 volunteers. All are welcome.