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Hours (for now)
Mon. & Wed. 10 am - 5 pm
Tues. & Thurs. 9 am - 6 pm
CLOSED for lunch 12-1.
Saturday 9 am - 2 pm
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The library reopened to walk-ins for short visits on June 28, 2021. You can also borrow books by phone 603-456-2289, email, or from the website catalog at warner.lib.nh.us
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Community News From Your Library |
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We now have 835 Subscribers! Tell your neighbors about subscribing!
You may need to click "view entire message" at the bottom to see ALL the news!
If you missed some newsletters, find them or subscribe at warner.lib.nh.us/library-news Check your "social" or "promotions" email folders. If you are subscribed, it helps to add the newsletter@warner.lib.nh.us address to your contacts for reliable delivery.
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Town Offices and the Library will be closed on Monday Feb. 21 for the Presidents Day holiday.
The Supervisors of the Checklist will meet for a Public Session from 9 - 9:30 AM Saturday, February 26, in the Warner Town Hall to accept corrections and new voters to the Checklist. Note: You can also be added to the voter list by completing an application at the Town Clerk's office during open hours.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall.
Masks Required and on ZOOM.
Town and School elections will be held on Tuesday, March 8 from 7am until 7pm. To vote by absentee ballot, please submit an Absentee Ballot Application. Sample ballots can be viewed in advance:
Town Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 9 starting at 6pm.
The Annual Report and Town Warrant will be posted online when available.
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Kindergarten Registration is about to begin: registration will be available on the website, or for Warner residents, call Simonds School 603-456-2241
The school calendar for next year, 2022-2023 is available, HERE
A recent presentation at KRSD about Social Media Safety was recorded and is available on Youtube. Full of useful tips and cautionary tales. This week's girls HS basketball game between Kearsarge and White Mountains is available as "Game of the Week" at ycnnow.com.
Youth Softball/baseball registration:
Magdalen College (511 Kearsarge Mountain Road, Warner) is holding its next Community Fish Fry on Friday, February 18, from 5-7 pm.
Dinner will be served in the dining room but carry-out is available for those who request it. Both regular and gluten- and dairy-free fish options are available.
Cost: $10 per person over 12, $5 ages 6-12, and free for children 5 and under. COVID-19. For more information contact Ginger Iverson at 603-456-2656, or at administration@magdalen.edu.
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United Church of Warner 6-Week Lenten Study Group: Adam Hamilton’s The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life. March 5, 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 9 at UCW Parish House (next to the Church) Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. in person.
Please RSVP by February 23 to Joyce Foley (456-3447) or Nancy Eastman (456-3802).
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Warner's Taking Action For Wildlife cohort is organizing an event for all ages February 26th 1-3 pm at Chandler Reservation (old ski hill) at the end of Mink Hill Lane.
There will be a Snow Geode Hunt for the kids, story time with Miss Sue at 1:30, sledding/snowshoeing (snow permitting), fire pit, refreshments, and a guided winter tree Identification walk @ 2 pm with forester Tim Fleury.
All ages welcome at this free event! Dress warmly!
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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is Snow Snake Competition in collaboration with the Abenaki Trails Project will take place from 10 am to 3 pm on both Saturday and Sunday, February 26 and February 27 and is free to the public.Toss a wooden snake into the trough of snow to see how far it can go! Hot beverages will be available.
There will also be a used book sale in the lobby and a raffle item. The museum and gift shop will be open! There is no cost to go into the gift shop but regular admission applies to tour the museum (free for members).
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The Riverside Ice rink will be closed unless/until the ice can harden up again. Visit their facebook page for announcements of reopening and please stay off the ice if it is soft.
Maple Sap is running! Coming Soon! Kearsarge Maple Weekend, March 19-20.
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Condolences to the family of Alice Rose Piroso, who passed away January 30, 2022. Obituary
Warner native Sarah Murphy and her bakery in Somerville is featured on Boston news!
Warner's Sherry Gould is mentioned in an article about Abenaki basket maker history in the Concord Monitor last week:
Furry Warner native Nolan is in 5th Place for America’s Favorite Pet and needs your vote: https://americasfavpet.com/2022/nolan-4e82 "Nolan wants nothing more than to bring this award home to his town. A vote for Nolan is a vote for our little town of Warner." |
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HELP US keep the newsletter going! SEND Warner news to newsletter@warner.lib.nh.us!
Currently seeking someone interested in picking out a few Town committee meetings with interesting agendas and/or NH legislation activity to mention on these newsletters.
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Senate calendar (use arrows to see other dates). Click on an item for details.
To see all the bills being discussed, click here.
Register Your Position Remotely or Send a Letter: Currently, both the House and the Senate are planning to conduct all committee hearings in person, without the option to testify remotely that was available last year, and this seems unlikely to change.
New Process for Submitting Written Testimony to House Committees
Those wishing to submit written testimony can simply navigate to the front page of the Legislature’s website and click the link for the “House Testimony Submission Form” below the header “Links to Meeting Schedules.”
Warner's NH Legislator contact pages: Senator Rebecca Whitley (District 15).
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New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell by Pamela Weeks, curator at New England Quilt Museum, and author of Civil War Quilts. Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30 pm.
Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles-quilting is NOT just an American art. Pam Weeks weaves world history, women's history, industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Participants are invited to send a photo of a quilt for identification and/or story sharing to info@warner.lib.nh.us or info@warnerhistorical.org.
Friends of Brown Memorial Library - African American Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire During the American Revolution. Presenter: Glenn Knoblock - Thursday, February 24, 7 PM Virtual Event on Zoom. Email: bmlibraryfriends@gmail.com to register for the link. Free and open to the public!
KCPA "Art in Motion & Friends" March 4th at 7pm. An evening of all things dance as the Kearsarge Conservatory of the Performing Arts share their talents. This event is at the Warner Town Hall.
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603-456-3333 Wed - Sat.
SUNDAY BREAKFAST and LUNCH Starting FEB 20!
Lunch with breakfast Specials 9 - 2
Trivia every Tuesday, 6-8 PM
Subway is temporarily closed due to a broken bread oven. Replacement is expected by the end of February.
Dunkin Donuts is hiring help!
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Cafe One East: Open 7am -5 pm Mon-Thur, 8-3 Sat & Sun. Breakfast sandwiches and soups available! (After 2:30 pm just beverages, grab and go meals, pastries/snacks),
Coffee and Connections at Cafe One East, 1st and 3rd Weds. at 8am - all welcome! Next: Wed. March 1
Winter hours! February we will be closed on Mondays.
Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) Join for free listings online and in brochures.
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Warner Public Market Sip and Learn! Free tasting of New Hampshire-grown wines with Nico Kimberly, wine curator. Nico grows grapes across New Hampshire and ferments them just down the road in Concord. He is curating the wine selection at Warner Public Market, and sharing his knowledge about grape growing, wine & cider making. This is the first of WPMs monthly 'Sip and Learn' tasting events, where you can come and try NH-grown wine and cider to learn about the process from field to cellar to glass! Free of charge, all ages welcome, 21+ to drink.Saturday. February 26, drop in anytime 12-4pm at Warner Public Market. |
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Soon there will also be tests available to buy at NH Liquor stores, and Insurance companies are being told to cover a set number of test kits per month - check with your insurance to find if they are supplying tests or reimbursing for your purchases.
Also coming in February, free N95 masks at some pharmacies, 3 per visit.
Town by Town vaccination data: This is only approximate.
Merrimack County (per CDC): 71.4% fully vaccinated over age 5.(slowly increasing)
To get a COVID-19 vaccine: vaccines.nh.gov or call 211. Vaccinations for Covid-19 are FREE, and available for ages 5 and up.
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The American Red Cross of Northern New England is looking for new volunteers to continue to be adequately prepared to respond to disasters, staff blood drives and deliver blood products. There is a great need for volunteers in the following roles:
Disaster Action Team Members respond to local disasters and provide immediate assistance, including shelter, food and comfort following a home fire or other emergency.
Blood Transportation Specialists transport and deliver lifesaving donated blood.
Blood Donor Ambassadors greet, check in and thank blood donors at blood drives.
National Volunteer Opportunity Fair on Thursday, February 24th, 3 – 5 pm ET to share information on these greatest needs to attend, click here to RSVP today!
Family Closet is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm
$5 FEBRUARY - All Coats, Sweaters and Boots only $5 this month.
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Resource Center News
The second annual Stuff-A-Cruiser Food Drive at Market Basket in Warner is on March 5 from 10 a.m. to 12-noon. The "wish list" is posted at both entrances at MB. Many thanks in advance for your generosity!
Meanwhile, other donations needed by the Food Pantry include reusable shopping bags and Market Basket gift cards of any amount. (Please send cards to Warner Connects NH, P.O. 402, Warner, NH 03278.) Throughout 2021, the Food Pantry distributed 2,520 meals to Warner residents and anticipates that number rising in 2022
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This week's hidden "gnomed" felt animal is a red squirrel!
Finders, Keepers!
Happy hunting.
For NH Museum links and info about library passes, visit
Current exhibits include:
Winter hours: Closed Jan. & Feb.
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by Roger Robbins
Can you believe it? In the small town of Monroeville, Alabama, during the 1930s, lived two children. One was a small boy with a high voice, a fancy jacket, and short trousers. The other was a girl who was as tough as any boy and who protected her little friend. Their bond lasted a life time, and they became two of the greatest American writers of the 20th Century: Truman Capote ( In Cold Blood) and Harper Lee ( To Kill a Mockingbird).
Truman Capote
Harper Lee
New adult books:
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Reminder: Blind Date with a Book is still going!
Tired of spending the evenings with the same characters every night? Take a chance with a "blind (book) date"! Pick a wrapped book to "meet" and maybe you'll discover someone new and interesting inside that you will want to see again!
After each "date", submit your name in the basket for a chance to win a gift certificate!
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When top tier student Auden decides to spend a summer with her father and new step-family, what she expects to be a normal summer turns into a summer of firsts- form riding a bike to making friends with Eli and completing a bucket list of items during the nights they don't sleep. Along for the Ride takes place on a beach and other characters from Dessen's bibliography can be seen sprinkled throughout, making this the perfect read to escape the cold weather!
Make sure to check out the Flume Award Nominees and the Isinglass Award Nominees for some great reads and to cast your vote in April for your favorite nominee! Voting for both awards happens in April, so make sure to check in for the voting link in March! |
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
Our Warner Poet and Author David Elliott has a new children's book out "Color the Sky". Gorgeous! Congrats David! It won't sit long on the library shelf! |
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Miss Sue will be reading Snow stories on Saturday February 26 at 1:30 pm at the Chandler Reservation "Sledding Hill" on Mink Hill Lane, as part of a mix of outdoor activities for all ages. See CHILL OUT event described above.
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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Storytimes with Miss Sue, every Thursday at 10:30 - with stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft are held in the Frank Maria Meeting Room (masks for 3+) |
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Every Week
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Library Story Time Thursdays 10:30 am - indoors! Masks (over age 3) and distancing.
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Trivia night: Tuesdays at 6-8 pm at Reed's North Restaurant.
Coming Soon..
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Other Online Event listings: Things to do or view
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Please note that the library closes if the weather will make travel hazardous for staff, or the rate of snowfall means our vehicles will interfere with snow removal. Closings are posted on WMUR.com and usually on Facebook also. You can call ahead if in doubt, 603-456-2289. |
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Library Trustee committees meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month (at 6:30 pm, in person now), and various Committee meetings, some that meet monthly, vary in time.
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Your Donations Keep Library Services Strong! |
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Contributions to the library may be donated online, mailed to P. O. Box 299, Warner NH 03278 or put in the bookdrop! Contact us if you have any questions.
Stained glass theme "Thank You" cards (3 for $5), or other non-specific library stained glass cards (5 for $10), pictured here.
Call 603-456-2289 to arrange for pickup.
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