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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 858 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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Reminder: Weight Limits on Town Roads - It's mud season, folks!
All Class V and VI Roads within the Town of Warner are closed to vehicles in excess of 6 tons starting March 7, 2022 until further notice. For permission to exceed the limit contact Tim Allen, Director of Public Works, 603-456-3366.
Warner ZBA (Zoning Board of Adjustment) is looking for at volunteers to join their board.
Planning Board Meeting: Mon. April 4 at 7 pm. Home Occupancy (Business)
The Board of Selectmen has voted to lift the mask mandate for Town Buildings.
Note that for some areas of the Warner Community Building the occupants are setting their own protocols. (Food Pantry)
Starting Saturday April 2 masks will not be required for Library entry - for now.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Labbe who has accepted the position of Part-time Town Assessing Clerk.
Job opening: Full Time Finance Administrator for Town Of Warner
Full-time (40 hours per week), Pay rate will depend on skills and experience.
This position will remain open until filled.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall.
and often also on ZOOM. Links are on agendas & calendar.
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The Warner Firefighters Association is selling reflective red address markers so that emergency personnel can easily find your home. It may help save your life or someone you love. Signs are available in either horizontal or vertical orientation. Only $20
- 6" x 12"
- Highly visible, day or night
- Reflective material on both sides
- Fade resistant, last for years
- Pre-drilled holes
Order your reflective address marker today... order form. Orders will be processed on January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 each year.
Remember that fire danger can be high at this time of year when snow is gone and there are no green leaves. Outside burning permits are required for any outside burning unless the ground is completely covered with snow. The NH Department of Environmental Services also prohibits the open burning of household waste. Burning permits are available online or from Warner's Forest Fire Warden or many of the Deputy Fire Wardens: warner.nh.us/departments/fd/
Wed. April 6 Independent Learning Day
Simonds PTO Meeting 5:30pm
IRS tax forms - available at the library.
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Seasonal Activity and volunteering |
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The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner will be opening for the season on May 1 and is looking for volunteers. Positions include a variety of indoor and outdoor opportunities, from lending a hand for a few hours with an event to helping on a regular basis in the gift shop, gardening, overseeing building maintenance, or helping to plan events.
Anyone interested in volunteering for the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum may contact Barbara at: Volunteer@IndianMuseum.org, or call the museum at 603-456-2600.
The Nature Discovery Center in Warner is looking for volunteers. Do you enjoy nature? Do you enjoy helping people? Then consider volunteering this summer. Contact the museum director Sandra Martin at info@ndcnh.org or by calling 603-822-2334.
Warner Parks & Recreation Spring Park Cleanup Saturday April 16 – 9am-12pm
Warner Parks and Rec has also been a part of the Adopt a Highway program since 2015. We are responsible for a section of Route 103 in Warner, from Exit 7 to Farrell Loop. The Spring cleanup is April 18th rain or shine: meet at Bagley Park at 10 am. We would love to see some new faces to help keep our section of 103 looking good!
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CyberSecurity: 10 Tips for protecting your Data and Devices Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 PM, Online on Zoom.
Laurie Prewandowski, Digital Learning Specialist for the Kearsarge Regional School District, will give tips on avoiding the loss of your personal data to scams and information hackers. Sponsored by Pillsbury Free Library
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The "Annual" Indoor Flea Market at Warner Town Hall will be held on Saturday, April 16 (Easter Weekend). table fees and raffle ticket sales benefit the library. Contact Nancy Ladd at the Library 603-456-2289 or pay online to book a table/space ($15). Registration is now online HERE. Follow news on Facebook
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Registration is open for an online Humanities-to-Go event
The Library is also offering limited spaces to view the program on large screen in the Meeting Room. Sponsored by Pillsbury Free Library, and Warner Historical Society
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Congratulations to Warner native Ian Rogers who has a novel being published in April! The book, "MFA Thesis Novel" can be pre-ordered from MainStreet BookEnds, and there will be a book launch event on Saturday April 23 at 2 pm at BookEnds. "John Irving on steroids.” says Jonis Agee, author of The Bones of Paradise.
Bradford and Simonds Art Teacher Elise Dubreuil recently wrote a children's book My Wish for You, and video of here reading it is on Facebook at Kearsarge.
Congratulations to local students who made the Fall 2021 Dean's and President's Lists at their colleges: Abby Collins, James Greason, Ellie Madigan, Jamie Cookingham, Olivia Brunetti, and Madi Courser!
Sympathy to the family of Paul Goneau, who passed away on March 22. Obituary
Also, 1965 Simonds High School graduates may have known Paul R. Taylor, who passed away unexpectedly in Nashua on March 9, 2022. Obituary
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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.
Warner's NH Legislator contact pages: Senator Rebecca Whitley (District 15).
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A theatre production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will be held on the weekend of April 2nd at 7:30 pm and April 3rd at 1 pm at Magdalen College. Admission is free but donations are appreciated! The students have been working hard preparing the set and practicing under the direction of Senior, Therese S.
In observance of National Poetry Month, the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum will host a book launch party celebrating the release of "Visual Verse - Diversity is Beauty." This book of thought-provoking poems and the beautiful photographs that inspired them is a collaboration between the Museum, the John Hay Poetry Society and The Literary Arts Guild of the Center for the Arts, Lake Sunapee Region.
The poetry reading begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at the Museum, which is located on 18 Highlawn Road in Warner. This event is free of charge and masks are not required, but welcomed.
"Doors will open at 5 p.m., and guests may tour the museum before or after the program. Artifacts pictured in the book will be identified throughout the galleries," said Andy Bullock, Director of the Museum. "We hope everyone will stay to mingle with the poets, while enjoying coffee and light refreshments." More information at: indianmuseum.org.
2022 Spring into Warner, will be held on Saturday, May 14, 9 am to 3 pm on Main Street in Warner (outdoors except for Museum visits). Artists and craftspeople, musicians, dancers, and other performers all welcome. Season's opening of Warner Area Farmer's Market on Town Hall lawn, Museum tours and Exhibits etc. Contact Warner Historical Society or Warner Area Farmer's Market for spaces at their locations, or Nancy Ladd at the Library for other Main Street spaces.
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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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Warner resident Lisa Fantasia of Wicked Sweet Cakes And Treats will be opening her bakery in the former Bradford Junction space on NH Rte 114 on April 9th at 10 am.
Wicked Sweet baked goods will be available for purchase and also to sit and enjoy with coffee, tea, hot cocoa, Contoocook Creamery milk products, along with Wi-fi.
The diner will follow in about another month after the bakery opening, with full breakfast and lunch.
Until the diner is open the bakery will be open Fridays after Fresh Delivery Friday, Saturdays and Sundays until sold out.
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Sunday April 3 at 4 PM – 7 PM
Twin Ridge Farm in Warner is looking for Sunday barn help. Contact Jerilyn Nieder.
The Vegetable Ranch located at 443 Kearsarge Mountain Road is looking for (lots of) egg boxes! If you have any to donate, please let them know or drop them off!
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Job openings: The Kitchen Warner needs line cooks & dishwasher/prep people. Full or part time, flexible schedule, free food. Apply by email please: gifunctions@yahoo.com. The Kitchen Warner is open 11 to 3 pm for lunch and 4-8 pm supper. When fully staffed, will add Sunday hours, 10 -2..
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Free vaccines for uninsured people - Federal funding will run out next week. After that, the vaccines themselves will still be covered by the government — for now — but the costs of administering them will no longer be billed to the federal program. Testing is also no longer free at many locations, for the uninsured.
Merrimack County is currently rated as LOW risk by the CDC County Check Tool (based on hospitalizations and deaths, not total cases).People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask."
FREE at- home rapid tests available from https://www.covidtests.gov/ are still available. A second order is allowed. Tests can also be bought at NH Liquor stores.
Also available: free N95 masks at some major pharmacies, 3 per visit. Federal mask mandates for public transportation (bus, train, air) will end April 18 unless extended.
Vaccination data:
Warner: 66.2% fully vaccinated, 74.1% at least one dose.
Merrimack County (per CDC) over age 5: 71.7% fully vaccinated, 90.6% at least 1 dose.
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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*SCAM ALERT* There are reports of telemarketers claiming to be calling to raise money for the Warner Fire Rescue. Please know that this is a scam. It is good practice to never give money over the phone to anyone who calls you.
Also, one person who "liked" the Library's April 16 Flea Market event on Facebook was messaged by an unrelated person attempting to get her to pay for a spot at the event - at a highly inflated price, which alerted her to the scam. The person messaged "contact me" and then tried to get a payment. ONLY use the contact methods described in the event descriptions, or call the host!
Come to our program on Wed. April 6 (above) to learn 10 tips for avoiding scams.
Financial help for property taxes: submit by April 15
April 15th is the deadline to file for Elderly Exemptions, Solar Exemptions, the Blind Exemption, and the Veteran's tax credit. The application for all exemptions and credits is the PA-29 form, which is available in Town Hall and also at www.revenue.nh.gov/forms/exempt-credit.htm.
Renter and homeowner assistance programs are available at https://homehelpnh.org/ Both programs are limited by available resources depending on utilization by renters and owners. No Internet? Call 2-1-1 to ask about rent assistance.
For homeowners, the program provides up to $20,000 per household for delinquencies related to mortgages, utilities, property taxes, and other housing related costs. The property must be owner-occupied and must be the owner's primary residence.
A housing resource information program run by Rachel Thomas, realtor and board member of Habitat for Humanity, kicks off on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Warner Connects NH and continues monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Call 603-456-2053 for more info and/or appointment.
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Resource Center News
Masks are still required at Warner Connects NH due to the tight operational spaces and to protect immuno-compromised volunteers. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will host a Medicare Resource Table on April 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Food Pantry tent.
Family Closet Thrift Boutique is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm
Spring and Summer Donations will be accepted starting on April 2.
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Thurs. April 7 at 6 pm, Free.
For NH Museum links and info about library passes, visit
Current exhibits include:
Spring hours: OPEN 10 am - 4 pm Tuesdays and Sat. in March & April.
The Nature Discovery Center, located alongside the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, will reopen Saturday, June 4, at 10:30 AM.
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by Roger Robbins
How does the yard look? Clobbered by cold? Does the lawn have more bald spots than Great Uncle's head? Has the moss grown wild, while the rhododendrons hang at half-mast with a "never again" look to them?
Limbs down? Time to get to work!
New adult books:
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Magazine Highlight:
New Hampshire Magazine highlights everything New Hampshire! Whether it's the best doctor, the local sugar house, or new things to do with your family, make sure to give this magazine a read!
(image shows March-April 2022 issue).
Borrow from the Library!
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Thirty-seven contributors--including model Tyra Banks, gymnast Aly Raisman, and bestselling YA authors--explore the world in their unique bodies through essays, lists, comics, and art.
Body Talk is nominated for the 2022 Flume Award! To be nominated for this award, it must be voted on by New Hampshire 9th-12th graders. April is Voting month for Flume nominees.
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The invasion begins--but not as you'd expect. It begins with rain. Rain that carries seeds. Seeds that sprout--overnight, everywhere. They bloom--and release toxic pollens. They bloom--and form venus-fly-trap like pods that swallow animals and people. They bloom--everywhere, unstoppable. Or are they?
Bloom is nominated for the 2022 Isinglass Awards! To be nominated for this award, it must be voted on by 7th-8th graders in New Hampshire and must be a standalone fiction or nonfiction book. APRIL is Voting month for Isinglass.
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
Not exactly a camp but, NH Fish and Game is having its annual "Discover WILD New Hampshire Day", April 16th, 10 am-3 pm, in Concord, NH. Go to www.WildNH.com for more info.. |
Let's think spring, then maybe it'll happen for good! The Easter (April 17th), Passover (April 15-23) and Ramadan (April 1-30) books and DVD's are out and ready for your enjoyment! Happy holidays to all!
Crocus, daffodils, tulips, and snowdrops are up outside by the children's room. They bring hope for the warmer weather!
Play practice for Baba Yaga will now be after school in the Town Hall. Parents of participants need to pick up there at 5 pm.
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Storytimes with Miss Sue, every Thursday at 10:30 am - stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft are held in the Frank Maria Meeting Room (masks for 3+)
Great Stone Face Party- for any 4th grader and older. You have to have read at least 1 of the 20 GSF books to come. April 8th 5:30-8 PM. You must register with Miss Sue. Come join the fun, have a pot luck meal, games, and voting!
Miss Sue needs Quart sized canning jars, preferably with lids, for a program in April. Please let her know if you can spare any.
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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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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Covid protocols at the Library: We are no longer holding returned items in quarantine, so they can be returned inside when we are open, instead of placing them in the Book Drop slot outside. We are also making masks optional during library visits unless/ until Covid numbers rise again. Curbside pickup is an option for anyone requesting it.
Thanks for helping us provide safe space for our most vulnerable residents, of all ages!
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The Circle of Friends of the Pillsbury Free Library is looking for help with the Library's Annual Flea Market inside Warner Town Hall on Saturday April 16th. contact the library or Joan Warren if you want to help setup on Friday, sell on Saturday, or pack up. |
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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 book drop! 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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