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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 866 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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Class V and VI roads in Warner are no longer posted with weight limits, and are open for normal use.
Street Sweeping: Full schedule is available on the Warner Website: (The DownTown is Sparkling clean already!)
Week of 4/25 thru 4/29
Kearsarge Mountain Road to top of Tory Hill, Latting Lane, Highlawn Road, Chase Farm Road, Dannyboy Lane, Pattee Road, Apple Pond Lane, Kirtland Street, Roslyn Ave, Geneva Street, School Street, Denny Hill Road, Old Main Street.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall.
and often also on ZOOM. Links on the
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Reminder from Warner Town Clerk: Dog registrations are due by April 30.
KRSD School vacation is next week, April 25-29. The Library has Museum and Parks Passes to use!
The Annual Flea Market and Craft Fair at Town Hall on April 16 netted almost $900 for library use, from table fees, a raffle, bake sale/coffee table and sales by the Circle of Friends of the Library Thank you to all who helped, bought or sold!
Watch out for TICKS as you clear your garden or walk, esp. in grass or leaf litter.
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Register for an online Humanities-to-Go event next week:
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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The annual Children's Fishing Derby will be on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at the Children's Brook on Pumpkin Hill Rd. Children under 16 years of age can start registering at 6:30 am. The Derby is from 7 am to 11 am. Complimentary hot dog or hamburger, and a cold drink for all registered children. Cash prizes! Sponsored by Warner Fish and Game Club https://wfgnh.org S ee more on the poster at https://wfgnh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/derby2022.pdf
WYSA opening day celebration for Baseball and Softball is back this year!
WYSA is looking for someone to come and offer face painting, and for raffle donations.
Date to be confirmed but possibly May 7 for this fun day for the whole family!
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Earth Day/ Month and Volunteering |
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Join the Great Global Cleanup: April is "Earth Day/ Cleanup Month! When you are out walking, consider carrying a bag and gloves so you can pick up any trash you see.
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Recently seen in Warner: Spotted Salamander (night time photo by Peter Ladd) and a busy beaver with a mallard companion (by Anonymous).
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Spemki Nib8iwi - The Heavens in the Nighttime will be on Saturday, April 23 from 7-9 pm. This free program at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is in collaboration with the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center and will feature an Indigenous focus to star gazing. Dress for the weather and bring your own chairs. MKIM will provide hot beverages, s'mores ingredients, and the museum bathrooms will be open. Event Link
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, dancers, musicians, and other performers all welcome. Season's opening of Warner Area Farmer's Market on Town Hall lawn, Used book sale, 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 Pillsbury Free Library for other Main Street spaces.
Nature Discovery Center clean-up day will be on Sat. May 21st at 1 pm. This museum needs a few people with brooms, dust rags, and dustpans to clean the outside surfaces of all glass cases, make sure all the lights are working (overhead, in the glass cases, etc.) and to sweep the floor. Objects on top of cases need to be carefully dusted. Volunteers should dress warmly. Some bottled water and snacks will be available for everyone. Contact Sandra Martin 603-822-2334. https://ndcnh.org/ Re-opening June 4
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Wicked Sweet Cakes And Treats bakery in the former Bradford Junction space on NH Rte 114 has been a huge success! Open Saturdays at 10 am until sold out ((all gone by noon last week!).
Lisa hopes to open the Cafe portion next month!
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To advertise in the next printing of the KACC business brochure contact KACC by 4/25/2022. (Join now!) |
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HELP US keep the newsletter going! SEND Warner news to newsletter@warner.lib.nh.us! |
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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."
Federal mask mandates for public transportation (bus, train, air) has been struck down by a Florida Federal judge as overreach, just before an extension began.
Free N95 masks are available at some major pharmacies, 3 per visit.
CDC guidelines for isolation and quarantine have big changes:
If you have health insurance through an employer or Marketplace, your insurance will pay you back for 8 at-home tests each month for each person on your plan.
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.
Vaccination data:
Warner: 67.1% fully vaccinated, 75.1% at least one dose.
Merrimack County (CDC) over age 5: 72.1% fully vaccinated, 90.9% 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. Second boosters available for ages 50+.
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Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Community Resource Center
A reminder that Warner residents may come to the Food Pantry weekly for fresh produce and other staples, at the rear of the Warner Community Center 49 W. Main St. Hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday - Thursday or by appointment. Call 603-456-2053
The Food Pantry is in need of pet food and treats for dogs and cats. Supply chain issues have hit the usual SPCA donation stream. Donation drop-off in the Food Pantry tent (49 W. Main Street) or at the Market Basket collection bin.
Family Closet Thrift Boutique is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm
Spring and Summer Donations are now being accepted. Family Closet is at 49 W.Main Street in the Warner Community Center, only 2 blocks from the Town Hall. All proceeds support Warner Connects Food Pantry and Resource Center
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Plan ahead for School vacation!
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.
Volunteers needed!
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by Roger Robbins
Remember the Andy Griffith Show? Remember Sheriff Andy Taylor and his little son Opie (Ron Howard), who carried a fishing pole and always said, "Gee, Paw"? The Opie role was just the beginning of a long and prosperous entertainment career.
Actor Ron Howard went on to star in the tv sitcom "Happy Days" then became a fabulous director and producer, leaving his own unique stamp on modern American film.
A Beautiful Mind garnered Academy Awards for Best Producer and Best Picture for Howard.. For his long list of memorable films, which includes The Da Vinci Code, Inferno, The Missing, Apollo 13, The Alamo, Curious George, and In the Heart of the Sea, Howard has also received 4 Emmys, a Grammy, and 2 Golden Globes.
New adult books:
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Magazine Highlight:
Looking for new, healthy recipes? Try picking up a copy of Eating Well magazine! In this month's issue, check out ways to reduce waste, use less plastic, and make tasty spring salads!
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Elle and her friends Mads, Jenny, and Summer rule their glittering LA circle. Untouchable, they have the kind of power other girls only dream of. Until the night the golden boys choose Elle as their next target. Sworn to vengeance, Elle transfers to St. Andrew's. She plots to destroy each boy, one by one. And she and her coven have the perfect way in: a boy named Mack, whose ambition could turn deadly.
Foul is Fair 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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Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse than ever, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand
Don't Ask Me Where I'm From 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) |
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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The Baba Yaga play is only 2 weeks away, May 7, 4 pm in the Warner Town Hall! The "entrance fee" will be a donation to the food pantry. (Non-perishable foods, toiletries, pet foods, or money)
Happy Earth day to everyone! (Friday, April 22nd) Miss Sue read stories on Thursday about trees, and we are all ready to go hug the trees!
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Storytimes with Miss Sue, every Thursday at 10:30 am - stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft. It's back to being held in the Children's room.
"Friendship soup in a jar" kits for everyone to take home, as well as for the food pantry were made at the last craft day!! Thank you to Carol Conforti-Adams for getting the grant to sponsor this event.
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Every Week
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Library Story Time Thursdays 10:30 am
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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. Masks are now optional but encouraged, during library visits unless/ until Covid numbers rise again. Curbside pickup is an option for anyone.
Thanks for helping us provide safe space for our most vulnerable residents, of all ages!
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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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