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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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Emailed weekly on Thursdays - We now have 779 Subscribers!
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 committees... are now meeting
In-person at Town Hall (no Zoom, yet):
Masks are Required in Town Buildings for walk-in business and meetings. All meetings are in person.
Monday Sept 20 at 7pm Mink Hills Recreation Study Committee
also Warner Planning Board
Wed. Sept 22, 7 pm Energy Committee
Town of Warner DPW is hiring: Truck drivers, one full time permanent and two FT seasonal for this winter. Job ad LINK
Sept .20-24 is "Septic Smart week" - NHDES is reminding everyone that Septic tanks usually need to be emptied (pumped) every 3-5 years. Waiting until the leach field fails is very expensive!
WYSA Fundraiser: "Game Day" scented Candle a unique blend of fresh earth/soil and grass and was created especially for this fundraiser by Ross Mingarelli at CandleTree - it can't be found anywhere else! If you'd like to order a WYSA "Game Day" candle (or any of the CandleTree candles we're selling) you can download an order form from the WYSA website (https://warnersports.org) or click here:
Then just mail it with cash or check to any WYSA board member, or send it directly to WYSA: PO Box 20 Warner, NH 03278 this special fundraiser only runs until Sept. 24.
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Warner Historical Society's annual meeting will be held Thursday, Sept 23 at 7 pm by Zoom. They will share their new strategic plan at the business meeting. Then you are invited to share your stories about the Warner Fall Foliage Festival during the program at 8pm. Register for the zoom link at: https://bit.ly/2WVeacU
Childcare Survey - The Warner Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) is seeking input to determine childcare needs for those who live and/or work in Warner. Who should take the survey? Parents, grandparents, teachers, sitters, employers, and interested residents.
If you are filling out a hard copy of this survey, please return to the Town Hall, Library, or MainStreet BookEnds by October 11, 2021.
Tomorrow on Matt Forrest's blog: The official book trailer reveal for his book
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Warner Fall Foliage Festival |
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From the Board of Warner Fall Foliage Festival." It is with tremendous disappointment, but complete confidence that it's the right thing to do, that the Warner Fall Foliage Festival Board has decided to cancel the festival for the year of 2021. Our people and our community's health and safety has always been our top priority; it always will be.
The discussion was made late Monday evening [Sept 13], with the expectation of notifying crafters and vendors privately first on Tuesday, before posting it on to Facebook.
No one is happy about this situation. From our vendors and crafters who have been so patient and diligent, the board members who spent so many hours working to make this work and all of the guests who attend year after year helping to make WFFF an amazing tradition... We sincerely apologize. - The Committee
VENDORS & CRAFTERS: please check your email for a letter from the board regarding your full refunds. It might be in a spam folder if you don't find it in your inbox!"
The Pillsbury Free Library's book sale will still be held Sat. Oct. 9 (but not Sunday Oct 10), from 9 am to 4 pm. All sales are by donation. Volunteer sign-up is now ready. If you can spare an hour or two before, during or after the sale Please contact the library staff 456-2289 or online at https://signup.com/go/gDfoVGS. Please hold off on book donations until early October, and bring us only your finest items to donate, since we won't have the usual size crowd of buyers. Thanks!
The Warner Area Farmer's Market and the Warner Historical Society Barn Sale are currently planning to be open as usual on Saturday, October 9, possibly with extended hours. The Upton Chandler House railroad exhibit and the NH Telephone Museum will also be open on Oct 9.
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Alert Warner gardeners have noticed some invasive "jumping" or Crazy worms known to change the soil ecosystem. Check the soil in any potted plantings you buy before adding to your garden! Remove and destroy. Details at Massachusett Extension Service.
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"Jumping worm" (crazy or snake worm): Dark body, clitellum ring pale, and near to head, wiggle super fast. |
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Other earthworms: pinker color, clitellum ring near center and more of a saddle than a ring.
Moves by "stretching", not side to side wiggling.
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Reception for the Warner Historical Society's All Aboard! railroad exhibit will be held Sat. Sept 25, 11 am-1 pm (Time change) at the Upton Chandler House on Main Street. The reception will be held outside on the lawn.
FUN BOOK that you can print and bring into the museum when you visit. Word finds, coloring pages, and more.
"Autumn Vibes," this Friday, Sept. 17 at Muster Field Farm, Music event, sponsored by Sunapee Region Board of Realtors & Affiliates and Neighbors Helping Neighbors, this fundraiser will benefit several local food pantries and worthy causes. $10 entry fee (4 for $30.)
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There will be services for Bud Thompson, founder of Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum., at the Indian Museum on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 2 pm. Obituary HERE.
An article about Bud and his connection with Canterbury Shaker Village was published in Yankee Magazine and on the New England Today website (Thanks, Kimberley Edelmann)
Sundays, 1 - 2:30 pm
Sun. 19 – Andrew Geano
Sun. 26 – Brad Myrick
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Controlling costs for downloadable Library digital books from OverDrive: If you use NH.OverDrive.com or the Libby app to access the downloadable ebooks, audio books or digital magazines, please do not hit BORROW until you are certain that the title is one you really want to read, because it costs N.H. libraries a LOT to renew the title rentals that are limited to a certain number of times borrowed. In NH each library is also charged on the basis of number of circulations.
We are thrilled that so many people are making use of this service, but would like to be sure that our costs reflect ACTUAL use and not just expensive browsing methods!
The best method for browsing is to read or listen to the sample of the book and/or read the summary before borrowing, if you are not sure you will like it.
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The New Yorker Magazine recently wrote about the unfairly high cost to libraries of providing this service. The Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-books: Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do.By Daniel A. Gross. Read here. (or Borrow in print, September 2, 2021 issue.)
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Well Water Testing Made Easy(er) |
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Workshop for Well Owners
Do you wonder if your home's well water is safe to drink, but don't know enough about testing or don't have time to pick up and drop off samples in Concord? The library wants to help make it easy!
Pillsbury Free Library will host a "Private Well Water" Testing Workshop presented by the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 at 6:30 pm in the meeting room of the library (masks required), maybe also Zoom.
The workshop, for residents of Warner and neighboring towns, will cover why well users should get their water tested; the most common contaminants, and the associated health risks; how to get your water tested; how to understand what your test results mean, and water treatment options.
Water test kits with forms will be available for pickup at the library during the event, and the next day for those unable to attend who still want to have their well tested.
Register online at https://forms.gle/8WeEAhpfXmfjzPWc7 or by calling or emailing the Pillsbury Free Library; and please indicate if you will want a test kit. (You are not required to have your water tested, even if you take a kit home.) A standard DES water test is $85, with options to test for other contaminants for varying fees. Basic retest for well monitoring is $30. If you need help paying for the test, Please call 603-456-2053.
Any private well owners or users who pick up a kit will have a chance to save travel time by dropping off their collected water samples in Warner (probably on Sunday, October 17), with a check to NHDES for the testing requested, and completed test forms. A library Trustee will drive all the samples to the NH DES lab in Concord the next morning for testing. Or you can deliver your test kit to DES yourself. Kits with samples for Bacteria testing must be delivered within 24 hours of samples being taken. Results are mailed to YOU.
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Town vaccination data: Warner's numbers are rising slightly since last week
(Remember, about 20% of Warner's residents are under 12 and therefore ineligible):
Warner: 63.30% with at least 1 dose; 59.50% fully vaccinated.
NY Times vaccination maps for Merrimack County show 98.2% of people over 65 have been fully vaccinated, 71.4% of those over 18 yrs old, and 69.5% over age 12.
To get a COVID-19 vaccine: vaccines.nh.gov or call 211. Vaccinations for Covid-19 are FREE, and available for ages 12 and up.
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For NH Museum links and info about library passes, visit
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. currier.org. Galleries are open Thurs. 10 am to 8 pm,
Fri. through Sun., 10 am to 5 pm
Online movies:
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Whatever IS that book about?
by Roger Robbins
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a tempting title is worth attention, too. Explore this eye-catching list to find your next great read!
Bakerita (100+ no-fuss, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free recipes)(Conners)
Think Like a Freak ("think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally") (Levitt and Dubner)
Toxin Toxout (getting harmful chemicals out of our bodies and our world) (Lourie and Smith)
Find our Newest adult books
Remember, we can borrow titles not in our collection. Just ask!
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The Kitchen Warner is opening FRIDAY, 4-8 pm. "We will not be doing take-out and not be doing lunch at first until we work out the kinks with dinner."
Cafe One East is now offering Grab-n-go options like homemade mac and cheese and charcuterie boxes, and fresh pastries made in-house!
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And it's Apple Picking season!
Find area farm stands and U-pick locations in the 2021 Merrimack County Local Food Guide, now available online, or in print at the Library! https://merrimackccd.org
New brochures listing Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) members are out, and getting picked up rapidly! Are you a member of KACC yet? Membership is very affordable at $50 for non-profits and businesses with 4 or fewer staff. $99 for all others. Join today at https://Store.KearsargeChamber.org and get 18 months for your initial membership term.
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FREE! Online books, magazines and more! Check our Website.
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
Preschool Story Time: Join Sue Matott ("Miss Sue") for Thursday Story Times at 10:30 am. Outdoors, in-person on the small grassy area at MainStreet BookEnds by the patio. Bring a "picnic blanket" or seats. Questions? Call 603-456-2289.
Our 10 x 20 waterproof tent ensures the "story goes on" even in rain.
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These are the new Great Stone Face books for the voting year 2022. We carry all 20, and children grades 4-7 can now read them, voting is in April. Miss Sue has a party planned, food, fun and games, and voting! The more books you read, all the better for the game!! Come join the fun!!
New Children's Items
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Fie’s faithfulness to her fellow Crows, and the task she has shouldered since birth, coupled with her burgeoning power make her a force no one could have predicted.
Fie and her band on the road, muddle through her new role as Chief by doing her best to keep her Crows safe.
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Every Week
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Warner Area Farmer's Market Saturdays, 9 am - 1 pm at Warner Town Hall lawn.
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Warner Historical Soc."barn sale" , Saturdays 9 am -12 pm. AND Tues. 1-4 pm
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Library Story Time Thursdays 10:30 am in the park outdoors. Bring a blanket or seating.
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Live Music every Sunday at Cafe One East, 1 - 2:30 pm!
Coming Soon
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The Kitchen Warner restaurant opens - REALLY! - Friday Sept 17, 4 - 8 pm.
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Lazy Stitch Beading Workshop Sat. Sept. 18, 1 - 3 PM at Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum.
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WHS annual meeting Thurs. Sept 23 at 7 pm on Zoom - register for the link.
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Reception for All Aboard! exhibit Sat. Sept 25, 11 am-1 pm, Upton Chandler House.
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Memorial service for Bud Thompson at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Sat. Sept. 25, at 2 pm
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Harvest Moon Festival Sun. Sept 26 at Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum, 10 am - 4 pm
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Warner Historical Society community conversation - Telephone Service in Warner Wed. Sept. 29 at 7 pm, by Zoom.
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Water well testing - DES info session and test kit pickup, Wed. Sept. 29 at 6:30 pm at the library AND maybe on Zoom. More soon.
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Library Book Group meets Wed. Oct 13 at 1:30 pm for We were Liars by E. Lockhart. Copies are available at the library.
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Other Online Event listings: Things to do or view
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Library Trustees' Meetings |
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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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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.
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.
Coming soon! An option for automatic contributions of a repeating monthly amount though our Square account.
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