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Hours (as of May 2022)
Mon. 10 am -12 & 1- 5 pm
Tues. 9 am - 12 & 1 - 8 pm
Wed. 1 - 5 pm
Thurs. 9 -12 & 1 - 6 pm
Saturday 9 am - 2 pm
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The library is open for walk-in use. Masks and distancing encouraged.
You can also borrow books by phone 603-456-2289, email, or by placing holds 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 977 Subscribers! Tell your neighbors about subscribing!
You may need to click "See more" at the bottom to see ALL the news!
For reliable delivery, it helps to add newsletter@warner.lib.nh.us address to contacts.
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Holiday greetings from the Library Team! L-R Marcia, Roger, Lynn, Ella, Nancy, Sue, Rachel and Deb (apologies to Ella for my antlers in front of her face and no, I am not quite that short!).
Holiday Hours: Town Clerk’s office will be closed thru Monday, Dec. 26. Transfer Station is closed Sunday, December 25 and January 1. All Town Offices including the library are closed Monday, December 26 and January 2.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall and often also on ZOOM. Links on the
Sugar River Bank will be closed Saturday Dec. 24, Monday Dec. 26, Sat. Dec. 31 & Monday Jan. 2.
Tax Forms: We expect 2022 IRS Form 1040, Form 1040 SR,and Inst. 1040, around mid-January of 2023. We can also print other forms from IRS.gov for anyone who needs them, when available.
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Viewing of Decorated trees in Town Hall is open until January 3 between 9:30am and 7 pm Mon- Saturday and 9:30 - 4:30 on Sunday, or later in the evenings when there is a meeting in the building.
Kearsarge Regional School District annual deliberative session: Sat. Jan. 7, 9 am at Kearsarge Regional High School. Thus is the last chance for amendments and discussion before a paper ballot is set for vote at March Town Meeting.
Kindergarten and New Student registration can be done online: Details
The Town needs new volunteers to serve on the ZBA (Zoning Board of Adjustment) due to a member resignation and in order to ensure a quorum when there are absences. The Zoning board meets monthly on second Wednesdays at 7 pm unless there is no business to consider in a specific month or a work session is needed for additional tasks.
Reminder: Property taxes are due by December 27. The Tax collector’s hours are Mon. – Thurs. 9 -3, but the office will be closed Monday Dec. 26. Mailed payments postmarked by Dec. 27 count as on time, and there is a "mail slot" in the wooden front door of Town Hall for hand deliveries during closed hours.
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This time of year can be particularly lonely, stressful or depressing for many people. If you or anyone you know is feeling suicidal or helpless, call 988 from a 603 phone number or 211 to be connected to someone in NH who can talk to you and find help. |
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3rd Annual Waterloo Bridge Neighborhood Carol Sing TONIGHT (weather permitting) 6:45 PM Thursday Dec. 22 at the bridge (rain/sleet date---the next starry or lightly snowing evening) Lyric sheets will be available, but please bring your favorite to share. A flashlight is a helpful item! Questions? Email Kendra--kdubbs@mcttelecom.com
United Church of Warner Christmas Eve services will be at 5pm and 7pm on Saturday, December 24. Come celebrate the joy of the season with us! Visit https://ucwarner.org for details.
Did you know that gift wrapping paper is NOT recyclable? Try easy alternatives like reusable gift bags (and tissue paper), cloth wrappings, or decorated boxes.
Magdalen College Christmas newsletter:
Keep the deer out of your garden this winter! Throughout much of New Hampshire, white-tailed deer have become a major garden and landscape pest. When food is scarce in winter months, deer will heavily browse on some evergreen plants, including arborvitae, rhododendron, and yew. Fortunately, there are three key strategies you can implement to limit deer damage in your garden. Learn more! https://unh.me/3Xw7sF3
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Warner Artists and Performers |
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SKIT - Sunapee Kearsarge Intercommunity Theatre is auditioning for The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon that will be performed April 21-23, 2023. Audition dates: Wednesday, January 4 & Thursday, January 5, 6:00 - 8:30 PM at the Pillsbury Free Library (enter from Depot St. on Wednesday).
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Mary Cogswell's book Three generations of Cogswell Family Doctors: the story of their educational backgrounds from the 1840s to the 1940s is now published and available through the Warner Historical Society. Full of interesting photos, facts, and Warner History.
Main Street Christmas decorations in Warner made it onto WMUR.com
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Seasonal Warner Area Business |
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Wicked Sweet Cakes and Treats (Bradford) is on WMUR's best SOUP List! Congrats to Lisa Fantasia of Warner! Hours this weekend will be Friday 7-4, Saturday 7-12, Sunday closed. Serving breakfast only both days, and will have lots of sweets, cookie kits and pies available for last minute folks!
Shopping hours at MainStreet BookEnds: Fri. ~ noon to 6 pm for books, toys, cards, gifts and local Art!
Other places to find local and regional items for gifts include Cafe One East, (syrup, soaps, jewelry), Warner Public Market (food, art, sustainable goods), and Carroll Family Studio (T-Shirts, art prints, etc). Or consider a gift card to a local restaurant, massage, or photography studio!
Christmas trees are available on the lawn at Cafe One East (now half price!) and also from Pine Hills Tree Farm in Sutton, 48 Shadow Hill Rd. in N. Sutton. Trees, wreaths, and Christmas time experiences! Five Acres Garden Center and Warner Aubuchon also have trees.
Cider, apples, gifts, restaurant and cut your own trees while supplies last at Gould Hill Farm in Contoocook. . https://gouldhillfarm.com/ Weekends only, to Dec. 23.
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Help us out! Send your news to Newsletter@library.warnerNH.gov!
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but will be open for a Winter Homeschool Series: Explore Morse code on our working telegraph, examine rebuses, decode secret messages, dial phonewords, learn the phonetic alphabet, read Braille, and more! Wednesdays 10-11:30AM January 11, February 8, March 8, 2023. Parents - $5/Children - $8. Includes a pass to visit the museum. Online reservations REQUIRED. Only 12 students per class. Ages 6-12. This is not a drop off program; parents must accompany their children for the duration of the program.
NH Telephone Museum has made a video of their activities this year.
The Museum is asking for donations to expand educational programming and outreach in 2023 so that more students will have the opportunity to enjoy a hands-on, educational experience in a fun and entertaining way! The goal is to raise $4,000 between now and the end of this year. https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1696497
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 354 Main St. Hopkinton, Wed. Dec. 28,1:30 - 6:30 PM
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Community Resource Center News
The Food Pantry will be closed next week and reopen on Jan.2. If you have an emergency need, please call 603-456-2053 and leave a message (be sure to include your contact phone number). WCNH volunteers will be checking messages daily and responding accordingly. WCNH wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Family Closet Thrift Boutique The store will be CLOSED for Winter Break December 23 - February 1. No donations will be accepted during that time.
NO more Winter Donations until February. Spring and Summer Donations will begin April 1, 2023. The Family Closet Supports the Warner Connects Food Pantry and Resource Center 603-456-2183 49 W. Main Street, Warner. familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com
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The Warner Fall Foliage Festival annual meeting for the Membership (membership is anyone who lives in Warner, worked at the Festival, and/or attended the Festival) is on Wed. January 11th at 7 PM in Town Hall. This is when the membership can vote on the Board's funding recommendations and swear in new Board members.
The secretary position has a nominee to be sworn in during the January 11th meeting, provided there are also other new Board members to swear in; namely those of President and Volunteer Coordinator. If anyone is interested in either one of these roles, please contact the current volunteer coordinator, Beth Lukaitis, at volunteerwfff@aol.com. Festival 2023 will not occur unless all Board positions are filled.
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The Library's Annual Fund Appeal donations are coming in daily! Thank you to all the donors who make it possible to add services and make building improvements beyond what tax appropriation covers. Donations can be sent to Pillsbury Free Library, PO Box 299, Warner NH 03278.
Roof work! The high winds earlier in the month lifted one side of a large section of copper roof ridge and bent it over to the opposite side of the historic building! Luckily we were able to get a rapid response from contractors via Melanson Roofing to re-install it and also address some slate and sealant work that were on our list to do. These are the kinds of expenses that can be covered if needed, thanks to donations, bequests, and Capital Reserve funds. Thank you!
New Computers! By next week our 3 new computers and 2 notebook laptops purchased with a 2021 NH Charitable Fund Grant for Library Technology will be ready for use by visitors. The notebooks are small enough to use in the sound- muffling privacy booths for anyone who needs to use our computers for telehealth, business meetings, or other work needing privacy or low-distraction space to work.
Freebies! Stop by and look, then put your name in to win a drawing for free items:
Desktop computers - with Windows 10 (not upgradable to 11). Keyboard and mouse, and monitor included. They are a little slow on startup,..but perhaps better than none? We have 8 Windows 10 desktops and ONE Windows laptop.
Furniture: two study desk/ carrels, and a double sided tapered shelf unit that fits paperbacks, DVDs or Game boxes but not most hardcover books.
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Have Fun and Reduce Waste, Too! |
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Next up: Crochet, anyone? Make something instead of buying, donate your unused yarn materials or crochet tools, or teach! If interested in attending, helping, donating yarn for beginners, or working on your own project in the company or others, call 603-456-2289.
Do you have a useful and moneysaving repair or maintenance skill to share? Please contact the Library. We are planning one or more Community DIY Fair days to share skills.
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More Free Test kits! How to get free at-home Covid tests and check expiration dates:
Free COVID and Flu VACCINES! New COVID-19 boosters target the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants - available for people aged 5 years and older.
vaccines.nh.gov. (pharmacies that have been doing Vaccines -or schedule a vaccine through your doctor's office. Vaccines for Covid-19 are FREE.
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Note that reported numbers do not reflect all cases due to home testing.
Merrimack County and all other NH counties' risk except Rockingham is at LOW this week (based on hospitalizations as well as case rates per 100,000). Transmission risk source: CDC covid-19 data tracker site https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view. However, Flu and RSV are filling the hospitals so masking may still be wise!
CDC guidelines for isolation and quarantine:
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For NH Museum links and info about library passes, visit
Dec. 23- March 4: Closed for season.
Book ahead!
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester currier.org is open.
Winter: groups by appointment.
The John Hay Estate at The Fells
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How About a Good Show?
by Roger Robbins
It's cold and snowing and blowing. How about a family get-together, armed with great snacks and hot drinks, to watch a movie? Look at what the Pillsbury Free Library has to offer for new and recent DVD arrivals:
"Can't Miss" Hits
Family Fun
"High Octane" Action
Don't forget Pillsbury Free Library's
free movie account at Kanopy! Create a personal account using your library card and your email. |
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In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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"Charlotte's Web" adapted by Joseph Robinette and published by Dramatic Publishing is the next play to be performed by 4th graders and older on Sat. May 4th. Contact Miss Sue to join in. (Many parts in many sizes, including props!) Practices will be on Wednesdays, 3-5pm, January - May at the library. |
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Preschooler Story times with Miss Sue are held every Thursday at 10:30 am - stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.
This program is held in the library's Children's Room.
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Miss Sue is wishing everyone safe, healthy and heart warming Holidays! Enjoy a break from the rush of life! Come in to grab a good book or movie to enjoy for some down time.
We are closed Sat 12/24 -Monday 12/26 but Overdrive includes children's titles!. |
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Every Week
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Library Story Time Thursdays 10:30 am
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Family Closet Thrift Store Closed to Feb. 1
Coming Soon
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Other Online Event listings: Things to do or view
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Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month (at 6:30 pm, in person) Various Committee meetings, some that meet monthly, vary in meeting schedules.
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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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