Pillsbury Free Library News Oct. 28, 2021, Warner, N.H.
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In and Around Warner
Town committees... are now meeting
In-person at Town Hall and have started testing hybrid style meetings with Zoom, using an OWL camera/ microphone.
Masks are Required in Town Buildings for walk-in business and meetings. All meetings are in person.

Calendar https://warner.nh.us/calendar & details and links: warner.nh.us/agenda

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The Library Board of Trustees is looking for a bookkeeper with experience in QuickBooks, to work 4-6 hours a MONTH
Contact Nancy Ladd 603-456-2289.

CAP is looking for a bus driver for the Warner Area seniors hr@bm-cap.org https://www.bm-cap.org/ (603) 225-3295

Reminder: Ten-digit dialing (using 603) is now required in NH beginning on October 24, to prepare for the transition of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number to 988 mid 2022. (It does not seem to have kicked in yet in our TDS area, however).

Free! Spider Plants are available at the library, and a few other plants (aloe, pothos, etc) by donation. Ask inside!
Halloween trick or treating in Warner will be Sunday, Oct. 31, 5-8 pm.

Pine Rock Manor in Warner is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Mobile Clinic on October 29th from 3 - 5 PM for Pfizer, J&J and Moderna vaccine for ages 12 up or Pfizer booster shot (at 6+ months after 2nd shot, age 65+ or otherwise eligible) , free. Call 603-456-3181 for info.

School District news: Kearsarge.org


School Bus Drivers are still needed.
Free CDL training provided. Student Transport 603-938-6464
2345 Rte 114 Bradford, NH

Veterans: to join the American Legion Post 39 in Warner, contact Charles Trowbridge, Post Commander, cetrowbridge1948@gmail.com. The next meeting will be Nov. 9th, at the American Legion Hall on Kearsarge St. Extension. (near Reed's North).

Art for Vets Family Scholarship
The Currier Museum of Art is honoring the dedication and service of all military families in New Hampshire by offering full-tuition scholarships to art classes and camps. https://currier.org/classes/
Plan ahead!
  • Fall Back! Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, Nov. 7. Turn back 1 hr at 2 am.
  • Veterans' Day, Thurs. Nov. 11 the library will be closed (and no Story Time).
  • Mount Sunapee Resort Ski Swap is Back! Sat, Nov.13, 9 AM – 12 PM
Halloween Weekend in Warner
Jackie Germain and Jody Sloane of the Warner Conservation Commission are hosting an Autumn Nature Scavenger Hunt on Oct. 30th at 10 a.m. (RAINDATE: Sunday at 10!) at Silver Lake on Bean Road. Halloween costumes encouraged. There will be story time, and treats for the kids after the hunt. FREE.

Halloween trick or treating in Warner will be Sunday, Oct. 31, 5-8 pm.

Woodlawn Pet Resort's shop will be open 8-1 on Saturday October 30th for Doggie Trick or Treat and shopping. Stop in for your pets Halloween goodie bag and treat.
All dressed up pups will be entered to win a prize, and checkout the Pumpkin People display as a Photo op.
Decorations at Double Clear Farm, 244 Schoodac Road, are Spooktacular (photos).
For Trick or Treating on the 31st, candy will be given out from their barn, not the house.
Museums, Art, Theater, Books
VOTE by October 30 for your favorite Pumpkin People Display! Map
Online voting is open for four categories: best business display, best non-profit display, best town department display and best residence display!

The BookEnds book group is voting on titles for discussion in 2022. If you are a current or future member, vote for up to six at www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6CZWGG.
List of past titles is available on Facebook.
Kearsarge Open Doors Artists sales
at the Warner Historical Society's Upton Chandler House Museum Friday, Nov. 5, 5 – 7 pm, and Sat. and Sun., Nov. 6 & 7, 10 am – 4 pm
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum will host artists Lenny Novak (dreamcatchers), Sherry Gould (baskets), and Vicki Blanchard (pottery) on Sat. Nov 6, 10 - 4.

NH Telephone Museum hours change for November and December: Tuesdays and Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm.
Kearsarge Conservatory for the Performing Arts (KCPA)
Community Outreach Week November 8th-11th
Come and try out a class for free and if you enroll you will receive a free gift. Girls will receive tights for class and boys a T-Shirt. Bring a friend and if they enroll you will both get a free gift.
Please email angela@nhperfromingarts.org to schedule your trial.
COVID-19 Protocols are in place: masks are required for children 5 years and up.
SKIT (Sunapee Kearsarge Intercommunity Theatre), partnering with Center for the Arts (CFA) will be performing “Turning Toward the Sun" at Warner Town Hall, on Nov. 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm and Nov. 7 at 2 pm and the following weekend Nov. 12 & 13 at 7:30 pm and Nov. 14 at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at MainStreet Book Ends in Warner or at the door. Tickets $18 general admission, $15 members of SKIT or CFA, $10 for students.
A Helping Hand
Family Closet thrift store business hours, Wed. and Sat.10 am - 4 pm. Halloween costumes are now FREE. come in for Treats on October 30!
Coat Drive: New and gently used winter coats and snow pants can be donated during the month of November to be distributed free to those who need them. There is a drop-off bin in the rear of the Food Pantry near the tent.
Thanksgiving and Christmas Project: If you are financially strapped and wish to sign up to receive a holiday shopping voucher please contact Lori at 603-456-2053.

Health Insurance Plans. Leigh Curtis from Anthem will be at the Warner Community Center November 4 to man an information table during pantry hours. You can also call ServiceLink at 211 to find other help options, and WarnerConnectsNH is working to arrange an information session at the Library.

For fuel assistance or help with utility costs, call Warner Connects NH at 603-456-2053.
COVID News to Use
All N.H. counties are currently considered "HIGH level of transmission" areas for Covid due to the Delta variant, View risk ratings and vaccine levels by county at https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view.

Warner's new cases: (7 more, 19 active in Warner this week: total 282) www.wmur.com/article/covid-19-cases-nh-town/37155089#.
Excellent graphs of COVID data for NH and around the world can be found at https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/new-hampshire/


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, Pfizer boosters available for over 65 or high risk/immune compromised people. ***Pine Rock Manor in Warner is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Mobile Clinic on October 29th from 3 - 5 PM. Call 603-456-3181
Business and Farm News
Governor Sununu paid a visit to Warner last Thursday, stopping at Pumpkin Blossom Farm to congratulate them on winning a USDA federal grant to develop their lavender products business. NH Agricultural Commissioner Shawn Jasper also visited, earlier in October.
Another stop the Governor made was to the New Hampshire Telephone Museum. He is shown here enjoying a laugh with Laura French, Museum Director.
Other photos of his Warner visit to both locations on October 21 can be found on the Governor's FB page.
Reed's North restaurant will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Friday October 29 at 4 pm.
Special guest Senator Becky Whitley will join members of the Warner Select Board, Economic Development Committee, and the Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the opening of the new restaurant which
opened last week. Current hours, Tues - Sunday, 11:30 to evening, with a soft-opening abbreviated menu. More menu options will be available each week.

The Velvet Moose Ice Cream Shoppe has closed for the winter.
The Kitchen Warner is promising to add lunches soon ("first week in November"). Current menu is at www.feedmeatthekitchen.com/menu

Cafe One East has added a lot of homemade baked treats to the regular menu. Sometimes Gluten free, dairy free, and/or vegan items!

Shop early, shop local for the holidays and avoid stressing about "supply stream" issues! Support local Artisans!
One place to start is MainStreet BookEnds (Toys and Books), Warner Public Market, and Kearsarge Open Studios weekend, November 5-7.
Warner People
Former Warner resident Susannah Colt has just published a biography about her father, Thomas C. Colt, Jr., The Man Who Launched the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.and his war letters book, Greatest Possible Service; A Marine Aviator's Epistolary Account of WWII. More on her website: Susannah Colt (susannahcoltwriter.com)
We Recommend
Warner Historical Society will have Holiday Shopping hours at the Upton Chandler House Museum, Saturdays in November & December.

For NH Museum links and info about library passes, visit

NH State Parks reservation system Save $$ using a library pass, Rollins State Park season ends November 14, 2021 (or until the gates close due to the weather)

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

Nov.-Dec. hours: Tues and Sat. 10-4

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center starhop.com Fall hours: Fri-Sun 10:30-1:00 & 1:30-4:00

Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum Mon. through Sat., 10 am to 4 pm, Sundays, noon to 4 pm until October 31. Fall 2021 newsletter: ihttps://www.indianmuseum.org/newsletter-1

MFA- Boston: To get our promo-code "pass", for a discount, call 456-2289.

The Nature Discovery Center (next to the Indian Museum) last day this season: Oct 30 https://ndcnh.org
Good and Plenty!
by Roger Robbins

It's every reader's delight: a favorite author who publishes often. No waiting for months (or -gasp! - years) between books. Check out these writers at the Pillsbury Free Library who are good and write plenty!

The Nora Roberts Collection
Nora Roberts is the queen of romance fiction. Including her works published as J. D. Robb, Nora has written over 200 romance titles. Her works have spent more than 800 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list - 175 weeks at #1.

The Janet Evanovich Collection
Janet Evanovich is a mystery writer with wit and style. Her most famous character, Stephanie Plum, is a former lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter - just something to pay the bills! The last 17 Stephanie Plum mysteries have debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.

The Jeff Shaara Collection
American History comes alive in the pages of Jeff Shaara. At all points - the Revolution, Mexican War, Civil War, World Wars - Shaara immerses the reader in the action and ideas of each historical epoch.

LOTS of new adult books:
Find previous lists at our catalog.

TEEN TALK by Linda
The Midnighters Trilogy

A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. And only a small group of people—Jessica included—is free to move about then. They are The Midnighters.

What are the Flume and Isinglass Awards?
These awards are given to recently published books that appeal to teens and pre-teens, either fiction or nonfiction. Each year teens nominate titles, published within the last two years, they think deserve to be recognized. Librarians narrow the group of titles to a shorter list. Teens then vote for the winning title from that list. See more detail. Nominations are due by December 10.
FREE! Online books, magazines and more! Check our Website.
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. Dress warmly and bring a "picnic blanket" Call 603-456-2289.
Our 10 x 20 waterproof tent ensures the "story goes on" even in rain.

New Children's Items
We may be moving Story Time indoors in November, depending on weather. To allow for distancing, it will be held in the Frank Maria Meeting Room on the carpets, not in the Children's room. Parents and children older than 3 will be asked to wear masks. Call ahead to confirm location.
Thursday Nov. 11 and Thursday Nov. 25 there will be NO story Time, as the library will be closed for holidays those dates.
Events in Brief
Every Week
  • Library Story Time Thursdays 10:30 am in the park outdoors if warm enough - moving indoors soon. Bring a coat & blanket/seating.
Coming Soon.
  • Autumn Nature Scavenger Hunt Sat. Oct 30, (RAIN DATE Sunday 31) at 10 am at the Town Beach on Bean Road, by Warner Conservation Commission. Free.
  • S.K.I.T. production Turning towards the Sun, Fri-Sun Nov. 5-7 and 12-14. SKITNH.org
  • Kearsarge Open Studios Artist event, Fri. Nov. 5 to Sun. Nov. 7. Event details HERE
  • BookEnds Book group Sun. Nov. 7 at 4 pm 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  • Library Book Group Wed. Nov. 10 at 1:30 pm: Where the Forest meets the stars by Vanderah. Copies available at the library.
  • Library After School Craft program Wed. Nov. 17 at 3 pm. Registration required. 603-456-2289.
  • A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History. Thurs. Nov. 18, 7pm WHS Humanities to Go Program. Warner Town Hall.
  • Northeast Native American Stories by Anne Jennison. Sat. Nov. 20 at 2 pm, Warner Town Hall & Zoom call Library 603-456-2289
  • Poetry Reading: Visual Verse: A Snapshot in Time. Sat. Nov. 27, 4pm, Warner Town Hall.
  • Holiday Artisans at the Upton Chandler House Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 am – 4 pm
  • Holiday Shopping at the Upton Chandler House. Saturdays until Dec.18, 10 am – 1 pm
Check the Warner Events Calendar for events.
Library Trustees' Meetings
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.
Trustee meetings are published 24-48 hours in advance on the Warner Events Calendar. Approved minutes are published on the Trustee Meetings page.
Your Donations Keep Library Services Strong!
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.