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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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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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Public information meeting at Warner Town Hall TONIGHT Thursday Feb. 24 The Selectboard is having an information starting at 7:00 PM to present and discuss information about a Transportation Alternative Program Grant for a multi use path connecting the downtown village area with the commercial district at I-89 Exit 9 which will be a topic at Town Meeting on March 9. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. This will be a hybrid meeting, both in person at the town hall and via Zoom. Meeting link:
Meeting ID: 821 6286 8200
Passcode: 1234
The Supervisors of the Checklist will meet for a Public Session from 9 - 9:30 AM Saturday, February 26, in the Warner Town Hall to accept corrections and new voters to the Checklist. Note: You can also be added to the voter list by completing an application at the Town Clerk's office during open hours.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall.
Masks Required and on ZOOM.
Town and School elections will be held on Tuesday, March 8 from 7am until 7pm.
To vote by absentee ballot, please submit an Absentee Ballot Application. Last date to request an Absentee ballot is Monday, March 7 in-person at the Warner Town Clerk's office. The office will be open extra hours 3-5 pm MOnday 7th for absentee Ballot requests ONLY. Sample ballots can be viewed at
Town Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 9 starting at 6pm. There are plans to have separate areas for those wearing masks and those not wearing masks.
The Annual Report and Town Warrant will be posted online when available.
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SNOW DAY Friday Feb. 25
Vacation week: Feb. 28 - Mar. 4
Mask requirements:
1. The District will not generally require students to wear masks indoors or outdoors.
2. The District will utilize targeted masking requirements in response to school-based infection data.
The District still recommends mask wearing in locations indoors where 6’ of separation is challenging to maintain. The District will continue to provide families and staff access to a full range of high-quality masks, including N95, KN95, and Surgical masks for their students should they desire them
Kindergarten Registration will be available on the website, or for Warner residents, call Simonds School 603-456-2241
The school calendar for next year, 2022-2023 is available, HERE
Youth Softball/baseball registration:
Kearsarge Beekeepers Association Next meeting for the club is 3/5/22 at the Warner Town Hall, 9-11 am Annual dues are $20. The club meets on the second Saturday of the month. More information at https://kbanh.wordpress.com.
The Magdalen College February Fish Fry was a great success: we hear 100 meals were served to visitors! Next fish Fry is March 18.
The next meeting of the Warner Democrats is this coming Sunday, February 27th at 3 PM on Zoom. There will be a review the Town, Zoning and School warrant articles for informational (not debate) purposes. Ken Bartholomew, one of Warner’s school board representatives, will be there to answer questions regarding the school district.
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Seasonal Fun - this weekend! |
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Warner's Taking Action For Wildlife cohort invites all ages February 26th 1-3 pm to the Chandler Reservation (old ski hill) at the end of Mink Hill Lane for Winter fun.
There will be a Snow Geode Hunt for the kids, story time with Miss Sue at 1:30, sledding/snowshoeing (snow permitting), fire pit, refreshments, and a guided winter tree Identification walk at 2 pm with forester Tim Fleury.
All ages welcome at this free event! Dress warmly! Please carpool - limited parking.
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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is Snow Snake Competition in collaboration with the Abenaki Trails Project will take place from 10 am to 3 pm on both Saturday and Sunday, February 26 and February 27 and is free to the public.Toss a wooden snake into the trough of snow to see how far it can go! Hot beverages will be available.
There will also be a used book sale in the lobby and a raffle item. The museum and gift shop will be open! There is no cost to go into the gift shop but regular admission applies to tour the museum (free for members).
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Maple Sap is running! Coming Soon: Kearsarge Maple Weekend is March 19-20.
Visit a sap house, pick up a craft at the library, sample syrup at the Warner Historical Society's Upton House, and learn traditional sugaring methods at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum.
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Welcome to two recent additions to the Warner Police Department, The two new officers are: Detective/Corporal John Adinolfo and Officer Bruce Barton.
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Tech Tip: NH Downloadable Books |
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Effective on February 23, 2022, the legacy OverDrive app is no longer available to download from the Apple App Store, Google Play, or the Microsoft store. Users who have the OverDrive app (mobile or desktop) installed will still be able to use it without disruption. All users can continue to access the library’s OverDrive website.
For new users or devices, we recommend the Libby by OverDrive app.
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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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Senate calendar (use arrows to see other dates). Click on an item for details.
To see all the bills being discussed, click here.
Register Your Position Remotely or Send a Letter: Currently, both the House and the Senate are planning to conduct all committee hearings in person, without the option to testify remotely that was available last year, and this seems unlikely to change.
New Process for Submitting Written Testimony to House Committees
Those wishing to submit written testimony can simply navigate to the front page of the Legislature’s website and click the link for the “House Testimony Submission Form” below the header “Links to Meeting Schedules.”
Warner's NH Legislator contact pages: Senator Rebecca Whitley (District 15).
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Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30 pm: Register NOW!
New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell by Pamela Weeks, curator at New England Quilt Museum, and author of Civil War Quilts. Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30 pm.
The Library is also offering limited spaces (masked) to view the program on large screen in the Meeting Room.
Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles-quilting is NOT just an American art. Pam Weeks weaves world history, women's history, industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Participants are invited to send a photo of a quilt for identification and/or story sharing to info@warner.lib.nh.us or info@warnerhistorical.org by Monday Feb. 28.
Land Acknowledgment program. Wednesday, March 9, 3 pm, Virtual.
Land acknowledgment is a formal recognition of the indigenous peoples on whose traditional territories we now live and work. Increasingly, educators, clergy, librarians, and other professionals are pausing for such acknowledgments before events like lectures, classes, meetings, and ceremonies. Denise and Paul Pouliot from the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People will explain the value and goals of land acknowledgments and guide you in the process of carrying them out. Register to get a link to the event.
KCPA "Art in Motion & Friends" March 4th at 7pm. An evening of all things dance as the Kearsarge Conservatory of the Performing Arts share their talents. This event is at the Warner Town Hall.
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Governor Sununu cut the ribbon for the official opening ceremony at Warner's new Dunkin Donuts building at Exit 9 of I-89. accompanied by Franchise owner Adam Quinn, "Cuppa", and employees.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Watts, President of Kearsarge Chamber of Commerce.
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A donation from Warner Dunkin to the Warner Fall Foliage Festival Fund being displayed by Governor Sununu, Diane Ricciardelli (Town Administrator), Ray Martin (WFFF President), and franchisee Adam Quinn (Quinn Management, Inc). |
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603-456-3333 Wed - Sat.
SUNDAY BREAKFAST and LUNCH
Lunch with breakfast Specials 9 - 2
Trivia every Tuesday, 6-8 PM
Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) Join
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Cafe One East: Open 7am -5 pm Mon-Thur, 8-3 Sat & Sun. Breakfast sandwiches and soups available! (After 2:30 pm just beverages, grab and go meals, pastries/snacks),
Coffee and Connections at Cafe One East, 1st and 3rd Weds. at 8am - all welcome! Next: Wed. March 1
Will be closed due to Snow on Friday Feb 25. Open Sunday at 12.
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Warner Public Market Sip and Learn! Free tasting of New Hampshire-grown wines with Nico Kimberly, wine curator. This is the first of WPMs monthly 'Sip and Learn' tasting events, where you can come and try NH-grown wine and cider to learn about the process from field to cellar to glass! Free of charge, all ages welcome, 21+ to drink.Saturday. February 26, drop in anytime 12 - 4 pm at Warner Public Market. |
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Concord Hospital has no covid hospitalizations this week - a good sign!
FREE at- home rapid tests available from https://www.covidtests.gov/ are shipping in batches as quickly as they can be supplied. Many local orders have arrived recently.
Tests are available to buy at NH Liquor stores, and Insurance companies are being told to cover a set number of test kits per month - check with your insurance to find if they are supplying tests or reimbursing for your purchases.
Also available: free N95 masks at some major pharmacies, 3 per visit.
Town by Town vaccination data: This is only approximate.
Merrimack County (per CDC): 71.9% fully vaccinated over age 5.(slowly increasing)
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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Double Impact Canned Food Drive
United Church of Warner is collecting canned food items and will match your donation can-for-can. That’s Double Impact!! Items will be distributed to people in our community.
Family Closet is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm
$5 FEBRUARY - All Coats, Sweaters and Boots only $5 this month.
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Resource Center News
Food donations are being sought for low-income Kearsarge-area families with children who are living in local hotels due to housing shortages. "We are in contact with five families right now," said Lori Garrett, Warner Connects NH Director, "and we anticipate an increase in the upcoming weeks." The five families include 11 children. Food donations should be shelf-stable and microwavable. Drop off locations are at the Food Pantry tent and at Market Basket bins.
The Food Pantry Wood Bank still has seasoned wood for emergency use. Pick up is in the parking area of the Food Pantry.
Mark your calendars! March 5 from 10 a.m. to 12-noon at Market Basket in Warner. Food donations are gratefully accepted for the second annual Stuff-A-Cruiser Food Drive. A raffle will be offered for a $25 gift certificate at the Family Closet Thrift Boutique.
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This week's hidden "gnomed" felt animal is a garter snake!
Finders, Keepers! Happy hunting.
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.
has some online and outdoor events. See elsewhere in this newsletter. SNOW SNAKES!
Use our NH Parks pass
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by Roger Robbins
Like mysteries? Like to cook? Do both! Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson offer mysteries to solve and recipes to make. How about danish to die for? Carrot cake that takes no prisoners? Sinfully delicious tort? It's all baked between the pages of these calorie-packed whodunits.
Joanne Fluke
Diane Mott Davidson
New adult books:
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Reminder: Blind Date with a Book is still going until February 28!
Tired of spending the evenings with the same characters every night? Take a chance with a "blind (book) date"! Pick a wrapped book to "meet" and maybe you'll discover someone new and interesting inside that you will want to see again!
For each "date", submit your name in the basket for a chance to win a gift certificate!
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It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.
Make sure to check out the Flume Award Nominees and the Isinglass Award Nominees for some great reads and to cast your vote in April for your favorite nominee! Voting for both awards happens in April, so make sure to check in for the voting link in March! |
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
There is play practice on Tuesday, March 1st at 3-5:00 for the entire cast. |
Happy school vacation to everyone! If you're home, come by for a visit and get some fun books.
Also, don't forget we have passes for the Telephone museum (open only T. and Sat.10-4:00) and also t he McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.
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Miss Sue will be reading Snow stories on Saturday February 26 at 1:30 pm at the Chandler Reservation "Sledding Hill" on Mink Hill Lane, as part of a mix of outdoor activities for all ages. See CHILL OUT event described above.
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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Storytimes with Miss Sue, every Thursday at 10:30 - with stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft are held in the Frank Maria Meeting Room (masks for 3+) |
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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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Please note that the library closes (or opens late) if the weather will make travel hazardous for staff, or the rate of snowfall means our vehicles will interfere with snow removal. Closings are posted on WMUR.com and usually on Facebook also. You can call ahead if in doubt, 603-456-2289. |
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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 bookdrop! 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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