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NEW Hours!
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 874 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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Effective June 1, The Warner Transfer and recycling station reinstated fees for certain items.
July Tax forms were mailed out last week. Pay by July 5 to avoid 8% APR interest fee. Postmarked by the 5th is okay, or pay in person at Town Hall Tax Collector office Mon.-Thurs. 9am -3pm.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall.
and often also on ZOOM. Links on the
Town of Warner email addresses (warner.nh.us) are now @WarnerNH.gov.
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Congratulations and thank you to Lois Shea, who has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Board of Selectmen until March elections, taking the place of Clyde Carson who stepped down when he became the new Finance Officer last month. The other two Board members are Sam Bower and Christine Frost.
Interested in running for State Rep for District 8 (Henniker, Bradford and Warner) in the September Primaries? Register at the Warner Town Clerk's office between June 1 and June 10 (special hours for registration Friday June 10, 3-5 pm). Must be a resident, and a locally registered voter.
Kearsarge Regional School District
KRHS Graduation is Sat. June 18 and the last day of School is Tues. June 21.
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Order your Library Summer Program theme T-Shirts ASAP to be sure to get your size while available! This year's theme is "Oceans of Possibility"
Order form is available at the library or download online HERE
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Congratulations to Phil Lord, Warner’s 32nd Boston Post Cane Holder! All are welcome to attend the open house and share stories when Phil is presented with the cane on Saturday June 25, 2-4pm at the United Church of Warner. the cane is presented to the oldest citizen for use as long as he or she lived with a certificate, during a public ceremony. The cane is then housed at the Warner Historical Society.
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Enjoy the soothing wind in the trees and a cooling swim at the "Town Beach" at Silver Lake on Bean Road (off North Village Road). There is a sandy beach, picnic table, bathroom and changing room. |
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Poison Ivy in Spring is red before it turns green - beware! Photo by Kimberley Brown Edelmann.
This photo of dramatic sky viewed from Mt. Kearsarge was posted on FB by Mike Fifield - beautiful!
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Frederick Douglass Community Reading, Friday July 1 at Noon. Warner will once again join volunteers from around the state on July 1st at noon to read Frederick Douglass’ famous speech, “What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July”. The event will take place inside the Warner Town Hall. If you would like to read a portion of Douglass’ speech please email: info@warnerhistorical.org. |
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KCPA SPRING SHOW June 11th 5:00 pm, June 12th 2:00 pm Matinee, at the Warner Town Hall. Act I Peter Pan Ballet Act II The Variety Show. Tickets: $20.00 Adults $15.00 Children and Students. For more information: www.NHPerformingArts.org
KCPA Auditions for KCPA YOUTH SUMMER MUSICAL Charlotte's Web. Wednesday evening June 15th at KCPA Studio 5:00-6:00 pm. Please prepare one minute song and prepare to read from the script and learn a simple dance combination. More information at www.NHPerformingArts.org
Concerts are Back! At the Jim Mitchell Community Park Amphitheatre:
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Sat. June 11 The DoBros
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Wed. June 29 Green Heron
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Fri. July 15 The Ferns
All concert events will begin at 6:30 pm and end at 8:30 pm. These concerts are happening thanks to MainStreet Warner, Inc., a community 501(c)3 nonprofit. All performances free to the public with donations appreciated for the performers. A donation button and updates are at https://mainstreetwarnerinc.org/events/calendar/
Tory Hill Readers Series Returns to the Warner Town Hall for 2022.
July 9, 7pm – Playwright Eugenie Carabatsos – Meet the playwright, learn about playwriting, and see a staged reading of her short play Seven Minutes in Heaven.
Warner Historical Society's upcoming exhibit: 250 Years of Schooling in Warner.
June 24 NH Telephone Museum is hosting Exploding the Phone. Author Phil Lapsley expertly weaves together the clandestine underground of “phone phreaks” who turned the network into their electronic playground, the mobsters who exploited its flaws to avoid the feds, the explosion of telephone hacking in the counterculture, and the war between the phreaks, the phone company, and the FBI.
In-Person AND/OR Virtual Event 7:00 PM Members Free/$5:00 Non-Members
The speaker will be joining us from California online [LIVE] to address the audience and answer any questions. A virtual link will be provided as the date approaches.
Caanan Meetinghouse Readings - Thursdays 7:30 pm, Canaan Street, Canaan NH.
July 7: Steve Almond and Bianca Stone
July 14: Ernest Hebert and Matthew Olzmann
July 21: Justin Bigos and Morgan Talty
Free admission. Books available to purchase, provided by the Norwich Bookstore.
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Privacy for Work or Chats |
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A recent library user pronounced our new privacy booths "awesome" after using one for a work meeting online, to avoid distractions at home from a lively toddler.
Sounds are muffled both in and out. Excellent for personal verbal exchanges such as phone calls or online discussions for telehealth, job interviews, classes, work meetings, or family/ friend online chats. You can bring your own laptop/ tablet or use one of ours.
The booths were purchased thanks to federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the New Hampshire State Library, as well as funds raised by The Circle of Friends of Pillsbury Free Library.
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Facts:
1) it costs Warner taxpayer money to send waste to the incinerator.
2) no-one wants to pay more personal fees for disposal than necessary, So, we are starting a weekly newsletter section for residents to share tips on reducing waste. Send yours in to share!
Electronics! Take your dead devices or cables to Staples or Goodwill, where they will be responsibly recycled - for no fee.
Staples' list of accepted items HERE
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This week's tips from Judy Pellettieri:
Bring reuseable take-out containers with you to restaurants for leftovers.
Pack lunches in a reusable bag with re-useable food and drink containers
Wrapping paper! Most types are not recyclable - consider using the funnies from the Sunday paper, fabric scraps and yarn, or sew some reusable drawstring bags!
Use reusable bags at the store - or even give plastic bags a second run!
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HELP US keep the newsletter going! SEND Warner news to newsletter@warner.lib.nh.us! |
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Red Cross Blood Drives in Warner: the next one will be on TUESDAY June 14, 11:30 am - 5 pm at United Church of Warner. www.redcrossblood.org/give.html. "The short amount of time it takes to donate can mean a lifetime to a patient with a serious medical condition. We urge eligible donors to join us in the selfless act of giving blood"
Last day is Friday June 10 for dropping off donations to help the people of Ukraine at the United Church of Warner Parish House. They will be taken to the Slavic Church of Manchester for shipping to where they are needed. Thank you for all the donations so far!
Cash donations can be made online or an in-person cash or check donation can be dropped off In the church sanctuary during the Sunday 10am worship service
Family Closet Thrift Boutique is a year old! We have donated $19,000 to the Food Pantry in that time. We have given away $4,000 worth of clothes to families in the Warner valley area. Special thanks to the Town of Warner for allowing rent free this year to the Pantry and Family Closet. We operate with all volunteers to keep the overhead down. All your donations and purchases support Warner Connects NH’s food distribution to local families and other services. - Patty Anderson
Family Closet has an abundance of Summer Clothes! All clothing items with Red, Blue and Purple Barbs are 50% off marked price!
Items currently needed the most: Maternity clothes, Men's shoes,Towels! ...we are completely out! King Size sheet sets and blankets/spreads, any bedding in good condition (sheet sets, comforters) but not pillows.
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Community Resource Center News
Advance Notice: Fun, good food, and great live music arrive at Riverside Park on August 20th at 5 p.m. The Nick's Other Band performs their high-energy rock 'n roll playlist for a summer night of dancing and family fun -- all for the benefit of Warner Connects NH Food Pantry. Plan to join your neighbors for a night of celebration and community. More details to come!
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Photo from WYSA Facebook shows a Warner team member at a Rookies game tying the shoelace of a member of the opposing team - YAY for sportsmanship!
Women's Summer Softball League is right around the corner, bring a team, or bring yourself and we will find you a team. This is a fun summer league on Sunday nights at Riverside Park here in Warner. Starting June 26th - August 7th (off July 3). 6 week session.
You must be 18 or older to play; registration information:
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Covid 19 Merrimack County is now rated as LOW risk by the CDC County Check Tool (based on hospitalizations and deaths, not total cases).
Paxlovid and monoclonal antibody treatments are now available by doctor prescription
Note: Family Tree Health Care in Warner is now offering on-site vaccines to patients
CDC guidelines for isolation and quarantine:
Up to THREE orders of FREE at- home rapid tests delivered by USPS are available from https://www.covidtests.gov/ the third set contains eight, shipped in two packages.
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.
In NH, you can arrange for a test through your Doctor's office.
Vaccination data:
Warner: 66.8% fully vaccinated, 72.9% at least one dose.
Merrimack County (CDC) over age 5: 73.3% fully vaccinated, 88.5% at least 1 dose.
To get a COVID-19 vaccine: vaccines.nh.gov or call 211. You can also schedule a vaccine through your doctor's office. Vaccinations for Covid-19 are FREE, and available for ages 5 and up. Second boosters available 4+ months after the first, for ages 50+.
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Plan ahead for Summer vacation!
For NH Museum links and info about library passes, visit
The John Hay Estate at The Fells We have Library Passes again!
Current exhibits include:
Summer hours: OPEN 10 am - 4 pm Tues. through Sat. New Exhibit: Alexander Graham Bell.
The Nature Discovery Center, located alongside the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, is open Saturdays at 10:30 AM - 4 pm & Sundays 1-4 pm.
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by Roger Robbins
Take a look at these books (and covers!):
Sinfully delicious recipes ("white chocolate-raspberry cheesecake!") that are gluten and dairy and refined sugar-free!)
Nutritious, hearty soups galore! (the pumpkin soup recipe struck me)
Sweets from around the world. (How can anyone resist the Dutch Cream Truffles!)
A strawberry and cream cake "cover to cry for". Only a will-of-iron could resist diving into this delectable dessert!
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Magazine Highlight:
This month's issue of Smithsonian Magazine covers Gilded Age Women traveling to South Dakota, a new translation of Pinocchio, a new World War I memorial, and so much more! Check it out today! Issue pictured: June 2022
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IT'S SYNC Audiobook Season! From April 28th until August 17th, check out AudioFile Magazine's FREE audiobooks for teens! 2 per week - download now and read later if you don't have time to read until vacation. Learn more at https://audiofilemagazine.com/sync/
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From June 9 - June 8, the 2 Free SYNC Audiobooks to download:
Narrators Medalion Rahimi and Jeff Marlow capture the complex relationship between a shy, intense, and extremely intelligent 17-year-old Muslim student and her high school science teacher. She draws him out of his middle-aged doldrums into a swirl of excitement and discovery as they work to design an experiment that will measure the effects of love on the teenage body and mind.
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Cory, a Japanese tokusatsu enthusiast turned armored superhero, and her stoic Tangent Knight Peacekeeper friends battle ferociously against cyborg multiverse creatures controlled by Cory's Spanish-accented mother, who is New Avalon's ruler, Morgan Herrera, portrayed by Bianca Bryan. Talented GraphicAudio narrators imbue believability by creating accents for the polyglot characters of futuristic New Avalon.
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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The Summer Reading Program brochures are out! All programs are free and are open for any child who has finished Kindergarten. Sign up with Miss Sue for as many days as you want. It's going to be a fun reading summer, lots of ocean critters, beaches and lighthouses, and PIRATES!! Miss Sue also has copies of the brochure on her desk. Summer program web page
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Story times with Miss Sue, happen every Thursday at 10:30 am - stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.
This program is back to being held in the Children's Room.
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Just an FYI, Miss Sue will be away from her room from June 13-June 25th. All the other able bodied librarians will "hold the fort" for her. Tracey Xenakis has graciously offered to do the 2 Thursday story times. Thank You, Tracey!
On Saturday June 25th there will be a program at the Jim Mitchell Park about Diversity, presented by the Kearsarge Area Pride organization. There will be several people reading a few picture books, and Miss Sue will be one of them. Readings will be from 2:00-3:00.
The library will be displaying books we own relating to this program, and Lois Shea is generously offering to donate some more. Always ask Miss Sue if there is a subject you would want to read about.
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Every Week
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Library Story Time Thursdays 10:30 am
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Warner Farmer's Market, Sat. 9 - 1 Town Hall
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Barn Sale, Sat. 9-12 and Tues. 1-4 at Warner Historical Society.
Coming Soon.
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Other Online Event listings: Things to do or view
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Tuesday evening Library hours! The library is now staying open until 8 pm on Tuesdays (but not Thursdays) as of May 3. To keep within budgeted hours, we have dropped the Wednesday morning hours (now opening at 1 pm) - but keeping Monday mornings, 10 am to noon, for now.
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 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), 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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