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NEW Hours! (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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TONIGHT The Mink Hills Recreational Study committee public forum on Thurs. Sept. 8 at Warner Town Hall at 7 p.m. about recreational uses and their impacts on Class VI roads, property owners and the natural environment. Meeting minutes https://warner.nh.us/minutes
Workforce housing update:
The Warner Planning Board consideration of an application by Comet, LLC for a 24-unit rental workforce housing development at Exit 9
was continued to Monday Sept. 12 at 7 pm.
Comments can be sent to Janice Loz at landuse@warnerNH.gov until noon on Sept. 12 to be included in the record.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall.
and often also on ZOOM. Links on the
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Town of Warner Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event! Saturday, Sept. 10, 9am -1pm at Warner Highway Dept.,190 Rt 103 W. (next to the Transfer Station) see below for details.
Join Warner 4-H Club for a new year of fun 4-H activities and events! The first monthly business meeting of the year will be Monday Sept.12 at 6:30 - 7:30 PM, at the United Church of Warner. Youth ages 5 - 18, and families are welcome.
Visit the 4-H buildings at Hopkinton Fair on Labor Day Weekend to see some of the cool activities 4-H gets involved in (or talk to people at the 4-H ice cream booth!)
To be a 4-H volunteer or ask questions, contact Susan Jenna at 603-456-3394
The Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail's last Flat & Furious event will be in Newbury and take place on Sept 15th. https://clsrt.org/5k
Monthly Community Fish Fry at Magdalen College: 5-7 pm Friday, Sept. 16 Kids 5 and under free. Ages 6-12 $8. Ages 13+ $15.
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Elections - Primary voting next week!
For new registrations and make changes to address or name, visit the Town Clerk's Office. The Office will be open extended hours until 5 pm on Monday Sept. 12 for accepting Absentee Ballots for the Sept. 12 Primary.
You cannot change your party affiliation at this time. To register to vote bring: Birth Certificate and/or passport; photo ID; and proof of residency in Warner.
NH Primary is on Tuesday, September 13, 7 AM - 7 PM Warner Town Hall.
Ballot Counters are needed for both the September State Primary and November General State Elections. If willing to be a counter send an email to kathy.carson50@gmail.com with name and address - you must be a registered voter.
Warner Historical Society Election Day Bake Sale is back! Come buy, or bake for the Primary on September 13, 7am-7pm. You can drop off baked goods at Town Hall at any time during that day. For cookies or brownies, please package them 2 to 4 to a bag. Cookies can also be bagged by the ½ or whole dozen and label what the items are and whether there are nuts, or if they are gluten free or sugar free.
Also needed: help staffing the table through the day. Contact info@warnerhistorical.org
The library will have an information table at Town Hall and will also be open for business, so stop by to find out more, or register for, update or renew your library card.
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The Warner Fall Foliage Festival is back (including the ice cream-eating contest!) October 7,8,9. The Festival will run on Friday night, October 7th with the Midway rides and continue throughout the weekend of 10/8 and 10/9 with music, crafts, rides, parades, races, and food. Warner Fall Foliage Festival October 8th and 9th, 2022
Register now for the 5K race!
The Festival depends on volunteers to help set up, work the Info Booth, assist with parking, selling raffle tickets, trash collection, etc...
Sign up to volunteer for at least 2 hours. Consider volunteering as a family, or as part of a group. Students can earn community service hours for volunteering.
Brief description of the tasks involved at https://wfff.org, under the "volunteer" tab. Questions? Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Beth Lukaitis, at volunteerwfff@aol.com
Warner Fall Foliage Festival Kids Fun Run!
All pre registered participants will receive a free race shirt and snacks and a party after.
Contact Andrea woodlawnpet@gmail.com for more information.
The Pillsbury Free Library's Fall Book Sale will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, from 9 am to 4 pm during Fall Foliage Festival. All sales are by donation. Paperback, hardcover, children's books, DVDs and some bake sale items. New this year: a fall drop-by craft for kids (weather permitting). The Sale is Rain or Shine, inside and outside.
Donations of clean, boxed books and DVDs will be accepted between October 1 and 6 during open hours. PLEASE use SMALL boxes that can be used for display. We cannot carry large boxes, nor do we have many extra empty one to rebox. Book sale Volunteers needed for Sorting (Wed-Thur), Setup (Fri./Sat.), Sales (Sat./Sun.), and Packup (Sun.). Please call 603-456-2289 to volunteer or sign up at signup.com/go/RwzdbEJ
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Sports, Childcare, School News |
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Support Warner Youth Sports! Store closes Sunday, September 18 at 11:59pm EDT
WYSA's annual 3-week candle fundraiser has begun, and this year we're able to accept online orders! As you probably know, CandleTree Soy-Candless last 40 hours and are made by hand here in Warner - and we are offering 15 scents to choose from like Pumpkin Spice, Balsam Cedar, Hansel & Gretel's House, and our very own Game Day scent, which brings the smell of a fresh ballfield into your home!
If you'd like to support youth sports, click the link for more info and to order:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire Is still looking to hire Associate Teachers for this Fall: details on This and other local jobs.
NH Telephone Museum Fall Homeschool Days (theme: Alexander Graham Bell)
September 20, 10 - 11:30AM Grampie: True Stories for the Life of Alexander Graham Bell. A reading of this book followed by an investigation of the many after dinner simple experiments AGB tried at home with his family. Geared toward ages 6 – 11 $5 for adults, $8 for children. Fee includes a pass to visit the museum Limit 12.
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Habitat For Humanity is active in Warner and needs your help. Habitat for Humanity works to create safe, affordable housing in partnership with those in need and to make shelter a matter of conscience with people everywhere. We put faith into action by helping to build, renovate or preserve homes, and by partnering with others to accelerate and broaden access to affordable housing as a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. We view our work as successful when it transforms
lives and promotes positive and lasting social, economic and spiritual change within a community.
Habitat For Humanity needs people to assist with general labor (no prior skills needed) as we renovate a home in Warner for a worthy family. The dates for this gathering to enrich our community and make this home ready for the new owners are Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25 and Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2. We work from 7:00am until 4:00pm each day. Feel free to come for all or part of a day.
Lunch and refreshments will be served.
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Area Artists Ted Blachly and Mary Mead are included in a celebration of the arts during the NH Furniture Masters Main Event, Saturday, September 17 from 1 – 7pm, a fundraising event in collaboration with Kimball Jenkins in Concord, NH. https://furnituremasters.org/the-main-event/
Daytime Programming Free & Open to the Public, 1 – 5pm
Evening Reception $20 per person, 21 & under free, 4 – 7pm
Works of the Annual Exhibition will be on display from September 5 – October 25. During the Main Event, you will have a special opportunity to tour the exhibition with the Masters and artists. Work created by participants of the Prison Outreach Programs in New Hampshire and Maine and work by the Alden Artisan Advancement recipient are also showcased
Warner's Lucie Amaro Chmura is teaching at the Currier Museum in Manchester. She will be leading a six-week Women’s Creative Wellness Journaling class for veterans and military members on Tuesdays starting September 27 from 11 am to 1 pm. Family day for Veterans (free) is the 3rd Saturday of each month
An online Creative Cohort with Lucie Amaro Chmura will begin on Thursday, Sept. 22.
Open Studio/Sale at Mimi Wiggin Fine Art on Saturday & Sunday October 1 & 2 from 10 to 4 both days. Original oil paintings, prints, notecards, marble coasters and more.
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Music, Dance, History, and Museums |
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MainStreet Warner Stage at Jim Mitchell Park will be hosting Will Hatch and Company back again, for a foot-stomping good time! Saturday, Sept. 10, 7-9 pm. Free - donations appreciated.
KCPA Auditions for the WIZARD OF OZ Sat. Sept. 10 at 10am at KCPA Studio. Parts for all ages from three through adults. For more information, including character breakdown, age and vocal range, www.NHPerformingArts.org Questions? contact Angela Tarleton:
BeadStock Sat., Sept. 17, 10 AM 4 PM. $12 admission
Gourd Burning workshop at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Sat. Sept. 24 from 1-3 pm
$60 for members or $65 for non-members. Limited to 12 participants. Register.
Wed Sept 21 at 6 pm Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Owl presentation. See several owl species up close and learn more about them, in the Depot Street Parking Lot This is an OUTDOOR program and therefore weather-dependent
Admission: Members Free/$5:00 Non-Members - by reservation (payment on arrival OK)
Fri. Sept. 27 book discussion and signing. The invention of Miracles by Katie Booth.
Sept. 14 A Taste of Poetry at Bradford Library 6 pm.
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Be Earth Friendly - and Save $$ |
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Town of Warner Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event! Saturday, Sept. 10, 9am -1pm at Warner Highway Dept.,190 Rt 103 W. (next to the Transfer Station)
What to bring: Household cleaners, pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, oil based paint, stains, varnish, paint remover, solvents, adhesives, photo chemicals, hobby chemicals, old/bad gasoline.
What NOT to bring: Latex paint: dry it up (or use kitty litter clay) and throw it out.
Waste oil, antifreeze, batteries, fluorescent bulbs: bring to the Transfer Station anytime.
Smoke/CO detectors can be returned to the manufacturer.
Explosives/ammunition: contact your police department.
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NHSaves Button Up Workshop Hosted by Pillsbury Free Library, Warner Energy Committee and Warner Connects at The Pillsbury Free Library on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 pm. In person and on Zoom. Registration! Sponsored by NHSaves and coordinated statewide by the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI).
This 1.5 hour presentation by certified energy auditor Andy Duncan covers how to improve the energy efficiency of your home, and covers basic building science principles and whole house weatherization measures that will button up your home for the heating and cooling seasons. It also covers details about the energy efficiency programs (and funding!) that provide energy audits, weatherization measures such as air sealing and insulating, and rebates on new technologies and products such as electric and gas appliances and high efficiency electric heating/cooling equipment.
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First annual Family Gear Swap, Sat. Sept. 24, 9:00-2:00 at the Warner Town Hall.
Recreational, Camping, Travel and Sports Gear for all ages.
Sell your gear or find some deals for your family, make a little money on your unwanted gear or donate to the Family Closet. You do not need to be present for the sale.
Items can be dropped at the Town Hall on Thursday 9/22 or Friday 9/23 from 3 - 6 pm.
Register your contact info at dropoff and your items will be tagged. Please price them.
Pick-up Saturday, 9/24, at the end of the sale unsold items and a check for sold items from 2:30-4:30pm at the Town Hall. To make other arrangements for drop off or pick up, or other questions, Contact Patty Anderson at familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com or call 603-456-2183 or text 603-560-6143.
This event is a fundraiser for Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Resource Center in Warner, NH. WCNH serves 13 towns in the Merrimack Valley with food, clothing and resources to those in need. Volunteers will be needed during the swap sale!
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The Kitchen Warner is getting closer to adding DINNER - Stay tuned!
Meanwhile. open Wed. thru Sun. 11 - 3
NEW! Pick your own cost level.
Saturday, Sept. 10
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Warner Wednesday: Celtic Night at Reed's North. Sept 14, at 5:30 PM – 8 PM
Celebrate the opening of the NH Highland Games. Live Piping by Warren Smith. Reservations suggested.
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Electric Bills overwhelming your budget? Apply for the Electric Assistance program via Community Action Program. Fuel assistance also available.
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Community Resource Center News
Proceeds from the Riverside Jam Fundraiser purchased 750 pounds of much needed protein (ground beef, chicken, beans, etc.) for the Food Pantry. A big THANK YOU to all who donated!
WCNH is helping with the Simonds School BackPack program and providing fresh produce and single-serve non-perishable meals for children to take home every Friday. Needed: canned soups, pasta meals, cereal, shelf-stable milk.
Several families in a neighboring town have lost their housing and are living in tents. WCNH makes regular deliveries of shelf stable meals and personal care products and is helping them connect with appropriate housing agencies. Needed: can openers, non-perishable single serve meals, personal care products.
Also needed: plastic grocery bags (please place in covered bin outside tent).
Family Closet Thrift Boutique
Open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10:00am-4:00pm Located at 49 West Main Street in Warner. Now taking donations of Fall and Winter clothing and accessories. Absolutely no Summer items accepted now, please hold until April. Please limit your donations to 2 bags per visit. Ask for a complete list of donation guidelines and schedule at familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com or pick up a copy at the store. Toys, Games, Puzzles and Children Books will be accepted in October.
Currently transitioning to Fall and Winter merchandise and redesigning the store floor plan; forgive the chaos!. $1 racks of clothes and shoes. Also there is a TON of summer FREE merchandise!!! Just take it for anyone who may need it....help us clear it out.
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NEW VACCINES! COVID-19 booster shots redesigned to target the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus for people aged 12 years and older available..
To get a COVID-19 vaccine: vaccines.nh.gov. You can also schedule a vaccine through your doctor's office. Vaccinations for Covid-19 are FREE.
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Expiration dates on some COVID tests have been extended - check the updates.
Do a Google search by brand. Look again later for extension updates.
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Covid 19 Merrimack County is currently rated as LOW risk by the CDC County Check Tool (based on hospitalizations and deaths, not total cases).
CDC guidelines for isolation and quarantine:
FREE at- home rapid tests are NO LONGER available from covidtests.gov/ HOWEVER, if you purchase tests and have insurance, ask if you can be reimbursed.
Vaccination rates: NH Towns (WMUR) Warner: 68.2% fully, 75.8% one or more dose.
Merrimack County (CDC) over age 5: 74.2% fully vaccinated, 89.4% at least 1 dose.
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We have PASSES for you!
For NH Museum links and info about library passes, visit
The John Hay Estate at The Fells
Current exhibit.
Summer hours: OPEN 10 am - 4 pm Tues. through Sat.
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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Offbeat and Uplifting: The Marvelous World of Anne Tyler
by Roger Robbins
Every so often, I must read Anne Tyler. Like a delicious chili or hot apple pie with ice cream, her books hit the spot. They offer comfort and hope. In these Baltimore-based stories, Anne Tyler portrays common, decent people - the nondescript, everyday type you don't even notice - whose mettle is tested by life, and who respond with quiet courage and love. 17 year old Ian Bledsoe's brother is killed. Soon, the brother's wife dies, leaving 3 children, 2 by her previous marriage. Ian cancels his college plans; the children become his life.
Quiet Macon Leary is sad and lonely after his divorce. And his dog is acting up. That's when Muriel Pritchett, a "frizzy-haired, stiletto-heeled, non-stop talker", comes into Macon's life to train the dog and to resurrect him.
Morgan Gower is a "character". This Walter Mitty of a man goes through life role-playing: doctor, actor, whatever comes into his head. Unforgettable guy.
Author John Updike said "she is not merely good, she is wickedly good."
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle is the next book on our story walk. Enjoy a nice relaxing walk or bike ride, and read as you go along. It all starts at the library and ends at the West Joppa covered bridge. |
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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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Check out the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center site. They always have such nice programs and have special events for Homeschoolers. We have passes at the library to help offset costs. |
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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.
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Family Closet Thrift Store 10 am - 4 pm Wed. & Sat. at Warner Community Center.
Coming Soon
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Other Online Event listings: Things to do or view
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On September 20 at 6:30 pm the Library Trustees will hold a public hearing on acceptance of recently received "funds in excess of $5,000" as required by NH RSA.
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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