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

The library is open for walk-in use with no mask.

You can also request books by phone 603-456-2289, online, or by placing holds in the website catalog at https://pillsbury.nhais.bywatersolutions.com/

Sent to over 1034 contacts! 67% opened last week! (do you open YOURS?)

See past issues or subscribe at https://www.warner.lib.nh.us/library-news.

Please forgive any errors or omissions - this week the newsletter was prepared early.

NEXT ISSUES: Submit current news and events In brief text please, to Newsletter@library.warnerNH.gov by Tues. April 30, for May 2 issue.

Simonds School had quite a week before vacation, celebrating the "Hop into Reading" Read-a-Thon! Students raised over $2000 to put towards the PTO. As a reward, the school hosted Wildlife Encounters Ecology Center. Students saw various animals that can 'hop' such as a chinchilla, wallaby, cockatoo and rabbit. Cynthia Lord, the author of the school's One Book, One School book choice Because of the Rabbit visited the School, and MainStreet Warner, Inc. provided copies of Ms Lord's books for each student.

On Saturday, April 20 for Earth Day/ Week, the Library sponsored two well- received "Sustainability" programs:

A bicycle checkup to help people check brakes, seat heights, tire pressure, and gear lubrication on the lawn of Cafe One East. It was a non-stop session by LIbrary trustee and Bike guru Arlon Chaffee for the two hours allocated, with help from Tim Blagden when too busy!

At the Lamp Repair workshop inside the library, Jim McLaughlin diligently fixed lamps people brought in.

Do YOU have a skill to offer or a suggested "Repair Day" idea? Call 60-3-456-2289.

WOO HOO! We have reached the 1000 lb goal for the NexTREX stretchy plastic recycling challenge to earn a recycled plastic bench for Simonds School. Watch for a school celebration date in May when the recycled bench will be “unveiled”. Thank you to everyone who participated by bringing the plastic to the library or School, and to Judy Pellettieri for collecting and weighing, and the School for collecting!

We would love to pass this project along to a local business or organization who might want to take over collection to get a recycled bench of your own. Please call the library for more information.603-456-2289.

Meanwhile, you can now deposit your plastic film in the box inside Market Basket's entrance. We also encourage you to try to reduce the amount of plastic waste, by choosing reusable bags, food containers, and items NOT wrapped in shrink wrap. This makes a difference to the amount of trash the Town pays to have hauled away and incinerated, reducing pollution.

What else can you do?

Buy a library tote bag made of recycled cotton - roomy enough for LOTs of books, sports equipment, etc. Price: $5 minimum donation.

Earth Day/Week inspired reading: see our online list and log in to reserve: adult/DVD, Kids

Check out our displays at the library to see alternatives to single use plastics, and ideas for waste reduction, and photos at https://facebook.com/PillsburyFreeLibrary soon!

Town Info

Interested in talking about housing in Warner? Come to the Community Housing Forum on April 30th at 6:30pm at Simonds Elementary School to share your thoughts and ideas with the Housing Advisory Committee.

There will also be a Zoom-only Community Housing Forum on May 14th at 6:30pm for those who can't make the in-person event.

Town residents are invited to assist in revising the Town website. Please bring your ideas, thoughts, opinions of what works, and what doesn’t work with the website.

Wednesdays, May 8 & June 12, 2024, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Warner Town Hall.

Hydrant flushing will take place in the Village over the course of about 3 weeks, beginning on April 16, 2024. You may notice a decrease in water pressure or slight discoloration in your water at times during this period. Flushing of the hydrants is done two times a year, in May and November.

Fun facts about Trillium flowers: Think hard before picking or destroying one!

• It takes 9 years after germination for a trillium to flower.
• Each flower yields only ONE seed pod each year.
• Each plant can live up to 25 years, and gains all of its nourishment for the remainder of the year during the spring when its leaves are present.
• Trillium are propagated by ANTS. Not bees, the wind, or birds. The seeds are covered by a sweet coating which entices the ants to carry seeds underground into their colonies. After eating the coating, the seed germinates in the perfect subterranean environment.

Plan for Composting! Free video series by Kearsarge Food Hub: How to make compost at home with Professor Leon Malan. www.kearsargefoodhub.org/blog/2024/4/22/make-your-own-compost-at-home 

It's TICK season! (or at least, we are more likely to be outdoors where they hang out)

Remember to spray and tuck in clothing, and check yourself carefully during and after outdoor activity! Clothes can be put in a hot dryer for 20 minutes (BEFORE washing).

https://www.facebook.com/GetTickedOffinNH is a great source of information about new studies, and information sessions about Ticks, Lyme and other diseases they carry.

The library is sponsoring a presentation by NH Tick ecology expert and Lyme patient advocate Kathie Fife at Warner Town Hall on Saturday, May 11 at 10 am. Free!

https://www.facebook.com/events/3953334091560373

Survey closing soon: Please describe your extreme weather experiences and concerns in the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WarnerNH-HazMit Paper copies are available at the library, Church, Bank and Town Hall.

All welcome to participate in meetings: Next is Wed. May 1, 9-12 at EOC (Fire station)

Got photos? The Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Committee wants YOUR extreme weather photos: Downed trees, floods, etc: send to Ed Mical, emd@warnerNH.gov.

Condolences to the family of James (Jim) Raymond, Bradford firefighter, who passed away April 14, 2024 https://www.chadwickfuneralservice.com/obituary/james-raymond. Services will be Saturday, April 27, 12:00 P.M. at the Bradford, NH Fire Department.

An Appeal...Whoever took the 3-tier teak plant stand (with a red metal money box attached) from the front lawn of 42 Kearsarge Mountain Rd. last Friday at 5:30 p.m. -- PLEASE RETURN IT!!! (No questions asked.) For over 50 years, Shirley Brown's plant stand has invited area gardeners & friends to stop by, visit (and buy a plant or two) while enjoying the small town tradition of sharing good conversation and neighborly connection. It is sorely missed! A white hatchback was seen loading it.

For any "Shirley Brown plant stand sightings", call Warner Police at (603) 456-3433.

Want to learn Fundamentals of Timber Framing the old fashioned way? Registration is already half full for a class led by Warner's Barn expert, Peter Ladd to be held November 1-3, 2024. https://www.sanbornmills.org/peter-ladd/

https://www.sanbornmills.org/product/fundamentals-of-timber-framing/

Warner Democrats invite you to afternoon tea, scones, and conversation with Executive Council candidate Mike Liberty on the Bookends patio Sunday, April 28 3:30-5:00pm

Herb and Garden Day will be held June 1st on the grounds of the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Tickets at eventbright: https://www.facebook.com/events/849743780223002

Warner Historical Society events:

Furniture & Art Pop Up at the Barn Sale, Saturday, May 4, 9 am-noon. To get the barn ready for opening day we need to do some Spring cleaning! Note: The Barn will not be open. This is an outdoor event featuring only furniture and art.

Barn Sale Preview Party, Thursday, May 9, 4:30-6:30 pm. Kick off the 2024 Barn Sale Season. Get a first look and a chance to buy all the new items that came in this winter. Light refreshments will be served.

Why Warner: A Community Conversation, Thursday, May 16, 7 pm. Come share your story of how and why you came to live in Warner. Your stories will help us write the history of Warner’s past fifty years. At the Warner Town Hall. Free and open to all.

The Art of Patch-Work: 150 Years of Quilt Tops from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection, Sunday, May 19, 2 pm. A talk by Gerald E. Roy, owner and curator Pilgrim/Roy Collection. At the Warner Town Hall. $5 WHS members, $10 non-members

Warner Fall Foliage Festival The Warner Fall Foliage Festival next meeting is May 8th, 2024 @ 6 pm at Sugar River Bank. Get involved! Sign up to volunteer at https://wfff.org

Parade theme is Warner's 250th birthday.

Two business units are available for rent at Brookside business center on East Main Street, Warner. Call 603-731-6253 and ask for Mike.

Warner Parks and Rec is looking for quotes for the Snack Shack Building at Bagley Park (223 Route 103 East) to wash, paint or stain the building. Must be insured. If interested, please email parks@warnernh.gov.

Mother's Day is coming! Local, organically grown bouquets are available from Half Moon Blooms Flower Farm in Warner. Ask about monthly flower subscriptions, and perennials.

Another local source of flower deliveries is https://www.cracklinrose.net/

Dahlia tubers from local grower Lesvia DeKing are now available until mid May: order now to get the colors you want! Contact at lrdk@msn.com or 210-279-2690

Reed's North: Saturday Tavern Night music 6-9pm (check FB for weekly details). 

Sunday hours: 8am to 2, Brunch Menu. Team Trivia on Thursdays 6-8.

The Local is open 11 am - 8 pm Tues-Sat. facebook.com/TheLocalWarner

6-9 PM Team Trivia at The Local Every Wednesday, Music on Thursdays (see music list)

The Local raffle for the Warner Connects NH Food Pantry : 4 Tickets to the Red Sox Game vs. The Tigers on Saturday June 1st. Raffle Tickets available at the Restaurant.

Kearsarge Area Chamber's next Member Mingle is on Thursday May 2 at Rue Bakers Pet Supply in Contoocook from 5:30-7:30pm. Appetizers and beverages will be provided. This is a free event. You do not need to be a member to attend.

The Beacon newspaper is offering KACC members a special subscription offer. Regular subscriptions are $49 annually. KACC members get special subscription pricing: Three (3) subscriptions delivered by mail to the addresses of your choice for $100 annually. Send a subscription to a client, to a friend, or take all three and let your customers take them. To subscribe, click here. Not a KACC member yet, Join Today!

Warner Indoor Flea Market on Kearsarge Mtn. Rd is open year-round on Saturdays (8 am to 3 pm) and Sundays (8 am to 2 pm). Contact Dan at 603-748-1280 for information about setting up. www.facebook.com/warnerindoorfleamarket 

Sweet Beet Market + Cafe Yard clean up, Tuesday, 4/30 tentative second date if needed Tuesday 5/7. 9am-1pm. Light lunch to follow. Light landscaping, pressure washing the porch, washing porch furniture & cushions. Bring work gloves, dress for outdoor work, bring your own garden tools if you're able. 11 West Main Street in Bradford, NH.

We have free or reduced cost admission Library passes for:

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Now open WED- Sunday and vacation weeks 10:30 AM-4 PM. See starhop.com for SHOW schedules (add $7 /show/person).

The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester currier.org is open Wed- Sunday.

1/2 price with a library pass.

Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: www.mfa.org/exhibitions

For the promo-code "pass" discount at MFA, for $10 admission, call 603-456-2289.

https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/hallyu-the-korean-wave Opened March 24.

New Hampshire Telephone Museum and Warner Firefighters Museum.

April hours, Saturdays &Tuesdays 10 am -4pm. May hours: Tues through Saturday.

NH State Parks pass - for those parks which are already open. www.nhstateparks.org/

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.

Trustee meetings are published 24-48 hours in advance on the Warner Events Calendar. Approved minutes are published on the Trustee Meetings page.

Twin Ridge Farm is offering THREE sessions of kids' pony camp this summer, June 24-28, July 15-19, and August 5-9. All sessions are week long day camps running 9a-3p. Email TwinRidgeFarmNH@gmail.com to get your signup forms!

Also English riding lessons are available year round to all ages (with 7 as a soft lower age limit for both lessons and camps), including instruction in both jumping and dressage.

Free (Magdalen College) Frisbees available at the library! Hold a piece of history!

MainStreet Warner, Inc's Jim Mitchell Scholarship is for graduating high school seniors from Warner who have had a beneficial impact on the community. The application deadline is May 1. Details and application at mainstreetwarnerinc.org.

Bring your kids to Kids Con NE in Concord, on May 11th at Everett Arena in Concord! Sandy Bartholomew and her dog Elsa Bear will have a table (Beez Ink Studio) with her new books "Blue Roo" and "The Lilah Beans Coloring Book", stickers -and other cool stuff including a quieter area with LEGO and craft projects, a table with coloring pages and a button machine (turn your art into a button!)

Family Story Walk at the John Hay Estate at The Fells, Sat., May 4, 11:00am- noon.

New London Barn Playhouse and Fells staff will read sections of storybooks, lead sensory activities with nature, and bring book characters off the page and onto the trail! Especially recommended for families and children age 2–10. Free and open to all. Registration encouraged, but walk-ins welcome! Meets in front of the Gatehouse. Email info@thefells.org to register!

OUTDOOR pickleball has started at Riverside tennis court on Wed. and Fridays at 5:30 pm and Sundays at 9am. Also 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5:30. Indoor Pickleball at Simonds School Monday and Friday 6:30-8:30 pm in the Gym, until May 24. Use the Team Reach app to see attendance or updates. WarnerNHPB (code WPB21.)

There will be a Free Beginners Pickleball Clinic Sat., April 27 at 10 am at Riverside Park.

TENNIS hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays and 1st and 3rd Mondays at 5:30pm to dusk.

All other hours are available for either tennis or pickleball; please be considerate of others.

Old School PE Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30 in the Simonds gym through the end of the school year! This is adults only and FREE! Join the "Older School P.E." group on FB for weekly updates! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1855171081580143

Reed's North Music: Sat., 6-9 pm: April 28 Will Hatch.

Wed., May 1 at 5:30 PM Warner Wednesday: Meet the Feathered Friend

The Local Thursday Night Music at 5-8 pm: 5/2/24  Chris Lester

Saturday, May 4 at 4 pm, Warner Town Hall: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: a play by the Pillsbury Free Library Book Nook youth theater group directed by Susan Matott with assistance from Chris Martiello. Price of admission is a donation for the Warner Food Pantry (cash or items). Bake sale at intermission to support the library.

SPRING INTO WARNER: May 18: watch for more details.

Warner Area Farmer’s Market begins 5/18 on Saturday mornings from 9am-1pm at Warner Town Hall. Vendor form to participate is at www.warnerfarmersmarket.org/vendor

KCPA will be performing excerpts from the upcoming SPRING SHOW 2024 Peter and the Wolf Ballet and The Variety Show during SPRING INTO WARNER, May 18th inside Warner Town Hall 10:00 am-12:00 noon. Free family friendly event! If you attend you will receive a free trail class pass for any of our regularly scheduled classes! 

For more information: www.NHPerformingArts.org

The Warner River Writer's Workshop meets monthly on the third Thursday of each month at the Pillsbury Free Library. There are writing prompts, skill tips, and occasional special events. Contact the library 603-456-2289 for more info. Sign up for May 16, 2024 session at https://signup.com/go/biWjiqL for reminders, updates and cancellations.

Other Event listings online : warner.lib.nh.us/warner-events-calendar, nh365.org, visitnh.gov, kearsargecalendar.com nhhumanities.org/programs/upcoming, centerfortheartsnh.org Arts calendar, facebook.com/NHMusicCollective/

WindowDressers will be bringing window inserts to the Kearsarge Region again. This year, the goal is to build 250 inserts. There are several ways to volunteer:

The measuring team: These volunteers go to neighbors' homes and measure windows for inserts. Training will be: 5/14/2024 (T) - New Measurer Training: 5/30/2024 (Th) – Refresher Measurer Training. Or help with the Community Build in the fall. Learn more at WindowDressers.org. Email lorilaicox@outlook.com

Tray it Foward 2024 Registration for Seedlings is Open! https://knpnh.org/feed-2024/

The Family Closet Thrift Store Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183, 49 W. Main Street, Warner.



Warner Area Food Pantry. https://www.warnerconnectsnh.org.

Wishlist: White Vinegar, Dried Milk, Snack Cups (pudding/jello), Diapers Size 1.

Pantry Client Hours: TUESDAY 4:00-6:00 & THURSDAY 11:00am- 1:00 pm .

Office Hours: Tues - Thurs., 10am - 3pm.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553264195575

Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action has office hours in Warner at 49 W. Main Street next to the Family Closet Thrift Store. Public hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. https://capbm.org/ or call 603-456-2207

Welfare Office Please email [welfare@warnernh.gov], stop in, or call [603-456-2298 Ext 1229] with questions, concerns, or need. Applications are in the plastic tub labeled 'Welfare' in the front of the Town Hall - 24 hours a day.