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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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Welcome to our 100th issue! Thanks for reading! |
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We now have 856 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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The 2022 Town Meeting minutes can be downloaded from the town website at:
Reminder: Weight Limits on Town Roads - It's mud season, folks!
All Class V Roads within the Town of Warner shall be closed to vehicles in excess of 6 tons starting March 7, 2022 until further notice. Permission to exceed the limit may be granted by contacting Tim Allen, Director of Public Works, 603-456-3366.
Warner ZBA (Zoning Board of Adjustment) is looking for at least three volunteers to join their board.
Town committees... Meet at Town Hall.
(Masks Required) and often also on ZOOM. Links on agendas & calendar.
IRS tax forms - available at the library.
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Wed. April 6 Independent Learning Day
Simonds PTO Meeting 5:30pm
FUNDRAISER for KRHS Booster Club: DINNER, DANCING, SILENT AUCTION, DOOR PRIZES! Sat. Mar. 26, 6-10 pm at Colby-Sawyer. Tickets $26.
Simonds Read-A-Thon Sponsor packets will go home on Monday, 3/28. Please encourage your students to read from Friday, April 1 through Friday, April 8. All Read-A-Thon packets are due back on Friday, April 15. Special
Read-A-Thon Celebration will take place on Friday, April 22.
Cool WYSA threads from a new online store! Support Youth Sports in Warner!
The Warner 4-H Club is currently selling flowers. 10" hanging baskets for $25 and 24" window boxes for $30. The proceeds help fund projects and activities. Contact Warner 4-H Club at warner4hclub@gmail.com, if interested. Fundraiser ends March 31.
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Keep watching for ticks, if going anywhere that the ground is bare of snow, especially around leaves or piles of wood and brush or anywhere that small mammals hang out. In NH, Black legged (deer) ticks carry several serious diseases. Tiny baby ticks ("nymphs") also carry disease. The library will be picking up a box of materials from TickfreeNH.org including tick-free-nh-slap-bracelet/
Remember that fire danger can be high at this time of year when snow is gone and there are no green leaves. Burning permits are required when there is no snow cover.
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Easter activities for kids are in the works at several locations- more in the next issue! |
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CyberSecurity: 10 Tips for protecting your Data and Devices Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 PM, Online on Zoom.
Laurie Prewandowski, Digital Learning Specialist for the Kearsarge Regional School District, will give tips on avoiding the loss of your personal data to scams and information hackers.Sponsored by Pillsbury Free Library
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The "Annual" Indoor Flea Market at Warner Town Hall will be held on Saturday, April 16 (Easter Weekend). table fees and raffle ticket sales benefit the library. Contact Nancy Ladd at the Library 603-456-2289 or pay online to book a table/space ($15). Registration is now online HERE. Follow news on Facebook
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Registration is open for an online Humanities-to-Go event
The Library is also offering limited spaces to view the program on large screen in the Meeting Room. Sponsored by Pillsbury Free Library, and Warner Historical Society
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Congratulations to our talented neighbor, writer and poet David Elliott of Warner on being selected to receive this year's Elizabeth Yates Award in Concord NH for "inspiring young people to read".
You can find most of David's books in the Library Catalog HERE
The winner of the award is given the opportunity to recommend $500 worth of books to add to the Concord Public Library's Children’s Room collection, each book bearing a bookplate with his/her name.
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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.
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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Next Wednesday, March 30 at 6:30 pm: Register now!
Banjos, Bones and Ballads with Jeff Warner, a Humanities-to-Go program funded by New Hampshire Humanities.
The Library is also offering limited spaces (masked) to view the program on large screen in the Meeting Room.
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A theatre production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will be held on the weekend of April 2nd at 7:30 pm and April 3rd at 1 pm at Magdalen College. Admission is free but donations are appreciated! The students have been working hard preparing the set and practicing under the direction of Senior, Therese S.
2022 Spring into Warner, will be held on Saturday, May 14, 9 am to 3 pm on Main Street in Warner (outdoors except for Museum visits). Artists and craftspeople, musicians, dancers, and other performers all welcome. Season's opening of Warner Area Farmer's Market on Town Hall lawn, Museum tours and Exhibits etc. Contact Warner Historical Society or Warner Area Farmer's Market for spaces at their locations, or Nancy Ladd at the Library for other Main Street spaces.
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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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Job openings: The Kitchen Warner needs line cooks & dishwasher/prep people. Full or part time, flexible schedule, free food.
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CDC data
Merrimack County is now currently rated as LOW risk by the CDC County Check Tool (based on hospitalizations and deaths, not total cases).
"People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask."
FREE at- home rapid tests available from https://www.covidtests.gov/ are still available. A second order is now allowed. Tests are also available to buy at NH Liquor stores, and Insurance companies should 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. Medicare also covers kits.
Also available: free N95 masks at some major pharmacies, 3 per visit. Federal mask mandates for public transportation (bus, train, air) has been extended to mid April.
Vaccination data:
Warner: 64.9% fully vaccinated, 72.4% at least one dose.
Merrimack County (per CDC) over age 5: 69.3% fully vaccinated, 86.8% at least 1 dose. (these numbers went DOWN since last week?!)
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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Financial help for property taxes: submit by April 15
April 15th is the deadline to file for Elderly Exemptions, Solar Exemptions, the Blind Exemptio, and the Veteran's tax credit.The application for all exemptions and credits is the PA-29 form, which is available in Town Hall and also at www.revenue.nh.gov/forms/exempt-credit.htm.
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry and Resource Center News
If you can walk, jog, run or shuffle, you can support the Warner Connects Food Pantry in May! Sign up for the 3rd Annual Ultra 1K Race for $10 per entry. Sponsored by The O'Halloran Group Realtors, the online/on-site event will take place from May 1-31. For registration and more info, go to https://ultra1k.com. All proceeds to benefit the Food Pantries in Warner, Newport and Kearsarge Lake Sunapee.
Family Closet Thrift Boutique is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm
Discount Dollar Days. Take $1 off each item's already low discounted price, everything in the store included. $5 BAG SALE - Sat. March 26. Spring and Summer Donations will be accepted starting on April 2.
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Cozy Cattails Feed Bugs and Birds - magazine article:
or borrow the Magazine from us!
Thurs. April 7 at 6 pm, Free.
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.
The Nature Discovery Center, located alongside the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, will reopen Saturday, June 4, at 10:30 AM. Volunteers are needed for cleanup before reopening, and to help in the Museum. Contact Sandra Martin at info@ndcnh.org or 603-822-2334
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by Roger Robbins
Librarians love questions. They excite us, like a Sudoku maze or an ear-scratching crossword. Librarians relish their all-time favorite reference questions: How big is Big Ben? How fast is a three-toed sloth? Which is more salt in a recipe: a pinch or a dash?
Got just the cookbook for you!
Librarians can also show you speedy and convenient shortcuts in searching the library catalog. Got a question with a legal twist - legal forms, wills, social security, estate planning? Think Nolo. This legal series covers many bases in simple, straightforward language.
Got a question? Ask the librarian. You'll make our day!
New adult books:
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Magazine Highlight:
Consumer Reports is the perfect magazine for anyone who needs to buy something and wants to ensure the product meets their needs. April's issue is all about what car is the best for your money! Borrow it!
(image shows April 2022 issue)
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Claire, Eleanor, and Brezzen have little in common. Claire fled to Minnesota with her older brother, Eleanor is the face of a social movement, and Brezzen retreated into the fantasy world of Wizards & Warriors. But a year ago, they were linked. They all hid under the same staircase and heard the shots that took the lives of some of their classmates and a teacher.
Thoughts and Prayers is nominated for the 2022 Flume Award! To be nominated for this award, it must be voted on by New Hampshire 9th-12th graders.
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Real life isn't a fairytale.
But Tiến still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiến, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through?
The Magic Fish is nominated for the 2022 Isinglass Awards! To be nominated for this award, it must be voted on by 7th-8th graders in New Hampshire and must be a standalone fiction or nonfiction book.
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Make sure to check out the other Flume Award Nominees and Isinglass Award Nominees or 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) |
Not exactly a camp but, NH Fish and Game is having it's annual "Discover WILD New Hampshire Day", April 16th, 10-3:00, in Concord, NH. Go to www.WildNH.com for more info.. |
This month's after school craft was held at the NH Telephone Museum. BIG thanks to Graham for all her help, her scavenger hunt and yummy cupcakes with a nose!! It was a lot of fun and really neat to hear the stories and learn about "old" telephones!! Interested? Borrow our Pass! |
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Storytimes with Miss Sue, every Thursday at 10:30 am - stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft are held in the Frank Maria Meeting Room (masks for 3+)
Great Stone Face Party- for any 4th grader and older. You have to have read at least 1 of the 20 books to come. April 8th 5:30-8PM You must register with Miss Sue. Come join the fun, have a pot luck meal, games, and voting!
Miss Sue needs Quart sized canning jars, preferably with lids, for a program in April. Please let her know if you can spare any.
New Children's Items in our catalog:
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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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Covid protocols at the Library: We are no longer holding returned books in quarantine, so they can be returned inside when we are open, instead of placing them in the Book Drop slot outside. We are watching trends with the new variant and the coming availability of vaccines for children under 5 to decide when to make masks optional.
Thanks for helping us provide safe space for our most vulnerable residents, of all ages!
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The Circle of Friends of the Pillsbury Free Library is looking for help with the Library's Annual Flea Market inside Warner Town Hall on Saturday April 16th. contact the library or Joan Warren if you want to help sell, setup or clean up. |
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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 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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