Library 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

You can request books / contact us by phone 603-456-2289, at Library.WarnerNH.gov/contact-us,

or via the catalog at https://pillsbury.nhais.bywatersolutions.com/

Please submit news events to newsletter@library.warnerNH.gov by

Tuesday for the Thursday pm issue (in case of staffing or Internet issues!)

See past issues or SUBSCRIBE at https://library.warnernh.gov/news-and-events/

This Weekend

Sept. 3, 6:30 pm KRSD School Board discussion about school consolidations.

Sept. 3-7 Hopkinton State Fair: Thu 5pm – 10pm, Fri, Sat & Sun 8am – 11pm, Mon 8am – 5pm https://www.hsfair.org/

Sat. Sept 5 to Mon. Sept. 7 Library Closed

Sun. Sept 6 Reed's North Closed

Mon. Sept. 7, Labor Day holiday. (Town Offices, Bank, PO, School closed).

The Town Clerk's office will be open Monday, Labor Day, September 7 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM only, and only for residents to complete absentee ballots for the primary election.



Every Weekend:

Warner Area Farmer's Market, 9 am - 1 pm. Local produce, baked goods, art, music.

Family Closet Thrift Boutique 10 am - 4 pm (also on Wednesdays) 
Warner Firefighters' Museum most Saturdays, 10am to 3 pm

NH Telephone Museum Sat. 10-2 more info below.

Barn Sale 9-noon, Warner Historical Society (also on Tuesdays 1-4 pm)

Summer exhibit (Warner in Winter) at Upton Chandler House museum10 am --1pm.

Sat. and Sun. Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum: see info below.

Warner Indoor Flea Market every Sat. 8am to 3pm and Sun. 8am to 2pm

Coming Soon

Sept 8, 7 am - 7 pm NH Primary elections, Warner Town Hall

Town Clerk's Office CLOSED

Sept 8, 6:30-8pm Open Mic at Cafe One East

Sept. 9, 1:30 pm Library book discussion 'The Correspondent' by Virginia Evans.

Thurs. Sept. 10, 5-8 pm Music at The Local: Tyler Levs

Fri. Sept 11, 9/11 Remembrance. The United Church of Warner will open its little chapel room on Friday, Sept. 11 from 2-5 PM for those who would like a time of quiet prayer and/or reflection to honor the day. The chapel is located at the rear entrance of the Parish House next to the church. All are welcome.

Fri. Sept 11, 12 -5 pm Blood Drive at United Church of Warner

Sat. Sept. 12, 9-12 Household Hazardous waste collection at the DPW Sand Shed

Sat. Sept. 12, 2 pm Ian Rogers book launch at MainStreet BookEnds.

Sept. 12, 6-9 pm The Dobros at MainStreet Warner Stage.

Sept. 12, 7-10pm, Karaoke at The Depot

Sept. 13, 4-7 pm Reed's North Open Mic with John Farese

Sat. Sept. 19, 3-7 pm Kearsarge Food Hub community Fair, Bradford

NHAARP presentations coming to the Library: FREE but need 10 people+ registered

• Sat. Sept. 19 at 10:30 am: Medicare 101: Understanding Your Benefits
  Please register early, at: https://forms.gle/4qm7CyXPnRkWzHo69
• Sat. Sept. 26 at 10:30 am: Social Security 101: Understanding Your Benefits
  Please register early, at: https://forms.gle/NXsGX5fwAvp5CLBY6

Sept. 26, 10am-3pm Harvest Moon Festival, Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum.

Volunteers needed, to sign up for donations of Corn Bread and Stew!

Sept. 26, 11:00 am graveside service for Allie Mock in New Waterloo Cemetery, with a celebration of life reception to follow at the Warner Town Hall.

Warner People / in the Media

Congrats to Ian Rogers, whose new chapbook, The Blacksmith and the Porcupines, launches on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 2:00pm at MainStreet BookEnds. The story is a fairy tale satirical take on NH state politics inspired by George Orwell's Animal Farm. The launch will feature special guests NH State Representatives Tony Caplan, Eileen Kelly, and Stephanie Payeur, and NH State Senate Candidate Rebecca Harned.

Condolences to family and friends of Charles McWilliams, who died Aug. 28 in Warner.

Concord Monitor: 8/29: Community news by Kathy Carson; 9/1/26 KRSD grad Arden Rossi in world-champs Mountain biking/

InterTown Record 9/2/26 Online or at the library: Sutton school discussion; Outside insides by Linda Magoon; Allie Mock Obituary; Warner Neighbors by Kathy Carson.

The Messenger 9/4/26 (free online/ Market Basket). Charles McWilliams accident/death.

News items/ events for the Town columns of the InterTown or Concord Monitor can be sent to Kathy Carson at Townnews.Warner@gmail.com as well as to this newsletter.

Articles about Warner: The library clips and saves news by and about Warner people. Please clip Warner items in the Union Leader, Boston Globe or other sources for us!

Kearsarge Regional School District is seeking feedback from families, staff, and community members as the district continues conversations about school facilities, future school configuration, and educational opportunities across the District. To support this effort, the district has partnered with Hanover Research, an independent research firm, to administer a Community Engagement Survey. The survey will explore stakeholder perceptions of school quality, educational opportunities, student experiences, school and community identity, district communication, and potential future school configuration considerations. Findings will help district leaders better understand community priorities, identify areas of consensus and concern, and inform future planning and decision-making. [Don't have a computer? Come use one at the Library!]

Survey link: https://hanover-research.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Obcu9iilWsOrxc

Sample ballots are available to view on the Town Notices page: Sample Ballots

The New Hampshire State Primary is Tues. Sept. 8 at the Warner Town Hall. Voting hours are from 7 AM - 7 PM. If you need an absentee ballot, please use the links on the NH Secretary of State website at www.sos.nh.gov/elections/absentee-ballots.

Warner Historical Society needs Bakers for the Elections at Warner Town Hall:

Tuesday, September 8 and Tuesday, November 3:

Contribute some sweet treats to benefit WHS. The polls are open from 7 am to 7 pm. Deliveries welcomed throughout the day until 4 pm. Please package items in bags of 2-6.

Be mindful of ingredients people need to know about and write them on the package (or a card for a group of things).

Let us know if you can drop something off: info@warnerhistorical.org

Thank you supporting the Warner Historical Society and thank you for voting!

Job openings: Town of Warner is seeking

• Dept of Public Works: 2 positions. Call 456-3366

To apply please send a completed application - with letter of interest and resume via mail or email to: SelectBoard@WarnerNH.gov.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Sept 12, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the

Town Sand Shed, 190 Rt 103 West, Warner. (next to the Transfer Station). This is your chance to dispose of old fuel, gasoline, kerosene, OIL based paints and stains (no latex), strippers, and solvents, adhesives, varnish, pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, household cleaners, and polish. Questions? 603-456-3303 or talk to Varick at the TRS.

Beginning in October, the Warner Food Pantry will be in desperate need of a volunteer with a truck and trailer hitch each Wednesday to pick up the New Hampshire Food Bank order in Manchester.The order is typically picked up at 10:20 a.m.(but has some flexibility) and then transported back to the pantry, where it will be unloaded.

If you are interested in helping make a difference in our community, please contact warnerpantry@gmail.com.

Are you seeing ALL of this newsletter? In some emails or devices, the text is clipped or partly hidden, and you may see a note like "Continue reading" The bottom of the newsletter has Notecard images so if you don't see that, you're MISSING OUT!

Free chance to win a Free Ticket to the Limeliters (at the Audi in Concord) on Sat. Sept 26, Courtesy of Concord Community Concert Association. Find show details at ccca-audi.org $20-$24 value. Children free with a ticket holding adult. Put your name in the jar at the Pillsbury Free Library by Sept. 12 (must have a current Warner Library Card).

If you have ever wanted to read or listen to the first Harry Potter title in another language, now is your chance! The eBooks and audiobooks of the first titles in the series are "always available" i.e. with no holds), for the month of September.

Browse the available languages:

https://nh.overdrive.com/search/seriesId?query=1890760&page=1&sortBy=readingOrder 

We are pausing our New England Aquarium discount subscription for the winter. We will renew next summer, or possibly in January.

What other passes would you like to see in 2027?

Services: the Library now offers FAX service. $1 first page, $.20 each other page, in addition to copies, wifi, privacy booths and computers.

NH Teen Book Award books: The 2027 list Flume and Isinglass books: get reading!

Find and reserve new adult items on our catalog lists: June 2026 July 2026 August 2026 (also see images in our Instagram and Facebook!)

Museum and Parks passes for free or reduced admission are available:

• Mt. Washington Observatory: Free Observatory Tours and Auto Road one rider free available all season.
• The Fells in Newbury (John Hay Estate)
• NH State Parks: Free admission for 2 adults and 4 children.
• Children's Museum of NH in Dover, 1/2 price (4 people once per day)
• Museum of Science in Boston, all year, for 1/2 price entry!
• McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Wed - Sun. 10:30 AM – 4 PM and vacations.

For show schedules, check starhop.com/planetarium. Borrow our pass!

• The MFA (Boston): www.mfa.org/exhibitions: discounted to $15 adults, $10 youth.
• Currier Museum of Art 1/2 price with pass.How to Build a Usonian Automatic in the Welcome Gallery, just steps inside the Currier. Book a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright houses soon!

SEE the FULL LIST and more details at: https://library.warnernh.gov/services/passes-2/

Miss Sue received another grant and has purchased 2 new kits. They follow quite nicely from the summer theme of "Plant a Seed, Read!" One is for the younger kids, and one for older kids. Come check them out. The kits are all able to be checked out like all the other materials in the library. STEAM TO GO- FOOD AND NUTRITION and STEAM- GREEN ENERGY KIT

The August winner of the Purple Finch reading group (For grades 3 and 4) is JOEY LOCKHART! Congratulations Joey, great reading! The next drawing is the end of September. Remember, the more of the books you read, the more slips to put in the jar!

Preschooler Story times every Thurs. at 10:30 am with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft. Note: usually in the children's room, but every 2 weeks it will be outdoors at the NH Telephone Museum parking lot across the street, weather permitting: Next is on September 10th.

Saturday Story times monthly at 10:30am: Next will be September 12.

Happy new school year to all the kiddos and parents!

New Children's Items in our catalog: June, July, August and we have STEM KITS.

Book Groups Around Town

Find the most recent OverDrive/Libby audiobooks and ebooks. Try free digital magazines!:

News to Use

Reminder: TDS is discontinuing its email service effective October 21, 2026. https://tdstelecom.com/tds-email-faq.html. Anyone wishing to continue to use a TDS email account must sign up with the new hosting provider by Sept. 30, 2026, or find a new email. The link to sign up/ sign in is: https://tds.everymail.com/myaccount/#/login (start by putting in your current TDS email and login, it will guide you to set up an account.) Beware of Scams: call TDS if you have questions. the real email reminder comes from e.tdstelecom.com.

If you change your email, remember to update any accounts that use the TDS email for multi-factor authentication. Remember to sign up any new address for our newsletter!

Roadwork on Rte 127 details at NH DOT website. NH Traffic: newengland511.org/

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The Subway in town is looking for a couple of part time employees . Great high school student or mother's hours. Please stop in and see Andrew, the store manager.

Cafe One East is looking for one more team-member to join our team. This is specifically for a weekends only part-time, Tip-pool eligible role.

Cafe One East is no longer open on Mondays as of August 24.

Kearsarge Food Hub in Bradford is currently hiring in the kitchen and market. Learn more & apply at www.kearsargefoodhub.org/employment

Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust, Operations Manager. 10-15 hours per week. $30-35 per hour. Applications due Sept. 13. Job description: kcltnh.org/employment

Kearsarge Chamber of Commerce upcoming brochure printing: Content is due 9/12/26 which includes: new or updated ads, listing updates, new members. Become a member!

Brochures are planned to be ready by Oct. 7. Just in time for Warner Fall Foliage Festival.

Lavender Fields at Pumpkin Blossom Farm Seasonal Farm Work Opportunity – Weeding & Field Care: looking for a few reliable adults to help with weeding and general field tending at the farm now through October. Contact via FB.

Find the new Lavender drinks near you: https://www.drinkpurpl.com/find-us-in-stores

Velvet Moose Ice Cream Shoppe hours: Friday-Monday for Labor Day weekend and Monday. After that, just Saturdays and Sundays till Warner Fall Festival. 

Reed's North: Trivia every Thursday. Hosted by Competitive Edge Trivia. Teams of 2 to 6. Play for fun and prizes. Come early to get your seat -- usually a full house.

Reed's Music Sundays 4-7 pm: Sept 6 Closed Labor Day, Sept 12 Karaoke at The Depot 7-10pm, Sept 13 Open Mic John Farese, Sept 20 Joe Leary, Sept 27 Mikey G.

The Warner Area Farmers Market has a weekly raffle! Win a $15 voucher to use at any vendor you choose the next time you attend the Warner Area Farmers Market!

BUY LOCAL! Many local businesses are listed at /kearsargechamber.org/page/members

The United Church of Warner is in need of a group of volunteers who can commit to setting up the church room downstairs (i.e. rearranging tables and chairs) after our Red Cross Blood Drives on a monthly basis. Blood Drives take place on either the first or second Friday of every month, and help would be needed at 4:30 PM when the Blood Drive wraps up. We believe the Blood Drive is deeply valued by the community and seek help to ensure that it may continue. If you can help, please contact Pastor Amy Gardner at unitedchurchofwarner@gmail.com or 603-456-3447.

Warner Fall Foliage Festival Volunteering sign ups are open! Do your part for this important Community event! Visit https://Signup.com/go/jtzVUCi

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum HOURS: Daily Mon-Sat 10 am - 4 pm and Sun. Noon - 4, with tours at 10:30am and 1:30pm. The library has passes!

2026 Exhibit: Language as Strength honoring the remarkable Diné (Navajo) Code Talkers, whose unbreakable code played a vital role in World War II.

MKIM Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/11V9S0D9PA4A2

Warner Historical Society The 15 W. Main Street Office is open 1 to 4pm Tuesdays and by appointment. info@warnerhistorical.org or leave a message at 603-456-2437. Barn Sale open Tuesdays, 1-4 pm and Saturdays from 9- noon. The museum exhibit "Warner in Winter" is open Tuesdays from 1 pm – 4 pm and Saturdays from 10 am - 1 pm until mid-October at Upton Chandler House Museum.

NH Telephone Museum May thru October - Tuesdays thru Fridays 10-4 and Saturdays 10-2. The last admission is a half hour before closing.

Warner Firefighters Museum is OPEN most Saturdays, 10 am - 3 pm.



Kearsarge Trail Snails Meeting: 2nd Fri. of every month @ 6:30pm (590 Schoodac Rd).

American Legion There is no Post 39 meeting in July or August. The next meeting is in September. (usually 2nd Tues. at 7pm).

The Warner Fish and Game Club meets the 4th Wednesday, Bartlett Loop.

Family Closet Thrift Store $5 bag sale Aug. 29 and Sept. 2: clearing out summer items to make room for the fall/winter store refresh! If you’ve started sorting through your closet, feel free to set aside any cold weather clothing now and please bring them in September.

Follow 71 year old Warner resident Kay Shuster on her bicycle ride from Oregon to NH to raise funds for Food For Thought NH. You can follow her journey at kaybikes4kids.com

AARP presentations coming to the Library: Mark your calendars!

Sat. Sept. 19 at 10:30 am: Medicare 101, Sat. Sept. 26 at 10:30 am: Social Security 101

Warner Area Food Pantry

Wish List: Cereal (variety), GF Pastas, Spaghetti Pasta, Spaghetti Sauce (jar), Jams/Jelly, Rice Boxes (variety), Snack Bars (Kind, protein, Laura, etc), Protein Drinks (for our seniors), Dry Cat food.

Pantry Client Hours: Facebook

TUES. 4-6 pm & THURS. 11:00am- 1:00 pm.

warnerconnectsnh.org

Drop off items during office hours or leave items in the outside cupboard. Thank you! Office: Tues.& Wed. 10-1pm.

Family Closet Thrift Boutique

Wed. and Sat. 10am-1 pm 603-456-2183 familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com FALL clothes

Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action in Warner New hours and location:

Thursdays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at new location at Senior Housing office, 26 North Rd. WARC@capbm.org. Phone (not yet connected): 603-456-2207.

Welfare Office - Thursdays and hours by appt: Contact Molly Loz, Human Services Director at Warner Welfare office 603-456-3004 or 456-2298 x1229, or email help@WarnerNH.gov. Urgent? Dial 211

AA Meetings: Weekly Sat. 7:00 – 8:00pm, Mon. 6:30-7:30pm, and Wed. 7:30-8:30 pm at the United Church of Warner.

More Arts, Music, Games, etc

MainStreet Warner Stage summer concert series. Free (donations accepted for park events). 6-8 pm. Sept. 12, The Dobros 6-9 pm. Sept 25, John Nolan and Good Co.

Community Day at the Currier Museum of Art. Free. Sat. Sept. 12, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Jody Sloane: meet the author event Sept.30 at Reeds North, 5 to 8 PM and book launch at Headliners comedy club on October 3 launch/comedy show.

Writer's Group: online first and third Tues. of the month on ZOOM: https://forms.wix.com/f/7310701228889997828 ALSO NH Authors' Directory, at nhauthors.com

Reed's North: Music SUNDAYS 4-7 pm, see listing in Business section.

Trivia Thursday. Hosted by Competitive Edge Trivia. Teams of 2 to 6. Come early!

Newbury Summer Concert Series at the Fells: $35

Open Mic at Cafe One East the 2nd Tues. of each month. 6:30-8pm. Door opens at 6 pm.

The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm. https://thelocalwarnernh.com/events

Other Event listings online : https://library.warnernh.gov/news-and-events/, nh365.org, visitnh.gov, kearsargecalendar.com nhhumanities.org/programs/upcoming, centerfortheartsnh.org Arts calendar, facebook.com/NHMusicCollective/

Outdoors and Sports

Stomp on it! Spotted Lantern Flies have reached NH: www.concordmonitor.com/2026/08/25/spotted-lanternflies-detected-nh/

Sept. 11 is the deadline for the Fall Bulb Sale of the Merrimack County Conservation District: https://merrimackccd.org/fundraising-and-sales/

WYSA (Youth Sport) NEWS: See www.warnersports.org.

Warner Parks and Rec Dept: https://www.facebook.com/WarnerParksAndRecreation

Local sports news and signup www.warnerparksandrec.com/

Pickleball at Tennis Courts at Riverside: Wed. and Fri. and 2nd & 4th Mondays 5:30 pm, Sun. 8-1. See/add attendance on TeamReach: WarnerNHPB, code WPB21.

Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month (at 6:30 pm). Trustee meetings are posted 24-48 hours in advance online and at the USPO and Library, and on the Warner Events Calendar. Approved minutes are published on the website.