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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, Library.WarnerNH.gov/contact-us,

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This Weekend

Tonight at 8 pm Thursday, July 24 Warner Underground Comedy presents comedian Robbie Printz. Showtime: 8:00 PM (The Depot, under Reed's North) Tickets at door $25.

Saturday, July 26 Events:

2 pm Local author Ian M. Rogers will be launching his second (and even more ridiculous) novel, Carcrash Parker and the Haven of Larpers, at MainStreet BookEnds. Come for a reading, Q&A, insights into how the novel came to be, and a crash course in fantasy roleplaying." His 2022 book was MFA Thesis Novel.

4 pm Special Saturday Music at The Local: The Brad Myrick Band

2 to 9 Live Music and BBQ at The Depot at Reed's North. Jimmy Howe plays 2 - 5. Mikey G plays 6 - 9. BBQ chicken & ribs by Scoobs BBQ at 3.

6 pm Kearsarge Community Band at Bradford Meeting House

Every Saturday

Family Closet Thrift Boutique, 10 am - 4 pm (also Wednesdays!) 49 West Main St.

Warner Historical Soc. Barn Sale 9:00am – 12:00pm, and Ralph Pratt Exhibit open.

NH Telephone Museum and Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum are open. see Museums...

Warner indoor Flea Market 139 Kearsarge Mtn Rd is open year round on Saturdays (8am to 3pm) and Sundays (8am to 2pm).

Warner Area Farmer's Market Every Saturday 9am to 1pm at Warner Town Hall lawn.

Tues-Sunday: Blue Moon Berry Farm pick your own,Top of Waldron Hill Road.

For fun: Northern Woodlands article: What Makes Blueberries Blue?

Sunday July 27

2-4 pm South Sutton Meeting House Variety Show, with Raffle.

Paint and Sip at Reeds: Paint your own dragonfly wine glass

4-7 pm Music, at Reed's North Jody Robichaud The Piano Man

Davisville Flea Market starts early, ends at 1 pm https://davisvillefleamarket.com

Condolences: Gloria Mock passed away July 15. Graveside services: August 2 at 11 am at New Waterloo Cemetery. https://www.chadwickfuneralservice.com/obituary/gloria-mock 

https://concordmonitor.com/Crafting-and-arts-in-the-Concord-area-this-week-62393693

https://concordmonitor.com/Lavender-Festival-61996474

Articles summarizing recent tensions in Warner appeared this week in The Messenger https://granitequill.com/2025/07/23/the-messenger-july-25-2025/ and

InterTown Record July 22 (available at the library.)

In case you missed it: 29 minute video about Warner from NHPBS on Our Hometown, hosted by Rebecca Rule. Stories told by your Warner neighbors: nhpbs.org/hometown/

Coming Soon

Traffic Alert: Hopkinton Village Intersection -at intersection Main St/Briar Hill in front of Barrel and Baskit to improve long-term traffic flow and safety. Expect • Lane shifts and detours • Significant congestion,Temporary delays, with reduced speed limits.

July 29 1-4pm a Creature Workshopwith Sandy Steen Bartholomew at Two Villages Art Society in Contoocook to go along with her Dys-FUN-ctional art show! Build your own quirky creature or robot from a joyful mess of fabric scraps, toy bits, and cool junk—no rules, just creative fun. Adults and Kids (over 11). Max 12 students $20/members, $25/non-members. Contact kathidustin@gmail.com to register.

July 30 at Reed's North: Cruise Night Car Show

Ending July 31: Library pass BOGO deal on Mt. Washington Cog Railway tickets.

The Summer Concerts at the Jim Mitchell Community Park MainStreet Warner Stage August 1: Trade is a soul and funk power house from New Hampshire. 6-8 pm.

https://mainstreetwarnerinc.org/events/ https://www.facebook.com/warnerstage

Kearsarge Regional High School reunion for all years Aug. 2, at New London Historical Soc, 11am-5pm.

August 2-10, 92nd Annual Craftsmen's Fair at Mount Sunapee nhcrafts.org/fair

Sunday, August 3 Fairy Festival at The John Hay Estate at the Fells, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Announcement: The Food Pantry ONLY will be closed the week of Aug.4th-8th. Family Closet will be open normal hours, Wed. & Sat. 10-4.

Find MORE local art, music and Library news and events later in this newsletter.

Warner Planning Board will hold a public hearing on August 4, 2025, on a Site Plan Review of an application from Charlebois Holdings LLC, 652 Route 103 East, Warner,

Map-Lot: 03-028, District: C-1 Proposed Use: Parking Lot / Sales Lot.

application online at https://warnernh.gov/landusecases/#Charlebois 

Warner Select Board will hold a Public Hearing on August 5, 2025 at 6:00 pm for the purpose of hearing public comments regarding: a. Dog Leash, Clean-up Requirements and b. Animal Control.

A Town web page shows all of the meeting documents by Committee group. https://warnernh.gov/mtgdocs, for example https://warnernh.gov/mtgdocs/?show=sel

Tech tips: You can sign in to your library account at our catalog for easy access to Overdrive downloadable books, including your own Libby/ nh.overdrive.com checkouts.

This is especially useful for those who don't use the Libby app but want to read a digital title on their tablet or computer. (You can also search our catalog, place holds, and request Interlibrary Loans when signed in.)

Is it really compostable? www.beyondplastics.org/publications/demystifying-bioplastics

NH Statistics: https://nhfpi.org/blog/lakes-and-mountains-lead-new-hampshires-population-growth-while-some-cities-shrink/

Have doubts or questions about AI and chat bots? You are not alone:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/22/google-users-are-less-likely-to-click-on-links-when-an-ai-summary-appears-in-the-results/

10 tips: https://nicolehennig.substack.com/p/generative-ai-news-10-tips-for-keeping

How to Remove AI Images, Using DuckDuckGo's Search Results:

https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-remove-ai-images-from-duckduckgo-search-results

https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/how-elon-musks-chatbot-turned-evil

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of New Hampshire (OLLI at UNH) - Fall 2025 term begins Monday, August 25. Signups begin August 4. Learn just for fun!

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!

Warner Historical Society Barn Sale is open on Saturdays 9-12 and Tuesdays 1-4pm.

Upton House Museum, 2025 Exhibit, Ralph Farman Pratt, Landscape Painter and Photographer. Come experience Pratt's exquisite representations of our local landscapes in his oil paintings and photographs, many of which are deftly hand-colored.

NH Telephone Museum May - Oct. hours: Tuesday thru Friday 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. Warner Firefighters Museum is open Saturdays to 3pm.

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in May-Oct, the museum is open daily: Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday noon- 4pm with the last admission at 3:00pm for all days.

NEW: Medicine Woods Trail Guide and Self-Guided Tour Guide for our seven galleries is now available online www.indianmuseum.org/guides. You can also Download and print.

Enjoy free live music at the Pedaling for Payson "Who Do You Ride For" kick-off event at Gould Hill Farm on August 14, 2025 from 5 - 8 PM. Free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, and donations are welcome to support the 20th annual Pedaling 4 Payson cancer care fundraiser.

Arts, Music, Games, etc

Warner's Writer's Group reboot! First Tuesday of every month 6:30-7:45 PM at

Pillsbury Library (Frank Maria Meeting Room), 18 E Main St. Warner. Starts Aug. 5.

This is an informal gathering with no critique or pressure, just a supportive space to write, connect, and maybe share what you’re working on if you wish. Bring your laptop or notebook, settle in, and enjoy an hour+ of dedicated writing time with others who get it. Snacks are allowed, and there is a sink, a microwave, mugs, Keurig, and tea kettle.

The Summer Concerts at the Jim Mitchell Community Park MainStreet Warner Stage

https://mainstreetwarnerinc.org/events/ https://www.facebook.com/warnerstage

Hopkinton Town Band concerts, around the area, including every Weds. 7-8 pm from July 18 at Riverway Park, Contoocook.

Reed's North: Trivia, Thursdays 6-8 pm, Music Bingo once a month.

Tavern Night SUNDAYS 4-7 pm. July 27 Jody Robichaud The Piano Man

See also BBQ and Music July 26

Warner Wednesdays: July 30 Cruise Night Car Show

The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm Team Trivia Nights: Weds. at 6 pm.

Wednesday, July 30, 6pm Bradford Meeting House Wizzarding World Cup Quidditch! Harry Potter fans and sports fans are invited to come play some Quidditch, the famous game from Harry Potter. This event is FREE and open to all! Co-sponsored by Bradford Parks & Recreation. www.bradford.center. Aug. 9: North River Band $10 adults, kids free.

Dys-FUN-ctional: Creativity Beyond Convention / Art and Creatures by Sandy Steen Bartholomew. Show open until Aug. 9. https://www.twovillagesart.org/dysfunctional Two Villages Art Society - 846 Main Street, Hopkinton. Gallery Hours: Thurs-Sun 12-4.

See also July 29 Creature Workshop, above.

2025 concerts in New London MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS Thursday August 7, 2025  7 PM https://summermusicassociates.org/

We have Library passes for free or reduced admission to museums (and NH Parks):

Full list and More details at: https://library.warnernh.gov/services/passes-2/

Our newest passes:

Mount Washington: Mt. Washington weather station Tours, family pass (all season - no Weds) $17 per person value. Cog Railway BOGO deal ends JULY 31!

New England Aquarium, 1/2 price entry - Summer passes good weekdays to Aug. 29.

Museum of Science in Boston, all year, for 1/2 price entry!

The John Hay Estate at the Fells: Historic Home is also open! Hours 10:00am – 4:00pm, Wednesday through Sunday.

Still have some old camera equipment gathering dust? The library will again be collecting camera equipment to be donated to the Vermont Center for Photography (VCP) in Brattleboro, VT. They take just about any type of camera or darkroom equipment with the exception of darkroom chemicals. The equipment will be sold at their used camera equipment store and the proceeds used to support the mission of VCP, that is “to promote the photographic arts through exhibitions and education”. Please bring your donations to the library no later than Monday, July 28.

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

The next book on the Warner Story Walk rail trail is Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey. Enjoy a fantastic walk and remind yourself to go and pick your own blueberries!

Preschooler Story times with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft - in the Children's Room.

Every Thursday at 10:30 am.

New Children's Items in our catalog: May, June, July and STEM KITS, Nature field ID kits.

Children's Summer Program events: Tues. July 29, 9:30 am, make a Tic Tac Toe travel game; Wed. July 30, 1:30 pm, Field Games at Riverside Park. (To register - call 456-2289)

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/

Area Business and Farms

Bagley Pond Perennials midsummer 15% off in-person sale ends Sun. July 27. Native shrubs and perennials, and visit the new barn store, with nature-inspired gifts and unique vintage treasures. For online orders, 25% off shipping.

Charlie Mac's Pizzaria is hiring! Part time positions available. After 3 pm shifts schedule, great tips, friendly team and professional work environment.

Eat local, stay local, and be cool!

Warner Area Farmer's Market Every Saturday 9am to 1pm at Warner Town Hall lawn. Musicians have been scheduled. Next Kids day is August 16

Blue Moon Berry Farm is officially open for the blueberry season! Honor System every Tuesday to Sunday, and closed every Monday. Buckets and instructions are in the small booth where the driveway forks left or right. 195 Waldron Hill Road. Call 603 456 8747 with questions. Last year the season ended August 13 due to heat - don't wait!

Cool off afterwards at Silver Lake Town Beach on Bean Road - small but water stays cool.

Velvet Moose Ice Cream Shoppe hours: Tues- Sunday 2-8 pm

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

https://www.facebook.com/Buttonwood.shop

https://www.mainstreetbookends.com/

Family Closet Thrift Store

Open Weds. and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183.

Volunteers needed, especially Saturdays.

Warner Area Food Pantry July wishlist:

Canned Pasta (with meat), Kids 100% juice, juice boxes, Individual Chip Bags, granola Bars (soft and crunchy), Boxed Cereal - Variety, Canned Cream Corn, Canned Beets.

www.warnerconnectsnh.org

Drop off items during office hours only, Tues.-Thurs. 10-1pm. Thank you!

Pantry Client Hours: TUES 4-6 pm & THURS. 11:00am- 1:00 pm. Facebook

Office Hours: Tues - Thurs., 10am - 1pm.

Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action hours in Warner at 49 W. Main Street. Tues. and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm or call 603-456-2207

Welfare Office Thursdays 1-4 pm on the 3rd floor of the Community building. Contact Peter Flynn, Warner Welfare officer at 603-456-3004 or 456-2298 x1229, or email help@WarnerNH.gov.

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. nhaa.net/meetings/warner-group

Legal help: https://www.603legalaid.org/

Outdoors and Sports

Local sports schedules and signup www.warnerparksandrec.com/

(Fall soccer signups at Warnersports.org/)

Pickleball at Riverside tennis courts: Use TeamReach WarnerNHPB, code WPB21

Tennis at Riverside: Tues. and Thurs., and 1st and 3rd Mondays 5:30 pm to dusk.

NH State Parks 90th Anniversary, with a Digital Scavenger Hunt: nhstateparks.org/things-to-do/goosechase-scavenger-hunt

Map of waterways in NH with boat access.

https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/fishing-new-hampshire/boating-and-access

Healthy Swimming mapper: (to look up water quality warnings) https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/8d84a6b03acb4efaab571b222c78447b

Help Tick Research! Send ticks you find, in a ziplock baggie (and stuck on tape) to:

BeBop Labs, PO Box 183, Salisbury NH 03268.

Include: Date and location, Human or pet, your activity, Was it crawling or attached.

Information on our elected officials, how to contact them, and how to watch or comment on legislation in NH or Congress has been placed on our new website to save space here: https://library.warnernh.gov/local-info/legislative-representatives-for-warner-n-h/

Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month (at 6:30 pm, in person). 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 Trustee Minutes page.