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Staff Contact Hours
Mon. & Wed. 10 am - 5 pm
Tues. & Thurs. 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday 9 am - 2 pm
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Although the library is closed to the public, staff are here to assist you and you can borrow books, etc
by phone 603-456-2289,
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Community News From Your Library |
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Published weekly on Thursdays - Tell your Friends and Neighbors!
If you missed the previous newsletters, you can find them on our website. 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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Board of Selectmen's discussion about a proposal to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day was rescheduled to March 2 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. To comment, you can attend the Zoom meeting, or send an email by Noon on March 2 to selectboard@warner.nh.us.
(See also NH Bill HB155 info below.)
Town committees...When/What?
Warner River Advisory Committee: Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 pm via Zoom
Warner Energy Committee 7pm Feb.24.
2021 Town Meeting: ballot voting on School budget and Reps, Town officers and Zoning will be March 9, 7 am to 7 pm in the same manner as last November's voting, (including absentee ballots) and most likely Sat. May 1, 2021 at 9 am for the discussion portion of the meeting, hoping that weather warms for an outdoor meeting. Sample ballots, absentee ballots and other voting information is at https://warner.nh.us/notices/#voting
If you would like to volunteer to count ballots, contact The Town Clerk's office.
Meet the contested position candidates on Zoom! Thursday March 4 at 7 pm. Sponsored by League of Women Voters. To get the Zoom link specify WARNER in an email to:
Supervisors of the Checklist Public Session, 02/27 at 9 AM, Warner Town Hall
for changes to the voter list.
Please note that although she did not file to be on the ballot, Dana Myskowski is happy to be a write-in vote for the third 3-year Library Trustee open position.
Kearsarge Regional School District
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Information about Covid vaccinations
Waiting for your vaccine appointment email? Check your spam folder. If it is there, move it o inbox, add the sender address to your contacts, and keep checking spam until after your appointment, in case you get a reschedule notice later.
Current cases of Covid-19 in Warner: 1-4 active cases, with a total of 124 cases so far, an increase of 4 from last week's newsletter.
The Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail survey results will be reported on Feb. 18, at a 7 pm Zoom meeting, for which a link to register is on their Facebook page
Warner Fall Foliage Festival Board's monthly meeting will be on March 1 at 7 pm via Zoom. The link is on the Warner Events Calendar.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum's latest Auction is now live! Most items have a buy now option and a video to go along with the description of the item. Bidding is open until February 21st at 5 pm. MKIM Auction
at. Feb. 27 at 1 pm.
IRS Tax form 1040 /1040SR booklets and Instructions have arrived! Call us 456-2289 or come to the door to ask for your copies. Or get them at www.irs.gov.
For free Tax help (AARP): due to the use of 211 line for Vaccine help, this year you will do best to sign up or find options at https://nhtaxhelp.org/ for an appointment in Hopkinton, New London, or other locations.
If you cannot sign up online, call 211.
If you want to file online yourself, and need computer or wifi access, you can make an appointment for access at the library.
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Help with Food and Energy Costs |
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Mountain View Senior Center News
Pick Up Meals!
Every Monday and Thursday at noon, 3 frozen meals and a small amount of milk available for pick up. These meals are prepared in the Concord kitchen of the Community Action Program: Belknap/Merrimack Counties and delivered to Mt. View ready for distribution. We often have deserts, fresh fruits or vegetables, and shelf stable foods available. You may pick up your meals at the back door of the Bradford Area Community Center or we can put them directly in your car/trunk. Please call to reserve your meals ahead of time however we always have plenty so come on down. 938-2104
Meals On Wheels program. If you are older or disabled and need help with preparing meals but cannot drive to pick up, please contact us to sign up. Currently we are delivering safely prepared frozen meals from Birch Stream Farms to the towns of Bradford, Newbury, New London, Wilmot, Sutton, Webster, Warner, Contoocook, Hopkinton, and Henniker. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays we bring the meals and a small amount of milk. We often have special treats and shelf stable foods monthly. Our drivers are masked and adhere to COVID-19 safety precautions to keep everyone safe. Call 938-2104 to sign up or find out more.
Job Openings! Urgent need for drivers to deliver Meals On Wheels meals to local residents. Please contact Elizabeth L. at 938-2104 if you are interested in becoming a regular driver or being a substitute driver.
Warner Connects NH Food Pantry is looking for a few volunteers to deliver to people without transportation. To help, or if you need food or clothing, call 456-2053 or email warnerconnectsinfo@gmail.com.
Emergency fuel help: Warner Wood Bank - call 456-2298. For Electricity, heating oil or propane bill help, call Community Action Program at 456-2207 and LEAVE A MESSAGE.
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Looking Back: Wednesdays-To-Go with the Library
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Our series of NH Humanities-To-Go history programs hosted on Wednesdays via Zoom got off to a great start with 30 people attending All Eyes Are Upon Us on Feb. 10. If you missed it, find more of the same program at NHhumanities.org. Thanks Kearsarge Justice Alliance for cosponsoring.
Presenter: Mary Kelly. Cosponsor: Warner Historical Society
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"SHOP LOCAL, Shop Safely: Support local business"
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Okay, so we cheated with the photo, (thanks Clyde Carson), but Bernie did actually hold this event in Warner in 2016 at the Jim Mitchell Park.
Do you have local photos of interest? Send them to us at the library! If there is room, we will share some in future newsletters.
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The last remnants of the gigantic pine trees that were harvested in our area are still hanging on at Bradford Pines, behind the rest area pull-off between the two traffic lights in Bradford.
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Following Bills in the NH Legislature |
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Senate calendar (use arrows to move to other dates). Click on a calendar item to see details, find a link to join on Zoom, or watch the YouTube live stream.
House Committees are already meeting.
Warner's NH Legislator contact pages: Senator Rebecca Whitley (District 15)
Tracking NH Legislation? Let us know what Bills you think people should watch!
On Friday, February 19, the House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on four bills that would make significant changes to the Right-to-Know Law. NHMA supports 2 of them, HB 216 and HB 630. To see all the bills they are handling, click here.
Monday, Feb. 22 committee meetings of interest:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION 2:15 p.m. HB 155, renaming Columbus Day as Indigenous People’s Day.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY 10:00 a.m. HB 549, relative to the energy efficiency resource standard and the system benefits charge.
Find the "Feb.12" calendar at http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/caljourns/default.aspx
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To Do
Be safe: stay home and phone, Zoom, Skype or Facetime family and friends, or learn something new...
Ask the library to set up a Zoom meeting link for you! Training is also available by phone or Zoom, or we can send you instructions.
For area events, search online listings by zip code at nh365.org - or search by topic. Many virtual events.
Watch
Warner’s History on WMUR
If you have read "Never caught: The Washington's Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona
Judge", you may be interested in the Author Erica Dunbar's free UNH talk on Ona Judge, Monday. Feb. 22, 6pm. "Running from the Washingtons: The Founding of a Nation Through the Eyes of the Enslaved". UNH event page
Panel Discussion: Recovering Black History in NH. Mon. Feb. 22, 6 pm
Join three Historical Societies including the Warner Historical Society, and the NH Black Heritage Trail (Portsmouth) to learn about their research and documentation project to recover black history in their respective counties. The results will be used to create new educational programming and to assist NH educators in their efforts to integrate more black local history into their curriculum. Volunteers are being sought. MORE info and a link HERE.
Digital Books:
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Editor's note: Roger regrets he got "snowed under" by the huge number of orders and Inter-library Loan requests waiting on Wednesday after being closed for the holiday and then the ice day, and so he had to take a break this week from "Reader's Advisory" duties!
Remember, we can borrow titles not in our collection. Just ask!
Satire online
Remember Lobel's Frog and Toad early reader stories with their gently paced life lessons? This writer adds some stories for the pandemic.
Museum news:
The Currier Museum of Art offers online art conversations. Open to all, 30-minute free adult programs run every Wednesday at 1 pm. Pre-registration is required. currier.org
will reopen February 12 with new exhibitions. Borrow our pass!
Listen
Warner Historical Society on NHPR. “Past Lives, Present Learnings: Preserving Black History Through Grave Sites”.
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Tech Tips: NH Legislative Hearings |
Tips from NH Municipal Association
"We learned this week that you must sign up before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing to get on the list to testify. This was stated in connection with a House committee that had morning hearings, so it is unclear whether it applies to all committees in both chambers—but to be safe, we do recommend signing up before 8:00 a.m., or preferably a day or two in advance, whether it is a House or Senate committee. If you are unable to sign up early, you can still testify by “raising your hand” when the committee chair asks for additional testimony at the end. "
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"Also, many committees are imposing strict time limits for testimony, ranging from two to five minutes. Typically the committee chair will announce this at the beginning and several times throughout the hearing. Most committee chairs will inform you that your time is up and allow you a sentence or two to finish, but this is not always true. You could find yourself summarily muted in the middle of a sentence at exactly the two-minute mark, so be prepared.
Given the restrictions on oral testimony, you are encouraged to send written testimony to the committee if you have something important to say. Each committee’s web page has a link you can click on to send an e-mail to all members of the committee."
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
Many apologies! The next book isn't on the rail trail yet due to holidays, and weather!! Hoping too have it up next Tuesday afternoon!
Spring softball and baseball registration is now open. Consider signing up your kiddos and give them something to look forward to. Register at Warnersports.org
Read and vote for your favorite in April! How many have you read? Miss Sue just finished the 20th book and is ready for the party!!
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Preschool Story Time
Because Story Time is on Zoom, there will be NO cancellations, as long as there is power! Snow can't stop us this year!!
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Calling all you talented people! This Talent show about Broadway from SKIT (Sunapee-Kearsarge Intercommunity Theater) looks like fun, and something very doable remotely and safely! |
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Center for the Arts News
Art Contest all grades: Behind the Mask”…people, cultures, emotions…
1st, 2nd and 3rd place Awards given for each grade level.
Poetry contest deadline March 2, 2021.
All ages are invited to submit a poem inspired by the theme “Native American Beauty is Diversity”. More Information
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Told in an arresting, fresh voice, Willow is an unforgettable novel about one girl's struggle to cope with tragedy, and one boy's refusal to give up on her... Read More
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In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter…
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Upcoming Local Events in Brief |
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Every Week
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Monday Morning Zentangle 9 -10:30 am via Zoom. Free. Contact Terry Hathaway, Certified Zentangle Teacher to get the link.
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Pick up a free seasonal craft kit at the Library (call ahead, 603-456-2289)
Coming Soon
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Library Trustees' Meetings |
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NEW TIME! Library Trustee committees meetings by Zoom include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:15 pm, and various Committee meetings, some that meet monthly, are usually at 6 pm..
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Your donations keep Library services strong! |
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Buy a perennial houseplant for a loved one. Spider plants, Hoya, and Christmas cacti available. Call 456-2289 to choose your plant, and pay by donation
The Circle of Friends "buy it now" sale of items is almost over. Items donated can be found in an album on Facebook. Our sincere thanks to donors and buyers!
Contributions to the library may be donated online, mailed to P. O. Box 299, Warner NH 03278 or put in the bookdrop! Contact us if you have any questions.
Stained glass theme "Thank You" cards (3 for $5), or other non-specific stained glass cards (5 for $10), pictured here. Call 456-2289 to arrange for pickup.
Just call or email us if you see something in the photos you want to purchase. Price = you choose your donation.
All books for sale have been isolated for many weeks.
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