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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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Town committees...When/What?
Warner Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 1, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Topic: Exit 9 project by Comet LLC: Modify existing subdivision approval dated August 22, 2001 which limits the driveway entrances: details in Warner Notices. for full agenda and links to documents, see Town agenda page. Relevant documents are also on the landuse cases page.
Board of Selectmen, March 2 at 7 PM.
Discussion of a proposal to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Also on the agenda: public hearing on a Barn Preservation discretionary easement on Kearsarge Mtn. Rd. Full Agenda
2021 Town Meeting: ballot voting on the School budget and Reps, Town officers and Zoning, will be Tues. March 9, 2021, 7 am to 7 pm in the same manner as last November's voting, (including absentee ballots).
At this time, the Business Meeting (normally scheduled for 7PM on Wednesday, March 10, 2021) is postponed until Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9AM at a location to be be determined in advance of May 1 meeting 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
Supervisors of the Checklist Public Session, 02/27 at 9 AM, Warner Town Hall
for changes to the voter list.
Reminder: Dana Myskowski is happy to be a write-in vote for the third 3-year Library Trustee open position.
Warner Village Water District Annual Meeting - Tuesday March 16, 7:00 PM
This meeting will be held in-person at Warner Town Hall to choose the Commissioner, Treasurer and Clerk, vote on the budget, and "any other business".
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Warner's Norm Carlson was on WMUR "News 9 at noon" Feb. 25, talking about Madgetech data loggers for COVID-19 vaccine transportation. He was also in Sunday Concord Monitor Dec 20, 2020.
Information about Covid vaccinations
Current cases of Covid-19 in Warner: 1-4 active cases, with a total of 127 cases so far, an increase of 3 from last week's newsletter.
An updated quarantine guide covering COVID exposure at various stages of Vaccine status was posted by Kearsarge School District in their travel quarantine letter.
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
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.
Congratulations to Angela Tarleton of KCPA for her "Community Member of the Year" award from Center for the Arts.
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.
If you want to file online yourself, and need computer or wifi access, you can make an appointment for access at the library.
Kearsarge Regional School District
Kearsarge Regional High School recently hosted its annual Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is a national organization funded by the Poetry Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Three Warner students read poems: Samantha Frazee, Gabe Scola, Bella Foroohar. View full recording
Kearsarge Regional School District is starting Kindergarten registration for the 2021/22 year. If you have an incoming Kinder, be on the lookout for a registration packet. If you have an incoming child in Warner that Simonds School does not know about, call Wendy 603-456-2241.
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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 at the back door of the Bradford Area Community Center or we can put them directly in your car/trunk. 938-2104
Meals On Wheels program. If you are older or disabled and need help with preparing meals but cannot drive to pick up, call 938-2104 to sign up or find out more.
Job Openings! Urgent need for regular and substitute drivers to deliver Meals On Wheels meals to local residents. Please contact Elizabeth L. at 938-2104.
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.
Presenter: Mary Kelly. Cosponsor: Warner Historical Society.
Did you know that Irish laborers built Warner's railroad in the 1840s? You may hear it mentioned in this discussion...
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"SHOP LOCAL, Shop Safely: Support local business"
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Harry's Garage on Main St. has closed (but Harry is still going strong). Countless people have been indebted to Harry for his legendary kindness. Best wishes, and thanks, Harry!
Alternative auto repair locations nearby include:
Ajax Auto: 8 E. Sutton Rd., Warner
C&M Repair: 252 Pumpkin Hill Rd, Warner
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G&A Automotive: 454 N. Rd, Sutton Bruce's Auto repair, Bradford.
Cazz's Place, Bradford
Contoocook Auto Clinic,
J. Schoch & Son Auto Body, Contoocook.
(Note this is a list not endorsements)
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Abenaki Trails Project
The Nulhegan band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation created this project with the goal of helping to educate the general public and share a cultural exchange with the Abenaki people, to visibly honor and share a more inclusive history of the Abenaki people, to highlight historical Abenaki sites and to accentuate the positive influences Abenaki have had with Colonial America and the towns they continue to live in today.
In the recent Concord-Sunapee Rail Trail survey for a future section in Warner, 17 people suggested signage be included in Abenaki language. Work is under way to develop the wording for such signs.
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Kearsarge Food Hub is partnering with the Nulhegan Band of Coosuk Abenaki Nation and Warner Public Market to co-host a screening of the film "Gather:The Fight to Revitalize our Native Foodways", followed by discussion.
Friday, March 5 at 6 pm via Zoom.
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Following Bills in the NH Legislature |
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A few Bills of interest for outdoor types:
HB 318, proclaiming the daring jumping spider to be the state spider of New Hampshire.
HB 311, establishing a committee to study rail trail best management practices.
HB 446, establishing a committee to study the effects of recreational vehicles and other vehicles used in recreational activities on class 5 and 6 roads.
Senate calendar (use arrows to move to other dates). Click on a calendar item to see details, find a link to join on Zoom (to comment), or watch the YouTube live stream.
House Committees are already meeting.
To see all the bills being discussed, click here.
Warner's NH Legislator contact pages: Senator Rebecca Whitley (District 15).
Representatives: Margaret Kennedy (Dist. 7) and Natalie Wells (Dist. 25). Committees, bill sponsorship and voting records are available on their pages.
Tracking NH Legislation? Let us know what Bills you think people should watch!
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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
The Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail's presentation about a future section in Warner between Bagley Park and the Joppa bridge section, including community survey results last week was really impressive. Tim Blagden kindly provided this link to the event.
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
Virtual Super Stellar Friday March 5 at 7: Saturn's Rings. FREE register.
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Ann, Anne, and Andre: Great Authors at the Library!
Roger Robbins
Ann Patchett is a talented writer whose books are filled with words and images that stick in the mind. I read Bel Canto years ago, and still recommend it. The Magician's Assistant (which can be ordered through interlibrary loan) has a haunting quality which keeps drawing me back. In another Patchett classic, State of Wonder, the reader is taken into the Amazon jungle and, by slow degrees, has the facade of civilization stripped away.
Anne Tyler 's quirky characters bend but do not break. They chug along, caught in their own troubles or in sticky situations they stumble into, and then they persevere: with humor and high hopes, with tears often leading to triumph. Start your Anne Tyler journey with Saint Maybe and you'll be hooked.
Andre Dubus was one of the outstanding short story writers of the twentieth century. His realism, his use of language, the tensions he creates, make his work riveting. His son, Andre Dubus III is also a talented writer, author of House of Sand and Fog (also on DVD).
Remember, we can borrow titles not in our collection. Just ask!
Book lover's hobby: "bookfaces".
"Google" it and enjoy the creative images combining book covers with real people! Make one of your own, and send us a photo on Facebook.
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Tech Tips: NH Legislative Hearings |
Tip from NH Municipal Association:
Please attend hearings by watching on the live YouTube feed unless you are going to give live testimony, to make it easier for those coordinating the speakers on Zoom.
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Delivery to the home bound: If you are unable to come pick up library items for yourself, due to transportation, disability issues, or quarantine, contact us for home delivery! 603-456-2289.
If you know someone who might benefit and does not get email, pass the word!
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) |
Dr Seuss's birthday is March 2nd! We have many of his books, this is a bucket full of picture books and we also have early readers. Thursday March 4th Miss Sue's story time will be celebrating Dr. Seuss.
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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Local poet and author Matt Forrest Esenwine has co-authored another book, "Once Upon Another Time". Enjoy this beautifully written and illustrated book about our planet we call home. A great story to reconnect with our natural world. |
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Arts News
S.K.I.T. is looking for talent! Broadway- themed routines for a virtual Talent Contest on March 31, 2021. Email Christopher, cgmartiello@gmail.com.
Center for the Arts Art Contest all grades: Behind the Mask”…people, cultures, emotions…1st, 2nd and 3rd place Awards given for each grade level. To submit and for complete rules centerfortheartsnh.org/art-studio
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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Chloe would rather be anywhere than locked in work jail (aka the break room) with five of her coworkers . . . even if one of them is Tyson. But if they can band together to clear their names, what looks like a total disaster might just make Chloe's list of Top Ten Best Moments.
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As the child of two musicians, twelve-year-old James has no interest in music until he discovers a portal to seventeenth-century London in his uncle's basement, and finds himself in a situation where his beautiful voice and the fact that he is biracial might serve him well. Borrow from the library
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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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