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Pillsbury Free Library
Serving Warner, NH since 1892
info@warner.lib.nh.us
603-456-2289
Mon 10-12 & 1-5
Tue 9-12 & 1-8
Wed 1-5
Thu 9-12 & 1-6
Sat 9-2

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Book Now for April 8 Flea Market

The 2023 annual Indoor Warner Flea Market and Crafts Sale will be Saturday, April 8, 2023 from 9 am to 2 pm inside Warner Town Hall on Main Street in Warner. Admission for the public is free. There will also be raffles, and snacks for sale.

Vendor fees are $15 per 6 ft table/space to benefit the sponsor, the Pillsbury Free Library. Spaces are allocated in advance based on order received and requested location, if available. Register online at https://forms.gle/gEDXnMLzh8heHNUE9 or a printable vendor application is here and sample map here and also available at the Library. Call 456-2289 for information.

Applications may be mailed to Pillsbury Free Library, PO Box 299, Warner NH 03278 or dropped off at the Library at 18 E. Main St., Warner NH during open hours or in the book drop near the Depot St. door.

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Children’s Summer Program

The theme this year is “Adventure Begins at Your Library”. The first day is Tuesday July 9, 2024, for children finished Kindergarten and older. View brochure or get one from Miss Sue’s desk. Registration required. Join as many events as you can. Contact Miss Sue for questions.

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Anna M. Allen, 1930-2024

We report with sadness the passing of long time friend and former library colleague Anna M. Allen, who was at one time our library’s Children’s Librarian, at another time Library Trustee, and a lifetime avid reader and promoter of reading. We shall miss her.

https://www.chadwickfuneralservice.com/obituary/anna-allen

Photo of Anna Allen smiling, in front of a shelf full of books.

Anna’s family has selected the Pillsbury Free Library as one of the organizations for memorial donations. Donations may be made online at https://pillsbury-free-library.square.site/ or mailed to Pillsbury Free Library, PO Box 299, Warner NH 03278. Thank you.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Play

Saturday, May 4th, 4:00 at the Warner Town Hall, 5 East Main Street, Warner NH. This is Pillsbury Free Library’s Book Nook group’s annual production. “Entrance Fee” is a donation for the food pantry. There is an intermission with a bake sale, donations for the library. Come support our local 4th graders and older.

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Family Stories: How and why to remember and tell them – Wednesday March 6, 6:30 pm on Zoom

https://www.facebook.com/events/176909092150591

Telling personal and family stories is fun – and much more. Storytelling connects strangers, strengthens links between generations, and gives children the self-knowledge to carry them through hard times. Knowledge of family history has even been linked to better teen behavior and mental health. In this active and interactive program, storyteller Jo Radner shares foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories. Participants practices finding, developing, and telling their own tales.
More at https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/2022/family-stories-how-and-why-to-remember-and-tell-them
Registration for reminders and zoom link https://signup.com/go/nKVRrom

Sponsored by Pillsbury Free Library in Warner. Presented on Zoom

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History and Mystery: A Genealogy Starter Guide Wednesday February 7, 2024, 6:30 pm

Are you interested in family history? Do you spend a lot of time in graveyards wondering about the names behind the stones? Then you just might be a genealogy enthusiast! Genealogy is the exploration of ancestral lines and can be done through countless records, resources and artifacts. Join us as Presenter Erin Moulton explores useful methods for research planning through the case study of Elsie Gaskin (an eccentric librarian from New Hampshire), and become a better researcher along the way. Presented on Zoom.

Sponsored by the Pillsbury Free Library and made possible with funding from NH Humanities. Details at https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/2023/history-and-mystery-a-genealogy-starter-guide

Register at https://signup.com/go/ZZPaRiG

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Warner HomeTown Holiday, Sat. December 2, 2023

Traditional Caroling, Artists and Artisans, Local Authors, Food, Farmers’ Market, Crafts, gift shopping, & More

At the Pillsbury Free Library 9:30 am – 1 pm: Make and take craft

Inside Warner Town Hall:
Visit the Festival of Trees
9 am – 2 pm ~ Holiday Farmers’ Market / crafts ~ Lower Level
11 am ~ Gingerbread Man Play performed by KCPA (Free- sponsored by Sugar River Bank)
2 pm ~ Photos with Santa

Midday at Town Hall: Caroling by GearUp Homeschoolers

At MainStreet BookEnds & Gallery
Local Authors in the Gallery All Day!
David Elliott ~ 10 am to noon
Jack Noon ~ noon to 2 pm
Matt Forrest Esenwine ~ 2 pm to 4 pm

Downtown Warner

9:30 to 1 pm ~ Make & Take a Craft at Pillsbury Library
10 am to 4 pm ~ Warner Historical Society ~ Artists & Artisans at Upton-Chandler House, and Barn Sale seasonal selections.

Midday ~ Gear-Up Homeschoolers Caroling downtown

10 am to 4 pm ~ Open Studio at BeeZink ~ 57 Kearsarge Mt. Road
10 am – 4 pm ~ Open Studio at Carolyn’s Glass studio, 86 E. Joppa Rd
2 pm to 4 pm ~ Mt.Kearsarge Indian Museum will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser (TAKEOUT AVAILABLE)

4:30 pm ~ Holiday a capella carols with “Nice & Naughty” Peg Chaffee & Carol Sager at MainStreet Warner Lodge (former Masonic Lodge behind statue)

7:30 PM An Advent Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols at Chapel of Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts 

Be sure to visit our three Main Street restaurants and cafe for holiday specials, and our Main Street shops such as the Warner Public Market and the new Buttonwood Shop, or visit the NH Telephone Museum and Fire Fighter’s Museum, or The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum.

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Warner River Writers’ Workshops

Starting June 15 at 6:30 pm! A monthly Writers’ Workshop group led by prize-winning author, poet and writing teacher David Elliott. Tentatively titled the Warner River Writer’s Workshop, the intent is to meet monthly on the third Thursday of each month at the Pillsbury Free Library. There will be writing prompts, skill tips, and guest presenters (future workshops). More details HERE (downloadable pdf here)

Signup -(optional) at  https://forms.gle/WQyUafP5hZmV6c5x5

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2022 Pillsbury Free Library Annual Reports

2022 Library Trustees Chair’s Report

2022 Library Treasurer’s report (Fund balances and income/ expenses)
(Note that the published 2022 Annual report for the Town of Warner omitted the income/expenses page.) Printable page sized to insert into printed Annual Town Report.

2022 Library Director’s report with statistics.

Full 2022 Annual Report of the Town of Warner
All Town reports for New Hampshire: https://scholars.unh.edu/nh_town_reports/

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The library is closed due to heavy snow March 4, 2023

Due to ongoing heavy snow the library will not be open today, March 4, 2023 to allow the Dept. of Public Works road crew to focus on Roads instead of library access and parking.

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