All ages welcome

Anne Jennison: Native American Storytelling via Zoom-*Rescheduled from December*
January 21, 2022 All ages welcome

Anne Jennison will be featuring stories from New Hampshire Abenaki and other Northeast woodlands traditions. For Zoom link call Sue at the library 603-456-2289 or register for the event at https://forms.gle/uefnFRj6WqD9XreX6

Part of a “Story Walk” initiative, Funding for this storytelling event is provided by the NH State Council on the Arts, funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Pillsbury Free Library.

A Public hearing will be held by the Trustees of the Pillsbury Free Library at their monthly meeting on Tuesday January 18, at 7 pm, as required by NH RSA for acceptance of unanticipated funds of $5000 or greater. Masks are required in the Library Building.
A $12,598 grant has been awarded to Pillsbury Free Library through an Institute for Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) “Grants to States” program that is part of the American Rescue Act Plan (ARPA) of 2021 and that is being facilitated by the N.H. State Library.The funds will be used for the purchase and installation of two Poppinpod Om Sit booths, for privacy while having online or phone conversations aloud in the library. This American Rescue Plan Act Grant is administered by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Unfortunately the presenter has had to cancel at the last minute.
Stories from NH Abenaki and other Northeast woodlands groups, told by Anne Jennison, including background on the traditions of storytelling. All ages welcome.
This is a virtual program on Zoom. Register for link: https://forms.gle/xuDCxgmhGHURdDm56
Funding for this storytelling event is provided by the NH State Council on the Arts as well as funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Pillsbury Free Library

Part-time Library Assistant
Pillsbury Free Library, Warner NH

15-17 hrs – scheduled on two days, occasional additional hours.
Starting in January 2022
Click here for Application and Job description
Send application by Tues. December 28, 2021 with cover letter and references
to librarian@warner.lib.nh.us,
or bring in person to 18 E. Main St., Warner,
or mail to Pillsbury Free Library
PO Box 299, Warner NH 03278 

Background check will be required before employment.

This illustrated virtual presentation encompasses the geography and geopolitics of Afghanistan, its history and recent developments. Social issues such as Afghan ethnicities, gender roles and relations, family structures, what matters to Afghans, communication styles and Afghan etiquette, will be discussed. Additionally, I will address what to expect from the new arrivals, and how to help them transition to their new American lives.Bio:
Rachel Lehr earned her PhD in linguistics from the University of Chicago writing a descriptive grammar of Pashai, a minority language spoken in eastern Afghanistan. For more than 25 years Lehr’s work has addressed the languages and cultures of central and south Asia, while living and working in the region.

Registration:
https://forms.gle/3f7kzjQaq7kju61k7

Do you wonder if your home’s well water is safe to drink, but don’t know enough about testing or don’t have time to pick up and drop off samples in Concord? The library wants to help make it easy!

Pillsbury Free Library will host a “Private Well Water” Testing Workshop presented by the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 at 6:30 pm in the meeting room of the library (masks required), maybe also Zoom.

The workshop, for residents of Warner and neighboring towns, will cover why well users should get their water tested; the most common contaminants, and the associated health risks; how to get your water tested; how to understand what your test results mean, and water treatment options.  

Water test kits with forms will be available for pickup at the library during the event, and the next day for those unable to attend who still want to have their well tested.

Register online at https://forms.gle/8WeEAhpfXmfjzPWc7 or by calling or emailing the Pillsbury Free Library; and please indicate if you will want a test kit. (You are not required to have your water tested, even if you take a kit home.) A standard DES water test is $85, with options to test for other contaminants for varying fees. Basic retest for well monitoring is $30. If you need help paying for the test, Please call 603-456-2053.

Any private well owners or users who pick up a kit will have a chance to save travel time by dropping off their collected water samples in Warner (probably on Sunday, October 17), with a check to NHDES for the testing requested, and completed test forms. A library Trustee will drive all the samples to the NH DES lab in Concord the next morning for testing. Or you can deliver your test kit to DES yourself.

Kits with samples for Bacteria testing must be delivered within 24 hours of samples being taken. Results are mailed to YOU.

Wed. April 7 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Free Humanities to Go program, Jennie Powers, the Woman Who Dares, with Jenna Carroll. Cosponsored by Pillsbury Free Library and Warner Historical Society, with funds from New Hampshire Humanities. Info & Registration  https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/317/

Contact Sue at the Library to order your green cotton T-Shirt with “Tales and Tails” artwork. Available in regular and Women’s cuts. Prices range from $5.75 for youth sizes to $9.75 for Adult XXXL .

View T-shirt designs and prices here:

Ireland’s Great Famine in Irish-American History: Fateful Memory, Indelible Legacy. Presenter: Mary Kelly

6:30 pm March 3 via Zoom. Drawing on material from her book “Ireland’s Great Famine in Irish-American History”, Dr. Mary Kelly will discuss the role of the Famine in shaping Irish-American ethnic identity. Focusing on the long-term impact of the episode between the 1840s and 1990s, she explores the shadowed landscape of Famine legacy and its status in Irish-American culture today. Co-sponsored by Warner Historical Society and funded by NH Humanities. https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/315

Wed. February 10 at 6:30 pm, via Zoom: Free Humanities to Go program All Eyes Are Upon Us: Racial Struggles in the Northeast, from Jackie Robinson to Deval Patrick by Jason Sokol. cosponsored by The Pillsbury Free Library and Kearsarge Justice Alliance, with funding from New Hampshire Humanities.
Info & Registration https://nhhumanities.org/programs/310/