Recent and Upcoming Adult Programs and Events
If you would like to organize or propose an event, please contact our librarians.
- Discovering New England Stone Walls
Thurs. May 14, 2026 at 7 pm, Warner Town Hall.
A Humanities-to-Go program by Kevin Gardner
Why are we so fascinated with stone walls? Kevin Gardner, author of The Granite Kiss, explains how and why New England came to acquire its thousands of miles of stone walls, the ways that they and other dry stone structures were built, how their styles emerged and changed over time, and their significance to the famous New England landscape. Along the way, Kevin occupies himself building a miniature wall or walls on a tabletop, using tiny stones from a five-gallon bucket.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by The Circle of Friends of the Pillsbury Free Library and Warner Historical Society.
- Gardens and Pollinators: Why Native Plants Matter
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 7 pm. Gardens and Pollinators & Why Native Plants Matter. Presented by Denise Dalaker
of Bagley Pond Perennials, Warner NH in the Pillsbury Free Library’s Frank Maria Meeting Room, 18 E. Main St., Warner NH.Free. Refreshments provided. Brought to you by the Pillsbury Free Library’s Circle of Friends.
- Two Local Authors and an Artist: April 22, 2026
An Evening with Local Authors and Artists Wednesday, April 22 at 7 pm featuring Artist Alyssa Kreilick, Author Christopher Parent, and Author Linda Magoon at the Pillsbury Free Library. Sponsored by The Circle of Friends of the Pillsbury Free Library. Free admission, refreshments, and a raffle of Flower arrangements by Stephen Woodman. Works may be available for sale by presenters.
- Gardening for Wildlife: April 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Emily Karmen will share information about how to use native plantings and garden features to encourage insects, birds, and other wildlife in your back yard and why it is so important.
Pillsbury Free Library, 18 E. Main St/ Depot St., Warner NH. Free.
- Humanities Program Saturday, February 28, 2026
Stephen Taylor, former NH Agriculture Commissioner, will present his Humanities-to-Go talk “Late in Arriving: How Electricity Changed Rural NH Life.” at Warner Town Hall, 2 pm. Free, and refreshments provided by Warner Historical Society.
Cosponsored by Pillsbury Free Library and Warner Historical Society with funding assistance from NH Humanities. https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/3059/
Imagine a New Hampshire town where some people enjoyed the benefits of electricity – lighting at the flick of a switch and reliable heating controlled by a thermostat – while others lived with smelly kerosene lamps and smoky box stoves. In New Hampshire, during the first half of the 20th century, residents of developed communities enjoyed the transformative benefits of electric power while those in the sparsely populated regions lived and worked in conditions little changed from the 19th century.
Reliable electric power brought new ways of life to farmers and artisans. This program will explore how these developments changed civic and social life in New Hampshire’s countryside, and touch the ways the disparity of broadband access in the state today echoes these earlier struggles
- Banned Books Bingo and Fundraiser 2025
Many thanks to Reed’s North restaurant in Warner for hosting a “Warner Wednesday” night to fundraise and raise awareness of the Pillsbury Free Library and the importance of reading widely. This annual event includes a raffle, free bingo with titles of challenged books, and a percentage of all food sales donated to the Library.
- Banned Books Week 2025
“Censorship is so 1984” is the theme for the 2025 Banned Books Week, October 5-11. Come see a display of “Banned books I am glad I read” by local residents, and a display showing the historical trends and distribution of book challenges in the USA.
- New England Aquarium Pass, Summer 2025
The Library now has a Pass to the New England Aquarium in Boston, through the summer, to August 28, 2025! This pass allows 1/2 price entry for up to 4 people and can be used once each day. Call or visit the library to book your day.
- Mount Washington Museum Pass 2025
The Library has added a new pass for summer 2025, for Mount Washington. There are three parts:
1. Free Tours of the Extreme Mount Washington Museum at the summit of Mount Washington! (trip to the summit not included).
2. In June 2025, one free passenger per car for the Mount Washington Auto Road.
3. In June 2025, Buy-One-Get-One free for tickets on the Mount Washington Cog Railway, weekdays only, 9 am, 2 pm or 3 pm trips.Contact us to find out how to book these offers with our Mount Washington Observatory Library Pass.
Planning a visit with children? You may also want to borrow our pass to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in advance, to see other museum exhibits from the former Mount Washington Observatory Museum, like the Shaking Shack.