Welcome to OFML, the home of the Barnstead Banner!
The Banner is a local newsletter produced monthly by a group of generous volunteers and published by the Oscar Foss Memorial Library.
If you are interested in submitting an article, classified ad or event to the Barnstead Banner, please see the following guidelines:
The Barnstead Banner is dedicated to providing positive and uplifting news about the town of Barnstead. The objective of our newsletter is to educate the community on local events, highlight the great things happening around town, and focus on the accomplishments of our community members and organizations.
We welcome submissions for our feature articles each month that follow these guidelines.
Submissions for feature articles should be:
- 350 words or less in length
- Accompanied by a photo whenever possible
- Must be about Barnstead or surrounding area
- Please send to Danielle@oscarfoss.org no later than the 15th of the month
Submissions for Events should include:
- Date
- Time
- Location
- Organization hosting event
- Contact information
- One or two descriptive sentences
- Please send to Danielle@oscarfoss.org no later than the 15th of the month
Submissions for Classifieds should include:
- One or two descriptive sentences
- Contact information
- Please send to Danielle@oscarfoss.org no later than the 15th of the month
The Banner is run by a group of dedicated volunteers out of the Oscar Foss Memorial Library. In order to keep the newsletter manageable in its early stages, we have decided not to accept opinion pieces or letters to the editor at this time. Space constraints, timeliness and relevance are all factors when we are considering an article for publication. Submissions will need to be received by the 15th of the month in order to be considered. We reserve the right to edit and cut as needed. The Banner’s editorial team will contact you within a week of submission if we are able to use your material for the newsletter.
Banner Issues
- Issue 1: August 2021
- Issue 2: September 2021
- Issue 3: October 2021 (Puzzle solution)
- Issue 4: November 2021
- Issue 5: December 2021
- Issue 6: January 2022
- Issue 7: February 2022
- Issue 8: March 2022
- Issue 9: April 2022
- Issue 10: May 2022
- Issue 11: June 2022
- Issue 12: July 2022
- Issue 13: August 2022
- Issue 14: September 2022 (Word Scramble Solution)
- Issue 15: October 2022
- Issue 16: November 2022
- Issue 17: December 2022
- Issue 18: January 2023
- Issue 19: February 2023
- Issue 20: March 2023
- Issue 21: April 2023
- Issue 22: May 2023
- Issue 23: June 2023
- Issue 24: July 2023
- Issue 25: August 2023
- Issue 26: September 2023
- Issue 27: October 2023
- Issue 28: November 2023
- Issue 29: December 2023
- Issue 30: January 2024
- Issue 31: February 2024
- Issue 32: March 2024
- Issue 33: April 2024
- Issue 34: May 2024
- Issue 35 June 2024
- Issue 36: July 2024
- Issue 37: August 2024
- Issue 38: September 2024
- Issue 39: October 2024
- Issue 40: November 2024
- Issue 41: December 2024
- Issue 42: January 2025