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SUMMARY:Friends Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The JFHML Friends meet on the 2nd Friday of every month at 9:00. \nWe discuss fundraising and program ideas\, project and volunteer opportunities\, and more! \nJoin our meetings and get involved at the Library!
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/friends-meeting/2025-06-13/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T161555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T161627Z
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SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, June 17\, 2pm-4pm for art in the park. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nThis week is paper roll crafts.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T161713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T161713Z
UID:10001721-1750773600-1750780800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, June 24\, 2pm-4pm for art in the park. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nThis week is craft stick crafts.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20241008T191546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T184349Z
UID:10001213-1750957200-1750960800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Game Night
DESCRIPTION:Last Thursday of every month\, at 5:00pm. \nJoin us for games and puzzles.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/game-night-3/2025-06-26/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250606T164816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T164817Z
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SUMMARY:Painting Watercolor Birds
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Crossing Arts Alliance \nJoin us for a laid-back evening of abstract painting. We will paint birds using watercolor and stencils\, then we will add detail with ink. No experience required. \nAges 16+ \nFree to the public – Registration is required as space is limited. \nSpace is limited so please complete the required registration through this link.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/painting-watercolor-birds/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250630T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20241119T195917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T182418Z
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SUMMARY:Banned Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for  Banned Book Club on January 27th @ 4:00 pm \nEvery month we’ll read a book that has been banned or challenged. We’ve picked the first few reads\, but we want your suggestions for what we read going forward! \nBanned Book Club will meet the last Monday of each month. \nOur pick for January is Ninteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult \nBook Summary: \nIn nineteen minutes\, you can mow the front lawn\, color your hair\, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes\, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five….In nineteen minutes\, you can stop the world\, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes\, you can get revenge. \nSterling is a small\, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens — until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath\, the town’s residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them\, the lines between truth and fiction\, right and wrong\, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier\, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case\, could be the state’s best witness\, but she can’t remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses\, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show\, destroying the closest of friendships and families.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/banned-book-club-4/2025-06-30/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250701T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250701T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T161745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T161745Z
UID:10001722-1751378400-1751385600@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, July 1\, 2pm-4pm for art in the park. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nThis week is paint week.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-3-2/2025-07-01/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250701T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250701T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250603T211635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T211635Z
UID:10001458-1751389200-1751392800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Tales Retold Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We will be meeting on the first Tuesday of every month\, to read and discuss original works and spin-offs or retellings based on them. \nOur July pick is a Hamlet Retelling. \nThe Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig. \nSummary: \nA ghost story with a twist—a suspenseful and poignantly funny update of the Hamlet story. \nEleven-year-old Philip Noble has a big problem: His dad\, who was killed in a car accident\, appears as a bloodstained ghost at his own funeral and introduces Philip to the Dead Fathers Club. The club\, whose members were all murdered\, gathers outside the Castle and Falcon\, the local pub that Philip’s family owns and lives above. Philip’s father tells him that Uncle Alan killed him and he must avenge his death. When Philip realizes that Uncle Alan has designs on his mom and the family pub\, Philip decides that something must be done. But it’s a much bigger job than he anticipated\, especially when he is caught up by the usual distractions of childhood—a pretty girl\, wayward friends\, school bullies\, and his own self-doubt. The Dead Fathers Club is a riveting\, imaginative\, and quirky update of Shakespeare’s great tragedy that will establish Matt Haig as a young writer of great talent and imagination.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/tales-retold-book-club-7/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250703T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250703T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250606T164136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T164136Z
UID:10002070-1751562000-1751569200@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Dnd Club
DESCRIPTION:Session 2 of Campaign \nIf you missed our previous session on May 22 please come in to make a character with Jo.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/dnd-club-3/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250708T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250708T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T161817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T161818Z
UID:10001723-1751983200-1751990400@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, July 8\, 2pm-4pm for art in the park. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nThis week is kitchen art.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-3-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T183000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T153751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T153752Z
UID:10001646-1752168600-1752172200@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Jane Austen Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Jane Austen Book Club is taking the places of the J.R.R. Tolkien Book Club. \nWe will be reading through all of Jane Austen’s works. \nFor July we will be starting Pride and Prejudice. \nSummary: Set in England in the early 19th century\, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet’s five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend\, Mr Darcy\, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter\, Jane\, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter\, Elizabeth.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/teen-book-club-22-8-4-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Adults,News,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T154044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T154045Z
UID:10000654-1752168600-1752175800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:We’ll pop the popcorn\, you bring your blanket and any other snacks!\n\nThe movie goers get to pick the movie for the upcoming month!\nOur movie for July is Clue. \nSummary:\nSix blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival\, each is given a pseudonym drawn from Cluedo before being introduced to the blackmailer. Each is handed a weapon\, at which point the lights are switched off and the blackmailer is killed. Can the guests uncover the murderer before they all become victims?
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/movie-night-10-2-4/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250711T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250711T100000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20240109T232518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T232518Z
UID:10000594-1752224400-1752228000@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Friends Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The JFHML Friends meet on the 2nd Friday of every month at 9:00. \nWe discuss fundraising and program ideas\, project and volunteer opportunities\, and more! \nJoin our meetings and get involved at the Library!
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/friends-meeting/2025-07-11/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T161850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T161850Z
UID:10001724-1752588000-1752595200@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, July 15\, 2pm-4pm for art in the park. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nThis week is painting without paint.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-3-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250221T184447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T184448Z
UID:10000726-1752771600-1752775200@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:JFHML Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join the Library’s adult book club that meets the third Thursday of every month at 5:00! \nExtra copies of the book are available at the front desk! \n  \nOur July selection in The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón \nBook Summary: Barcelona\, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wounds\, and Daniel\, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother\, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind\, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works\, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact\, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets–an epic story of murder\, madness\, and doomed love.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/jfhml-book-club-49/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250722T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T161926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T161926Z
UID:10001725-1753192800-1753200000@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, July 22\, 2pm-4pm for art in the park. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nThis week is egg carton creations.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-3-2-4/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T161958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T162024Z
UID:10001726-1753797600-1753804800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, July 29\, 2pm-4pm for art in the park. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nThis week is watercolors.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-3-2-5/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250731T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250731T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20241008T191546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T184349Z
UID:10001214-1753981200-1753984800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Game Night
DESCRIPTION:Last Thursday of every month\, at 5:00pm. \nJoin us for games and puzzles.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/game-night-3/2025-07-31/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250617T162116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T162116Z
UID:10001727-1754402400-1754409600@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Art In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, August 5\, 2pm-4pm for our last art in the park of the summer. \nOpen to families and kids of all ages\, stop by during art hours to create a masterpiece!\n\nOur final week is sculptures.\n\nWe’ll provide the supplies and some inspiration\, and the rest is up to you!\n\nPlease note: this is at the George Crosby Park next to the Library (aka – not Serpent Park!)\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, we’ll be inside the Library
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/art-in-the-park-2-3-2-6/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250701T165026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T165028Z
UID:10001459-1754413200-1754416800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Tales Retold Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We will be meeting on the first Tuesday of every month\, to read and discuss original works and spin-offs or retellings based on them. \nOur August pick is a Jane Eyre Retelling. \nJane Steele by Lyndsay Faye. \nSummary: \nReader\, I murdered him. A Gothic retelling of Jane Eyre. \nLike the heroine of the novel she adores\, Jane Steele suffers cruelly at the hands of her aunt and schoolmaster. And like Jane Eyre\, they call her wicked – but in her case\, she fears the accusation is true. When she flees\, she leaves behind the corpses of her tormentors. \nA fugitive navigating London’s underbelly\, Jane rights wrongs on behalf of the have-nots whilst avoiding the noose. Until an advertisement catches her eye. Her aunt has died and the new master at Highgate House\, Mr Thornfield\, seeks a governess. Anxious to know if she is Highgate’s true heir\, Jane takes the position and is soon caught up in the household’s strange spell. When she falls in love with the mysterious Charles Thornfield\, she faces a terrible dilemma: can she possess him – body\, soul and secrets – and what if he discovers her murderous past?
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/tales-retold-book-club-8/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250808T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250808T100000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20240109T232518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T232518Z
UID:10000595-1754643600-1754647200@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Friends Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The JFHML Friends meet on the 2nd Friday of every month at 9:00. \nWe discuss fundraising and program ideas\, project and volunteer opportunities\, and more! \nJoin our meetings and get involved at the Library!
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/friends-meeting/2025-08-08/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T183000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250726T181947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250726T181947Z
UID:10001647-1755192600-1755196200@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Jane Austen Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Jane Austen Book Club is taking the places of the J.R.R. Tolkien Book Club. \nWe will be reading through all of Jane Austen’s works. \nFor August we will be continuing Pride and Prejudice. \nSummary: Set in England in the early 19th century\, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet’s five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend\, Mr Darcy\, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter\, Jane\, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter\, Elizabeth.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/teen-book-club-22-8-4-2-4/
CATEGORIES:Adults,News,Youth
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250726T180128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250726T180128Z
UID:10000655-1755192600-1755199800@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:We’ll pop the popcorn\, you bring your blanket and any other snacks!\n\nThe movie goers get to pick the movie for the upcoming month!\nOur movie for August is A Minecraft Movie. \nSummary:\nA mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld\, a bizarre\, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home\, they’ll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/movie-night-10-2-5/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250221T184629Z
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SUMMARY:JFHML Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join the Library’s adult book club that meets the third Thursday of every month at 5:00! \nExtra copies of the book are available at the front desk! \nOur August selection is Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin \nBook Summary: A scientist with a special gift riles a wasp’s nest of conspiracy theories while investigating a cold case in this riveting novel from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans and We Are All the Same in the Dark. \nWhen she was ten\, Vivvy Bouchet saved a boy’s life by making an impossible prediction. Ever since\, she has been in a life-long battle between the urgent voices in her head and the science she loves. Now a brilliant young astrophysicist\, she wants nothing more than to be left alone with the stars in the Big Bend country of Texas. \nBut the boy she saved\, now a Fort Worth cop\, has always believed she is psychic—even though she won’t say that word out loud. He is begging her to help solve the high-profile cold case of a little girl who disappeared in broad daylight from the kitchen of her old Victorian house. A body was never found\, and her mother sits in prison still loudly proclaiming her innocence. Vivvy reluctantly agrees to try. \nWhen a popular Texas conspiracy theorist podcaster named Bubba Guns finds out about her involvement\, he spews conspiracy theories about the case and muddled truths about Vivvy’s murky past. As his listeners spin dangerously out of control\, and with her career and the people she loves on the line\, Vivvy decides to fight back. \nThis sharply observed psychological thriller from the acclaimed\, bestselling author Julia Heaberlin explores the insidious nature of conspiracy theories and our urge to believe them—especially when it comes to sensationalized cases.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/jfhml-book-club-50/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20241008T191546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T184349Z
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SUMMARY:Game Night
DESCRIPTION:Last Thursday of every month\, at 5:00pm. \nJoin us for games and puzzles.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/game-night-3/2025-08-28/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250902T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250902T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250819T154444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T154445Z
UID:10001460-1756832400-1756836000@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Tales Retold Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We will be meeting on the first Tuesday of every month\, to read and discuss original works and spin-offs or retellings based on them. \nOur September pick is a Pride and Prejudice Retelling. \nSo Material a Change by Amy D’Orazio. \nSummary: \nMatrimony is the last thing on Elizabeth Bennet’s mind when she arrives at Netherfield Park to tend to her ill sister. When proud Mr Darcy acts rashly to thwart a compromise and tells her that the entire household believes they are engaged\, she dismisses him outright and refuses his offer of marriage. \nBut more surprises await her at Longbourn. Mr Collins is ready with an offer of marriage and it is not only her mother who thinks it a fine match; Mr Bennet is willing to press the point until Elizabeth makes clear such a connexion is impossible—because she has accepted an offer of marriage from Mr Darcy. \nIt is an inauspicious beginning\, an engagement neither desires\, driven to by the machinations of others. Yet what begins as a forced alliance soon changes into something quite different. Will it be enough to lead them into love?
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/tales-retold-book-club-9/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T183000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250830T174815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T174816Z
UID:10001648-1757611800-1757615400@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Jane Austen Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Jane Austen Book Club is the second Thursday of every month. \nWe will be reading through all of Jane Austen’s works. \nFor September we will be watching Pride and Prejudice. \nSummary: In this adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel\, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) lives with her mother\, father and sisters in the English countryside. As the eldest\, she faces mounting pressure from her parents to marry. When the outspoken Elizabeth is introduced to the handsome and upper-class Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen)\, sparks fly. Although there is obvious chemistry between the two\, Darcy’s overly reserved nature threatens the fledgling relationship.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/teen-book-club-22-8-4-2-5/
CATEGORIES:Adults,News,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133422
CREATED:20250830T175743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T175744Z
UID:10000656-1757611800-1757619000@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:Second Thursday of every month @ 5:30 \nWe’ll pop the popcorn\, you bring your blanket and any other snacks! \n\nThe movie goers get to pick the movie for the upcoming month!\n\nOur movie for September is Moana 2.\n\nSummary:\nAfter receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors\, a strong-willed girl journeys with her crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous\, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she has ever faced.
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/movie-night-10-2-6/2025-09-11/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T100000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133423
CREATED:20240109T232518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T232518Z
UID:10000596-1757667600-1757671200@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Friends Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The JFHML Friends meet on the 2nd Friday of every month at 9:00. \nWe discuss fundraising and program ideas\, project and volunteer opportunities\, and more! \nJoin our meetings and get involved at the Library!
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/friends-meeting/2025-09-12/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T133423
CREATED:20250830T172250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T172250Z
UID:10001403-1758038400-1758042000@hallettlibrary.org
SUMMARY:Banned Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for  Banned Book Club on September 16th @ 5:30 pm \nEvery month we’ll read a book that has been banned or challenged. We’ve picked the first few reads\, but we want your suggestions for what we read going forward! \nBanned Book Club will meet the third Tuesday of each month. \nOur pick for September is This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed \nBook Summary: \nAfter her dad abruptly abandons her family and her mom moves them a million miles from their Chicago home\, Noor Khan is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school\, away from everything and everyone she knows and loves. Reeling from being uprooted and deserted\, Noor is certain the key to survival is to keep her head down and make it to graduation.  But things aren’t so simple. At school\, Noor discovers hundreds of books have been labeled “obscene” or “pornographic” and are being removed from the library in accordance with a new school board policy. Even worse\, virtually all the banned books are by queer and BIPOC authors.  Noor can’t sit back and do nothing\, because that goes against everything she believes in\, but challenging the status quo just might put a target on her back. Can she effect change by speaking up? Or will small-town politics—and small-town love—be her downfall?
URL:https://hallettlibrary.org/event/banned-book-club-4-7/2025-09-16/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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