Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library

Drop-In Job Search Help
2026-11-09 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-11-16 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-11-23 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-11-30 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-12-07 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-12-14 10:30 - 14:30 (America/Chicago)
Mondays – 10:30 am – 2:30 pm | No Appointment Needed!
Join us for free job search assistance at the library! Job search help sessions are informal, open hours where job seekers can get one-on-one assistance. Our friendly staff and volunteers are here to support you in your career journey!
Get help with:

Reviewing and updating resumes
Creating cover letters
Practicing interview questions
Effectively searching for jobs online
Feedback on LinkedIn profiles
Exploring career paths
And other job search resources

Anime and Manga Club
2026-11-10 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-12-08 17:30 - 19:30
Anime & Manga Club
All junior and senior high students welcome.
We will be sharing sketches, having pizza, and watching an anime feature film.

Preschool Story Hour
2026-11-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-11-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-11-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-12-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-12-09 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-12-16 10:30 - 11:30
https://www.facebook.com/events/706749379759691/

Jane Austen Book Club
2026-11-12 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-12-10 17:30 - 18:30
The Jane Austen Book Club is the second Thursday of every month.
We will be reading through all of Jane Austen’s works.
For November we will be watching Mansfield Park.
Summary: Fanny (Frances O’Connor), born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas (Harold Pinter), his wife (Lindsay Duncan) and their four children, where she’ll be brought up for a proper introduction to society. She is treated unfavorably by her relatives, except for her cousin Edmund (Jonny Lee Miller), whom she grows fond of. However, Fanny’s life is thrown into disarray with the arrival of worldly Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz) and her brother Henry (Alessandro Nivola).

Movie Night
2026-11-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-12-10 17:30 - 19:30
Second Thursday of every month @ 5:30
We’ll pop the popcorn, you bring your blanket and any other snacks!

The movie goers get to pick the movie for the upcoming month!

Our movie for September is Moana 2.

Summary:
After 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.

Friends Meeting
2026-11-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-12-11 09:00 - 10:00
The JFHML Friends meet on the 2nd Friday of every month at 9:00.
We discuss fundraising and program ideas, project and volunteer opportunities, and more!
Join our meetings and get involved at the Library!

Banned Book Club
2026-11-17 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-15 16:00 - 17:00
Join us for Banned Book Club on September 16th @ 5:30 pm
Every 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!
Banned Book Club will meet the third Tuesday of each month.
Our pick for September is This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed
Book Summary:
After 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?

JFHML Book Club
2026-11-19 17:00 - 18:00
Join the Library’s adult book club that meets the third Thursday of every month at 5:00!
Extra copies of the book are available at the front desk!
Our November selection is The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore.
Book Summary:
Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely…but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane’s day that when Arthur doesn’t show up one morning, she’s instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another. Anxious, Sloane tracks the old man down only to discover him all but bedridden…and desperately struggling to hide how happy he is to see her. Wanting to bring more cheer into Arthur’s gloomy life, Sloane creates an impromptu book club. Slowly, the lonely misfits of their sleepy town begin to find each other and, in their book club, the joy of unlikely friendship, because, as it turns out, everyone has a special book in their heart…and a reason to get lost (and eventually found) within the pages.

Library Reading Dog
2026-11-21 10:30 - 13:00, 2026-12-19 10:30 - 13:00
Come read to Nahanni the Library Reading Dog
All Ages Welcome

Game Night
2026-11-26 17:00 - 18:00
Last Thursday of every month, at 5:00pm.
Join us for games and puzzles.

Craft Club
2026-11-28 12:00 - 13:00
Saturday, January 31st @ 12:00
Join us on the last Saturday of every month to craft.
Feel free to bring a project to work on while we talk about our spotlight craft of the month.
January’s spotlight craft is journaling.

TAB
2026-12-01 15:30 - 16:30
What is TAB?
TAB stands for Teen Advisory Board, and is a team of teenagers that help promote the library. TAB meets monthly on the first Wednesday of every month, at 3:30pm.
What do you do on TAB?
All sorts of things!

Plan, promote, and run programs with Library staff
Contribute to Library social media (Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok)
Promote the library to friends and classmates
Suggest books and other materials for the library to purchase
Learn about the Library and how it works!
Volunteer Opportunities
Redesign the Teen Area of the Library

Apply for TAB
TAB Application.pdf
Questions?
Email our librarian, Abby, or call the library! (218-546-8005)

Sci-Fi Book Club
2026-12-01 17:00 - 18:00
Meets the first Thursday of every month.
This is a book club dedicated to Science Fiction books, old and new.
Our December book is Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Book Summery:
You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That’s what.
Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game–like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.
Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the viewers entertained is not.

JFHML Book Club
2026-12-17 17:00 - 18:00
Join the Library’s adult book club that meets the third Thursday of every month at 5:00!
Extra copies of the book are available at the front desk!
Our December selection is The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss.
Book Summary:
At the end of a fog-covered alley, glitters a glamorous cinema. It’s nearly impossible to find. When Ellie and her fiancé, Drake, stumble upon it during a late-night walk, they’re shocked to discover what’s playing inside the red-velvet auditorium: their formative memories.
Drake fears what the cinema might reveal, but eventually gives in when Ellie insists they return for more viewings. She’s haunted by a night from her past that she doesn’t fully remember. This is her opportunity to piece the story back together. But as the memories displayed on screen inch closer to the present, they realize they’re both keeping secrets from each other.
With their wedding on the horizon, Ellie and Drake must decide if seeing their pasts changes their plans for a future together. Filled with warmth, hope, and a dash of magic, The Second Chance Cinema is both an enchanting escape and a thought-provoking examination of how our memories shape who we are.
