Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library

Drop-In Job Search Help
2026-07-20 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-07-27 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-08-03 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-08-10 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-08-17 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-08-24 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-08-31 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

Banned Book Club
2026-07-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-18 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?

Preschool Story Hour
2026-07-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-29 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-08-05 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-08-12 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-08-19 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-08-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-09-02 10:30 - 11:30
https://www.facebook.com/events/706749379759691/

Craft Club
2026-07-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-29 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.

Game Night
2026-07-30 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-27 17:00 - 18:00
Last Thursday of every month, at 5:00pm.
Join us for games and puzzles.

TAB
2026-08-04 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-01 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)

Tales Retold Book Club
2026-08-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-01 17:00 - 18:00
Announcing our new book club: Tales Retold.
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.
Our first topic will be fairy tales.

Anime and Manga Club
2026-08-11 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.

Jane Austen Book Club
2026-08-13 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
2026-08-13 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
2026-08-14 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!

Library Reading Dog
2026-08-15 10:30 - 13:00
Come read to Nahanni the Library Reading Dog
All Ages Welcome

JFHML Book Club
2026-08-20 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 August selection is Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin.
Book Summary:
Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and loved, but he has never been kissed.
A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love. It is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, at 24 years old, has just lost the love of her life.
When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help Eddie Winston finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie Winston to the moment he has waited for all his life.
A tale of friendship and kindness that reminds us that those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again.
