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The library is open to the public under Phase I guidelines for Montana’s reopening. Please do not come to the library is you are sick. Practice good hygiene when you enter the building such as washing your hands or using hand sanitizer before t...

The “Circle of Security” parenting class series begins this week on Thursday, February 6, 6:00-7:30 P.M. This five part series will be instructed by Jake Strissel from the Havre Bullhook Community Health Center. There is no charge for the series and...

The library board of trustees meets today for their monthly meeting at 4:15 in the library meeting room. This is the last week to participate in the library word cloud activity. Stop by the library and give us a word that describes our library. At...

The Harlem Public Library is offering a Parenting Class series based on the Circle of Security® program. The five-week series will be held on Thursdays beginning February 6 from 6:00-7:30 P.M. in the library meeting room. Instructing the class will...

Be sure to take advantage of the special used book sale during the month of January. You can “Buy a Bag O’Books” for only one dollar. The library board of trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, January 29, 4:15 P.M. in the libra...

Start off the year with a new book from the Harlem Library. “Ice Cold Heart” is a Monkeewrench novel by P.J. Tracy. In the bitter winter of Minnesota Detecives Magozzi and Rolseth are called to the gruesome homicide of Kelly Ramage. When evi...

Happy New Year from the Harlem Public Library! We are thankful for the opportunity to serve you this past year and look forward to even better things in 2020. The staff have come up with some goals for the upcoming year: 1. Greater use of digital...

Shepherds used crooks to bring lambs back into the fold. Candy canes remind us we are all our brother’s keeper. Sheep wear bells so the shepherd can easily locate them. Bells remind us to locate those in need, and to bring them into the fold. A...

Harlem --- “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways,” wrote Elizabeth Barrett Browning back in the 1800s. This month, Harlem, Fort Belknap, and Big Flat community members can count the ways they love the Harlem Public Library during Library Lov...

So many books! So little time! Make a point this week to stop at the library to see the new arrivals. Leslie Shimotakahara is the author of “After the Bloom.” Lily Takmitsu goes missing from her home in Toronto. Her daughter, Rita, knows her mot...

Children are reminded to return their summer reading logs to the library by August 4. Grand prize winners will be announced next week. Lego Club will continue to meet in August on Thursdays from 6:00-7:00 P.M. Adults who are participating in the...

The regular meeting of the library board is Friday, July 28 at 9 A.M. in the meeting room. Summer Reading ends this week. Children are asked to turn in their reading logs by August 4. Grand prize winners will be announced the second week of August....

Summer reading programs will meet for the final time the last week of July. Read-to-Me meets on Tues., July25 at 10 A.M. The Reading Club meets on Thurs., July 27 at 1 P.M. Children have until August 4 to bring in their reading logs. Grand prize...

New titles at the library include “Anything Is Possible” by Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout. This novel tells the story of a small-town and unforgettable characters who cope with love and loss. Tosca Lee has written “First Born,...

Beat the heat and cool off at the library! Relax in the reading room while reading a newspaper or magazine. Bring in the family to play in the children’s area. Check out a new book. The Harlem Library is now part of MontanaLibrary2Go. This service al...

Come to the library and cool off this summer! We have cozy seating as well as magazines and newspapers in the Reading Room. Families are encouraged to come in to read and play in the children’s area. If you are traveling check out an audio book a...

“Let the Good Times Roll at Your Library!” That’s the theme for “Love Your Library Month.” During February each time you check out materials, your name will be entered in a drawing to win one free hour of bowling for you and your family or friends g...

Did you know February is “Love Your Library” month? This year the Harlem Library will celebrate with a Mardi Gras theme “Let the Good Times Roll at Your Library!” Each time you check out material your name will be entered into a drawing to win one...

One of the goals of the Harlem Public Library this year is to increase circulation. We challenge you to read more books from the library in 2017. The 2017 Reading Challenge encourages you to read at least 52 books this year. To help you keep on...

Thanks to everyone who attended the Friends of the Library Wine and Cheese Festival fundraiser. A special thanks to Sagebrush Flats Winery, Friends of the Library, local businesses who gave donations, and those who took part in the silent auction....

New books for your reading pleasure include “ Madeleine’s War” by Peter Watson. Colonel Matthew Hammond sustains a serious injury on the front lines in Europe that cost him a lung. Now he is back in England training new resistance fighters. One o...

Don’t miss the book signing by local author Betty Billmayer on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 6:00-7:30 at the library. Betty’s new children’s book is “The Princess and Pea...Nut Butter Sandwich.” The books will be on sale for $12.00. Betty will give a bo...

The Library Board of Trustees will meet today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. Local author Betty Billmayer will be at the library Thursday, Nov. 3 from 6:00-7:30 to sell and sign her latest children’s book “The Princess and the Pea...Nut But...

Thanks to everyone who showed their support for the library by attending the Friends of the Library Annual Membership meeting. If you were unable to attend you may join the Friends of the Library by paying the annual dues of $10. Dues may be sent to...

Tonight at 6 P.M. is the Friends of the Harlem Public Library annual membership meeting. A salad supper will be served followed by the business meeting. Dues of $10 may be paid at this meeting. All members and those interested in joining are...