Join the Lake Agassiz Regional Library for a deeply moving program as the library system welcomes Patty Wetterling and co-author Joy Baker to discuss their memoir, Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope.

For thirty years, the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling was a story that haunted Minnesota and transformed the nation. In this special author visit, Patty Wetterling shares the intimate, behind-the-scenes account of those decades – not just as a search for a missing son, but as a testament to a mother’s unwavering love and a community’s resilience. Together with Joy Baker, the blogger whose independent research helped lead to the breakthrough in the case, they will discuss the bond they formed and the power of never giving up.

Dear Jacob: Author Visits with Patty Wetterling and Joy Baker, May 11-13

The tour is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and will include visits to the following locations which are open to the public:

• Breckenridge High School Auditorium, 710 13th St N (Updated Venue) Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m.

Books will be available to purchase at the event.

• Moorhead Public Library in The Loop, 450 Center Ave. Monday, May 11 at 6 p.m.

Books will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of More Than Words Bookshop.

• Mahnomen Public Library, 203 Main St. S. Tuesday, May 12 at 3:30 p.m.

Books will be available to purchase at the event.

• Crookston Public Library, 110 N. Ash St. Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m.

Books will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of Silver Dawn Books

• Bagley American Legion, 112 Main Ave N, Bagley, MN Wednesday, May 13 at 2 p.m.

Books will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of Four Pines Bookstore.

• Detroit Lakes Public Library, 1000 Washington Ave. Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m.

Books will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of Bluebird Books.

Admission is free thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Legacy Fund. More information is available at larl.org/legacy.