The Forest Lodge Library will be CLOSED on Monday, May 27th, Memorial Day. Look for us at the annual Memorial Day Celebration at the Veteran’s Triangle, just a few yards east of the library. This annual opportunity to honor our veterans, especially those who gave their lives for their country, is scheduled for 11:00 in…
Wisconsin-based fiction writer Nickolas Butler is touring with his fresh title, LITTLE FAITH, and we’re very pleased to let you know he’s returning to Cable with it! Previous titles you might be familiar with are SHOTGUN LOVESONGS and THE HEARTS OF MEN. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet a real-live best-selling author right here in…
The Forest Lodge Library is pleased to host a Budget Listening Session in Cable for State Representative Beth Meyers. This session will be held in the “small room” (where Town meetings are generally held) at the Cable Community Centre on Tuesday, May 7th, beginning at 1:00 p.m. The focus of this session will be on…
I occasionally indulge in what I refer to as “snack food reading”…pure entertainment, pure fun. Now, snacks can be things like Cheetos or Twinkies…or they can be more like a slice of fine Wisconsin cheese on a quality cracker. The latter is preferred! (not that I’m above eating a bag of Cheetos now and again!)…
We welcome Zach Larson to our staff…and here is his first Staff Pick! “Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith” by Jon Krakauer is a fascinating account of the Fundamentalist Mormon (FLDS) church led by Warren Jeffs. At the time this book was published (2003), Jeffs and his polygamous cult were thriving…
April is National Poetry Month! We celebrate poetry! In past years we’ve offered poetry readings or opportunities to craft “black-out poetry”…using pages from recycled books and “finding” a poem on the page and blacking out the rest of the words. THIS year we’re going to try a Virtual Poetry Jam! For a number of years…
Here’s a Makerspace event we’ve been wanting to schedule for awhile!!! Area jewelry-designer Mary Covelli will offer this session and teach us elementary jewelry assembly techniques. We’ll learn how to use the basic tools of the trade and those participating get to create a pair of earrings or a zipper pull to take home with…
BEARSKIN by James A. Mclaughlin “Visceral, raw and compelling.” That’s what C. J. Box had to say about it and I must agree. I’m thinking…kind of like lemon juice in a paper cut. But, not in a bad way. Rice Moore has taken a position as a caretaker for a remote Virginia forest preserve. Yes,…
Join the revolution! Divest from plastic! Make some biodegradable, ecological, reusable food wraps and covers…Here! At the Forest Lodge Library! Stop in some time on Saturday afternoon, March 23rd, between 3 and 4:30 and learn to make a few to take. We’ll have materials on hand. IF you have some fabric that you would particularly…
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas You might remember Angie Thomas’s debut, the explosively popular The Hate You Give. It flew off the shelves and has since been made into a feature film that was also very popular. On the Come Up is Thomas’s very solid sophomore effort. Its been called an homage to…