Read to a Dog!!!
Our beautiful friend Golden Girl Getty will be at the library with her person, Wendy, this Saturday, 6/15, from 10 until 11:30. Getty loooooves to have kids read her stories, so, hope you’ll plan to come and do just that!
Our beautiful friend Golden Girl Getty will be at the library with her person, Wendy, this Saturday, 6/15, from 10 until 11:30. Getty loooooves to have kids read her stories, so, hope you’ll plan to come and do just that!
On Thursday, June the 6th, the library offered two Public Input Sessions, one in the Town of Cable, one in the Town of Namakagon. As a joint library of the two communities, it felt that it was important that each community was given an opportunity to review our preliminary plans. Devin Flanigan, our Keller Builds…
On June 20th at 6:30, the library, in another partnership event with Redbery Books, is pleased to welcome Wisconsin writer Jim Guhl. Guhl grew up in the Fox Valley and currently lives in Hudson, WI. Retired from a career in engineering, he currently spends his time writing and working as a visual artist. This event…
An engaged group enjoyed our event with Nickolas Butler at the Cable Community Center on Thursday, 5/30. Butler read the first chapter of his most recent title, LITTLE FAITH, and entertained questions from the audience on this book, it’s character and environs, on his working methods and on what he’s working on next. (sounds mad!…
Hard not to notice that there’s big works going on in our yard! Well, our back door doesn’t look like THIS anymore…and is, in fact, currently open for biz and connected to a set of walkways that connect library and museum. While the yard is SOMEwhat accessible, we encourage caution, as work is ongoing! Still…
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…