At the Forest Lodge Library Board of Trustees meeting held on October 8, 2025, the library board discussed at length and came to a unanimous, but yet very difficult decision. The FLL Board of Trustees made a motion and approved to suspend further negotiations with the Cable Natural History Museum in regards to the future…
In late September, the Forest Lodge Library received a wonderful special delivery! I was working the circulation desk Monday afternoon, September 29th. When I had arrived to the library earlier that day, the trusses had not yet arrived. But, as I left the library, I discovered that sometime in the afternoon they had come! …
August and early September saw much progress at the Forest Lodge Library New Building site. In August, work was done to prepare the floor space of the building. After necessary materials were set down to prepare for the concrete, and weather cleared up to cooperate, concrete was poured for the floor of the new building.…
The Forest Lodge Library has finally reached the moment it’s been working toward for so many years — it’s time to start building the new library facility! At the end of June 2025, Jerome Excavating started us off. It was great to see and be able to walk around the exterior outline of the new…
We had a wonderful turn out for our Centennial Celebration! Thank you to everyone who was able to come and join us on Sunday, July 20th. Many people participated in the local and library trivia contest. As promised, here are the answers to the questions that were asked: Trivia Answers Centennial
The Groundbreaking Ceremony was held at the site of the New Library Building Facility, located right next door to the current Forest Lodge Library, on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11 AM. Over one hundred people attended. The weather cooperated and afterwards all were welcome to enjoy cupcakes and celebrate. Click HERE to view the…
The Forest Lodge Library is pleased to announce its Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Library Building! Happening Saturday, June 28th at 11 AM in front of the New Library Building site. Join us as we celebrate this momentous occasion – made possible by the amazing support of our communities of Cable and Namakagon. Cupcakes and…
The bids for the Forest Lodge Library New Building Project were opened at 4:30 pm on Thursday, May 1, 2025. All bids that were submitted on time were reviewed. To view selections that have been made, please click the link provided: Bid Results
Northern Waters system Director Katherine Elchert called the Institute of Museum and Library Services the “backbone” of American libraries. She and other Wisconsin library service professionals were asked how the recent IMLS changes will impact libraries in our area and across the state. Click the link to read the article and learn ways to show…
Earlier this week, libraries were made aware of changes that were implemented to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and of federal funds being cut in this area. Below you will find a letter concerning these recent events and how it could possibly affect our Forest Lodge Library and the Northern Waters Library…