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…
The staff of the Forest Lodge Library wishes everyone a Happy International Women’s Day! We hold up half the sky! C’mon in and check out a title featuring an amazing woman!
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (picks don’t always have to be books, ya know!) Melissa McCarthy is Lee Israel, a best selling biographer who can’t get her latest book published. She decides to start forging letters from deceased writers and playwriters to make ends meet and is soon caught up in a situation she can’t…
Director Lendved LOVES being invited to come to the Cable PreSchool to read a few books to the kids…especially during Dinosaur Week! We looked at a few non-fiction books, and offered up some dino facts and science. Then we read a couple of FUN ones. Everybody really liked TYRANNOSAURUS REX VS. EDNA THE CHICKEN. Everybody…