KANOPY, the streaming service we are happy to share with our patrons, is changing! Beginning November 1, KANOPY users will use tickets instead of credits to manage their use. The very first thing you should do, the next time you log in, is to read the article you’ll be directed to, HOW TICKETS WORK. That will, hopefully,…
The Forest Lodge Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that the Library Director vacancy has been filled. The new Director, Amanda Westlund, will begin her tenure early in January of 2024. Westlund’s background is as an educator. She looks forward to serving her communities in this new role and will bring energy, vision…
On September 13, 2023, the Forest Lodge Library Board of Trustees approved the following statement in support of Intellectual Freedom. The Forest Lodge Library supports Intellectual Freedom, the right of every library user to read what they choose, seek information on subjects they choose and to speak freely; all guaranteed by the First Amendment of…
As of Sept. 20th our steps have been reconstructed, we have a wonderfully sturdy new railing and our front door is BACK IN BUSINESS so you may use the entry that is most convenient for you! Beginning Monday morning, Sept. 11th, our front entry will be inaccessible while it is under reconstruction. While we apologize…
The news is…YES, the Book House is beginning to accept donations…beginning Friday, May 12th. Please bring donations in containers you can leave behind and place them in the back door vestibule of the Book House. Below we’ve posted a list of items that we can and cannot accept…and…we beseech you…it’s no easier for us to…
It was perhaps 11 years ago when Claire Parker started coming to the Forest Lodge Library. Lots has happened since then! She got a younger brother and sister. In recent changes, her parents, Chris and Amy Parker, purchased The Rivers Eatery in downtown Cable. This year, in conjunction with National Library Week…and a Poetry Reading…
This year’s winner: Peter Donndelinger. Congratulations…and thanks for participating! April is Poetry Month…and you know we like to celebrate somehow. Here’s 2023’s POETRY CHALLENGE! Grab a nearby book. Turn to page 45. Find the third full sentence on the page and that is the first line of your poem! If you don’t like that line…grab…
Date: July 24, 2023 Staff Person: Kristine Title/Author: IF IT SOUNDS LIKE A QUACK by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling Why am I reading it: I DO try to work some non-fiction into my steady diet of fiction and this sounded…amusing and informative. Verdict: This book was…terrifying. Yes, there were, indeed, some mad stories about people who discovered,…
If you haven’t GOT Libby you should GET LIBBY! Libby is a wonderful resource. Free to you with your library card! Download the LIBBY app to your device. Free from your app store. Open the app and follow the prompts. Submit your name and library card # and be sure to choose your library/library system.…
Your library system is pleased to offer you access to the New York Times and New York Times Cooking! To access when you’re at the library and connected to our IP address: Go to: www.nytimes.com/register Create an account with your personal email address. NYT will send an email to that address with a link to…