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…
Transparent Languages is yet another great new resource available to Forest Lodge Library patrons, and all patrons of the Northern Waters Library Network. Transparent Languages is a very robust resource, offering instruction in 120+ languages, including American Sign Language and English for native speakers of other languages, like Ukranian. All you need is a library…
Welcome to Creativebug…one of the latest resources available to you through your library system. Offering instruction in art, design, sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting, paper crafts, jewelry, food, home decor and plenty of kid crafts, Creativebug will guide you through just about any project you might imagine at levels from beginner to expert. You really must…
There’s a Town of Cable election coming up on April 4th! Three candidates (two incumbents) are running for two Town Supervisor seats and incumbent Town Chair Malcolm Haag is running for re-election. As has been done in past years, Director Kristine Lendved of the Forest Lodge Library has conducted Zoom interviews with the candidates which…
Right around a year ago the Forest Lodge Library signed up for a subscription to the streaming service KANOPY which gave our patrons access to thousands of films, documentaries and t.v. series as well as hundreds of The Great Courses. We know you’ve enjoyed and appreciated the service, because you’ve told us so! We are…