The next time someone comes into the Forest Lodge Library and inquires if they can print directly from their mobile phone or laptop the answer is YES! Thanks to the Northern Waters Library System, we now have the Princh printing solution installed and ready to go! It’s not hard! Just download the free @PrinchApp from…
“It all began with a challenge from the librarian of our local public library, Forest Lodge Library in Cable, Wisconsin, to explore something we’ve always wanted to do, or a place we’ve always wanted to see. ” The above is a quote from our patron Sue Rosa’s blog…about her months long road trip out west…
You find yourself in a waiting room missing the days when they used to be littered with all kinds of magazines and you could usually find something that stirred some level of interest in you. Right now you’d be happy to have anything…and then you remember that you have your phone with you. Your phone…
A reader might get the impression from the Forest Lodge Library’s website that all Director Kristine Lendved ever reads are thrillers. That is not the case. Indeed, I enjoy thrillers, but my tastes include other genres, as well. Like literary, paranormal and…historical fantasy. Which, no, is really not even a little bit like historical fiction.…
Have you read Nick Petrie? He’s from Milwaukee! A patron encouraged me to give him a try and my reactions were: Where’ve I been? Next please! You don’t have to believe me…here’s something a writer you might have heard of has to say about him: “Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher,…
Hey, all… Indeed, we understand! You’re just returning an item or two and are only going to be in the library for 10 seconds tops and hate to use up a disposable mask for that reason. We’re happy to tell you that there are now item return bins just inside both front and back doors…
Free? Tax preparation service? Why, yes! AARP Foundation Tax Aide offers free tax preparation to anyone of any age, especially if you are 50 or older or can’t afford paid tax preparation. Taxpayers must pick up an information packet containing paperwork that needs to be completed before an appointment can be made. Instructions for making…
Our community lost one of its beloved elders in recent days. Winnie Gall, 91, passed on December 10th. Her family has requested that memorial donations be directed to The Katie Flowers Endowment (or Forest Lodge Library KFE) in support of the Fred and Winnie Gall Memorial Community Study Room, to be located in the Library’s…
Saying it’s election season is practically the same as saying it’s misinformation season. Candidates WANT you to believe the best of them and the worst of their rival…and, shocking, we know, are not always scrupulous about adhering to the strict truth to market their message. But you, YOU can do better! Here’s another shocker:…
Thanks to the Northern Waters Library Service system and grant funds from LSTA, the Library, Science and Technology Act, we were able to enhance the reach of our 24/7 wifi signal! Technically it’s a Unifi wireless mesh access point…we call it “the new gizmo.” It improves accessibility anywhere in the vicinity of the log cabin…