The activity both inside and outside of the new library building has slowed down a bit. Behind the scenes, much work continues to be done. The Forest Lodge Library Board of Trustees is working with our interior design firm, FEH Design in getting bids for the Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment for the new building. A…
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…
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
The Forest Lodge Library would like to send a big ‘thank you!’ to the Cable UCC and the Cable UCC Women’s Fellowship and all that donated and shopped during this past year’s annual 2nd Chapter Christmas sale! The 2nd Chapter Christmas sale was held on December 7th, during the annual ‘Christmas in Cable’. Many attended…
We waited with anticipation to hear the word on whether or not we would receive the Flexible Facilities Grant that was applied for earlier in the summer/fall. Receiving this grant would really be what we would need to move forward with building plans and the process with our architect, Tom Westlund of Westlund Consultancy. So,…