A Novel Affair – 2019

You, yes ALL of you are invited to the 2019 version of A Novel Affair…this year scheduled for Sunday, July 21st from noon until 4. We’ve got the Mois Bois, a local musical act, lined up to offer us some music and The Bomb Dog food truck will be on hand purveying lunch! (come early if…

Oh, Deer!

Deer in Town! There are, indeed! To feed…or not to feed? Let’s talk to a DNR Deer Biologist about it! This event, scheduled by the Town of Cable, will take place at the Cable Community Centre on Monday, June 17th at 6:00. Come on and join the conversation regarding what can be done about the…

Read to a Dog!!!

Our beautiful friend Golden Girl Getty will be at the library with her person, Wendy, this Saturday, 6/15, from 10 until 11:30. Getty loooooves to have kids read her stories, so, hope you’ll plan to come and do just that!

Author Event with Jim Guhl

On June 20th at 6:30, the library, in another partnership event with Redbery Books, is pleased to welcome Wisconsin writer Jim Guhl. Guhl grew up in the Fox Valley  and currently lives in Hudson, WI. Retired from a career in engineering, he currently spends his time writing and working as a visual artist. This event…

Memorial Day, May 27, 2019

The Forest Lodge Library will be CLOSED on Monday, May 27th, Memorial Day. Look for us at the annual Memorial Day Celebration at the Veteran’s Triangle, just a few yards east of the library. This annual opportunity to honor our veterans, especially those who gave their lives for their country, is scheduled for 11:00 in…

An Evening with Nickolas Butler

Wisconsin-based fiction writer Nickolas Butler is touring with his fresh title, LITTLE FAITH, and we’re very pleased to let you know he’s returning to Cable with it! Previous titles you might be familiar with are SHOTGUN LOVESONGS and THE HEARTS OF MEN. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet a real-live best-selling author right here in…

April is POETRY MONTH!!!

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…

MAKERSPACE: Jewelry 101

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…

Kristine’s March 2019 Pick

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,…