Past Events

HEY! In case you haven’t heard, the WI DHS is offering $100 to anyone yet unvaccinated if they GET vaccinated (or begin) by 9/6. PLEASE…

Sure, we’ve got something fun for kids to do this Sunday! Grab a Scavenger Hunt Sheet…find at least 8 (of 11) things and win an…

We’re excited to have some talented local musicians to help us celebrate our 95th + 1 Anniversary! Starting at 11….Sidney Reynolds! From 1-1:30…Nathan Rondeau…aka Ghost…

Have you been looking for the fitness practice that’s right for you? MAKERSPACE:Fitness offers you the opportunity to check out several essential practices that are…

If you like Thai food, well, there’s another reason to be certain you don’t miss the 95 + 1 Celebration on Sunday, 8/15 from 11-3!…

We are so happy to share the news that Jeff Nania, author of the Northern Lakes Mysteries, is coming to help up celebrate our 95th…

We want to let you know about an event coming up this weekend, offered by our neighbors at the UCC Church…that, well…why would you want…

In order to accommodate a Northern Waters network upgrade, the Forest Lodge Library will be closed on Wednesday morning and will plan to open at…

The Forest Lodge Library celebrated its 95th Anniversary in 2020….or…we would’ve if it hadn’t been for that darned pandemic. This year we’re planning to celebrate…

Just about everything IS online these days. Because that’s where our patrons live, work, recreate and engage we in library world are very interested in…

The 4th of July book sale is back! In fact, there will be TWO days of book sale this year. The Book House will be…

Yes, we KNOW you miss the ongoing book sale in the vestibule! While they last…grab a grab bag assembled by the Book House gang! A…

Kristine’s May Pick – DEAD MAN DANCING by John Galligan I kinda missed the publication of the second in John Galligan’s Bad Axe County series.…

Beginning on April 20th, the library catalog you access through our website will…look different! For starters: once called the Merlin Catalog…it is now called the…

The Forest Lodge Library in Cable, WI will soon have a part-time position available for a Library Aide. (12-13 hours per week.) Willingness and ability…

Town Board Chairperson                         # votes                  Statewide…

We like to celebrate National Poetry Month here at the Forest Lodge Library! Last year we asked local residents and visitors to “put a word…

It’s National Library Week! Celebrated from April 4-10 in 2021, we acknowledge the contributions of libraries and library workers to our national life, ESPECIALLY in…

The Town of Cable has a significant election coming up on April 6. Cable is moving from a 3-person to a 5-person Board. There are…

Ach, so you missed the live-stream of this story-telling event. We are happy to tell you we are just after receiving a recording of the…

The State of Wisconsin recognizes how very important quality internet access is for, well, just about anything these days. Remote work, economic opportunity, education, entertainment.…

Staff person Sidney Reynolds got to thinking we needed to have some fun this January! She put together this BINGO CARD to help you have…

We’ve been good. Really! And, because 2020 has been…the year that it has been…our collection development budget could use a little support for the upcoming…

Story-teller Tracy Chipman returns with tales of the Furred, Finned, Feathered and Frosted! We hope you’ll Zoom on in and enjoy this venture into the…

If you missed today’s storytelling event, here’s another chance to enjoy it! Storyteller Tracy Chipman is allowing us access to this recording of the session…

The Forest Lodge Library is in search of applicants interested in serving on the Board of Trustees. The role of Trustee is a serious commitment,…

If you’re interested in knowing what’s happening in your community, why not attend your Town’s Budget Hearing? And then take part in the Town Elector’s…

We know you’ve missed access to our donated and deselected books. We’ve missed offering them to you, both in the library’s vestibule and in The…

“Wisconsin nurse on the New York frontline of pandemic, then diagnosed with COVID-19.” So read the headline on the story from WAOW in Wausau. Many…

In 2020 we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. We hope that you will…

Here’s a Valentine’s Day idea for you-make a date with your library! The Forest Lodge Library invites you for a date! Come on in, grab…

CONVICTION by Denise Mina I’ve been reading Denise Mina for awhile and always look forward to new titles. Although we acquired CONVICTION in July, it…

The Forest Lodge Library wishes each and everyone of our patrons and friends a safe, peaceful and delicious holiday season full of joy and fun…

On Thursday, 12/12 we hosted a library MAKERSPACE event and crafted some holiday gifts and decorations that can be assembled quickly, with low-cost or recycled…

Once upon a time there was no internet. No smart phones. There was no television. Or movies. Once upon a time there wasn’t even radio!!!…

The annual Christmas in Cable celebration kicks off with the lighting of the Community Tree at 5:30 on Friday, December the 6th. After the tree…

Deb Lippert has been  a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator since 2002. She hosts workshops, classes and other card making events in the Cable/Seeley/Hayward area. She’s designed…

I admit it. I was one of those people who was concerned that the use of emojis in text and email messages was evidence that…

Cable’s Fall Fest is coming up this weekend, Sept. 27 & 28. The Book House will be open both days so you can stock up…

Need some help figuring out how to make your phone or device obey YOU?!? Consult the Wiz Kidz! Katelyn Bolen and Alec Campbell will be…

In the summer of 2017 the Town of Cable, via the Town of Cable Plan Commission, launched a “visioning” effort to consider the future of…

Golden Girl Getty, a beautiful and gentle Golden Retriever, and her “person,”  Wendy Hitch will be at the library this Saturday, 8/24, hoping that some…

On Thursday, Sept. 26th at 6:30 the Forest Lodge Library and presenter Sarah Boles invite you to attend a screening of the 2014 documentary, Capturing…

THANKS to all who helped to make our Novel Affair such a wonderful event yesterday…which, of course, includes those who attended! Thanks for taking the…

EUPHORIA by Lily King This title has been on my list for awhile. It got lots of great press back in 2014 when it came…

Delicious, wild, organic, medicinal tea is growing all around us! Learn how to harvest and use what’s available and at hand. Presenter Yulia Welk will…

The Annual 4th of July Book Sale IS still a thing…it’s just that now it’s held at The Book House, next door to the library,…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Join the revolution! Divest from plastic! Make some biodegradable, ecological, reusable food wraps and covers…Here! At the Forest Lodge Library! Stop in some time on…

For those of you looking to carb load tomorrow evening…or just enjoy some yummy spaghetti…head on over to the Cable Community Centre between 4 &…

The Town of Cable has three individuals who have placed their names in contention for the Town Chairmanship, which necessitates a Primary Election. In an…

These are just half of the books currently being processed at the library!