Directors Blog

December 11th

amafterblizzar1209Yikes, somehow nearly two months has flown by since my last blog posting! We've gone through a Novemberlike October and an Octoberlike November and find ourselves now in the midst of REAL WINTER, with 8-12" of fresh snow this week and sub-zero temps. Brrr! It is, however, true that many if not most of us who live in these parts actually prefer this to 90 degrees and humid. I know I do!

We hope those of you who are in the neighborhood will stop in to see us during this holiday season. We have a couple of Holiday Cheer days scheduled for the 21st through the 23rd and will have some hot cider and cookies for you to enjoy. We've got some greenery about. Leo Preisler has loaned us several Santas from his collection. We hope to have an Ecosmart fireplace insert functioning before our Holiday Cheer days...so, if for no other reason, come on in and appreciate the warmth and ambience!

We are also the happy recipients of a new furnace! This was provided by our "landlord" the Cable Natural History Museum from funds provided through a grant from the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. (most of the funding for our fireplace insert derives from this source as well, although from a different grant package.) This new high efficiency furnace is working well, should provide some cost savings on propane use...and doesn't make a sound like a hamster running on a wheel!

Here's wishing EVERYONE a warm, peaceful and joyous holiday season!

And HERE'S photgraphic evidence of what a difference a day makes!

      

October 23rd

As I write this it's raining outside my window. Earlier today it was snowing...and it may turn into snow later on! It has been a crazy October weather-wise. While we are still waiting...increasingly less hopefully...for a spell of Indian summer. It may not happen this year. On the other hand...we may not get the annual swarms of Asian beetles...something we wouldn't miss at all! There is still some color in the leaves. While the maples are mostly done for, we're now enjoying the russets, golds and burgundies of the turning oak trees. 

I'd like to include some photos...but, our technology is not cooperating this afternoon.....

Board Trustee Marilyn Jenkins and I attended the Turning the Page library advocacy workshop in Minneapolis earlier this month...thanks to the Gates Foundation! It was an exciting, educational conference, with top-flight presenters who engaged us in considering how we might be better advocates for this very important public resource...the library! One of the many things we learned was in a workshop called "Public Perceptions of Libraries." MOST people think that libraries are important and valuable parts of their community. They ALSO think that we are well-funded. Whoa! Think again! While the Forest Lodge Library is very grateful for the staunch support of the communities of Cable and Namakagon, and while we receive some support from the Bayfield County (mandated by law) we are far, far away from being over-funded! Hopefully, in the next several months, we'll be talking with you about ways that we can help you help us...to our mutual benefit.

Stay warm and dry! And come on in to the library for some great new reads!

October 1

WELCOME to the Forest Lodge Library's new website...brought to you thanks to funds granted by LSTA(Library Services Technology Act) through a grant written and administered by the NWLS (Northern Waters Library Service, the system we belong to.) Our website was certainly due for an update, so, being able to take advantage of these granted funds was a very happy happenstance. Would like to extend thanks, also, to NWLS personnel who spent many hours schooling all participating libraries in the craft of website construction...through the use of JOOMLA, open-source software. Special thanks to Mike Sauvola...who took so many of my calls and who calmed me down on many occasions.

It's definitely fall here in Cable...after our late-blooming summer came and went...in September. The fall leaves, which have usually peaked by now...are just getting a really good start...but, chill nights should effect the change promptly.

We'll be keeping you posted on what's going on in the library...and the neighborhood. Anyone out there in cyber-ville who wants to share a message with others in the area...send me a message at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  and I'll include your message in a future posting. We'd love for y'all to stay in touch with us!

Happy Fall...getting on time to curl up under a blankie with a cup of something warm and steamy...and a GOOD BOOK! Check out "Staff Picks" and "New Arrivals" for suggestions!
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