The 'Floating Library' comes to Lake Phalen Published July 31, 2018 FOX 9 Morning News FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - It doesn't get more Minnesotan than this. M.A. Rosko paddles out to a lending library in the middle of Lake Phalen where all of the books were handmade by artists. The Floating Library run this weekend.