Carnegie libraries visited: Petoskey and Mancelona, Michigan Days sober: 370 iOverlander did not have any overnight recommendations for...

Carnegie libraries visited: Manistee, Michigan Days sober: 369 Hail pelted Goldfinger around 4 this morning, which meant I had to squirm...

Carnegie libraries visited: Bronson, Cassopolis, Dowagiac, Allegan, and Ludington, Michigan Days sober: 368 I’m lucky that I sleep well,...

My father “Ace” is dying, and Curt told me that I better get on a plane. I sped to Detroit, some two hours away, and it felt like it took...

Carnegie libraries visited: Akron, Roann, Warsaw, Pierceton, Garrett, Waterloo, and Angola, Indiana Days sober: 357 I’m distracted and...

Carnegie libraries visited: Flora, Delphi, Monon, Royal Center, and Kewanna, Indiana Days sober: 356 When the Board of Trustees of the...

Carnegie libraries visited: Atlanta, Alexandria, Gas City, and Converse, Indiana My clothes have never been cleaner. I have not gone to a...

Carnegie libraries visited: Roachdale, Darlington, Waveland, Thornton, Lebanon, and Kirklin, Indiana Days sober: 354 Monday morning you...

June 22, 2025 I’m itching to travel this morning, so I’ll scratch it. Visiting local libraries is easier on Sunday, as the traffic is...

Saturday, June 21, 2025 Finished with the movie and an ice cream last night, I attempted to begin my eastward return, figuring that I...

Friday, June 20, 2025 West again. This time, I’ll take the southernmost roads in Massachusetts, visiting (I hope) every public library...

Carnegie libraries visited: Bedford, Shoals, Washington, Bloomfield, Worthington, and Brazil, Indiana Days sober: 353 I anticipated...

Carnegie libraries visited: Shelbyville, Kentucky; Brookville, Knightsville, Shelbyville, Indianapolis Spades Park Branch and East...

Carnegie libraries visited: Rockport, Indiana; Portland, Western, Main, and Crescent Hill branches in Louisville, Kentucky. Days sober:...

Saturday, June 14, 2025 The surf was silent at dawn: no waves, no dog walkers, no runners, and only a few birds strolling in reverie. The...

Friday, June 13, 2025 Yesterday, I visited thirty three libraries, which was certainly a personal best, although I spent about an hour...

Thursday, June 12, 2025 This morning, I found out that my arteries were clogged: I93 and MA 3 were bumper to bumper as I headed south...

Days sober: 717 The day starts early, if that’s when one gets up. I did, so it did too. After filling Goldfinger’s belly, and not mine, I...

Days sober: 716 The forecast was for showers, with a 100 percent chance of libraries. First stop, at 7.30 a.m., was the Tilton Library in...

Days sober: 715 In my quest to visit all 373 public libraries in Massachusetts, on a cloudy and moist Friday morning I headed west to the...