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Day 42, Tuesday March 26: Seattle, Washington
Carnegie libraries visited: Greenlake, University, Fremont, Queen Anne, all in Seattle, Washington Seattle once had eight Carnegie...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 31, 20256 min read


Day 43, Wednesday March 27: Seattle, Washington to McLean, Virginia
Yesterday morning at the hostel I was mourning the loss of conviviality among travelers. At breakfast the dining area was almost silent...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 27, 20252 min read


Day 34, Monday March 18: Berkeley, California to Petaluma, California
Carnegie libraries visited: San Rafael, San Anselmo, Petaluma Having neglected to do my laundry over the weekend, I drove to the BB...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 24, 20256 min read


Day 19, Sunday, March 3, Dallas, Texas to Jefferson, Texas
Carnegie libraries visited: Jefferson Driving away from Will’s home, I had a rare feeling of joy and peace on this Sunday morning. I’m...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 17, 20253 min read


Day 25 Saturday, March 9: Las Vegas, New Mexico to Taos, New Mexico
Carnegie libraries visited: Las Vegas (NM) Goldfinger was wrapped in a light layer of snow this morning. It was 26 degrees. Cold, but not...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 17, 20253 min read


Day 33, Sunday, March 17: San Francisco
Carnegie libraries visited (all part of the San Francisco system): China Town, Golden Gate Valley, Noe Valley, Presidio It was time for a...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 17, 20254 min read


Day 32, Saturday, March 16: Santa Cruz, California to Berkeley, California
Carnegie libraries visited: San Jose East, Alameda, Oakland Melrose, Oakland Temescal, Oakland Golden Gate The Alameda Carnegie library...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 16, 20252 min read


Day 29, Wednesday, March 13: Los Angeles
Carnegie libraries visited: Lincoln Heights, Vermont Square, and Cahuenga. The “Grounded at Grand Central” AA meeting at 7.15 am today...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 16, 20256 min read


Day 31, Friday March 15: Santa Barbara, California to Santa Cruz, California
Carnegie libraries visited: Pacific Grove, Santa Cruz The ‘Start Your Day Right’ morning AA meeting in Santa Barbara is held upstairs in...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 15, 20253 min read


Day 30, Thursday March 14: Los Angeles, California to Santa Barbara, California
Carnegie libraries visited: Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, California It’s National Pie Day (3.14) and Los Angeles graciously offered me...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 14, 20253 min read


Day 28, Tuesday, March 12: Calexico, California to Los Angeles, California
Carnegie libraries visited: Beaumont, South Pasadena I could see a long line of cars snaking towards our southern border when I woke up...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 12, 20255 min read


Day 27, Monday, March 11: Rest Stop, I-40 to Calexico, California
Carnegie libraries visited: Phoenix (AZ), Yuma, Calexico At the Camp Verde Community library in Arizona I ran into a librarian named...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 12, 20252 min read


Day 26, March 10: Taos, New Mexico to Rest Stop, I-40
Carnegie libraries visited: None Michael’s Kitchen Coffee Shop and Bakery is a must-stop for anyone traveling through Taos at breakfast,...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 10, 20254 min read


Day 24, Thursday, March 7: Austin, Texas to Ballinger, Texas
Carnegie libraries visited: Ballinger Most of the things I packed for this trip purely for functional reasons: towels, socks, battery...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 7, 20251 min read


Day 23, Wednesday, March 6: New Orleans, Louisiana to Austin, Texas
Carnegie libraries visited: Jennings If you walk into the Carnegie in Jennings, Louisiana you will be facing directly into the library’s...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 7, 20254 min read


Day 10, Wednesday, February 21: Eufaula, Alabama to Mobile, Alabama
Carnegie libraries visited: Eufaula, Alabama Too safe: it was a three police car morning. When my alarm went off at 7.30 I heard what...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 5, 20255 min read


Day 22, March 5: Baton Rouge, Louisiana to New Orleans, LouisianA
Carnegie libraries visited: New Orleans Algiers, New Orleans Childrens’ Resource I woke up to three of Baton Rouge’s landmarks. 1. From...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 5, 20259 min read


Day 21, Monday March 4: Jefferson, Texas to East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Carnegie libraries visited: Jefferson This was bound to happen, and it did. While chatting with Jean at the Jefferson Museum, she gave me...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 4, 20253 min read


Day 20, Sunday, March 3, Dallas, Texas to Jefferson, Texas
Carnegie libraries visited: Jefferson Driving away from Will’s home, I had a rare feeling of joy and peace on this Sunday morning. I’m...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 3, 20253 min read


Day 9, Tuesday, February 20: Brentwood, Tennessee to Eufaula, Alabama
Carnegie libraries visited: Union Springs, Alabama. The Carnegie Library in Union Springs, Alabama, is almost empty when I arrive at 3.30...
Mark Carl Rom
Mar 2, 202513 min read
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