While I frolicked around in Texas’s utopian mist in January (covered in my previous blog), my husband and my mom journeyed south for the adventure of a lifetime. They embarked on a 16-day cruise to South Georgia Island and the Antarctica peninsula, aka the South Pole! If you figure the odds of seeing a public … More Libraries Round the World: Antarctica
The Utopia I’m referring to isn’t merely a state of mind, but a small town in Uvalde County, located in West Central Texas. And yes, cowboys and ranchers support their public libraries. On our trip through a series of small towns, we saw multiple public libraries filled with books and patrons. The Utopia Public Library … More Libraries Round the World: In Utopia
San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the busiest cruise ship port in the Caribbean. During a quick port stop, I was busy too checking out a couple of libraries. One had books, but sadly, the other didn’t. Andrew Carnegie, the kick-starter king of libraries all over the world, must have predicted the importance of San Juan. … More Libraries Round the World: A Rich Port of Call