If libraries are paper filled heavens, then Central Library of the Seattle Public Library is more of a modern architectural dream instead of an ancient Mount Olympus. Given some time to myself in the rainy city, I made the choice to explore the Central Library (which was only a few blocks from where I would … Continue reading
Two things always seem to call me to a place: Irish anything and books. Combine the two and you’ve got an AJ-shaped beacon- my own Batsignal. So when my Tulsa guide sent me a picture of the door of McHuston Booksellers, he did so knowing I would demand he show me where I could find … Continue reading
Libraries are pieces of heaven in which thousands of worlds lay dormant, bound in leather, wood, and paper, a world of possibility and excitement all contained within man-made walls. That being said, Bizzell Memorial Library on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Oklahoma is an example of such a heaven which is well beyond … Continue reading