library Archives - The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org/tag/library/ Literary Arts Journal Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:17:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/hyacinthreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-Hyacinth-H-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 library Archives - The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org/tag/library/ 32 32 199531397 A Library Of The Mind https://hyacinthreview.org/simone-martel-a-library-of-the-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simone-martel-a-library-of-the-mind Wed, 06 Aug 2025 03:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7447 When I was very young, I knew about Carnegie libraries built all around the country, a steel tycoon’s gift to the nation. They were special places, the sort of mansions rich people might live in, only devoted to books. My branch, in the Temescal district of Oakland, California, had high ceilings, wood paneling, a fireplace…

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