Last Updated on May 2, 2025

Books

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Ruth Houck Library

Main Street in Maple Terrace
Monday – Friday
10 am – 4 pm

Baltimore County Library Bookmobile 

1st Friday of the month:
9:30 – 10:30 AM – Courtyard Crossing (Lobby 7) entrance
10:30 – 11:30 AM – Cross Creek Lobby entrance

For the Baltimore County Public Library bookmobile stops, check under Schedule and Locations [updated monthly] on the BCPL Bookmobile: Mobile Library Services webpage.

Spiritual Book Club 

3rd Tuesday of each month
2 – 3 pm
Jeremiah Room
For current month’s selection, see OLOA/Spiritual Book Club

Books Reviewed by Residents:

Resident Book Review for April 2025

Resident William Miller reviewed “The Last Ranger” by Peter Heller [New York: Penguin Random House, 2023] on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. These are reviews and supplemental materials on the book.

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Book Reviews by Residents

3rd Tuesday of each month from  7 – 8 PM in the Auditorium

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.

News of the World: A Novel by Paulette Jiles [New York: Morrow, 2016], reviewed by Donna Martin.

REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Summary [Instaread] (also audiofile)
Review & Author Reading [National Book Award]
Literary Guide [LitCharts]
Summary, Reading Guide [HarperCollins]
Summary, Reviews  [Bibliofile]
Book Discussion/Questions [Mt. Prospect Public Library]
Discussion of Book by English Prof [Tulsa Library] (video)
Author Interview [City of Thousand Oaks] (video)
Interview [Read Her Like Open Book]
Review [New York Times]
Review [Washington Independent:Books]