Last Updated on June 19, 2021
Books
Baltimore County Public Library Bookmobile Schedule Update
The BCPL bookmobile is scheduled for a trial run return to service pre-COVID on: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Cross Creek Lobby - 9:30 - 10:30 AMCourtyard Crossing (Bldg 7) Lobby - 10:30 - 11:30 AM Mobile Engagement Group - 410-887-7586 or www.bcpl.info
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
3rd 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 Mobile Engagement – Adult webpage.
Spiritual Book Club
3rd Tuesday of each month
2 – 3 pm
Jeremiah Room
Sr. Eileen in Pastoral Care has list of books
Book Reviews by Residents
3rd Tuesday of each month from 7 – 8 PM in the Auditorium
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky & David Ziblatt [New York: Crown, 2018], reviewed by resident Howie Nixon.
REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
The Crisis of American Democracy [American Educator]
Author Interview [NPR]
Collected Reviews [BookMarks]
Will Democracy Survive… [NY Times]
How Democracies Die, Explained [Vox]
…Challenges and Threats to Modern Democracies [LaVista]
Review [American Academy in Berlin]
Author Interview [Vermont Conversations]
Author Interview [Washington Journal -CSPAN] (video & transcript)
Author Interview [CornellCast] (video & transcript)
**The resident’s review from The Sunburst, is found below and also available under Newsletters on MyErickson.
Books Reviewed:
Book Review of “How Democracies Die”
Resident Howie Nixon’s review of How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky & David Ziblatt [New York: Crown, 2018] is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. Most of us have probably taken for granted the survival of American democracy. After...
Resident Book Review for June, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 7 PM in the AuditoriumThe Vanishing Half: A Novel by Brit Bennett [New York: Riverhead, 2020], reviewed by Chilton Knudsen. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Author’s websiteThe Vanishing Half Counts The Terrible Costs Of Bigotry And...