Last Updated on May 2, 2025
Books
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 of “News of the World: A Novel”
Resident Donna Martin will review “News of the World: A Novel” by Paulette Jiles on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is her review for the May 2025 issue of “The Sunburst.”
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.
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]