Last Updated on October 22, 2025
Books
Ruth Houck Library
Main Street in Maple Terrace
closed for renovation
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 “The British Are Coming: The War for America…”
Resident Ken Weeden will review “The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777”, by Rick Atkinson [New York: Henry Holt, 2018] on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is his review for the September 2025 issue of “The Sunburst.”
Resident Book Review for August 2025
Resident Pat Payne reviewed “The Amiable Baltimoreans” [Baltimore: JHU Press, 1984] by Francis F. Beirne on Tuesday, August 19, 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
Janet Neer and Barbara Johnson, Co-Coordinators
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
Wandering Stars: A Novel, by Tommy Orange. [New York: Knopf, 2024], panel discussion by Justine Parezo, Diana Dunaway and Lenora Urie.
REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS