Last Updated on March 12, 2026
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 for March 2023
Resident Eleanor Lewis reviewed “Writing Women’s Lives: An Anthology of Autobiographical Narratives by Twentieth Century American Writers” edited by Susan Cahill [New York: Harper, 1994], on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. Here are some supplemental reading materials.
Book Review of Writing Women’s Lives
Resident Eleanor Lewis reviews “Writing Women’s Lives: An Anthology of Autobiographical Narratives by Twentieth Century American Writers” edited by Susan Cahill [New York: Harper, 1994]. This review appeared in the March 2023 issue of Charlestown’s “The Sunburst.”
Book Reviews by Residents
3rd Tuesday of each month from 7 – 8 PM in the Auditorium
Janet Neer and Barbara Johnson, Co-Coordinators
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
Harlem Rhapsody: A Novel, by Victoria Christopher Murray. [New York: Berkley, 2025], reviewed by Eugenia High.
REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Author’s website
Between the Lines: Interview [Schomberg Center] (videofile)
Author Interview [CBS NY] (vidofile)
Author Interview [TheLoverOfBooks] (videofile)
Author Interview [Brown Girl Collective] (videofile)
Book Guide [Reading Group Guides]
Review [NPR]
Review [NPR]
Review [Novels Alive]
Publisher’s website
Review [Story Street Writers]