Last Updated on October 28, 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
3rd Thursday of the month: NEW beginning May 21, 2026
9:30 – 10:30 AM – Charlestown Square Lobby entrance
10:30 – 11:30 AM – St. Charles Lobby entrance
For information on the Baltimore County Public Library bookmobile service, check Bookmobile: Mobile Library Services webpage.
Call BCPL at 410-87-7586 or email: mobile-adult@bcpl.net with questions.
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:
Book Review of “The Wright Brothers”
This book review by Charlestown resident Paul Rao on The Wright Brothers by David McCullough appears in the July 2023 edition of The Sunburst newspaper.
Book Review of “Code Name Blue Wren”
Resident Ed Appel will review “Code Name Blue Wren” by Jim Popkin [New York: HarperCollins, 2023] on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is his review for The Sunburst, May 2023.
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 17, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson [New York: Crown, 2025], reviewed by resident Ken Weeden.
REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS