Last Updated on September 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
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 “This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto against Ageism”
Charlestown resident Ann MacKay’s review of “This Chair Rocks” by Ashton Applewhite [NY: OH: Celadon, 2016] , which appears in the September 2023 Sunburst and which she will review on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
Book Review of “Stop the Road”
This book review by Charlestown resident William Miller on “Stop the Road” by E. Evans Paull appears in the August 2023 edition of The Sunburst newspaper.
Book Reviews by Residents
3rd Tuesday of each month from 7 – 8 PM in the Auditorium
Janet Neer and Barbara Johnson, Co-Coordinators
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann [New York: Doubleday, 2023], reviewed by resident Barbara Johnson.
REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Author’s website
Author Interview [NPR]
Author Interview [CSPAN] (video)
Book Talk and Review [Politics&Prose] (video)
Author Interview [CBS] (video)
Author Interview [Westport Library] (video)
Book Summary [Wikipedia]
Book Summary [SnapTale] (video)
Book Review [National Book Review]
Book Review [Writing Near the Lake]
Book Review [California Review of Books]
Book Review [Conn College Magazine]
Book Review [Bostonia]
Book Review [The Guardian]
Book Review [Army Lawyer]
Book Review [History Reviews] short video)