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 Amiable Baltimoreans” August 19
Resident Pat Payne will review The Amiable Baltimoreans [Baltimore: JHU Press, 1984] by Francis Beirne on Tuesday, August 19 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is her book review written for The Sunburst, August 2025.
Resident Book Review for July 2025
Resident Paul Rao reviewed “The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented and Reinvented Baseball” [New York: Avid Reader, 2025] by John W. Miller on Tuesday, July 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
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