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:
Resident Book Review for May, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7 PM in the AuditoriumHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell [New York: Knopf, 2020], reviewed by Ellyn Loy. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL WPF Reading Guide: Hamnet {Women's Prize for Fiction]Maggie O'Farrell on "Hamnet" [Folger Shakespeare...
Book Review of “Hamnet”
Resident Ellyn Loy's review of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell [New York: Knopf, 2020] is scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. When I first heard about this book, I thought, “You mean Hamlet, don’t you?” Well, no. Hamnet is a historical fictional...
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