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:
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...
Resident Book Review for April, 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 on TV 972.The Book of Two Ways [New York: Random House, 2020] by Jodi Picoult, reviewed by Mimi O'Donnell. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Author's WebsiteSynopsis, summary.. [Bibliofile]...Delivers Another Powerful Story about...
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]