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 “The Book of Two Ways”
Resident Mimi O’Donnell’s review of The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult [New York: Random House, 2020] is scheduled to be shown on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 on TV 972 at 7 PM and directly after Charlestown Today which runs at 10 AM, Noon, 4 PM, 8 PM, and 10 PM. Let me...
Resident Book Review for March, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 on TV 972.This Is Happiness [New York: Bloomsbury, 2019] by Niall Williams, reviewed by Janet Neer. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Reviews [BookMark]Author's websiteOnce Upon A Time in Ireland [NY Times]Love and Loss in Rural Ireland [The...
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]