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:
Review of “The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind”
Resident Bill Miller will review The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind by Jonah Berger [New York: Simon & Schuster, 2020] on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 7 PM on TV 972. Have you ever tried to change someone’s opinion or behavior and totally failed at the...
Resident Book Review for November, 2020
Nov. 17 – Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know [New York: Little Brown, 2019] by Malcolm Gladwell , reviewed by Charles Tucker.(Review shown on TV 972.) REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Malcolm Gladwell's websiteWith 'Talking To...
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]