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 “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know”
Resident Charles Tucker will review Talking to Strangers What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell [New York: Little Brown, 2019] on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 7 PM on TV 972. Our “new normal” book reviews will continue on Channel 972...
Resident Book Review for September, 2020
Sept. 15 – An American Marriage: A Novel[Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 2018] by Tayari Jones, reviewed by Ellyn Loy.(Rescheduled from March, 2020) REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Author's WebsiteA Marriage Upended, A Life Destroyed [New York Times]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]