Last Updated on September 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
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:
Review of “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents”
Resident Ken Weeden’s review of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson [New York: Random House, 2020] is scheduled to be shown on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 on TV 972 directly after Charlestown Today which runs at 10 AM, Noon, 4 PM, 8 PM, and 10 PM....
Resident Book Review for January, 2021
Jan. 19, 2021 at 7 PM on TV 972 - The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind[New York: Simon & Schuster, 2020] by Jonah Berger, reviewed by Bill Miller. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Author's websiteReview - Wharton @ Work [UPenn] Provides additional reading...
Book Reviews by Residents
3rd Tuesday of each month from 7 – 8 PM in the Auditorium
Janet Neer and Barbara Johnson, Co-Coordinators
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann [New York: Doubleday, 2023], reviewed by resident Barbara Johnson.
REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Author’s website
Author Interview [NPR]
Author Interview [CSPAN] (video)
Book Talk and Review [Politics&Prose] (video)
Author Interview [CBS] (video)
Author Interview [Westport Library] (video)
Book Summary [Wikipedia]
Book Summary [SnapTale] (video)
Book Review [National Book Review]
Book Review [Writing Near the Lake]
Book Review [California Review of Books]
Book Review [Conn College Magazine]
Book Review [Bostonia]
Book Review [The Guardian]
Book Review [Army Lawyer]
Book Review [History Reviews] short video)