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:
Resident Book Review for November, 2019
Nov. 19 - The Handmaid's Tale [ New York: Anchor Books, 1986] by Margaret Atwood, reviewed by Michelle Chenoweth. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Review by Mary McCarthy [NY Times]What Critics Said About ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Back In The 1980sHandmaid's Tale...
Review of The Handmaid’s Tale
Resident Michelle Chenoweth will review The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood on Tuesday, November 17, 2019 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. Margaret Atwood, a Canadian writer, penned her dystopian, speculative novel, The Handmaid's Tale, in 1985-86. In planning her...
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]