Last Updated on March 12, 2026

Books

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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 March, 2019

March 19 – Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution[2018] by Menno Schilthuizen. Reviewed by Janet Neer. See review of this book on page 12 of the March issue of The Sunburst, found in MyErickson, under Newsletters/ Sunburst...

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Resident Book Review for February, 2019

February 19 – Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey into the Heart of America [2018] by James and Deborah Fallows. Reviewed by Bill Miller. See review of this book on page 8 of the February issue of The Sunburst, found in MyErickson, under Newsletters/...

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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]