Last Updated on August 1, 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:
Resident Book Review of “The Secret of Secrets”
Resident Ed Appel will review “The Secret of Secrets: A Novel” by Dan Brown. [New York: Doubleday, 2025], on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is his review for the January 2026 issue of “The Sunburst.”
Resident Book Review for November, 2025
Residents Justine Parezo, Diana Dunaway and Lenora Urie presented a panel discussion on Wandering Stars: A Novel, by Tommy Orange. [New York: Knopf, 2024], Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. Here are reviews and supplemental materials.
Book Reviews by Residents
3rd Tuesday of each month from 7 – 8 PM in the Auditorium
Janet Neer and Barbara Johnson, Co-Coordinators
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.
My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me by Caleb Carr [New York: Little, Brown, 2024], reviewed by resident Rob Pond.
REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS