Last Updated on May 29, 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

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 for May 2026

Resident John Arnold reviewed Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser [New York: Europa Editions, 2025] on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. These are reviews and supplemental materials on the book. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Book website...

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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, June 16, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.

Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout [New York: Random House, 2017], reviewed by Chilton Knudsen.

REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Author’s Website
Author Interview [Politics&Prose] (video)
Author Interview [Philadelphia Free Library] (video)
Interview [SeattleRefined]
Summary & Review [BookBrowse]
Review [BookMarks]
Review [NPR]
Review [NYTimes]
Review [LitLovers]
Review [Fiction Writers Review]
Review [South85Journal]
Review [The Millions]
Review [LonesomeReader]
Review [The Guardian]
Review [Word by Word]
Review [WhatCathyReadNext]
Review [Booksonthe7:47]
Review [BookReport]