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:
Resident Review of “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder”
Resident Barbara Johnson will review The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann [New York: Doubleday, 2023], on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is her review for the September 2026 issue of “The Sunburst.”
Resident Book Review for August 2026
Resident Rob Pond reviewed My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me by Caleb Carr [New York: Little, Brown, 2024] on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. These are reviews and supplemental materials on the book. REVIEWS &...
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)