Last Updated on May 29, 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 “Anything is Possible”
Resident Chilton Knudsen will review “Anything is Possible” by Elizabeth Strout [New York: Random House, 2017] on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is the review she wrote in The Sunburst, June 2026.
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...
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]