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Good Reads Book Discussion (online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community & Culture
Registration Required
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Join us for a of discussion fiction or non-fiction titles that embrace universal themes. Dec 11  The Night Travelers : a novel by Armando Lucas Correa Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirma...

Eclectic Evenings Meeting (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Read and discuss a wide array of fiction and nonfiction titles. 2nd Tuesdays, 7-8 pm Join for a discussion of the following title: December 12: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (e-book | e-audio) Please register with an email addres...

In Other Worlds (Online SFF Book Club) - Movie Edition

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Zoom Workshop
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Movies
Registration Required
Event Details:
  Welcome sci-fi & fantasy enthusiasts and other intrepid readers! Discuss a wide-array of Science Fiction and Fantasy movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays) Dec 13: Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy (available on...

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Read and discuss a wide array of mystery novels.  2nd Wednesdays, 7-8pm, HYBRID. Register here for the Zoom link, or join us at the Savage Branch! ...

What's On Your Shelf? Fiction and Nonfiction Book Chat

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Miller Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:
Share fiction and/or nonfiction titles that are on your bookshelf and we will share titles from our shelves. These can be recent reads, longtime favorites, classics from childhood - your choice! If you don't have a title to share, find inspiration in...

Warning Graphic Content (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Read and discuss a wide array of graphic novels. 2nd Thursdays 7 - 8 pm. December 14 Trve Kvlt by Scott Bryan Wilson January 11 Time Before Time by Declan Shalvey and Rory McConville February 8 Love Kills by Danilo B...

Between the Lines: An Intersectional Book Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Off Site
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Between the Lines​ is a space for readers who want to make an effort to read, highlight, and discuss layered stories. We'll discuss our chosen book, and then look closer into the context that makes the book relevant to all of us, exploring,...

Strictly Historical Fiction

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Miller Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Love historical fiction? So do we! Join our discussion to step into the past and connect with characters living in times different than our own. Dec 18: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Jan 15: No meeting. Library closed for Martin Luther King...

Asian American Literature Book Club (Online)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community & Culture, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles.  Sept 18 2023 Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie Oct 16 2023 Permission to Come Home by Jenny T. Wang Nov 20 2023 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sut...

Bas Bleu Book Discussion Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Miller Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Bas Bleu, French for “bluestocking,” refers to an intellectual or literary woman.  We read a variety of literary fiction, and all are welcome – not just bluestockings! Join us for a discussion of the following books: Wednesday, December 20...

Cookbook corner at East Columbia Branch

7:00pm - 8:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Marvin Thomas Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Explore various culinary cuisines/chefs of the world. A new cuisine/chef every month. This month's cuisine is Jamie Oliver. Pick-up any Jamie Oliver cookbook at the library, cook some recipes and come have a culinary discussion. ...

Nonfiction Book Club (in-person)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:
Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections. November 15 - We Refuse to Forget: A true story of Black Creeks, American identity, and power by Caleb Gayle December 20 - On the Line:...

Nonfiction Book Club (online)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections. November 15 - We Refuse to Forget: A true story of Black Creeks, American identity, and power by Caleb Gayle December 20 - On...

Noontime Books--IN PERSON

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for an in person discussion of The Maid by Nita Prose at 12 pm on Thursday, December 21st, the Central Branch. Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read b...

Light but not Fluffy

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Miller Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Read and discuss light-hearted books that will make us smile. The books will talk about love, hope, and grace. They will include humor, and perhaps some snark, to spice things up. It will be fun! Join us.  3rd Thursdays: 2 - 3 pm Join for ...

Nonfiction Addiction Book Club (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:
    Explore the genre of nonfiction and join our discussions on third Thursdays!   Dec 21: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall  Jan 18 : An Immense World by Ed Yong Feb 15: Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu   ...

Nonfiction Addiction Book Club (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:
    Explore the genre of nonfiction and join our discussions on third Thursdays!   Dec 21: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall Jan 18: An Immense World by Ed Yong Feb 15: Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu   This ...

Reads of Acceptance (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community & Culture, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
Discuss LGBTQ-related books and make new friends in a queer- & trans-affirming group setting. All identities and all ages (18+) are welcome. Copies of the discussion title are available for pick-up from the Central Branch; ask for a copy at th...

In Other Worlds SFF Book Club (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
    Welcome science fiction & fantasy enthusiasts and other intrepid readers! Discuss a wide-array of SFF movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays) Dec 27: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly R. Barnhill J...

In Other Worlds SFF Book Club (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Zoom Workshop
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:
    Welcome science fiction & fantasy enthusiasts and other intrepid readers! Discuss a wide-array of SFF movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays) Dec 27: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly R. Barnhill Jan 24: Any...

Romantic Reads (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Terrapin Online Classroom
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Love to read romance novels? Do you need an escape from reality? Join the new Romantic Reads Book Discussion! Discuss books by a different romance author each month with other fellow romance readers. You will "zoom" away with new authors and books...

Murder, Mischief, and Mayhem

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a lively discussion of all things murderous, mysterious, and mischievous.  Sometimes it's fiction, sometimes non-fiction, but always interesting! ...

Read. Think. Talk.

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Grist Mill Conference Room
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a discussion of books that explore humans, and their conditions. January 8th we will discuss The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel. ...

Books on Tap (book club)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Registration
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Books on Tap reads across a wide variety of genres and points of view. Since we meet in the community, you are responsible for reserving the following titles for each meeting, most are available in electronic format, too. January: The Snow Child b...