Upcoming Events

Meet up with fellow manga lovers to practice drawing your favorite characters (or create your own!), recommend the manga you're reading and the anime you're watching, check out the HCLS manga and anime collection and stream shows on Crunchyroll. Ages...

We focus on spies, espionage, and world intrigue, alternating both classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction, from the twentieth century and beyond. Join us for discussion of the following titles: Jul 5 - Liar's Candle by August Thom...

Meet up with other book worms to share/review/recommend or not recommend what you are reading this summer!  Club with meet 4 Wednesday afternoons in July outside, please bring your book(s) to each meeting if possible - feel free to write about t...

Discussing A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes   We meet a local restaurant, The Periodic Table. ...

Meet up with other high school book lovers to discuss and dissect what you are reading over the summer in an outdoor setting.  Please bring a copy of your book(s) to the meetup as well as a summary, a reaction piece, a poem, a song, a piece of a...

We will be discussing The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz ...

Meet up with fellow manga lovers to practice drawing your favorite characters (or create your own!), recommend the manga you're reading and the anime you're watching, check out the HCLS manga and anime collection and stream shows on Crunchyroll. Ages...

Read and discuss a wide array of fiction and nonfiction titles. 2nd Tuesdays, 7-8 pm Join for a discussion of the following title: July 12: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper Please register with an em...

Meet up with other book worms to share/review/recommend or not recommend what you are reading this summer!  Club with meet 4 Wednesday afternoons in July outside, please bring your book(s) to each meeting if possible - feel free to write about t...

Discuss LGBTQ-related books and make new friends in a queer- & trans-affirming group setting. All identities and all ages (18+) are welcome.  Registration is recommended so you can be kept updated on any changes to the meeting location. ...

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. July 18th: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley August 15th: Daisy Jones and the...

Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles.  June 20 2022: Arsenic and adobo by Mia P. Manansala Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive...

Meet up with fellow manga lovers to practice drawing your favorite characters (or create your own!), recommend the manga you're reading and the anime you're watching, check out the HCLS manga and anime collection and stream shows on Crunchyroll. Ages...

This discussion will take place IN-PERSON at HCLS, East Columbia Branch.   Branch Location: 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045  |  410.313.7700 (MAP) Reading Human Rights is a monthly book discussion ho...

  Travel back to Regency England (1811-1820) as we use the popular Netflix series, Bridgerton, to discuss everything from fashion and monarchy to issues of race, class, and gender in the early nineteenth century.  ...

Meet up with other book worms to share/review/recommend or not recommend what you are reading this summer!  Club with meet 4 Wednesday afternoons in July outside, please bring your book(s) to each meeting if possible - feel free to write about t...

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: Jul 20 - Hamnet&n...

  Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections. June 15 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (graphic novel) July 20 - A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black...

In person session of Nonfiction Book Club. Register to attend online here: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/nonfiction-book-club-online-1 Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selec...

Join us for an in person discussion of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz on Thursday, July 21, 2022, 12 pm at the Central Branch. Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy ...

Grades 6-8. 45-60 min.  Discuss books that have been nominated for the state "Black-eyed Susan Award". Check out and read the book prior to attending the class discussion. Books are available for pickup at the Customer Service Desk of the Cen...

Meet up with fellow manga lovers to practice drawing your favorite characters (or create your own!), recommend the manga you're reading and the anime you're watching, check out the HCLS manga and anime collection and stream shows on Crunchyroll. Ages...

Hungry for a lively discussion? Join us as we dip into different genres each month. Tue April 26: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Jean Kwok Tue May 31: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett Tue June 28: Beach Read, Emily Henry Tue July 26: The Book ...

Meet up with other book worms to share/review/recommend or not recommend what you are reading this summer!  Club with meet 4 Wednesday afternoons in July outside, please bring your book(s) to each meeting if possible - feel free to write about t...