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Books on Tap (book club)

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Adults
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: 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 formats, too.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Hush-Hush: A Quiet Reading Group

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Adults
Miller Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Other Location
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring a book and enjoy one hour of peace, quiet, and reading, with an optional fifteen minutes of mingling at the end. There is no assigned reading and no pressure to socialize. All readers are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Warning Graphic Content (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Online Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Read and discuss a wide array of graphic novels. 2nd Thursdays 7 - 8 pm.

May 8 One Hundred Tales by Osamu Tezuka

This event is in the "Children" group.

Pequeños Lectores (Bilingual) (Ages 6-9) TK

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Children
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Clubs, Culture & Language
Event Details:

Ages 6-9; 30 min. Ticket required.

Únete a un tiempo Lectura en Español nivel Basico y diviértete con actividades relacionadas con el libro de la semana.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how public libraries shaped the country and continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Walters Art Museum: If Books Could Kill

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

This class is a part of the HCLS' Museum@The Library series.

The rich, jewel-like colors of manuscript illuminations can be dazzling—and dangerous.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The UnBook Reading Group

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

The UnBook Reading Group

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club (in-person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Savage Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Analyze and discuss a wide array of mystery novels from sleuths to spies. 2nd Wednesdays, 7-8pm. 

 

March 12: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club (online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Online Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Clubs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Analyze and discuss a wide array of mystery novels from sleuths to spies. 2nd Wednesdays, 7-8 pm. 

 

March 12: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Between the Lines: An Intersectional Book Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: 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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Book-N-Chat (5-10 years) RG

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Children
Savage Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-10; 45 min. Registration required. 

Build listening and comprehension skills while an instructor reads a non-fiction picture book, followed by discussion and related activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Reads of Acceptance (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Clubs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month's book will be The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Asian American Literature Book Club (Online)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Online Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community Events, Culture & Language, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
Memorial Day Remembrance 

A bold and soaring work of history . . .

This event is in the "Children" group.

Pequeños Lectores (Bilingual) (Ages 6-9) TK

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Children
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Clubs, Culture & Language
Event Details:

Ages 6-9; 30 min. Ticket required.

Únete a un tiempo Lectura en Español nivel Basico y diviértete con actividades relacionadas con el libro de la semana.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Nonfiction Book Club (in-person)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Nonfiction Book Club (online)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Online Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Clubs
Age Group: 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Noontime Books-*RESCHEDULED from May 15th* IN PERSON

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Central Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an in person discussion of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford, 12pm May 22nd, 2025 at the Central Branch. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

STEAM Powered Book Club [2nd-3rd grade] RG

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Children
Miller Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Clubs, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

2nd-3rd grade.  45 minutes.  Registration required.

Join our discussion about the book, then participate in a related STEAM activity. This month we will be reading TBD

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Nonfiction Addiction Book Club (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
East Columbia Branch
Registration
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

 

Explore the genre of nonfiction and join our discussions on third Thursdays!
 

May 22: Lost In the Valley of Death by Harley Rustad 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Nonfiction Addiction Book Club (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Online Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Clubs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community Events, Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

 

Explore the genre of nonfiction and join our discussions on third Thursdays!
 

May 22: Lost In the Valley of Death by Harley Rustad

 

The Reading Cafe (Book Discussion Group)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Glenwood Branch
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us for a lively, in-person book discussion!

April 29: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper

May 27: Sandwich by Catherine Newman

June 24: What We Carry by Maya Lang

This event is in the "Children" group.

Pequeños Lectores (Bilingual) (Ages 6-9) TK

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Children
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Clubs, Culture & Language
Event Details:

Ages 6-9; 30 min. Ticket required.

Únete a un tiempo Lectura en Español nivel Basico y diviértete con actividades relacionadas con el libro de la semana.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

In Other Worlds SFF Book Club (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
East Columbia Branch
Registration
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Book Clubs, Community Events, Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

 

Welcome science fiction & fantasy enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

Discuss a wide-array of SFF movies (quarterly on 2nd Wednesdays) and books (monthly on 4th Wednesdays)