Brit Lit
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Read and discuss a variety of titles set in the British Isles. 3rd Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Jun 18: The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal
Jul 16: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Aug 20: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
No registration required.
Download to CalendarWarning: Graphic Content
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Read and discuss a wide array of graphic novels. 3rd Tuesdays, 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 18: Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola
Jul 16: Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Aug 20: Monk! by Youssef Daoudi
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGraphically Inclined
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Graphic novel discussion, 3rd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 18: This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki
Jul 16: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Aug 20: The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBas Bleu
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 19: The Animals by Christian Kiefer
Jul 17: The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner
Aug: No Meeting
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNonfiction Book Club
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 19: Happiness is a Choice You Make: Lessons Learned from a Year Among the Oldest Old by John Leland
Jul 17: My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King
Aug 21: Grown-Up Anger: The Connected Mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet Massacre of 1913 by Daniel Wolff
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNoontime Books
Date: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 12 - 1 pm.
Jun 20: The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham
Jul 18: Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Aug 15: The Overstory by Richard Powers
No registration required.
Download to CalendarPage to Picture
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Book discussion, Saturdays; 3 - 4 pm.
Jun 8: The Martian by Andy Weir
Jul 20: Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Aug 17: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour at The Walrus Oyster & Ale House restaurant located at the Mall in Columbia. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Jun 26: Eternal Life by Dara Horn
Jul 24: Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry
Aug 28: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Location: The Walrus Oyster & Ale House
(10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 3030, Columbia, MD 21044)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarIn Other Worlds
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Welcoming sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers. Book discussion, 4th Wednesdays, 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 26: Redshirts by John Scalzi
Jul 24: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Aug 28: Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeculative Savages
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Join the Speculative Savages to discuss science fiction, fantasy and horror titles. 4th Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 26: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Jul 24: The Fifth Season by NK Jemison
Aug 28: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBook Club Bonanza
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
HCLS instructors share book suggestions for your book club, followed by participants conversing in small groups about favorite books, book club tips, and discussion ideas. Bring a list of books that your book club has read to enrich your group's discussion. Win books and door prizes.
*Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410-313-1950.
Download to CalendarBlack Fiction
Date: Saturday, August 03, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, Saturdays; 1 - 2:30 pm.
Jun 1: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
July: No Meeting
Aug 3: The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard
No registration required.
Download to CalendarStories of the World
Date: Monday, August 05, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 3: If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim
Jul 1: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Aug 5: Hippie by Paulo Coelho
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGlobal Reads
Date: Monday, August 05, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 3: A Place for Us by Fatima Mirza
Jul 1: Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston
Aug 5: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpies, Lies, and Alibis
Date: Tuesday, August 06, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 4: The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville by Clare Mulley
Jul 2: Restless by William Boyd
Aug 6: Transcription by Kate Atkinson
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBooks on Tap
Date: Wednesday, August 07, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Meets at Hysteria Brewing Company restaurant. Book discussion, Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Jun 5: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Jul 10: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Aug 7: Bring a favorite to recommend
Location: Hysteria Brewing Company
9570 Berger Rd Suite J
Columbia, MD 21046
No registration required.
Download to CalendarELKs Excellent Reads
Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Jun 11: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Jul 9: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Aug 13: Reader's Choice
No registration required.
Download to CalendarEclectic Evenings
Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 11: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Jul 9: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Aug 13: The Outsider by Stephen King
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNoontime Books
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 12 - 1 pm.
Jun 20: The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham
Jul 18: Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Aug 15: The Overstory by Richard Powers
No registration required.
Download to CalendarPage to Picture
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Book discussion, Saturdays; 3 - 4 pm.
Jun 8: The Martian by Andy Weir
Jul 20: Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Aug 17: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
No registration required.
Download to CalendarStrictly Historical Fiction
Date: Monday, August 19, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Mondays; 2 - 3 pm.
Jun 17: Circe by Madeline Miller
Jul 15: A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
Aug 19: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBrit Lit
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Read and discuss a variety of titles set in the British Isles. 3rd Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Jun 18: The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal
Jul 16: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Aug 20: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBusiness and Political Economy Discussion Group
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Discuss and review books and topics in business, management, and political economy. For details and syllabus, email yao.aziabu@hclibrary.org.
Aug 20: The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies by Bryan Caplan
No registration required.
Download to CalendarWarning: Graphic Content
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Read and discuss a wide array of graphic novels. 3rd Tuesdays, 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 18: Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola
Jul 16: Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Aug 20: Monk! by Youssef Daoudi
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGraphically Inclined
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Graphic novel discussion, 3rd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 18: This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki
Jul 16: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Aug 20: The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang
No registration required.
Download to CalendarFood for Thought
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Borrow a cookbook authored by the evening's featured chef, or of the cooking topic, and prepare a few recipes at home. Discuss the chef or topic, recipes, food markets, and gadgets. Refreshments. Register for each date separately.
Jul 10: Jacques Pepin
Aug 21: Greek recipes from any chef
*Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarNonfiction Book Club
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 19: Happiness is a Choice You Make: Lessons Learned from a Year Among the Oldest Old by John Leland
Jul 17: My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King
Aug 21: Grown-Up Anger: The Connected Mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet Massacre of 1913 by Daniel Wolff
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMurder, Mischief, and Mayhem
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, 4th Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 27: American By Day by Derek Miller
Jul 25: No Meeting
Aug 22: The Expats by Chris Pavone
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour at The Walrus Oyster & Ale House restaurant located at the Mall in Columbia. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Jun 26: Eternal Life by Dara Horn
Jul 24: Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry
Aug 28: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Location: The Walrus Oyster & Ale House
(10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 3030, Columbia, MD 21044)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarIn Other Worlds
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Welcoming sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers. Book discussion, 4th Wednesdays, 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 26: Redshirts by John Scalzi
Jul 24: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Aug 28: Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeculative Savages
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Join the Speculative Savages to discuss science fiction, fantasy and horror titles. 4th Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 26: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Jul 24: The Fifth Season by NK Jemison
Aug 28: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
No registration required.
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