There are 25 upcoming classes.
The Legacy of Elijah Cummings & the Fight for the Future of Our Democracy
Date: 10/27/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 14 - 17 (High School), Ages 18+ (Adults), All Ages / Families
Program type: History & Genealogy
Description:
Author James Dale and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, wife of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, discuss the Congressman's legacy and his posthumously released memoir, We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy.
Praise for We're Better Than This:
There was no greater friend to the poor, to the lost, to the left out, and to the left behind. If you want to understand this great man, read his historic, important book and learn the lessons and values from his ‘moral voice crying in the wilderness’ on behalf of our American democracy. - Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Impressive on multiple levels…an urgent call to action, imploring us to defend our democracy as it is assailed by threats internal and external. And, perhaps above all, it is a poignant reminder of just how much the nation lost with his death…To read this book is to join the ranks of his admirers. - NPR
Copies of We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy available for online purchase from Books with a Past or to borrow from the HCLS collection.
Presented with support from Books with a Past, Anne Arundel County Public Library, Carroll County Public Library, Prince Georges County Memorial Library System, Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, Talbot County Free Library, Wicomico Public Libraries and Worchester County Library.
About the Authors:
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and died there on October 17, 2019. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Howard University, serving as Student Government President and graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and then graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law. Congressman Cummings dedicated his life of service to uplifting and empowering the people he represented. He began his career of public service in the Maryland House of Delegates, where he served sixteen years and became the first African American in Maryland history to be named Speaker Pro Tem. First sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996, Congressman Cummings proudly represented Maryland's 7th District since 1996. He became Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in 2011 and was appointed as Chairman of the Committee in 2019.
James Dale has collaborated on a number of books on sports, business, medicine, and life lessons. His works include The Power of Nice with agent-negotiator Ron Shapiro; Just Show Up with Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken Jr.; and The Q Factor with Super Bowl–winning coach Brian Billick.
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore leads Global Policy Solutions, a Washington, DC-based policy firm that makes policy work for people and their environments.
Maya’s areas of expertise include health, social insurance, income security, education, women’s issues and youth civic participation. She is the author of The Political Action Handbook: A How to Guide for the Hip-Hop Generation and co-editor of Strengthening Community: Social Insurance in a Diverse America among many other articles and chapters.
A regular guest on radio and television shows, Maya has appeared on NPR, CNN, Black Entertainment Television, ABC World News Tonight, Fox News, Al Jazeera and C-SPAN. Her opinions have also been quoted by the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, LA Times, Boston Globe, Black America Web, and Houston Chronicle among other prominent national news sources.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone. Questions? Let us know by emailing [email protected]
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In Other Worlds (Online) - Book Discussion
Date: 10/28/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Movies
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Oct 28th: "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang (book discussion)
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email. This email will also contain as the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Movie selections are available via Kanopy or DVD
ebooks & e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Romantic Reads (Online)
Date: 10/28/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Love to read romance novels? Do you need an escape from reality? Join the new Romantic Reads Book Discussion!
Discuss your favorite romance author and book or series with other fellow romance readers. You will "zoom" away with new authors and books to add to your wish list of books to read!
For this session, we will be focusing on books by the author Colleen Hooever. At your convenience, please read any book by Colleen Hoover
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email.This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Global Reads (Online)
Date: 11/02/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Read and discuss a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books on different cultures around the world as well as immigrant fiction.
1st Mondays; 7- 8 pm.
Join for an online discussion of the following titles:
November 2nd: The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
December 7th: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Stories of the World (Online)
Date: 11/02/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
On Monday, November 2nd at 7 pm, virtual Stories of the World will meet to discuss Nalini Singh's A Madness of Sunshine, a riveting tale of a widowed pianist who returns to her hometown in coastal New Zealand, where a woman disappears, echoing the events of a summer when she was a teen.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Books on Tap (Online)
Date: 11/04/20Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
This Group will be reading:
Sep 2 - The Art Forger by B.A.Shapiro.
Oct 7 - The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. This is a One Maryland One Book 2020 title.
Nov 4 - Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Good Reads (Online)
Date: 11/09/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Discuss literary fiction or a book to film adaptation*
2nd Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Nov 09 Valentine: a novel by Elizabeth Wetmore
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
* Book to film adaptations will be available via Kanopy https://howardcounty.kanopy.com/
ELKs Excellent Reads (online)
Date: 11/10/20Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 14 - 17 (High School), Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Community & Culture
Description:
One Maryland One Book event
ELKs Excellent reads book group will be discussing:
The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See
This year's One Maryland One Book is the story of the complex and decades-long friendship between Young-sook and Mi-ja, two women living on the Korean island of Jeju. Readers can follow their journey from the Japanese occupation of the 1930's to the 21st century.
One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Eclectic Evenings (Online)
Date: 11/10/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
November 10: Online discussion of "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Warning Graphic Content
Date: 11/17/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Read and discuss a wide array of graphic novels. 3rd Tuesdays 7 - 8 pm.
Nov 17 Fight Club 2: The Tranquility Gambit by Chuck Palahniuk
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email. This email will also contain as the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Noontime Books (Online)
Date: 11/19/20Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join us for an online discussion of The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger.
Thu, Nov 19, 12 Noon
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Non-Fiction Addiction (Online)
Date: 11/19/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Explore the genre of non fiction and join our discussions!
Nov 19th: "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Yuval N Harari
*ebooks and e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
*While supplies last, physical copies can be reserved for contactless pickup http://hclibrary.org/books-movies-music/contactless-pickup/
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email. This email will also contain as the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Morning Books with Coffee (Online)
Date: 11/20/20Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Book to film / film discussion Fridays; 10 - 11 am.
Nov 20: A Brilliant Young Mind
Film selections can be viewed via Kanopy through Howard County Library System.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive the link to the online class in the confirmation email.
This email will also contain as the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Book Corner
Date: 11/20/20Time: 11:00am - 11:45am
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Welcome to Book Corner! In this class we will talk about our current favorite reads and hear from you about your favorites. We will discuss fun questions about books: who is your favorite protagonist of all times, what you love most about the genre of your choice or which book changed your perspective...........the possibilities are endless and enticing.
Join us in our Book Corner every 3rd Friday of each month to talk about our favorite subject – books!
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Global Reads (Online)
Date: 12/07/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Read and discuss a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books on different cultures around the world as well as immigrant fiction.
1st Mondays; 7- 8 pm.
Join for an online discussion of the following titles:
December 7th: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Eclectic Evenings (Online)
Date: 12/08/20Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Read and discuss a wide array of fiction and nonfiction titles.
2nd Tuesdays, 7-8pm
Join for an online discussion of the following title:
December 8: Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. For physical copies, please follow procedures to set up a contactless pick-up appointment once you receive a notice that your hold has come in for you.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email [email protected]
Noontime Books (Online)
Date: 12/17/20Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join for an online discussion of the following titles:
August 20: Emma by Jane Austen
September 17: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
October 15: This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Book Corner
Date: 12/18/20Time: 11:00am - 11:45am
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Welcome to Book Corner! In this class we will talk about our current favorite reads and hear from you about your favorites. We will discuss fun questions about books: who is your favorite protagonist of all times, what you love most about the genre of your choice or which book changed your perspective...........the possibilities are endless and enticing.
Join us in our Book Corner every 3rd Friday of each month to talk about our favorite subject – books!
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Eclectic Evenings (Online)
Date: 01/12/21Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
September 8: Online discussion of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. **Register with an email address to receive a link to join the online discussion. If you prefer to participate by phone register for the online class and then at least one day before the discussion email [email protected] to request the dial-in information.**
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is available electronically through Project Gutenberg at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76.
For assistance in obtaining a copy of the book, contact Nancy Tennant at [email protected]
Noontime Books (Online)
Date: 01/21/21Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join for an online discussion of the following titles:
August 20: Emma by Jane Austen
September 17: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
October 15: This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Eclectic Evenings (Online)
Date: 02/09/21Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
September 8: Online discussion of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. **Register with an email address to receive a link to join the online discussion. If you prefer to participate by phone register for the online class and then at least one day before the discussion email [email protected] to request the dial-in information.**
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is available electronically through Project Gutenberg at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76.
For assistance in obtaining a copy of the book, contact Nancy Tennant at [email protected]
Noontime Books (Online)
Date: 02/18/21Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join for an online discussion of the following titles:
August 20: Emma by Jane Austen
September 17: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
October 15: This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Eclectic Evenings (Online)
Date: 03/09/21Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
September 8: Online discussion of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. **Register with an email address to receive a link to join the online discussion. If you prefer to participate by phone register for the online class and then at least one day before the discussion email [email protected] to request the dial-in information.**
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is available electronically through Project Gutenberg at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76.
For assistance in obtaining a copy of the book, contact Nancy Tennant at [email protected]
Noontime Books (Online)
Date: 03/18/21Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join for an online discussion of the following titles:
August 20: Emma by Jane Austen
September 17: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
October 15: This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
Noontime Books (Online)
Date: 04/15/21Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 18+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join for an online discussion of the following titles:
August 20: Emma by Jane Austen
September 17: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
October 15: This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.
