Business and Political Economy Discussion Group
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Discuss and review books and topics in business, management, and political economy. Syllabus available at the branch or by emailing yao.aziabu@hclibrary.org.
Sep 19: The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The US Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert Gordon
Oct 17: Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World by Deirdre McCloskey
Nov 21: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking and the Future of the Global Economy by Mervyn King and Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses and Misuses of History by Barry J. Eichengreen
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTales Through Time
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 3rd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 19: Rodin's Lover by Heather Webb
Oct 17: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
Nov 21: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
No registration required.
Download to CalendarThe Panelists
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Graphic novel discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 20: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Oct 18: How to Fake a Moon Landing by Darryl Cunningham
Nov 15: Feynman by Jim Ottaviani
Teens and adults 16 years and older are welcome. Register for each date separately.
*Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarNonfiction
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 20: Founding Gardeners: the Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation by Andrea Wulf
Oct 18: Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford
Nov 15: Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution by Kathleen DuVal
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBas Bleu
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 20: The Past by Tessa Hadley
Oct 18: An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
Nov 15: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTea and Tomes
Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Sep 21: Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Oct 19: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Nov 16: The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Anderson Brower
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNoontime Books
Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 12 - 1 pm.
Sep 21: Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Oct 19: Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth by Jennifer Chiaverini
Nov 16: The Children by Ann Leary
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour at Centre Park Grille. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Sep 27: Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
Oct 25: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Nov 22: No Meeting
Location: Centre Park Grille
(8808 Centre Park Dr, Columbia, MD 21045)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarReaders Assemble!
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Adults and High School students welcome. Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 28: Relish: my life in the kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Oct 26: Walking Dead Book One: a continuing story of survival horror by Robert Kirkman
Nov 30: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMurder, Mischief and Mayhem
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm. Meets at Elkridge Express Branch.
Sep 28: Smoke and Mirrors by Elly Griffiths
Oct 26: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Nov 30: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMorning Books with Coffee
Date: Friday, September 29, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Meets at Wegmans (upstairs in the fireplace area).
Book discussion, Fridays; 10 - 11 am.
Sep 29: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Oct 27: Miss Jane by Brad Watson
Nov 17: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Location:
Wegmans
8855 McGaw Rd, Columbia, MD 21045
No registration required.
Download to CalendarStories of the World
Date: Monday, October 02, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 4: No meeting
Oct 2: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Nov 6: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGlobal Reads
Date: Monday, October 02, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 4: No Meeting
Oct 2: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Nov 6: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBook Club Revue
Date: Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Get HCLS' Books for Discussion 2018 hot off the press. Learn about upcoming literary events and receive tips for lively discussions from experienced book club facilitators. Participants encouraged to share examples of favorite titles. Door prizes and refreshments. Sponsored by Friends of HCLS.
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarMirrors & Windows
Date: Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 6: Introduction - Bring a Favorite
Oct 4: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Nov 1: Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMasterpiece Book and Film
Date: Thursday, October 05, 2017
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Watch the film, read the book or just come and enjoy the discussion of a Masterpiece production. 1st Thursdays; 2 - 3 pm.
Sep 7: Arthur & George
Oct 5: Little Women
Nov 2: Death Comes to Pemberley
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-5077.
Download to CalendarTalking Trees
Date: Thursday, October 05, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Years of research led scientists to an astounding discovery - trees talk! Join us for a TED Talk and conversation based on Peter Wohlleben's book The Hidden Life of Trees (What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries From a Secret World). Discussion facilitated by Master Gardener Linda Decker.
Enjoy an October display dedicated to trees and the Wood Wide Web at the Miller Branch. In partnership with Howard County Master Gardeners.
*Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410-313-1950.
Download to CalendarBlack Fiction
Date: Saturday, October 07, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Saturdays; 1 - 2:30 pm. Meets at 50+ Center.
Sep 2: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Oct 7: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Nov 4: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
No registration required.
Download to CalendarELKs Excellent Reads
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Sep 12: Fair Fight by Anna Freeman
Oct 10: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Nov 14: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
No registration required.
Download to CalendarEclectic Evenings
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 12: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Oct 10: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Nov 14: Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMystery
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 13: Stonecutter by Camilla Lackberg
Oct 11: Bitter Season by Tami Hoag
Nov 8: Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb
No registration required.
Download to CalendarThe Thursday Next Book Club
Date: Thursday, October 12, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 2nd Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 14: The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
Oct 12: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Nov 9: I'm Supposed to Protect You From All This by Nadja Spiegelman
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBox Lunch
Date: Monday, October 16, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, Mondays; 1 - 2 pm.
Sep 11: Shelter by Jung Yun
Oct 16: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Nov 13: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGood Reads
Date: Monday, October 16, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 11: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Oct 16: Terrible Virtue First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama by Joshua Kendall
Nov 13: Shelter by Jung Yun
No registration required.
Download to CalendarAsian American Literature
Date: Monday, October 16, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 18: When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi
Oct 16: Street of Eternal Happiness: big city dreams along a Shanghai road by Rob Schmitz
Nov 20: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBusiness and Political Economy Discussion Group
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Discuss and review books and topics in business, management, and political economy. Syllabus available at the branch or by emailing yao.aziabu@hclibrary.org.
Sep 19: The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The US Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert Gordon
Oct 17: Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World by Deirdre McCloskey
Nov 21: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking and the Future of the Global Economy by Mervyn King and Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses and Misuses of History by Barry J. Eichengreen
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTales Through Time
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 3rd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 19: Rodin's Lover by Heather Webb
Oct 17: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
Nov 21: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
No registration required.
Download to CalendarThe Panelists
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Graphic novel discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 20: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Oct 18: How to Fake a Moon Landing by Darryl Cunningham
Nov 15: Feynman by Jim Ottaviani
Teens and adults 16 years and older are welcome. Register for each date separately.
*Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarNonfiction
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 20: Founding Gardeners: the Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation by Andrea Wulf
Oct 18: Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford
Nov 15: Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution by Kathleen DuVal
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBas Bleu
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 20: The Past by Tessa Hadley
Oct 18: An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
Nov 15: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTea and Tomes
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Sep 21: Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Oct 19: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Nov 16: The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Anderson Brower
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNoontime Books
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 12 - 1 pm.
Sep 21: Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Oct 19: Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth by Jennifer Chiaverini
Nov 16: The Children by Ann Leary
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour at Centre Park Grille. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Sep 27: Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
Oct 25: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Nov 22: No Meeting
Location: Centre Park Grille
(8808 Centre Park Dr, Columbia, MD 21045)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarReaders Assemble!
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Adults and High School students welcome. Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 28: Relish: my life in the kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Oct 26: Walking Dead Book One: a continuing story of survival horror by Robert Kirkman
Nov 30: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMurder, Mischief and Mayhem
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm. Meets at Elkridge Express Branch.
Sep 28: Smoke and Mirrors by Elly Griffiths
Oct 26: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Nov 30: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMorning Books with Coffee
Date: Friday, October 27, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Meets at Wegmans (upstairs in the fireplace area).
Book discussion, Fridays; 10 - 11 am.
Sep 29: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Oct 27: Miss Jane by Brad Watson
Nov 17: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Location:
Wegmans
8855 McGaw Rd, Columbia, MD 21045
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMirrors & Windows
Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 6: Introduction - Bring a Favorite
Oct 4: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Nov 1: Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMasterpiece Book and Film
Date: Thursday, November 02, 2017
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Watch the film, read the book or just come and enjoy the discussion of a Masterpiece production. 1st Thursdays; 2 - 3 pm.
Sep 7: Arthur & George
Oct 5: Little Women
Nov 2: Death Comes to Pemberley
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-5077.
Download to CalendarBlack Fiction
Date: Saturday, November 04, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Saturdays; 1 - 2:30 pm. Meets at 50+ Center.
Sep 2: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Oct 7: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Nov 4: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
No registration required.
Download to CalendarStories of the World
Date: Monday, November 06, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 4: No meeting
Oct 2: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Nov 6: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGlobal Reads
Date: Monday, November 06, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 4: No Meeting
Oct 2: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Nov 6: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMystery
Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 13: Stonecutter by Camilla Lackberg
Oct 11: Bitter Season by Tami Hoag
Nov 8: Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb
No registration required.
Download to CalendarThe Thursday Next Book Club
Date: Thursday, November 09, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 2nd Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 14: The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
Oct 12: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Nov 9: I'm Supposed to Protect You From All This by Nadja Spiegelman
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBox Lunch
Date: Monday, November 13, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, Mondays; 1 - 2 pm.
Sep 11: Shelter by Jung Yun
Oct 16: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Nov 13: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGood Reads
Date: Monday, November 13, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 11: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Oct 16: Terrible Virtue First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama by Joshua Kendall
Nov 13: Shelter by Jung Yun
No registration required.
Download to CalendarELKs Excellent Reads
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Sep 12: Fair Fight by Anna Freeman
Oct 10: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Nov 14: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
No registration required.
Download to CalendarEclectic Evenings
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 12: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Oct 10: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Nov 14: Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
No registration required.
Download to CalendarThe Panelists
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Graphic novel discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 20: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Oct 18: How to Fake a Moon Landing by Darryl Cunningham
Nov 15: Feynman by Jim Ottaviani
Teens and adults 16 years and older are welcome. Register for each date separately.
*Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarNonfiction
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Sep 20: Founding Gardeners: the Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation by Andrea Wulf
Oct 18: Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford
Nov 15: Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution by Kathleen DuVal
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBas Bleu
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 20: The Past by Tessa Hadley
Oct 18: An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
Nov 15: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTea and Tomes
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Sep 21: Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Oct 19: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Nov 16: The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Anderson Brower
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNoontime Books
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 12 - 1 pm.
Sep 21: Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Oct 19: Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth by Jennifer Chiaverini
Nov 16: The Children by Ann Leary
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMorning Books with Coffee
Date: Friday, November 17, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Meets at Wegmans (upstairs in the fireplace area).
Book discussion, Fridays; 10 - 11 am.
Sep 29: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Oct 27: Miss Jane by Brad Watson
Nov 17: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Location:
Wegmans
8855 McGaw Rd, Columbia, MD 21045
No registration required.
Download to CalendarAsian American Literature
Date: Monday, November 20, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 18: When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi
Oct 16: Street of Eternal Happiness: big city dreams along a Shanghai road by Rob Schmitz
Nov 20: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBusiness and Political Economy Discussion Group
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Discuss and review books and topics in business, management, and political economy. Syllabus available at the branch or by emailing yao.aziabu@hclibrary.org.
Sep 19: The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The US Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert Gordon
Oct 17: Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World by Deirdre McCloskey
Nov 21: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking and the Future of the Global Economy by Mervyn King and Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses and Misuses of History by Barry J. Eichengreen
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTales Through Time
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 3rd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 19: Rodin's Lover by Heather Webb
Oct 17: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
Nov 21: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
No registration required.
Download to CalendarReaders Assemble!
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Adults and High School students welcome. Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Sep 28: Relish: my life in the kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Oct 26: Walking Dead Book One: a continuing story of survival horror by Robert Kirkman
Nov 30: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMurder, Mischief and Mayhem
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm. Meets at Elkridge Express Branch.
Sep 28: Smoke and Mirrors by Elly Griffiths
Oct 26: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Nov 30: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
No registration required.
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