Speakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour at Centre Park Grill. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Mar 27: A Long Way from Home by Peter Carey
Apr 24: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
May 22: There There by Tommy Orange
Location: Centre Park Grill
(8808 Centre Park Dr, Columbia, MD 21045)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarIn Other Worlds
Date: Wednesday, April 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.
Mar 27: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Apr 24: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
May 22: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeculative Savages
Date: Wednesday, April 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.
Mar 27: The Girl With All the Gifts by Mike Carey
Apr 24: A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter Miller
May 22: Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMurder, Mischief, and Mayhem
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, 4th Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 28: Need to Know by Karen Cleveland
Apr 25: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
May 23: Tangerine by Christine Mangan
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMorning Books with Coffee
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, Fridays; 10 - 11 am.
Mar 22: Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
April 26: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
May 31: The Girl Who Slept with God by Val Berlinski
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBooks on Tap
Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Meets at Hysteria Brewing Company restaurant. Book discussion, Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Mar 6: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Apr 3: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
May 1: Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
Location: Hysteria Brewing Company
9570 Berger Rd Suite J
Columbia, MD 21046
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBlack Fiction
Date: Saturday, May 04, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, Saturdays; 1 - 2:30 pm.
Mar 2: Mouths Don't Speak by Katia Ulysse
Apr 6: King Zeno by Nathaniel Rich
May 4: Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
No registration required.
Download to CalendarStories of the World
Date: Monday, May 06, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Mar 4: Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Apr 1: A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
May 6: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
No registration required.
Download to CalendarRead. Think. Talk.
Date: Monday, May 06, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
New book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 4: 1984 by George Orwell
Apr 1: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
May 6: The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGlobal Reads
Date: Monday, May 06, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 4: Educated by Tara Westover
Apr 1: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
May 6: In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpies, Lies, and Alibis - NEW!
Date: Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 5: A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
Apr 2: The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming
May 7: TInker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMystery
Date: Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Mar 13: The Dry by Jane Harper
Apr 10: Munich by Robert Harris
May 8: Two Nights by Kathy Reichs
No registration required.
Download to CalendarThe Thursday Next Book Club
Date: Thursday, May 09, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 14: White Houses by Amy Bloom
Apr 11: When Books Went to War by Molly Manning
May 9: The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
No registration required.
Download to CalendarPage to Picture
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Book discussion, Saturdays; 3 - 4 pm.
Mar 30: Room by Emma Donoghue
Apr 13: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
May 11: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
No registration required.
Download to CalendarELKs Excellent Reads
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Mar 12: Mile Marker Ten: An Ellicott City Mystery 1908 by Michael Maloney
Apr 9: How To Stop Time by Matt Haig
May 14: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
No registration required.
Download to CalendarEclectic Evenings
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Mar 12: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Apr 9: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
May 14: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNon Fiction Addiction
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Explore this distinct genre. Book discussion, Wednesdays 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 20: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Apr 17: How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
May 15: Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBas Bleu
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 20: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Apr 17: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
May 15: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNonfiction
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Mar 20: Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn
Apr 17: The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long
May 15: Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNoontime Books
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 12 - 1 pm.
Mar 21: How To Be Safe by Tom McAllister
Apr 18: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
May 16: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
No registration required.
Download to CalendarStrictly Historical Fiction - NEW!
Date: Monday, May 20, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Mondays; 2 - 3 pm.
Mar 18: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Apr 15: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
May 20: The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGood Reads
Date: Monday, May 20, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 11: The Captives by Debra Jo Immergut
Apr 8: Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks
May 20: Educated by Tara Westover*
*Rescheduled from May 13.
No registration required.
Download to CalendarAsian American Literature
Date: Monday, May 20, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 18: If You Leave Me by Lisa Kim Crystal Hana Kim
Apr 15: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
May 20: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBrit Lit
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 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.
Mar 19: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K.Rowling
Apr 16: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
May 21: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBusiness and Political Economy Discussion Group
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 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.
Mar 19: Identity Economics: How our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being by George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton
Apr 16: Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit by Charles Calomiris and Stephen Huber
May 21: Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen
No registration required.
Download to CalendarWarning: Graphic Content
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 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.
Mar 19 : A.D.:New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeid
Apr 16 : Heathen Vol 1 by Natasha Alterici
May 21 : House of M by Brian Michael Bendis
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGraphically Inclined - NEW!
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Graphic novel discussion, 3rd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 19: March. Book One by John Lewis
Apr 16: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
May 21: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour at Centre Park Grill. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Mar 27: A Long Way from Home by Peter Carey
Apr 24: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
May 22: There There by Tommy Orange
Location: Centre Park Grill
(8808 Centre Park Dr, Columbia, MD 21045)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarIn Other Worlds
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 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.
Mar 27: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Apr 24: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
May 22: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeculative Savages
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 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.
Mar 27: The Girl With All the Gifts by Mike Carey
Apr 24: A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter Miller
May 22: Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMurder, Mischief, and Mayhem
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Book discussion, 4th Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Mar 28: Need to Know by Karen Cleveland
Apr 25: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
May 23: Tangerine by Christine Mangan
No registration required.
Download to CalendarMorning Books with Coffee
Date: Friday, May 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, Fridays; 10 - 11 am.
Mar 22: Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
April 26: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
May 31: The Girl Who Slept with God by Val Berlinski
No registration required.
Download to CalendarAdult Summer Reading Showcase: A Universe of Stories
Date: Tuesday, June 04, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Explore a galaxy of good reads as a stellar crew of HCLS instructors suggests out-of-this-world new books. Learn about upcoming events, and how to participate in summer reading. Refreshments and door prizes.
Sponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.
*Registration is required. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarEclectic Evenings
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 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, June 20, 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.
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