There are 44 upcoming classes.
Spies, Lies, and Alibis Book Discussion Group
Date: 07/05/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Miller Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
We focus on spies, espionage, and world intrigue, alternating both classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction, from the twentieth century and beyond.
Join us for discussion of the following titles:
Jul 5 - Liar's Candle by August Thomas
Aug 2 - The Coldest Warrior by Paul Vidich
Sep 6 - Two Spies in Caracas by Moisés Naím
Books on Tap
Date: 07/06/22Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Branch: Off Site
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Discussing A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
We meet a local restaurant, The Periodic Table.
Elks Excellent Reads
Date: 07/12/22Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
We will be discussing The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz
Eclectic Evenings Book Discussion (Online)
Date: 07/12/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Read and discuss a wide array of fiction and nonfiction titles.
2nd Tuesdays, 7-8 pm
Join for a discussion of the following title:
July 12: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper
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.
There are copies of the book available for the group at the Central Branch customer service desk.
Reads of Acceptance (In Person)
Date: 07/14/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Community & Culture
Description:
Discuss LGBTQ-related books and make new friends in a queer- & trans-affirming group setting. All identities and all ages (18+) are welcome.
Registration is recommended so you can be kept updated on any changes to the meeting location.
Copies of the discussion title are available for pick-up from the Central Branch; ask for a copy at the Customer Service desk.
This month's book will be The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Book summary:
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life.
From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love.
Strictly Historical Fiction
Date: 07/18/22Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Branch: Miller Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Love historical fiction? So do we! Join our discussion to step into the past and connect with characters living in times different than our own.
July 18th: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
August 15th: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
September 19th: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
Ask at the customer service desk for a copy of the book, beginning 4 weeks before the discussion date.
Asian American Literature Book Group
Date: 07/18/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles.
- June 20 2022: Arsenic and adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
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.
Reading Human Rights: The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Date: 07/19/22Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
This discussion will take place IN-PERSON at HCLS, East Columbia Branch.
Branch Location: 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045 | 410.313.7700 (MAP)
Reading Human Rights is a monthly book discussion hosted by the Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity and Howard County Library System. We read books that promote cultural awareness, diversity, equity.
In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America’s cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation―that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, The Color of Law incontrovertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation―the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments―that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day.
Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a Fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He lives in California, where he is a Fellow of the Haas Institute at the University of California–Berkeley.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. Please note that your email may be shared with Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity for communication related to this event.
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. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Bridgerton, Romance, and History in Regency England (Online)
Date: 07/19/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: History & Genealogy
Description:
Travel back to Regency England (1811-1820) as we use the popular Netflix series, Bridgerton, to discuss everything from fashion and monarchy to issues of race, class, and gender in the early nineteenth century.
Based on the historical romance novels by Julia Quinn, the TV series Bridgerton has been viewed by over 100 million households and has been hailed as "the perfect cup of tea for this moment." This genre of fiction has long been subjected to intense scrutiny: directed primarily to a female audience, historical romance novels and their TV/film adaptations are often accused of being "fluff" or inaccurate representations of history. This talk will counter those criticisms and suggest how a popular series like Bridgerton can "do history" and reflect our twenty-first-century interests and values. Starting with an overview of the politics of the early nineteenth century, we will discuss the social mores and practices of the elite, the role of women across the classes, and masculinity and sport. We will also look at London as a major character in the series. The color-conscious casting will help us examine the racial politics of the era, sugar boycotts and abolition, and the much talked about sex scenes will help us understand the pleasures and perils of life in Regency England. Bridgerton lives on through social media and mass marketing, allowing us to "consume" a bit of romance and history in our lives.
Dr. Julie Taddeo is Research Professor of History at University of Maryland, College Park. She has published books and articles on British cultural history, including such topics as Steampunk; period drama television; the Bloomsbury Group; and Reality TV. She frequently lectures on the British Royals, Victorian culture, and popular period drama television (Downton Abbey, Poldark, Outlander, and other series) to explore the history represented by these programs and how they connect to our lives today.
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.
Bas Bleu Book Discussion Group
Date: 07/20/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Miller Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Bas Bleu, French for “bluestocking,” refers to an intellectual or literary woman. We read a variety of literary fiction, and all are welcome – not just bluestockings!
Join us for a discussion of the following books:
Jul 20 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Aug 17 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Sep 21 - What's Mine and Yours by Naima Coster
Nonfiction Book Club (online)
Date: 07/20/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections.
- June 15 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (graphic novel)
- July 20 - A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
- August 17 - We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto by Alice Waters
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.
This listing is for the online session, but this book discussion group meets in hybrid format so you may attend either online via Zoom or phone, or in person at the Savage Branch. We meet in the Savage Studio.
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. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed. For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email [email protected]
Savage Nonfiction Book Club (in-person)
Date: 07/20/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Savage Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
In person session of Nonfiction Book Club. Register to attend online here: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/nonfiction-book-club-online-1
Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections.
- June 15 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (graphic novel)
- July 20 - A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
- August 17 - We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto by Alice Waters
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.
This listing is for the in-person session, but this book discussion group meets in hybrid format so you may attend either online via Zoom or phone, or in person at the Savage Branch. We meet in the Savage Studio.
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. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed. For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email [email protected]
Noontime Books--In Person
Date: 07/21/22Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join us for an in person discussion of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz on Thursday, July 21, 2022, 12 pm at the Central Branch.
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. Copies are available at the Central Branch Customer Service desk.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email Wendy Camassar at [email protected]
The Reading Cafe
Date: 07/26/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Hungry for a lively discussion? Join us as we dip into different genres each month.
- Tue April 26: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Jean Kwok
- Tue May 31: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
- Tue June 28: Beach Read, Emily Henry
- Tue July 26: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson
- Tue Aug 30: Summer, Edith Wharton
- Tue Sep 27: OMOB: What's Mine and Yours, Naima Coster
- Tue Oct 25: Night, Elie Wiesel
- Tue Nov 29: Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
- Tue Dec 27: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
Romantic Reads (Online)
Date: 07/27/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (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 Sherryl Woods. Please read any book of your choice by Sherryl Woods.
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
Date: 08/01/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Miller Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (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 a discussion of the following title:
August 1: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
September: No Meeting, Labor Day
October 3: Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
Ask at the customer service desk for a copy of the book, beginning 4 weeks before the discussion date.
Black Fiction Book Club (in-person) East Columbia Branch
Date: 08/06/22Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join us for the Black Fiction Book Club
August 06 The Man Who Lived Underground: a novel by Richard Wright
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation
Copies are available for pick-up at the East Columbia Branch (while supplies last)
Copy of Black Fiction Book Club (online)
Date: 08/06/22Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join us for the Black Fiction Book Club
August 06 The Man Who Lived Underground: a novel by Richard Wright
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.
Copies are available for pick-up at the East Columbia Branch (while supplies last)
Read. Think. Talk.
Date: 08/08/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join us to discuss some great novels about the American experience before they're critically acclaimed television shows and films.
This month we will read and discuss The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson.
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. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed
In Other Worlds (Online) - Movie Edition
Date: 08/10/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Movies
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of Science Fiction and Fantasy movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Apr 13th: Her (DVD available for pick-up at East Columbia)
May 11th: I'm Your Man (2021 movie with Dan Stevens)
Jun 8th: Rabbi's Cat
Aug 10th: Donnie Darko
Sep 14th: Beauty and the Beast (1946 version by Jean Cocteau)
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 (free through Howard County Library System) or Hoopla
Physical copies of the current month book club book will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Author works: Michael Twitty: KosherSoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
Date: 08/11/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Miller Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
This event is In-Person at HCLS, Miller Branch. Please register to attend. Limited seats.
In KOSHERSOUL, Michael Twitty, James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene, explores the cultural crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory, identity, and food.
Michael examines the creation of African/Jewish global food as a conversation of migrations, a dialogue of diasporas and rich background for intimate and probing recipes for the people who create it. At the same time, he shares recipes for Southern culinary touchstones like apple barbecue sauce, watermelon and feta salad, and collard green lasagna, while blending the traditions of his mixed identity into new creations such as Louisiana style latkes and kush. KOSHERSOUL is not just a recipe book, but an exploration of selfhood when born at a crossroads of race.
The question here is not just who makes the food and who it belongs to, but how the food makes the people, reflecting the journey, and validating the existence of these marginalized identities. Twitty aims to move our vision beyond the idea of Jews of Color as outliers, but as significant and meaningful cultural creators in both Black and Jewish civilizations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael W. Twitty is the author of The Cooking Gene, winner of the James Beard award for writing about food and the Book of the Year. He is a highly sought after speaker and consultant (Colonial Williamsburg), and a member of three speaker’s bureaus.
He has appeared on programs with Andrew Zimmern (Bizzare Foods America), Henry Louis Gates (Many Rivers to Cross), Padma Lakshmi (Taste the Nation) and most recently on Michelle Obama's Waffles and Mochi.
He is a TED Fellow and was just named as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. His first MasterClass course, “Tracing Your Roots Through Food,” is now available. Over the past year he has partnered with Atlas Obscura to teach multiple online seminars and was the first guest on a new web series for their food division, Gastro Obscura. Michael will also be a Consulting Producer on a new food competition program coming soon from OWN, and his line of personal spice blends with the boutique supplier Spice Tribe regularly sells out. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation.
Reads of Acceptance (In Person)
Date: 08/11/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Discuss LGBTQ-related books and make new friends in a queer- & trans-affirming group setting. All identities and all ages (18+) are welcome.
Registration is recommended so you can be kept updated on any changes to the meeting location.
Copies of the discussion title are available for pick-up from the Central Branch; ask for a copy at the Customer Service desk.
This month's book will be The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo.
Book summary:
Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society―she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer and Asian, a Vietnamese adoptee treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her.
But the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts and dazzling illusions, lost ghosts and elemental mysteries. In all paper is fire, and Jordan can burn the cut paper heart out of a man. She just has to learn how.
Asian American Literature Book Group
Date: 08/15/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles.
- June 20 2022: Arsenic and adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
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.
Nonfiction Book Club (online)
Date: 08/17/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections.
- June 15 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (graphic novel)
- July 20 - A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
- August 17 - We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto by Alice Waters
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.
This listing is for the online session, but this book discussion group meets in hybrid format so you may attend either online via Zoom or phone, or in person at the Savage Branch. We meet in the Savage Studio.
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. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed. For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email [email protected]
Savage Nonfiction Book Club (in-person)
Date: 08/17/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Savage Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
In person session of Nonfiction Book Club. Register to attend online here: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/nonfiction-book-club-online-1
Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections.
- June 15 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (graphic novel)
- July 20 - A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
- August 17 - We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto by Alice Waters
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.
This listing is for the in-person session, but this book discussion group meets in hybrid format so you may attend either online via Zoom or phone, or in person at the Savage Branch. We meet in the Savage Studio.
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. Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed. For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email [email protected]
Noontime Books--In Person
Date: 08/18/22Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join us for an in person discussion of The Mountains Sing by Phan Que Mai Ngyuen on Thursday, August 18, 2022, 12 pm at the Central Branch.
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. Copies are available at the Central Branch Customer Service desk.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email Wendy Camassar at [email protected]
NonFiction Addiction (Online/Hybrid)
Date: 08/18/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Explore the genre of nonfiction and join our discussions on third Thursdays!
Jun 16th: "Care of" by Ivan Coyote
Jul21: no meeting
Aug 18th: "This Is Your Mind on Plants" by Michael Pollan
*E-books and e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
Physical copies of the current month book club choice will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
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.
In Other Worlds (At East Columbia) - Book Discussion
Date: 08/24/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Jun 22nd: The House in the Cerulian Sea by T.J.Clune
Aug 24th: Uprights Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Sep 28th: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation.
This is a hybrid book club meeting.
We will meet in one of the conference rooms of the branch, spread out (more than 6 feet away from each other), wear a mask and connect via Zoom with the rest of the book group members at home. We will see Zoom participants via pull down screen of our conference room.
E-books & e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
Physical copies of the current month book club choice will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
In Other Worlds (Online) - Book Discussion
Date: 08/24/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Jun 22nd: The House in the Cerulian Sea by T.J.Clune
Aug 24th: Uprights Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Sep 28th: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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.
E-books & e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
Physical copies of the current month book club choice will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
The Reading Cafe
Date: 08/30/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Hungry for a lively discussion? Join us as we dip into different genres each month.
- Tue April 26: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Jean Kwok
- Tue May 31: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
- Tue June 28: Beach Read, Emily Henry
- Tue July 26: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson
- Tue Aug 30: Summer, Edith Wharton
- Tue Sep 27: OMOB: What's Mine and Yours, Naima Coster
- Tue Oct 25: Night, Elie Wiesel
- Tue Nov 29: Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
- Tue Dec 27: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
In Other Worlds (Online) - Movie Edition
Date: 09/14/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Movies
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of Science Fiction and Fantasy movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Apr 13th: Her (DVD available for pick-up at East Columbia)
May 11th: I'm Your Man (2021 movie with Dan Stevens)
Jun 8th: Rabbi's Cat
Aug 10th: Beauty and the Beast (1946 version by Jean Cocteau)
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 (free through Howard County Library System) or Hoopla
Physical copies of the current month book club book will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Noontime Books-IN PERSON
Date: 09/15/22Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join us for an in person discussion of The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck on Thursday, September 15, 2022, 12 pm at the Central Branch.
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. Copies are available at the Central Branch Customer Service desk.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email Beth Haynes at [email protected]
Asian American Literature Book Group
Date: 09/19/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles.
- June 20 2022: Arsenic and adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
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.
The Reading Cafe
Date: 09/27/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Hungry for a lively discussion? Join us as we dip into different genres each month.
- Tue April 26: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Jean Kwok
- Tue May 31: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
- Tue June 28: Beach Read, Emily Henry
- Tue July 26: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson
- Tue Aug 30: Summer, Edith Wharton
- Tue Sep 27: OMOB: What's Mine and Yours, Naima Coster
- Tue Oct 25: Night, Elie Wiesel
- Tue Nov 29: Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
- Tue Dec 27: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
In Other Worlds (At East Columbia) - Book Discussion
Date: 09/28/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Jun 22nd: The House in the Cerulian Sea by T.J.Clune
Aug 24th: Uprights Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Sep 28th: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation.
This is a hybrid book club meeting.
We will meet in one of the conference rooms of the branch, spread out (more than 6 feet away from each other), wear a mask and connect via Zoom with the rest of the book group members at home. We will see Zoom participants via pull down screen of our conference room.
E-books & e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
Physical copies of the current month book club choice will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
In Other Worlds (Online) - Book Discussion
Date: 09/28/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Jun 22nd: The House in the Cerulian Sea by T.J.Clune
Aug 24th: Uprights Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Sep 28th: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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.
E-books & e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
Physical copies of the current month book club choice will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
Asian American Literature Book Group
Date: 10/17/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles.
- June 20 2022: Arsenic and adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
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--iN PERSON
Date: 10/20/22Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join us for an in person discussion of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Thursday, October 20, 12 pm at the Central Branch.
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. Copies are available at the Central Branch Customer Service desk.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email Beth Haynes at [email protected]
The Reading Cafe
Date: 10/25/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Hungry for a lively discussion? Join us as we dip into different genres each month.
- Tue April 26: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Jean Kwok
- Tue May 31: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
- Tue June 28: Beach Read, Emily Henry
- Tue July 26: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson
- Tue Aug 30: Summer, Edith Wharton
- Tue Sep 27: OMOB: What's Mine and Yours, Naima Coster
- Tue Oct 25: Night, Elie Wiesel
- Tue Nov 29: Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
- Tue Dec 27: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
Noontime Books--In Person
Date: 11/17/22Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join us for an in person discussion of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid on Thursday, November 17, 12 pm at the Central Branch.
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. Copies are available at the Central Branch Customer Service desk.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
For additional assistance in obtaining this title, please email Wendy Camassar at [email protected]
Asian American Literature Book Group
Date: 11/21/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:
Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles.
- June 20 2022: Arsenic and adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
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.
The Reading Cafe
Date: 11/29/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Hungry for a lively discussion? Join us as we dip into different genres each month.
- Tue April 26: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Jean Kwok
- Tue May 31: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
- Tue June 28: Beach Read, Emily Henry
- Tue July 26: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson
- Tue Aug 30: Summer, Edith Wharton
- Tue Sep 27: OMOB: What's Mine and Yours, Naima Coster
- Tue Oct 25: Night, Elie Wiesel
- Tue Nov 29: Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
- Tue Dec 27: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
The Reading Cafe
Date: 12/27/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Hungry for a lively discussion? Join us as we dip into different genres each month.
- Tue April 26: Searching for Sylvie Lee, Jean Kwok
- Tue May 31: The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
- Tue June 28: Beach Read, Emily Henry
- Tue July 26: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson
- Tue Aug 30: Summer, Edith Wharton
- Tue Sep 27: OMOB: What's Mine and Yours, Naima Coster
- Tue Oct 25: Night, Elie Wiesel
- Tue Nov 29: Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
- Tue Dec 27: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
In Other Worlds (At East Columbia) - Book Discussion
Date: 12/28/22Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Book Clubs
Description:
Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!
Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)
Jun 22nd: The House in the Cerulian Sea by T.J.Clune
Aug 24th: Uprights Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Sep 28th: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation.
This is a hybrid book club meeting.
We will meet in one of the conference rooms of the branch, spread out (more than 6 feet away from each other), wear a mask and connect via Zoom with the rest of the book group members at home. We will see Zoom participants via pull down screen of our conference room.
E-books & e-audiobooks available via Overdrive/Libby
Physical copies of the current month book club choice will be once again kept behind the customer service desk at East Columbia branch. Please stop by and ask for your copy.
Availability of physical copies is not guaranteed.
