Speakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour book discussion at Seasons 52 restaurant. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Jun 28: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Jul 26: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Aug 23: Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
Location: Seasons 52 Restaurant
(10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
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Date: Thursday, July 27, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Graphic novel book discussion. Adults and High School students welcome. Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 22: Ms. Marvel. 1, No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
Jul 27: American born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Aug 24: Lumberjanes. Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson & Grace Ellis
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBook Club Bonanza
Date: Tuesday, August 01, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Converse about favorite books, book club tips, and discussion ideas. Win books and door prizes. Bring a list of books that your book club has discussed.
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-1950.
Download to CalendarMasterpieces Classics Book & Film Discussion
Date: Thursday, August 03, 2017
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Read the book or view the adaptation. Join us for a lively discussion! 1st Thursdays; 2 - 3 pm.
Jun 1: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Jul 6: Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Aug 3: Film: The Durrells in Corfu
Book: My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-5077.
Download to CalendarBlack Fiction
Date: Saturday, August 05, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Branch: East Columbia
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Saturdays; 1 - 2:30 pm. Meets at 50+ Center.
Jun 5: What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
Jul 1: No Meeting
Aug 5: Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
No registration required.
Download to CalendarStories of the World
Date: Monday, August 07, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 5: Conclave by Robert Harris
Jul 3: Shelter by Jung Yun
Aug 7: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
No registration required.
Download to CalendarGlobal Reads
Date: Monday, August 07, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 1st Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 5: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Jul 3: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Aug 7: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
No registration required.
Download to CalendarELKs Excellent Reads
Date: Tuesday, August 08, 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.
Jun 13: The Love Song of Miss Queeny Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
Jul 11: The Immortal LIfe of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Aug 8: No Book: Readers Review
No registration required.
Download to CalendarEclectic Evenings
Date: Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 2nd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 13: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Jul 11: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
Aug 8: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBusiness and Political Economy Discussion Group
Date: Tuesday, August 15, 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.
Jun 20: Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman
Aug 15: Organizational meeting and syllabus review.
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTales Through Time
Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Elkridge
Description:
Meets at Elkridge Express Branch. Book discussion, 3rd Tuesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 20: Rodin's Lover by Heather Webb
Jul 18: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
Aug 15: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
No registration required.
Download to CalendarBas Bleu
Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 21: Wake by Anna Hope
Jul 19: A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Aug 16: Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNonFiction
Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Branch: Savage
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Wednesdays; 7 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 21: Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson
Jul 19: Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean
Aug 16: Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art by Carl Hoffman
No registration required.
Download to CalendarTea and Tomes
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Branch: Miller
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Jun 15: No Meeting
Jul 20: The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth
Aug 17: The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
No registration required.
Download to CalendarNoontime Books
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Book discussion, 3rd Thursdays; 12 - 1 pm.
Jun 15: Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
Jul 20: The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood
Aug 17: The Last Painting of Sarah De Vos by Dominic Smith
No registration required.
Download to CalendarSpeakeasy Book Discussion
Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Branch: Central
Description:
Join us for a literary happy hour book discussion at Seasons 52 restaurant. 4th Wednesdays; 6 - 7 pm.
Jun 28: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Jul 26: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Aug 23: Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
Location: Seasons 52 Restaurant
(10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044)
*Registration is preferred. Register online or by calling 410-313-7800.
Download to CalendarReaders Assemble!
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Branch: Glenwood
Description:
Graphic novel book discussion. Adults and High School students welcome. Thursdays; 7 - 8 pm.
Jun 22: Ms. Marvel. 1, No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
Jul 27: American born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Aug 24: Lumberjanes. Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson & Grace Ellis
No registration required.
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