Name: Afternoon Book Club-On her Own by Lihi Lapid
Start: 2025-05-20T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-20T15:30:00-04:00
Location: Annapolis Library

Afternoon Book Club-On her Own by Lihi Lapid

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

The Afternoon Book Club will be discussing On Her Own by Lihi Lapid.

Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides)

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

The Afternoon Book Club will be discussing On Her Own by Lihi Lapid.

chibi drawing with the words "Teen Anime Club"

Otaku Unite! Teen Anime & Manga Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Glen Burnie Library

Program Type:

Arts & DIY, Books and Writing, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Special Events

Audience:

Teens (Ages 11+)

Event Details:

Share in the love of Japanese animation and comics! Come join your fellow Otaku and enjoy anime watching, manga discussions, games, creating, and more! Light snacks provided and co...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)

Program Type: Arts & DIY, Books and Writing, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Special Events

Event Details:

Share in the love of Japanese animation and comics! Come join your fellow Otaku and enjoy anime watching, manga discussions, games, creating, and more! Light snacks provided and cosplay is always welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Alergias Alimentarias: La Biblioteca no puede garantizar que la comida servida en los programas no ha estado en contacto con las nueces de árbol, la soya, u otros alérgenos.

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

The Queer Agenda Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Odenton - Staff Conference Room at Odenton Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing, LGBTQIA+ Interest

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

A monthly book club that reads queer books in a queer- and trans-affirming setting. All identities are welcome!This month, we will be reading The Emperor and the Endless Pala...

Library Branch: Odenton Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Staff Conference Room

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing, LGBTQIA+ Interest

Event Details:

A monthly book club that reads queer books in a queer- and trans-affirming setting. All identities are welcome!

Pasadena Senior Center Book Club: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Riviera Beach - Off Site at Riviera Beach Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Women’s Interest

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Off Site

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Women’s Interest

Event Details:

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

"Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II" by Adam Gidwitz

Rad Readers Book Club: "Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II"

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Event Details:

Does your 3rd-5th grader like to read, play games, and have fun? Join our RAD Readers book club for kids in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Prior to our in-person program, you’ll re...

Library Branch: Severna Park Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room

Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Does your 3rd-5th grader like to read, play games, and have fun?

Quiet Reading Club

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

Event Details:

Carve out an hour dedicated to reading your book! We will gather in a quiet space to read and spend the last 10 minutes sharing thoughts about your book, but only if you want to.&n...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Carve out an hour dedicated to reading your book! We will gather in a quiet space to read and spend the last 10 minutes sharing thoughts about your book, but only if you want to.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Alergias Alimentarias: La Biblioteca no puede garantizar que la comida servida en los programas no ha estado en contacto con las nueces de árbol, la soya, u otros alérgenos.

The words "book Club" with a smiley face

Early Reader Book Club

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Glen Burnie Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing, Special Events

Audience:

Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Event Details:

Created for children in kindergarten through second grade, this club will meet monthly to practice our reading skills as a group with fun book discussions, activities, and games. W...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library

Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Program Type: Books and Writing, Special Events

Event Details:

Created for children in kindergarten through second grade, this club will meet monthly to practice our reading skills as a group with fun book discussions, activities, and games. We’ll have a new theme each month!

Early Reader Book Club

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing, Storytimes, Special Events

Audience:

Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Event Details:

Join us for a special book club just for beginning readers! Kids will listen to a story, play word-decoding games, participate in a read-along, and make a craft. This program is be...

Library Branch: Edgewater Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room

Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Program Type: Books and Writing, Storytimes, Special Events

Event Details:

Join us for a special book club just for beginning readers! Kids will listen to a story, play word-decoding games, participate in a read-along, and make a craft. This program is best for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade.

A picture of a book, a set of eye glasses, and a glass of wine in front of a large fire.

You Had Me At Merlot Book Club

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Busch Annapolis - Off Site at Busch Annapolis Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us for hot drinks and enjoy even hotter reads in our romance book club!May's Book is The Serpent and the Wolf, by Rebecca Robinson.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Off Site

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Join us for hot drinks and enjoy even hotter reads in our romance book club!

Hallyu Club: Meetup

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library

Program Type:

Arts & DIY, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Books and Writing, Games

Audience:

Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

Event Details:

Explore and experience the shows, music, and cultures of East Asia. All fans are welcome: lovers of Kpop and Jpop, of anime and K-dramas, history buffs and pop-culture savants; new...

Library Branch: Deale Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

Program Type: Arts & DIY, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Books and Writing, Games

Event Details:

Explore and experience the shows, music, and cultures of East Asia. All fans are welcome: lovers of Kpop and Jpop, of anime and K-dramas, history buffs and pop-culture savants; new and experienced fans alike are welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Alergias Alimentarias: La Biblioteca no puede garantizar que la comida servida en los programas no ha estado en contacto con las nueces de árbol, la soya, u otros alérgenos.

SoCo Book Chat

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

SoCo Book Chat is book club without the book! Chat about a book you've read and hear about great books that others have enjoyed. In partnership with SoCo Book Chat Group.

Library Branch: Deale Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

SoCo Book Chat is book club without the book! Chat about a book you've read and hear about great books that others have enjoyed. In partnership with SoCo Book Chat Group.

Junk Journaling

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library

Program Type:

Arts & DIY, Books and Writing

Audience:

Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

Event Details:

Come in and learn how to make a simple journal, then spend some time decorating it junk-journal style! Enjoy creating a space for your thoughts in a fun and relaxed environment.A j...

Library Branch: Odenton Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

Program Type: Arts & DIY, Books and Writing

Event Details:

Come in and learn how to make a simple journal, then spend some time decorating it junk-journal style! Enjoy creating a space for your thoughts in a fun and relaxed environment.

Teen Writers' Club

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room A at Riviera Beach Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Teens (Ages 11+)

Teen Writers Club:

Teens and tweens ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers Association. A completed permission form is required for new attende...

Event Details:

Teens, ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers' Association. A completed permission form is required for new attendees. Pleas...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room A

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)

Program Type: Books and Writing

Teen Writers Club

Teens and tweens ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers Association. A completed permission form is required for new attendees.

Event Details:

Teens, ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers' Association. A completed permission form is required for new attendees.

Mountain Road's Adult Book Club: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutano

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:45pm - 7:45pm

Mountain Road Library

Program Type:

Asian/Pacific American Interest, Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutano is a cozy mystery about 60-year-old Vera Wong, a bored, lonely woman looking for a new lease on life—which comes in ...

Required

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Asian/Pacific American Interest, Books and Writing

Required

Event Details:

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutano is a cozy mystery about 60-year-old Vera Wong, a bored, lonely woman looking for a new lease on life—which comes in the form of a corpse on the floor of her tea shop.

Comics and Graphic Novels Club

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Odenton - Staff Conference Room at Odenton Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

Join other comic and graphic novel fans to discuss what you are currently reading and recommend other books that the group would enjoy in our quarterly book club. Bring in pieces o...

Library Branch: Odenton Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Staff Conference Room

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Join other comic and graphic novel fans to discuss what you are currently reading and recommend other books that the group would enjoy in our quarterly book club.

Summer Book Bags at Discoveries

All Day 6/2 - 6/7

Discoveries: the Library at the Mall

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All

Event Details:

Let Discoveries help you get started on your summer reading with a bag filled with personalized book selections. Each bag comes with some new reads, plus a small treat! The books a...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall

Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Let Discoveries help you get started on your summer reading with a bag filled with personalized book selections. Each bag comes with some new reads, plus a small treat!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Alergias Alimentarias: La Biblioteca no puede garantizar que la comida servida en los programas no ha estado en contacto con las nueces de árbol, la soya, u otros alérgenos.

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells

Arnold Senior Center Book Club

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck Library

Program Type:

Adult Learning, Books and Writing, Older Americans

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

We will be discussing All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells at this month's meeting. This book club is held at the Broadneck Library in partnership with the Arnol...

Library Branch: Broadneck Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Broadneck - Community Meeting Room

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Adult Learning, Books and Writing, Older Americans

Event Details:

We will be discussing All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diari

Early Reader Book Club

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Event Details:

Children in K-2 can practice their reading skills through group reading, activities and games based on popular beginner reader books. Each session will focus on a different th...

Library Branch: Odenton Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB

Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Children in K-2 can practice their reading skills through group reading, activities and games based on popular beginner reader books. Each session will focus on a different theme.

Rad Readers Book Club

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Event Details:

Does your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader like to read, play games, and have fun? Join us for the Rad Readers Book Club! Each month we meet to discuss a different book, followed by crafts ...

Library Branch: Odenton Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB

Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Does your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader like to read, play games, and have fun? Join us for the Rad Readers Book Club! Each month we meet to discuss a different book, followed by crafts and activities related to the story!

book cover of Wide Sargasso Sea, featuring a woman in water with green leaves on her shoulder

Books & Brews at Blues

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Discoveries - Off Site at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us for coffee, dessert, and a discussion around a modern retelling of a classic. This month we're reading: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Off Site

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Join us for coffee, dessert, and a discussion around a modern retelling of a classic.

This month we're reading: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Book Lovers

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

It's a book club without the book! Chat about a book you've read and hear about great books that others have enjoyed.

Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

It's a book club without the book! Chat about a book you've read and hear about great books that others have enjoyed.

Anime and Manga Club

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Odenton - Teen Room at Odenton Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Teens (Ages 11+)

Event Details:

Come hangout with us for Anime and Manga Club! We will have discussions, games/events, or even an anime viewing.

Library Branch: Odenton Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Teen Room

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)

Program Type: Books and Writing

Event Details:

Come hangout with us for Anime and Manga Club! We will have discussions, games/events, or even an anime viewing.

Teen Writers' Club

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Riviera Beach - Programming Room at Riviera Beach Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Teens (Ages 11+)

Teen Writers Club:

Teens and tweens ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers Association. A completed permission form is required for new attende...

Event Details:

Teens, ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers' Association. A completed permission form is required for new attendees. Pleas...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Programming Room

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)

Program Type: Books and Writing

Teen Writers Club

Teens and tweens ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers Association. A completed permission form is required for new attendees.

Event Details:

Teens, ages 11-17 explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the Maryland Writers' Association. A completed permission form is required for new attendees.

Co-Conspirators Book Club

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library

Program Type:

Books and Writing

Audience:

Adults

Event Details:

The Co-Conspirators love the mystery genre! Join us for a book club dedicated to mysteries and thrillers. This month we will be discussing Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murder...

Required

Library Branch: Edgewater Library

Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room

Audience: Adults

Program Type: Books and Writing

Required

Event Details:

The Co-Conspirators love the mystery genre! Join us for a book club dedicated to mysteries and thrillers. This month we will be discussing Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse O.

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