Experience Baltimore’s cultural music and murals in our walking tour through the stacks. The music is curated from the PGCC’s catalog, to include articles, videos, plays/musicals, and books/ebooks. Murals are photographs by Maria Wolfe, who spent around a year taking photos and documenting the locations and artists names before creating @BaltiMurals on Instagram. The PGCC […]
The Baltimore Memories and Murals Exhibit features: Lawrence Burney’s Memories -Celebrating the 2026 One Maryland One Book author of No Sense in Wishing: Essays. Walk in the stacks, slow down, observe, and reflect on themes from the book: music, Baltimore culture, fatherhood, belonging, and communities. He is also the author of True Laurels. And Iandry […]
Lawrence Burney — No Sense in Wishing: Essays – with Hanif Abdurraqib
Want to discuss “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney at your book club? Here’s your chance. Each Book Club in a Bag kit contains 5 copies of “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney, 5 bookmarks, a link to a Readers’ Guide and additional book-related activities, and links to information about author visits.
In his essay collection No Sense in Wishing, Lawrence Burney heavily features Bob Marley in the essay titled “Time Will Tell”. This chapter focuses on the ritual of passing down music to his daughter, using Marley’s songs as a foundation to connect and communicate with her.
Woodlawn Senior Center Book Club
Book Review of the OMOB, Visit to the Urban Bookstore in Baltimore
Every great song holds a memory. Whether it’s a track that reminds you of growing up, a melody that ties you to your hometown, or an album that got you through a specific era of your life, music shapes who we are. Join us for a unique, guided personal essay workshop inspired by this year’s […]
Please join us as we discuss the 2026 One Maryland One Book, No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore. “There are moments in our lives when we discover an artist, an album, a film, or a cultural artifact that leaves a lasting impression. These moments inform how we understand the world, […]
Join us for a discussion of this year’s OMOB title by culture writer and critic Lawrence Burney, essays on the black music diaspora, belonging, and Baltimore.
Book Group Discussion of No Sense Wishing
Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, “No Sense in Wishing”, by Lawrence Burney. Free copies of the 2026 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations while supplies last. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. […]