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.

Join us to discuss No Sense in Wishing, a thoughtful essay collection exploring identity, music, family, and belonging from Baltimore to Lagos. Share your insights and hear new perspectives.

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, […]

Book discussion for the One Maryland One Book selection: “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney

Online @facebook.com/pgcclibrary with library staff

Participate in an online discussion of “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney. All Library Book Chat discussions occur on the PGCC Library’s Facebook page. You can request a copy of this book by visiting the PGCC library on our Largo campus.

Join us for a thoughtful discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book selection, No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore, by Lawrence Burney. The book was selected under the 2026 theme of “REVOLUTION, REACTION, REFORM,” seeking stories that highlight moments of change and transformation. Released in 2025, the book is […]

Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book selection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney. No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytical essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore, […]