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 […]

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, […]

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 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 […]

Woodlawn Senior Center Book Club

Join our VIRTUAL book discussion for lively, welcoming conversation where readers can share insights, reactions, and favorite passages from “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney. Registration is required. For […]

Creative writing, we’ve heard of it, but what is it really? Join us at Centre branch as we explore the in’s and out’s of creative non-fiction within this year’s One […]

Each year, thousands of Marylanders share in the experience of reading the same book. Discuss this year’s selection with fellow readers and make a personalized, playlist-themed bookmark!

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 […]