• The Stories that Shape Us

    Frederick County Public Libraries, Myersville Community Library 8 Harp Place, Myersville, MD, United States

    Join local writer Laura Rennie for a generative writing workshop exploring the stories that shape us. Participants will use music, memory, place, family traditions, and personal belongings as starting points […]

  • Book Discussion

    Cecilton Community Center N, 90-B Center Street, Warwick, MD, United States

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

  • Book Discussion

    Calvert Library, Twin Beaches Branch 4100 5th Street, North Beach, MD, United States

    A personal and analytical essay collection from culture critic Lawrence Burney that is a personal and analytical look at his home city of Baltimore, music from throughout the global Black […]

  • Olney Evening Book Discussion

    Montgomery County Public Libraries, Olney Library 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney, MD, United States

    Join us to discuss this year’s OMOB No Sense in Wishing.

  • Whiteford Afternoon Book Discussion

    Harford County Public Library, Whiteford Library 2407 Whiteford Road, Whiteford, MD, United States

    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 […]

  • One Maryland One Book Discussion

    Queen Anne’s County Library, Centreville Branch 121 S. Commerce Street, Centreville, MD, United States

    Explore the themes and powerful narratives in Lawrence Burney’s “No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore” during this engaging book discussion.

  • One Maryland One Book: Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    Queen Anne’s County Library, Centreville Branch 121 S. Commerce Street, Centreville, MD, United States

    Bring your nonfiction writing samples to workshop with the group and embrace this year’s One Maryland One Book’s theme for creative non-fiction as tools of self-exploration and social transformation. In […]

  • Woodlawn Page Turners

    Baltimore County Public Library, Woodlawn Branch 6660 Security Boulevard, Suite 13, Woodlawn, MD, United States

    Book Discussion

  • One Maryland One Book Discussion

    St. Mary’s County Library, Lexington Park Branch 21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD, United States

    A discussion group for the 2026 One Maryland One Book pick! Participants will meet to discuss No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney.

  • Perry Hall Book Club – One Maryland One Book

    Baltimore County Public Library, Perry Hall Branch 9685 Honeygo Blvd, Perry Hall, MD, United States

    Join us for a lively discussion of No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney, this year’s One Maryland One Book selection.

  • Rhythm, Reaction, Reform: Black Musicians & the Sound of Social Change

    Frederick County Public Libraries, Urbana Regional Library 9020 Amelung Street, Frederick, MD, United States

    Join Eric Byrd, local musician and Founder & Executive Creative Director of the Frederick Jazz Society, for a One Maryland, One Book program connected to the 2026 selection, No Sense […]