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Olney Evening Book Discussion Group - Virtual

Join us for a virtual discussion of "No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore" by Lawrence Burney, this year's One Maryland One Book selection. All are welcome!

According to the Maryland Humanities website: 

"Released in 2025 by Simon and Schuster (Atria Books), No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore is a personal and analytical essay collection taking cue from Burney’s career as a culture writer and critic through which he looks at his home city of Baltimore, music from throughout the global Black diaspora, and the traditions that raised him." 

Physical copies will be available at Olney Library. Please call 240-773-9545 during open hours to confirm before coming to the branch.

Digital copies may be available through MCPL's Libby catalog:

E-book: https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/11216962

E-audio: https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/11348292

Learn more about the One Maryland One Book program here, including biographical information on author Lawrence Burney.

One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library.

Questions about this program? Contact the Olney branch at 240-773-9545.  

By joining this Virtual MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

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