Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Columbia, Bring Your Own Big Book (HYBRID) is a weekly Big Book, Open, Online meeting on Saturday at 6:30 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 45 AA meetings around Columbia, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Baltimore, there are 100 listed Saturday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 8575 Guilford Rd, Columbia, MD 21046, USA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes. Because this is marked hybrid, there may also be an online access option; confirm the current link with the group if you are not attending in person.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; Big Book reading or discussion may be part of the meeting. Group note from the listing: Hybrid | Meeting ID: 849 9269 0577 | Zoom Passcode: 539576
- Give yourself a small time buffer; AA meetings often start promptly.
- You can sit quietly and listen; sharing is optional.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This group studies the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous). Bring a copy if you have one — most groups have loaners.
This meeting meets online — use the join link and arrive a couple of minutes early to sort out audio.