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Ryan enjoys long walks along the Inner Harbor and Matthews Pizza. He works for the Sights and Sounds Department at The Enoch Pratt Free Central Library and Maryland State Library Resource Center, helping to ensure all podcasts and speaker events go smoothly. He is extremely fond of a variety of small to medium-sized furry animals. We are talking: emus, llamas, monkeys, dogs, and the occasional sloth.
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- [Video] Fun and Educational Programs for the Next Generation of Readers
By Ryan O’Grady
5/22/2013
For more than 85 years, The Enoch Pratt Free Library has been offering free children's programming at all its branches, creating unforgettable memories for the next generation of readers. Children's programs ...more - Wreck-It-Up At The Library With Free Family Flicks
By Ryan O'Grady
5/10/2013
Line your pockets full of quarters and head on down to the Central Library this Saturday, May 11, to watch Wreck-It Ralph. This screening is part of the Library’s Free Family Flicks series, the once-a-month ...more - Free Family Flicks: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
By Ryan O’Grady
4/26/2013
If you want an extra special film experience, come to the Central Library this Saturday, April 27 at 2pm, to watch E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Whether you are revisiting this classic or seeing it for the ...more - Hop On Over To The Enoch Pratt Free Library
By Ryan O’Grady
3/28/2013
Hop on over to the Enoch Pratt Free Library this Saturday for another edition of Free Family Flicks. To get you in the mood for any egg hunting you may be doing this weekend, we will be screening the movie ...more - Watch The Oscar-Nominated Flick ParaNorman
By Ryan O’Grady
2/1/2013
The Oscars will not air on television until Sunday, February 24, but before then you can catch a screening of one of the nominees right here at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Nominated for the best animated ...more - Enjoy A Free Family Flick
By Ryan O'Grady
1/2/2013
If you are looking for some free entertainment in the new year, check out Free Family Flicks at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Come celebrate the fourth anniversary of the series, which has been running ...more - [Video] Happy Holidays from the Pratt Library
By Roswell Encina and Ryan O'Grady
12/24/2012
The Enoch Pratt Free Library has so much to be grateful for this holiday season. We owe it to the nearly two million people who visit the library every year. From the children who participate in Mother ...more - [Video] Season of Thanks
By Roswell Encina and Ryan O'Grady
12/3/2012
During this time of year, its good to reflect and appreciate our blessings and achievements. Our biggest thanks will always go to our patrons and our donors. Nearly two million people visit the Pratt Library ...more - Happy Halloween!
By Ryan O'Grady and Becky Hass
10/31/2012
Happy Halloween from Pratt Chat! ...more - Photography Exhibit: One View Of The World
By Ryan O’Grady and Danni Downing
10/26/2012
The Fine Arts and Recreation Department is hosting an exhibit called One View of the World, featuring photography by Danni Downing. The exhibit runs through December 9th at the Central Branch/State Library ...more - Digital Photography 101: A Walk Around Town
By Ryan O’Grady
10/26/2012
Do you have an artistic fire burning in you? Maybe you have a nice new DSLR camera that someone in your family gave you, and it has just been sitting on your shelf for the past year. Or maybe you own a ...more - The Warmth of a Cold Nose
By Ryan O'Grady
10/2/2012
...more - Cover to Cover at the Bookfest: All's Well That Ends Well
By Ryan O’Grady
10/2/2012
What a book-tastic success! The Enoch Pratt Free Library tent at the Baltimore Book Festival this year was all about technology. We had eReaders on display for visitors to learn how to use, on Friday I ...more - Living With Henry, And Waltzing With David: Mencken Day 2012
By David Donovan and Ryan O'Grady
9/20/2012
I was born in the northeast of the USA and so H. L. Mencken was somewhat of a mystery to me when I moved to Baltimore six years ago. Working at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, every day I have the privilege ...more - A Brief Glimpse of What is to Come: David Rakoff 1964-2012
By Ryan O'Grady
8/22/2012
I have always felt a kinship with sardonic writers who offer their unique perspective on how to live in this world. I’ve seen David Sedaris speak a few times—he usually visits Baltimore about once a year—and ...more - Grow Your Child's Brain
By Selma Levi, Children's Department Supervisor, and Ryan O'Grady
8/6/2012
Looking for an exciting and interactive learning tool for your toddler or young child? Look no further. Here at The Enoch Pratt Free Library State Library Resource Center Children’s Department, we post ...more - Video: Four Collections DIY Musicians Must See
By Ryan O’Grady
7/5/2012
The Pratt library has a wide variety of sheet music available for your perusal. In order to showcase our collection and provide a visual representation of the breadth and depth of what we have, we made ...more - Visit the Humanities Department
By Ellie Luchinsky, Humanities Department Manager, and Ryan O'Grady
6/21/2012
Come see us on the third floor! ...more - Photographer Cheryl Atkins At The Pratt
By Ryan O'Grady
6/18/2012
The Fine Arts Department and The Maryland Department at The Enoch Pratt Free Library have a photography exhibit on display until mid-July, 2012. It features the work of Cheryl Atkins, whose first solo ...more - Sailabration 2012 With The U.S. Navy
By Ryan O'Grady
6/14/2012
Excitement down at the Inner Harbor was in full swing when Commander Kimsey and the crew of the USS Maryland presented Pratt CEO Carla Hayden copies of the book Yardarm to Yardarm—(also titled The War ...more - Kicking Off Summer Reading With A Bang!
By Ryan O’Grady
6/5/2012
On the morning of Monday, June 4, the Central Library kicked off Summer Reading 2012 with an explosion of excitement, and it wasn’t just the confetti raining down from above that grabbed everyone’s attention. ...more - A Smorgasbord of Tasty Tales
By Selma Levi, Children's Department Supervisor and Ryan O'Grady
5/31/2012
...more - Kind Of Blue
By Ryan O’Grady
5/24/2012
Where does one go in Baltimore to hear great jazz? It turns out you don’t have to go that far—if you can make it to your local public library, it’s in the bag.On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, The Jazz Exponents ...more
