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Parents Weekend
Parents Weekend

Parents Weekend

Alex Finlay
My Friends
My Friends

My Friends

Fredrik Backman
The Emperor of Gladness
The Emperor of Gladness

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong
One Golden Summer
One Golden Summer

One Golden Summer

Carley Fortune
The River Is Waiting
The River Is Waiting

The River Is Waiting

Wally Lamb
The Missing Half
The Missing Half

The Missing Half

Ashley/ Kiester Flowers
Yet Here I Am
Yet Here I Am

Yet Here I Am

Jonathan Capehart
Ocean
Ocean

Ocean

David Attenborough
The Afterlife of Malcolm X
The Afterlife of Malcolm X

The Afterlife of Malcolm X

Mark Whitaker
They Poisoned the World
They Poisoned the World

They Poisoned the World

Mariah Blake
Dreaming of Home
Dreaming of Home

Dreaming of Home

Cristina Jimenez
Is A River Alive?
Is A River Alive?

Is A River Alive?

Robert MacFarlane
Mickey 17
Mickey 17

Mickey 17

The Woman In the Yard
The Woman In the Yard

The Woman In the Yard

Liza
Liza

Liza

Black Bag
Black Bag

Black Bag

Better Man
Better Man

Better Man

The Mother of All Lies
The Mother of All Lies

The Mother of All Lies

Marina Interlibrary Loan
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Marina Interlibrary Loan


Search and submit requests public libraries across Maryland for books, articles, and other materials, including audio/visual formats, musical scores, and microfilm.

Library of Things
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Library of Things


Check out learning kits, games, technology, musical instruments, and more with the Library of Things collection, available to Pratt cardholders. Place a hold and pick up your items at any Pratt location.

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Digital Maryland Collections


Digital Maryland provides free online access to digital versions of rare and unique materials, including historical maps, photographs, reports, books, manuscripts, artwork, and other media.

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OverDrive & Libby


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Kanopy


Your Pratt Library card gives you access to a large, curated catalog of educational, entertaining, and enriching films for adults, teens, and kids.

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Hoopla


Use your Pratt Library card to borrow free eBooks, audiobooks, and digital comic books with hoopla.

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Comics Plus


Use your Pratt Library card to borrow thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga through your web browser or the Comics Plus app.

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free TO BMORE PODCAST Newest Episode — February 2025

Joe Giordano

In this episode of Free to Bmore we chat with Joe Giordano, an award-winning photojournalist in Baltimore. His work has been featured in GQ, The Guardian, NPR, Architectural Digest, and Al Jazeera. His images capture some of our city's most poignant moments in recent history. Now he is passing his expertise to the new generation. Join us for an insightful conversation.

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