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Location Closure The Central Library will be closing Tuesday, May 5 @ 5 PM due to a ticketed speaker event.

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Young Children

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The Things We Never Say
The Things We Never Say

The Things We Never Say

Elizabeth Strout
Our Perfect Storm
Our Perfect Storm

Our Perfect Storm

Carley Fortune
The Calamity Club
The Calamity Club

The Calamity Club

Kathryn Stockett
John of John
John of John

John of John

Douglas Stuart
The Tuxedo Society
The Tuxedo Society

The Tuxedo Society

Paul Rudnick
Homebound
Homebound

Homebound

Portia Elan
The Land and Its People
The Land and Its People

The Land and Its People

David Sedaris
On Witness and Respair
On Witness and Respair

On Witness and Respair

Jesmyn. Ward
To See Beyond
To See Beyond

To See Beyond

Anna Badkhen
Make Believe
Make Believe

Make Believe

Mac. Barnett
True Crime
True Crime

True Crime

Patricia Daniels. Cornwell
America, U.S.A.
America, U.S.A.

America, U.S.A.

Eddie S Glaude
Dracula
Dracula

Dracula

Die My Love
Die My Love

Die My Love

Christy
Christy

Christy

Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Hamnet
Hamnet

Hamnet

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.

Digital Maryland Collections
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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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Get a Pratt Library Card

Maryland residents can apply for a Pratt Library Card that allows access to all of Enoch Pratt Free Library’s resources including eBooks, streaming media, and databases. It’s easier than ever to get a Pratt Library card! Anyone who lives or owns property in Maryland is eligible for a free library card.

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Downloads & Streaming Media

OverDrive & Libby
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OverDrive & Libby


Download popular eBooks, audiobooks, and more for all ages, including digital magazines formerly included in RBdidgital.

Kanopy
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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.

PressReader
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PressReader


Access PressReader online or through the app to browse current issues of 7,000+ publications from around the globe, on subjects like current events and breaking news to tech, art, and much more.

Comics Plus
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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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Current Newspapers

Baltimore Banner
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Baltimore Banner


Stay up to date with local news, politics, business, entertainment, and more with nonprofit online newspaper The Baltimore Banner.

Baltimore Sun
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Baltimore Sun


Reporting in Baltimore since 1837, The Baltimore Sun reports daily local, national, and international news.

New York Times
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New York Times


One of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, The New York Times reports broadly on domestic and international news.

Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal


The Wall Street Journal, founded in 1889, provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance.

Rev. Alvin Hathaway
free TO BMORE PODCAST Newest Episode — November 2025

From the Archives: Reverend Alvin Hathaway On Social Justice

In this archived episode of the Free to Bmore Podcast from 2020, we welcome Rev. Hathaway from the Union Baptist Church to explore the history of social justice in Baltimore, and where we can go from here.

Government Documents

Browse a collection of documents from all State agencies covering subjects of interest to consumers and researchers alike.

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