Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin, cofounder of CODEPINK, talks about her book Drone Warfare.
30 Women, 30 Stories: Journeys to Recovery and Transformation
A dialogue accompanying an exhibition of profiles of Marian House alumnae.
Salon Concert - Five Guys Wind Quintet
A salon concert featuring musicians from the Peabody Institute.
The Judges and the Judged
A poetry reading by finalists and judges in the Pratt Library's 2013 Poetry Contest
Michael T. Klare
His new book is The Race For What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources.
CityLit Festival - Nonfiction Headliner Jamal Joseph
Jamal Joseph discusses his memoir, Panther Baby.
CityLit Festival - Two In One: Fiction With Jen Michalski And Terese Svoboda
Jen Michalski is the author of The Tide King and Terese Svoboda wrote Tin God. They discuss their latest works of fiction.
CityLit Festival - Elder And Archivist: A Cave Canem Reunion
Two Cave Canem poets have a dialogue about their work.
CityLit Festival - Importance Of Place: Tim Wendel And Leigh Newman
The authors discuss their latest books.
CityLit Festival - Fiction Headliner George Saunders
George Saunders reads from his new book, the bestselling Pastoralia.
CityLit Festival - Poetry Headliners Stanley Plumly And Dick Allen
Poets laureate Stanley Plumly of Maryland and Dick Allen of Connecticut read their latest work.
CityLit Festival - Maryland Humanities Council’s Letters About Literature
Letters About Literature is a national writing contest for students in grades 4 to 10 sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of…
Fiscal Sponsorship 101
Fiscal sponsorship is an effective and efficient model for starting new nonprofits and delivering public services.
Susan M. Schneider
Her book, The Science of Consequences, provides a fascinating introduction to a science that is epice in scope.
Sarah Erdreich
Her new book is Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement.
Elaine G. Breslaw
Her new book is Lotions, Potions, Pills, and Magic: Health Care in Early America.
Antonia Randolph
University of Delaware professor talks about her book, The Wrong Kind of Different.
Juliette Wells
Goucher College professor and Jane Austen expert talks about her book, Everybody's Jane.
Melvin A. Goodman
His new book is National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism.
Legacy of Hope: The Marian Anderson Story
The story of a true African American heroine told through music she brought to life.
Steven Gimbel
His new book is Einstein's Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion.
Jared A. Ball and Todd S. Burroughs
Their new book is A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X.
International Women's History Month Literary Festival
Four women writers from across the globe discuss the intersection of place, time and culture in literature.
Kara Newman
Her new book, The Secret Financial Life of Food, shows the economic pathways connecting food to consumer.
Clarinda Harriss & Karen Garthe
Clarinda Harriss and Karen Garthe read from and talk about their work.
Invasion of the Flying Saucers: Washington, DC 1952
Did UFOs hover over the White House in 1952? What really happened?
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
The first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court talks about her new memoir, My Beloved World.
Bob Rogers
His book, First Dark, is an epic tale of an escaped slave and his adventures.
Bernice L. McFadden and Courttia Newland
Two well-known authors read from their novels, newly published by Akashic Books.
Shirley Sherrod
The former USDA Director of Rural Development in Georgia talks about her new book, The Courage to Hope.
James Baldwin: A Soul on Fire
Actor and author Charles Reese brings the famed American writer James Baldwin to life.
Wenonah Hauter
Executive director of Food & Water Watch talks about her new book, Foodopoly.
Adam Robinson and Chris Mason
Adam Robinson and Chris Mason read from and talk about their work.
Emily Raboteau
Her new book, Searching for Zion, takes readers around the world on an unexpected adventure of faith.
Ronald S. Coddington
His new book is African American Faces of the Civil War, published by Johns Hopkins University Press..
Sue Ellen Thompson and Kathleen Hellen
Sue Ellen Thompson and Kathleen Hellen read from and talk about their work.
Taylor Branch
Essential moments from the Civil Rights movement from Branch's "America in the King Years" trilogy.
Thaddeus Logan
The former Baltimore City policeman/detective turned cab driver writes about his fares and the city.
George E. Leary, Jr.
Youth counselor's new book shows parents how to help their kids who are struggling with drug or alcohol addiction.
PNC Bank Presents: How Baltimore Small Business Owners Are Facing a Challenging Economy
Listen in on how small business owners are dealing with the local Baltimore economy.
The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss -- or Life -- Throws at You
"Stop Whining and Start Winning!" says Jim "Mr. Energy" Smith in his new book.
Chris Hayes
MSNBC host and The Nation editor talks about his new book, Twilight of the Elites.
Garrett Epps
UB law professor's new book is Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right Wing Myths About Our Constitution.
Craig L. Symonds
The acclaimed naval historian presents a history of the Civil War navies in THE CIVIL WAR AT SEA.
Larry S. Gibson
His new book, Young Thurgood, is the only biography of Thurgood Marshall to be endorsed by Marshall's immediate family.
Segregation and Fair Housing in the Baltimore Area
A discussion of Antero Pietila's NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD and current regional efforts
An Afternoon of Poetry
This annual reading features award-winning poet Kwame Dawes and local Cave Canem poets.
Charles O. Heller
His memoir Prague: My Long Journey Home tells the true story of a man, who at the age of nine, shot a Nazi soldier.
High Schools, Race and America's Future: What Students Can Teach Us About Morality, Diversity and Community
Lawrence Blum provides a road map for teaching students to think deeply and talk productively about race.
Elizabeth George
Pratt Presents... a Night of Mystery with Elizabeth George - fundraiser for child and teen literacy efforts.
Eric Rutkow
His book, AMERICAN CANOPY, looks at the relationship between Americans and their trees throughout our nation's history.
Linda Pastan and Myra Sklarew
Linda Pastan and Myra Sklarew read from and talk about their work.
Michael I. Meyerson
In his new book, UB law professor looks at how the framers of the Constitution envisioned religious freedom..
Robert A. Hill
His lecture is titled: "Ethiopian Princes in America, 1904-1940, and the Formation of African-American Identity."
Rob Kasper
Former Baltimore Sun reporter talks about his new book, Baltimore Beer, A History of Beer and Brewing in Charm City.
Ellen Cassedy
Her new book, We Are Here, shows how Lithuanian, Jews and non-Jews, are confronting their Nazi and Soviet past.
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My City, My Home
Readings by the winners of the 2012 Seniors Poetry Contest, plus poet Carla Dupree
CityLit Press and the World of Publishing
Hear local authors from CityLit Press and publisher Gregg Wilhelm with readings and talk about publishing.
A Centenary Celebration of Pierrot Lunaire
Cutting-edge music for 1912, and pretty radical even today!
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Chris Cleave
Author of the international bestseller, Little Bee, reads from his new novel, Gold.
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Jeffrey Toobin
His new book is The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court.
Harold Kwalwasser
In his book, Renewal, he argues that it is the parents' duty to drive school reform from the ground up.
Rafael Alvarez
His new book, The Tuerk House, tells the story of this groundbreaking rehab center in Baltimore.
Racial Anxiety and Unconscious Bias
A conversation with Rachel Godsil (American Values Imstitute) and Alan Jenkins (The Opportunity Agenda).
Dr. Peter Beilenson and Patrick McGuire
Their new book, Tapping Into "The Wire," uses the popular show to examine urban policy and public health issues.
Mencken Day - Richard J. Schrader
Honoring the memory, career and bequest of Henry Louis Mencken.
Linda Joy Burke and Michelle Antoinette Nelson
Linda Joy Burke and LOVE the poet (Michelle Antoinette Nelson) perform and answer questions about their poetry.
Tana French
Tana French talks with Laura Lippman about her new novel, Broken Harbor, about the Dublin murder squad
Gerald Chertavian
Founder of Year Up tells the story of his innovative program that helps young adults enter the economic mainstream.
Rachel L. Swarns
The history of Michelle Obama's mixed ancestry turns out to be a portrait of America itself.
Susan Fales-Hill
Susan Fales-Hill's new novel, Imperfect Bliss, is a 21st century Jane Austen tale.
Rachel Hennick
Rachel Hennick's new book is a biographical memoir about her father, Bill, a Baltimore City firefighter and paramedic.
Maggie Anderson
An African American family chronicles their year-long commitment to patronize only black-owned businesses.
James Mann
An analysis of the events, ideas, personalities, and conflicts that have defined Obama's foreign policy.
Tom Wilber
Tom Wilber's book, Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale, presents a journalistic overview of shale gas…
Ted Rall
How did a charismatic young president lead the U.S. to the brink of revolution? Ted Rall talks about his new book, The Book of Obama: From Hope…
Won't You Celebrate With Me?
Poets Nikki Giovanni, Afaa Michael Weaver, Michael Glaser and others pay tribute to Lucille Clifton.
Kendra Kopelke and Mary Azrael
Kendra Kopelke and Mary Azrael read from and talk about their poems and their journal, Passager.
David A. Taylor
David A. Taylor talks about his new work, the U.S. Navy's official commemorative book of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
Singer Ledisi
The Grammy-nominated artist chronicles her journey to acceptance of her beauty, talent and power.
Mark Shriver
Mark Shriver's new book, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver, provides an intimate portrait of an extraordinary father-son …
Lawrence P. Jackson
Lawrence P. Jackson's new book, My Father's Name, is a family story full of twists and turns.
Librarians Between the Covers...of Books!
Looking for a good read to kick off your summer reading list? Our librarians are here to help!
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Baratunde Thurston
In his new book, Baratunde Thurston shares with readers of all colors his wisdom and expertise of "being black."
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Writing Outside the Fence
Readings by students from this free community writing workshop.
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Richard O'Mara
His new memoir, The Street Where They Lived, chronicles growing up in Philadelphia during the Great Depression.
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Meredith Goldstein
Meredith Goldstein's debut novel tells the story of five singles at a friend's lavish wedding on the Chesapeake Bay.
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Madeleine Albright
The former Secretary of State writes about her early years in Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War.
Frank Deford
The veteran sportswriter and NPR's Morning Edition commentator looks back on his life in OVER TIME.
Music, Culture, and Politics: The Influence of Fela Kuti
A panel discussion about Fela and the social movement he began.
Mary Jo Salter & Stephen Kampa
Mary Jo Salter and Stephen Kampa read from and talk about their work.
Amy Nathan
Amy Nathan talks about her new book, Round & Round Together: Taking a Merry-Go-Round Ride into the Civil Rights Movement.
Sonia Sanchez and Tony Medina
An evening of poetry and conversation with Sonia Sanchez and Tony Medina.
A Smorgasbord of Tasty Tales
Listen to scrumptious stories about food from the folk and fairy tale tradition.
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley talks about his new book, The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto, co-authored with Cornel West.
Poetry-Writing Workshop : Go Global
Clarinda Harriss teaches another poetry-writing workshop.
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Justin Martin
Justin Martin talks about his new book, Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted.
Poetry-Writing Workshop : Learn the Rules (and Then Break 'Em)
Clarinda Harriss teaches another poetry-writing workshop.
Poetry-Writing Workshop : Make a Joyful Noise
Clarinda Harriss teaches a poetry-writing workshop.
Where There's Smoke…There's Dragons!
Dragon stories told as part of the Fairy Tale Festival.
Navigating the 1940 Census
Find out what applications are being used by genealogists and family historians of all ages.
Justin Jones-Fosu
Are you really living your life according to your core values? Justin Jones-Fosu talks about his book Finding Your Glasses: Revealing and Achieving…
Dorothy Wickenden
Executive editor of the New Yorker writes about her grandmother's experiences teaching in Colorado in 1916.
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Dale Carpenter
A real-life detective story that reveals the drama behind the scenes of a great Supreme Court victory for human rights.
Jane Satterfield, Ned Balbo, Virginia Crawford and Sam Schmidt
Two married couples, Jane Satterfield and Ned Balbo, and Virginia Crawford and Sam Schmidt, read from and talk about their work.
Jean H. Baker
The new book by professor of history at Goucher College, Jean H. Baker, is Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion.
Peggielene Bartels
The fairy tale story of an American secretary who becomes king of a fishing village in west Africa.
International Women's History Month Literary Festival
Four women writers from across the globe discuss the intersection of place, time and culture in literature.
Salon Concert: Early Music
A performance of European music dating from the Late Middle Ages to about 1750, featuring students from Peabody’s Early Music Program.
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Chris Matthews
The biography of Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews is "loving, affectionate and honest."
Jonathan Bloom
Jonathan Bloom's book, American Wasteland, presents an eye-opening account of our culture of excess and the resulting waste.
James H. Cone
The founder of black liberation theology, James H. Cone, talks about his book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree.
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
In Harlem is Nowhere, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning of Harlem's legacy.
Rebecca T. Alpert
One of baseball's little-known stories is the relationship between Jews and black baseball in Jim Crow America.
Vincent Carretta
The new book by University of Maryland professor Vincent Carretta is the first full-length biography of Phillis Wheatley.
Rebecca Boehling and Uta Larkey
A deeply moving account of Jewish family life before, during and after the Holocaust.
Nancy L. Cohen
The new book by Nancy L. Cohen presents a groundbreaking investigation into the shadow movement that fuels our political wars.
Sharon Ewell Foster
The rebellious novel by Sharon Ewell Foster brings new life to the story of Nat Turner, unearthing 180 years of lies with witnesses.
Robert Kanigel
The new book by Robert Kanigel is a sparkling history of the Great Blasket Island, an Irish outpost nearly untouched by the 20th century.
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Ron Tanner
From Animal House to Our House is a book for lovers, dreamers, do-it-yourselfers, and fans of old houses.
Clarinda Harriss and Bruce Sager
Clarinda Harriss and Bruce Sager read from and talk about their work.
From Fortune to Henrietta Lacks and Beyond
A roundtable discussion examining ethics in medical education, research, treatment and practice.
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Salon Concert: AM/PM Saxophone Quartet
"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you." --- Charlie Parker
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Health First! The Black Woman's Wellness Guide
Solid information, advice, and no-nonsense straight talk about black women's health.
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Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus talks about his new book, Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning.
Harry A. Ezratty
Harry Ezratty talks about the Battle of Baltimore, its impact on the Civil War, and a city under martial law.
Tyson D. King-Meadows
Tyson D. King-Meadows talks about his new book, When the Letter Betrays the Spirit: Voting Rights Enforcement and African American Participation…
Donna Britt
Donna Britt's memoir explores why women, especially black women, give so much to the men in their lives at any cost.
Arthur Magida
The Nazi Seance takes us to pre-WWII Germany for the story of the "clairvoyant" Jew who advised Hitler and the Nazis.
Gregory Gibson Kenney
During a dream, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. meets actor Gregory Gibson Kenney at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Jim Lehrer
In his new book, the "dean of moderators", Jim Lehrer, takes us inside the presidential debates of the past four decades.
Valzhyna Mort & Ishion Hutchinson
Valzhyna Mort and Ishion Hutchinson read from and talk about their work.
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Jamie Cat Callan
Jamie Cat Callan talks about her new book, Bonjour Happiness! Secrets for Finding Your Joie de Vivre.
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Peter Tomsen
Peter Tomsen, former Ambassador to Afghanistan talks about his new book, The Wars of Afghanistan.
Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?
Touré in conversation with Prof. Michael Eric Dyson about his book Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now.
An Afternoon of Poetry
The annual reading by Cave Canem poets, hosted by Reginald Harris of Poets House in New York.
Salon Concert: Solomon Eichner
Enjoy an afternoon of classical piano music featuring a promising young artist.
Salon Concert: Jeremiah Baker
A virtuoso saxophone performer, merging classical with popular sounds.
Tennis, Everyone
Learn how tennis played a role in Baltimore’s civil rights history.
David O. Stewart
David O. Stewart talks about his new book, American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America.
Alondra Nelson
Alondra Nelson talks about her book, Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination.
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Meet Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of only three women who played in the Negro Leagues.
Salon Concert: Ella's Umbrella
Where Ella Fitzgerald and Neil Young meet, you’ll find Ella’s Umbrella.
Bob Luke
Learn about Negro League baseball and the Jim Crow society in which it thrived.
Larry Doyle
Winner of the 2008 Thurber Prize for American Humor has a new book of essays and hilariously funny pieces.
Satchel Paige
Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome present an informal profile of the great black pitcher.
Neil Lanctot and Rob Ruck
A rare chance to hear two experts talk about baseball, the Negro Leagues, and black and Latino players in today's game.
Larry McMurtry
Hear tales from an American storyteller. Larry McMurty is the 2011 Pratt Lifetime Literacy Achievement Award Recipient.
Lucia Greenhouse
Lucia Greenhouse talks about her new memoir, fathermothergod: My Journey Out of Christian Science.
Larry Tye
Larry Tye talks about his award-winning book, Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend.
If It Ain't Got That Swing: Black Baseball and Music in the Jim Crow Era
Two historians, and baseball enthusiasts, look at the intersection of black baseball and black music.
Lester K. Spence
JHU professor talks about his new book, Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics.
R. Tripp Evans
The new biography of Grant Wood by R. Tripp Evans won the 2010 Marfield Prize, National Award for Arts Writing.
Life Rolls On, One Day at a Time
A tragic accident left surfer Jesse Billauer a quadriplegic. Meet Jesse and hear his remarkable story.
Breaking the Barriers
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson and Dr. Raymond Winbush talk about what we must do to help young black men succeed.
Dorothy Bailey
Dorothy Bailey talks about her new book, In a Different Light: Reflections and Beauty of Wise Women of Color.
Nathaniel Philbrick
One of the great chroniclers of American history tells you why you should read Moby-Dick.
How to Pay for College
An annual seminar sponsored by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings. For parents and teens: sessions include information on various financial assistance…
Adam Goodheart
Adam Goodheart's book, 1861, presents a gripping and original account of how the Civil War began.
Unconscious Bias
A symposium and panel discussion on improving cultural competence in health care.
Miss Representation
See this award-winning film and join in the post-screening discussion with a panel of experts.
Gil Sandler
Gil Sandler talks about his new book, Home Front Baltimore: An Album of Stories from World War II.
Theodore M. Vestal
The renowned Ethiopianist, author and lecturer casts a fresh look at Emperor Haile Selassie.
McKay Jenkins
McKay Jenkins talks about his new book, What's Gotten Into Us? Staying Healthy in a Toxic World.
Douglas L. Frost
Douglas L. Frost talks about the history of MICA as told in his book, Making History/Making Art: MICA.
Do White Americans Get Better Health Care than People of Color?
Dr. Michelle Gourdine and Dr. Thomas LaVeist lead a discussion on inequities in health care.
Sally H. Jacobs
Sally H. Jacobs talks about her book, The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's Father.
Michael Dirda
The 2011 Mencken Memorial Lecture, "The Literary Journalist in the Era of H. L. Mencken: Vincent Starrett, Christopher Morley, and Clifton Fadiman,"…
Peter Mallios
Peter Mallios presents "H. L. Mencken, 'Foreign' Literature, and the Invention of Free Speech in Modern America."
Gus Russo
Gus Russo's new memoir, Boomer Days, chronicles what it was like growing up in Baltimore in the '50s and '60s.
Ben Mezrich
Find out how a bright young NASA recruit and two female accomplices stole moon rocks from a hi-tech vault!
Cameron McWhirter
Cameron McWhirter talks about his new book, Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America.
Town Hall Meeting with Elizabeth Warren
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings presents a Town Hall Meeting with Elizabeth Warren, who serves as Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury…
Elijah Anderson
Yale University sociologist offers a major reinterpretation of the racial dynamics in the U.S. in his new book.
Wendy Kopp
Teach For America founder and CEO shows that we can give poor kids a transformational education.
Sandra Steingraber
Scientist and mother, Steingraber writes about how the health of our children is threatened by environmental toxins.
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Lynne Olson
Her book, Citizens of London, tells the story of three key American players in wartime London.
A Tribute To Manning Marable
The Pratt Library pays tribute to Marable with a panel of scholars discussing his life and work.
Ralph Nader
Nader's newest book, a "work of imagination," is Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!
Del Quentin Wilber
Award-winning reporter talks about his new book, Rawhide Down, on the attempted assassination of Pres. Reagan.
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The rapper Prodigy
One of the biggest names in rap, Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) tells the inside story of rappers and the industry.
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Andrei Codrescu
Part of a day-long celebration of literature presented at the 8th annual CityLit Festival.
Danielle Evans
Part of a day-long celebration of literature presented at the 8th annual CityLit Festival.
Jaimy Gordon
Part of a day-long celebration of literature presented at the 8th annual CityLit Festival.
Charles Ogletree
Charles Ogletree talks about his book, The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in America.
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Hands on the Freedom Plow
Women who worked for SNCC share their personal stories of being on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. DESCRIPTION
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Hampton Sides
Hampton Sides talks about his book, Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assas…
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Kristie Miller
Kristie Miller talks about her book, Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies.
Haiti Noir
Readings by Madison Smartt Bell and Katia Ullyse, whose work appears in this new story collection.
Weathering the Storm in Tough Economic Times!
Town Hall Meeting hosted by Congressman Elijah Cummings.
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Mikulski, the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate, talks about "Women of the Senate: Making History, Changing History."
International Women's History Month - Literary Festival
Four women writers from across the globe discuss the intersection of place, time and culture in literature.
Daniel Sharfstein
Daniel Sharfstein talks about his new book, The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Journey from Black to White.
The Life and Times of the Honorable Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
Celebrate the centennial of Clarence Mitchell's birth. Prof. Denton L. Watson, Mitchell's biographer, is featured.
Classic Sounds of New Orleans
A new recording from Smithsonian Folkways showcases the music of New Orleans presented by Robert Cataliotti.
Dr. Ira Berlin
Dr. Ira Berlin talks about his new book, The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations
Publishing Black
As part of Black History Month, Paul Coates and Natalie Stokes-Peters talk about the rich history of Black Classic Press and the future for black…
Dr. Lawrence P. Jackson
Dr. Lawrence P. Jackson talks about his new book, The Indignant Generation: A Narrative History of African American Wirters and Critics, 1934…
Jacqueline Edelberg
Jacqueline Edelberg talks about her book, How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance.
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Kimberla Lawson Roby reads from her new novel, Love, Honor, and Betray.
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rev. John Arthur Nunes, president and CEO of Lutheran World Relief, delivers the King Commemorative Lecture. Rev. Nunes speaks on "Justice, Dignity…
Isabel Wilkerson
Isabel Wilkerson talks about her new book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.
Shiori (Kathleen Hellen)
Shiori (Kathleen Hellen) reads from her poetry collection, The Girl Who Loved Mothra
Margaret Haviland Stansbury
Margaret Haviland Stansbury talks about her new book, Glass House of Dreams.
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Bill German
Bill German talks about his recent book, Under Their Thumb: How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (and Lived to Tell…
How to Pay for College
An annual seminar sponsored by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings. For parents and teens: sessions include information on various financial assistance…
Pat Conroy
Pratt presents Pat Conroy, the recipient of the 2010 Pratt Lifetime Literary Achievement Award. The author discusses his most recent book, My…
Truth and Reconciliation
Listen to Commissioner Rev. Mark Sills and Rev. Nelson Johnson and his wife Joyce Johnson as they discuss the lessons learned from this unique…
Garry Wills
Garry Wills talks about his new book, Outside Looking In: Adventures of an Observer.
Amy Goodman
Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national daily independent award-winning news program airing on over 800…
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Leonard T. Miller
Leonard T. Miller, the president of Miller Racing Group, talks about his new book, Racing While Black.
Eugene Robinson
Eugene Robinson talks about his new book, Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America.
Sandra Evans Falconer
Sandra Evans Falconer reads from her poetry collection, The Six o'clock Siren.
Dr. Sheri Parks
Dr. Sheri Parks talks about her new book, Fierce Angels: The Strong Black Woman in American Life and Culture.
David Plouffe
David Plouffe talks about his book, The Audacity to Win: How Obama Won and How We Can Beat the Party of Limbaugh, Beck and Palin.
Paul Reyes
Paul Reyes talks about his new book, Exiles in Eden: Life Among the Ruins of Florida's Great Recession.
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan talks about her new novel, Getting to Happy, a sequel to Waiting to Exhale.
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Lucie Snodgrass
Lucie Snodgrass talks about her new book, Dishing Up Maryland: 150 Recipes from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay.
Cartoonist Nicole Hollander
The creator of the Sylvia strip talks about 30 years as a nationally syndicated cartoonist.
Colleen Aycock
Author Colleen Aycock talks about her book, Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion.
Maryland CASH Campaign
Maryland CASH is a local organization providing financial literacy and assistance. Shani Gibson introduces this organization and describes what…
Baltimore CASH Campaign
Baltimore CASH is a local organization providing financial literacy and assistance. Monica Copeland introduces this organization and describes…
A Tribute to Lucille Clifton (1936 - 2010)
A celebration of the life and words of poet Lucille Clifton.
Dr. Hubert G. Locke
Dr. Hubert G. Locke talks about the Holocaust's lessons for churches today.
Why Can't Grandma Read? Intergenerational Illiteracy in Baltimore
A morning of dynamic speakers, and stimulating conversation with experts, educators and service providers.
Novella Carpenter
Food writer tells how she turned a vacant lot in Oakland into a working mini-farm.
Wes Moore
Wes Moore talks about his book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name and Two Fates, a Story of Tragedy and Hope.
Thomas J. Espenshade
Thomas J. Espenshade talks about his new book, No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life.
Howell S. Baum
University of Maryland professor talks about his new book on Baltimore school desegregation.
Is Justice Possible in a Race Biased Society?
A conversation with Bryan Stevenson and Renee Hutchins
Reading by Maryland State Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate Stanley Plumly reads with Laura Shovan, winner of the Clarinda Harriss Poetry Prize.
Poetry Readings
Hear poets Ron Egatz, John Murillo, Paul Nelson, January G. O'Neil and Shelly Puhak read from their work.
Michelle Alexander and Paul Butler
Two legal scholars argue that the U.S. criminal justice system targets black men.
Antero Pietila
A penetrating examination of bigotry and residential segregation in Baltimore.
Jabari Asim
Author Jabari Asim reads from his new collection of stories, A Taste of Honey.
Dr. John A. Rich
The author talks about his new book, Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men.
International Women's History Month Literary Festival
Five women writers from various regions of the globe discuss the voice and role of women.
Ted Venetoulis
Former Baltimore County executive has written a satirical novel, Hail to the Cheat.
Jerald Walker
Jerald Walker talks about his new book, Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion and Redemption.
Christopher Corbett
Corbett tells the story of Chinese immigrants in California, an Idaho poker game, and the unusual stakes.
Alexandra Natapoff
Law professor, former public defender, is national expert on snitching in the criminal justice system.
Grant Wahl
Grant Wahl spent two years covering David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy and writes about it in The Beckham Experiment.
Neil Sheehan
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's new book tells the story of the nuclear arms race that changed history.
Deborah Owens
Financial lifestyle coach will show you how to lead a "wealthy lifestyle."
Josh Weil
Writer-in-residence at Gilman School Josh Weil reads from his book, The New Valley.
Kalman R. Hettleman
Kalman Hettleman has had a notable career on the frontlines of urban policy and politics, including service in Baltimore as a member of the school…
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Barbara Lee was first elected to represent California's ninth Congressional District in 1998. In addition to being one of Congress'…
Elisa New
Her new book, Jacob's Cane, is about her Jewish family's journey from Lithuania to Baltimore and London.
Dr. Barry C. Black
The King Commemorative Lecture was presented by the Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
Vic Carter
WJZ-TV anchor Vic Carter tells the compelling story of Ozell Sutton, a civil rights pioneer who risked his life to ensure the rights of othe…
Fred Emil Katz
In his new book, Our Quest for Effective Living: How We Cope in Social Space; A Window to a New Science, Fred Katz offers creative leaps about…
Cave Canem Poets
This annual reading features three dynamic young voices: Samiya Bashir, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Ronaldo V. Wilson.
How Does White America Talk About Race?
A conversation with authors Rich Benjamin and Tim Wise.
Alison Kahn and Peggy Fox
Writer and photographer collaborated on a beautiful book about the Patapsco Vallery.
Ariel Sabar
Ariel Sabar talks about My Father's Paradise, winner of the 2008 National Book Critics Circle award for autobiography.
How to Pay for College
This discussion of education topics is an annual seminar sponsored by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
Taylor Branch
Taylor Branch talks about his new book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President.
How Race Affects Our Classrooms - Beverly Daniel Tatum and David Hornbeck
Part of the year-long speaker series, "Talking About Race," presented in partnership with the Open Society Institute-Baltimore.
Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich talks about his new book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
Do We Still Need to Talk About Race? - Ben Jealous and Gerald Torres
Part of the year-long speaker series, "Talking About Race," presented in partnership with the Open Society Institute - Baltimore.
Mencken Day Lecture - Dr. Michael Kazin
The 2009 Mencken Memorial Lecture - "Bryan Debates Mencken: The Confrontation We Missed," by Dr. Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown…
Talking About Race NOW - Gwen Ifill and Sherrilyn A. Ifill
Journalist Gwen Ifill of Washington Week and The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and author of The Breakthrough: Politics & Race in the Age of Obama,…
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Learn about the stimulus/recovery act that has been signed into law and about the many different funding flows that are related to it. This…
Steve Luxenberg
Steve Luxenberg talks about his new book, Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret.
Nonprofits Thinking Like Businesses
Hear Robert Egger's thoughts on how nonprofits can run like a business.
Jill Jonnes
Jill Jonnes talks about her new book, Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas…
Qaisra Shahraz
Author Qaisra Shahraz talks about her books, Typhoon and The Holy Woman.
Junot Diaz
Junot Díaz reads from his 2008 Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. The Pulitzer Prize winning author appeared…
Marita Golden
A new collection of stories, poems and essays on love by African American writers
Robert Roper
Rober Roper talks about his book, Now the Drum of War: Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War.
Achy Obejas and Robert Arellano
Two new novels by Achy Obejas (Ruins) and Robert Arellano (Havana Lunar) are set in Cuba.
Peter Schechter
Pipeline is a riveting international thriller of oil, greed, and power. Three strangers from Washington, Frankfurt, and Lima are thrown together…
Laura Lippman
A child's mysterious death, a young woman's romantic obsession, and a father's long-hidden secret converge in the gripping plot of Life Sentences,…
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley talks about his new book, Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise.
Annette Gordon-Reed
Following her groundbreaking book, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hemings family…
Stephen Whitman
Stephen Whitman is an Associate Professor of History at Mount Saint Mary's University. He writes on the history of slavery and emancipation in…
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his new book, The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. A coming-of-age story,…
Jabari Asim
A seasoned political observer and cultural critic, Jabari Asim offers a timely and sharp analysis of the "Obama phenomenon," looking past the…
Carole Boston Weatherford
In Becoming Billie Holiday, Carole Boston Weatherford's poems trace the singer's journey from B-girl to jazz royalty. Her first book for teens,…
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bishop Bryant has earned a reputation as one of black America's most charismatic and committed religious leaders. Born in Baltimore, he graduated…
Randall Kennedy
In his new book, Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal, Randall Kennedy grapples brilliantly and judiciously with "selling out," a subject…
Author Elaine F. Weiss
From 1917 to 1920 the Woman's Land Army (WLA) brought thousands of city workers, society women, artists, business professionals and college students…
Felicia Snoop Pearson
Felicia Pearson, who plays Snoop on the HBO hit series The Wire, was a born a three-pound, cross-eyed crack baby in East Baltimore. In Grace…
Helene Cooper
In 1980, 13-year-old Helene Cooper's life in Liberia changed forever when a coup d'etat left the President and his cabinet (including her uncle)…
Michael Bart
Michael Bart's parents, Leizer and Zenia, were Lithuanian Holocaust survivors. It was not until after their death that their son began to piece…
An Evening with Nancy Pelosi
Since 1987 Nancy Pelosi has represented California's 8th District, which includes most of the city of San Francisco, in the House of Representatives.…
Money Matters - Predatory Lending
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian, asks Frank McNeil, Community Development, PNC Bank about predatory lending…
Money Matters - Checking Accounts
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian, asks Anne Marie Butterhoff, Branch Manager PNC Bank about checking account…
Money Matters - Kids and Finance
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian, asks Michelle Hernandez Branch Manager PNC Bank about kids and finance.
Vaccines
Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Dr. Anne Bailowitz, pediatrician and Director of…
Dr. P. M. Forni
Author P. M. Forni talks about his new book, The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude.Many of us find ourselves confronted with…
Safety Awareness - Carbon Monoxide
Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robert Burke, Fire Marshal at the University of Maryland,…
Safety Awareness - Fire Protection
Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, interviewed Robert Burke, Fire Marshal at the University of Maryland,…
Actor Hill Harper
tor Hill Harper talks about his new book, Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny.In this follow-up to his national bestseller, Letters…
Author C. Fraser Smith
Baltimore Sun columnist and WYPR political analyst Fraser Smith traces the roots of Jim Crow laws in Maryland, from Dred Scott to Plessy v. Ferguson.…
Author Connie Willis
Winner of six Nebula and nine Hugo awards, Connie Willis is one of the most acclaimed and imaginative authors of our time. Her startling and…
Author Nathan McCall
Nathan McCall reads and signs his novel, THEM. From the author of the memoir, Makes Me Wanna Holler, a new novel set in Atlanta. In…
Author Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus talks about his new book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind. In his new book, New York University psychologist…
Author Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley talks with Frank Foer of The New Republic about his new book, PLEASE DON'T REMAIN CALM. One of our nation's leading…
Michael Olesker - CityLit Festival
Michael Olesker, long-time Baltimore newsman, author, and former WJZ commentator, explores the general decline of local TV broadcast news in…
Baltimore's Literati
Baltimore's Literati: Three bestselling authors from Baltimore talk about their new novels - Dan Fesperman (The Amateur Spy); Laura Lippman (Another…
Author Ben Carson
Dr. Ben Carson shares his insight and advice from his new book, Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose and Live With Acceptable Risk.
Michael Collier
Former Maryland Poet Laureate reads his own poems and those of his favorite poets. Michael Collier is professor of English at the University…
Ernest Hardy
Film and music critic Hardy has been a juror at Sundance and other film festivals around the country. Ernest Hardy writes about film and…
Is skipping breakfast a good way to lose weight?
Are fresh vegetables more nutritious that frozen vegetables?Does margarine have fewer calories than butter?There are many common questions surrounding…
Does drinking milk cause phlegm, and should I avoid it when I have a cold?
If my cholesterol is high, should I avoid eggs?Is oatmeal or oat bran my ticket to cholesterol management?There are many common questions surrounding…
I’m eating healthy foods. Why am I not losing weight?
Does eating at night make you more likely to gain weight?There are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters.Kate…
Top 3 hints for avoiding overeating
There are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters.Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology…
First bite and last bite theories
There are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters.Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology…
Rethinking the Concept of Dieting
There are many common questions surrounding dieting and other nutrition matters.Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology…
Author Esther Iverem
The author talks about her book, We Gotta Have It: Twenty Years of Seeing Black at the Movies, 1986-2006 The year 2006 marked the 20th anniversary…
Author Cora Daniels
talks about "The Impact of Ghetto Mores, Attitudes and Lifestyles on American Culture." Cora Daniels is an award-winning journalist and the…
Author Deborah Mathis
discusses her new book, Sole Sisters: The Joys and Pains of Single Black Women More black women today are single -- and likely to remain…
Author Doris Kearns Goodwin
Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author An equally gifted historian and storyteller, Doris Kearns Goodwin illustrates lessons…
Flu Clinic Interview
Find out the answers to all your flu shot questions. Dr. Anne Bailowitz, a pediatrician with the Baltimore City Health Department, is interviewed…
Writers LIVE at the Library - Garrison Keillor
Author and national radio personality Garrison Keillor reads from his new Lake Wobegon novel, PONTOON. Evelyn was a Sanctified Brethren woman…
CALLALOO: Celebrating 30 Years
Hosted by the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Yusef Komunyakaa, Carl Phillips and Natasha Trethewey gave a special…
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens presented the 2006 Mencken Memorial Lecture at the Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Carl Yastrzemski Talks about Himself and Youth Hitting Part 2
In 1973 when the Boston Red Sox played the Orioles in Memorial Stadium, Don Newbery recorded his conversations with Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. …
Carl Yastrzemski Talks about Himself and Youth Hitting Part 1
In 1973 when the Boston Red Sox played the Orioles in Memorial Stadium, Don Newbery recorded his conversations with Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. …
Paul Blair Talks about Playing the Outfield
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
Brooks Robinson Talks about Playing 3rd Base
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
Mark Belanger Talks about Playing SS
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
Bobby Grich Talks about Playing 2nd Base
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
Boog Powell Talks about Playing 1st Base
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
Earl Williams Talks about Pitching
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
Dave McNally Talks about Pitching
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
Jim Palmer Talks about Pitching
In 1973 and 1974 (The Championship Years) Don Newbery recorded his talks with Oriole players about playing the game of baseball, and playing…
How to Read to Your Child
Children's Programming Specialist Betsy Diamante-Cohen interviews Andrea Pyatt-Johnson, Coordinator Reach Out and Read of Greater Baltimore Baltimore…
Money Matters - Smail Business Banking
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Richard Hunt, Division Head of Business Banking at Provident Bank about…
Money Matters - Mortgages
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident…
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Safety Awareness - Household Hazards
Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, talked with Corporal William Griffin, Safety Awareness Officer…
Safety Awareness - Personal Safety
Kate Niemczyk, a librarian in the Business, Science, and Technology Department, talked with Corporal William Griffin, Safety Awareness Officer…
Money Matters - Banking Basics
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident…
Money Matters - Credit Reports and Identity Theft
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident…
Money Matters - Money, Debt and Credit Cards
Naomi Hafter, the Pratt Library's Business Information Librarian asks Rahn V. Barnes, Vice President and Community Development Director at Provident…
A 1972 recording of an interview with Vivien Thomas
Vivien Theodore Thomas (August 29, 1910 – November 26, 1985) was an African-American surgical technician who helped develop the procedures used…
Playin' o' the Green - 1: Wild Mountain Thyme
This performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music.…
Playin' o' the Green - 2: Planxty Fanny Power
This performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music.…
Playin' o' the Green - 3: Give Me Your Hand / Halting March
This performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music.…
Playin' o' the Green - 4: Rights of Man
This performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music.…
Playin' o' the Green - 5: Denis Murphy's Polka
This performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music.…
Playin' o' the Green - 6: Moonlight In Mayo
This performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music.…
Playin' o' the Green - 7: Irish Washerwoman
This performance was part of the Playin' o' the Green Casual Concert series at Central Library, which featured traditional irish folk music.…