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Holiday Closing All Pratt Library locations will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

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The It Girl

The It Girl

Ruth Ware
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Upgrade

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The Last To Vanish

The Last To Vanish

Megan Miranda
The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

Riley Sager
Dele Weds Destiny

Dele Weds Destiny

Tomi Obaro
Sands of Dune

Sands of Dune

Brian Herbert
Inheritance

Inheritance

Baynard Woods
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Rogues

Patrick Radden Keefe
Why We Did It

Why We Did It

Tim Miller
The Watchmakers

The Watchmakers

Harry Lenga
In the Shadow of The Gods

In the Shadow of The Gods

D. C. B. Lieven
Tree Thieves

Tree Thieves

Lyndsie Bourgon
Marvelous and The Black Hole

Marvelous and The Black Hole

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Northman

The Northman

Where Are You, Jay Bennett?

Where Are You, Jay Bennett?

In Search Of

In Search Of

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Lioness

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Writers LIVE! Laura Lippman and D Watkins and their books, Dream Girl and Black Boy Smile
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Dr. Tamar Mendelson
free TO BMORE PODCAST Newest Episode — June 2022

Dr. Tamar Mendelson

As young people face more trauma in Baltimore, health exports are looking for practices to introduce that could impact the future. This episode of the Free to Bmore podcast we talk to Dr. Tamar Mendelson, Director of the Center for Adolescent Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Maryland residents can apply online for an eCard to get access to all of the Pratt Library’s digital resources including eBooks, streaming media, and databases.

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With a Pratt Library card, you can borrow devices like Chromebooks, tablets, and mobile hotspots to get online from the comfort of your home.

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National Geographic for Kids

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space with this database for children ages 6 through 14.

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The Enoch Pratt Free Library stands with our community, and is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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