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Ticket to Discovery

Baltimore-area students in fifth grade or younger with a Pratt Library card can earn free admission to Port Discovery by joining the Ticket to Discovery book club, a reading program in partnership with Port Discovery. Ticket to Discovery bookmarks are available during the month of May.

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Book of Night

Book of Night

Holly Black
Book Lovers

Book Lovers

Emily Henry
This Time Tomorrow

This Time Tomorrow

Emma Straub
The Lioness

The Lioness

Chris Bohjalian
Mother Country

Mother Country

Jacinda Townsend
By the Book

By the Book

Jasmine Guillory
Black Boy Smile

Black Boy Smile

D. Watkins
Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

David Sedaris
Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Scott Hershovitz
Dignity For Deeply Forgetful People

Dignity For Deeply Forgetful People

Stephen G./ Angelica Post
The High Sierra

The High Sierra

Kim Stanley Robinson
Finding Me

Finding Me

Viola Davis
The Great Season 2

The Great Season 2

Spiritwalker

Spiritwalker

Servants

Servants

I Was A Simple Man

I Was A Simple Man

Rez Metal

Rez Metal

Lioness

Lioness

An Eternal Lei

An Eternal Lei

Naomi Hirahara
Homicide and Halo-Halo

Homicide and Halo-Halo

Mia P. Manansala
The Swimmers

The Swimmers

Julie Otsuka
Another Appalachia

Another Appalachia

Neema Avashia
We Were Dreamers

We Were Dreamers

Simu Liu
Time Is A Mother

Time Is A Mother

Ocean Vuong
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Clifton at RCCC

Rita Church Community Center

While the Clifton Branch is closed for maintenance, visit Clifton at RCCC to borrow and return materials, pick up holds, use a computer, and get a library card.

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free TO BMORE PODCAST Newest Episode — May 2022

Healing Youth Alliance

Teenagers, Sydney Johnson and Jima Chester join the Free to Bmore Podcast to share the work they are doing to break the cycle of generational trauma for the future of Baltimore.

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Get a Pratt Library eCard

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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Computer & Internet Devices

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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Encyclopedia Reference

Easily search a variety of Salem Press titles covering American history, global warming, infectious diseases and more.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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

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