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Location Closure The Central Library will be closing Wednesday, September 17 @ 3:30 PM due to a ticketed speaker event.

Announcement The Pennsylvania Avenue Branch is operating on a reduced schedule with limited services 10 am–4 pm until further notice due to a facilities maintenance issue.

Location Closure The Brooklyn, Forest Park, Govans, Hamilton, Herring Run, Reisterstown Road, and Washington Village branches are closed for facility improvements. Learn more here.

Fiscal Year 2024 was a banner year for the Enoch Pratt Free Library. We hit a new 13-year-high in Library circulation, and we've also reached a record high number of active cardholders. Here are just a few of the highlights from this year's Annual Report:

127,666 Active Cardholders

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A 13% Increase from FY2023. The Pratt Library defines active cardholders as customers who have used their library cards within the past 12 months.

1,192,264 In-Person Visits

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A 20% Increase from FY2023, including visitors of all ages at all Pratt Library locations and mobile units.

123,435 Program Attendance

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Including 23,000+ registrants in this year's Summer Break Baltimore program.


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Enoch Pratt Free Library is a 501(c)(3) | EIN 52-6001143

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Strategic Plan


The mission of the Enoch Pratt Free Library is to empower, enrich, and enhance the quality of life for all through equitable access to information, services, and opportunity for all, rich and poor, without distinction of race or color.

Pratt Renovations
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Pratt Renovations


Learn more about Pratt's ongoing improvement, renovation, and construction projects.