Office of Equity & Fair Practice
The Office of Equity and Fair Practice (OEFP) is charged with helping the library advance its equity, diversity, and inclusion goals. The Office operates under the principle that every patron, customer, and employee has a right to feel seen, valued, heard, and supported.
Accessibility and Compliance
The Accessibility and Compliance staff within the Office of Equity and Fair Practice monitor and evaluate overall library accessibility to ensure library compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as other federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to people with disabilities. The Office focuses on accessibility of library programming, services, and spaces, both in-person and online, for every customer and employee. The Office also provides training and guidance to staff on accessibility services.
For a list of resources available throughout the library system, please visit our Accessibility Services page.
To request accommodations, ask questions, or report access concerns, please contact Erin Kelly, Accessibility Coordinator, 443-984-5850 or accessibility@prattlibrary.org.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
The Office of Equity and Fair Practice is responsible for monitoring Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) concerns. The Office offers logistical support for both employees and Library leadership. This includes administration and enforcement of federal and state equal employment opportunity policies and laws, ensuring that the Library administers actions in a fair and equitable manner, supporting employees and leadership with respect to equal opportunity, responding to complaints of discrimination from employees and other stakeholders, and providing vision & advice on organizational DEI and discrimination issues as they relate to Pratt’s policies, services & culture.
For EEO concerns or complaints, contact The Office of Equity and Fair Practice via email at oefp@prattlibrary.org.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion. Transformation must occur on the individual, collective, and institutional levels, and the Library helps to achieve true and sustained equity through intentional and systemic library-community partnerships.
The Office of Equity and Fair Practice assists in the building of a diversified workforce, focuses on people and culture, assists the Library in operationalizing equity, diversity, and inclusion system wide, and constantly works to create change within the local Baltimore City community and the Library's internal structures.
DEI Council
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) council works to promote a dynamic, creative, and inclusive workplace that respects, values, and celebrates the diversity of staff and customers.