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Pratt Library Collaborates With Dell Technologies, Bringing Digital Access To Baltimore Community
March 23, 2022
Baltimore, MD – The Enoch Pratt Free Library is proud to announce a generous donation from Dell Technologies of Chromebook devices. The devices will be given to students, preschool through 12th grade, that are a part of Pratt Library programs. The donation was made possible through a partnership with the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition. The first distribution…
Pratt Library Partners to Provide Recovery Resources to Customers
March 1, 2022
Baltimore, MD – The Enoch Pratt Free Library has partnered with the Maryland Peer Advisory Council and Healing City Baltimore on a pilot project at the Pennsylvania Avenue Branch to provide support for those who need help with addiction recovery. The pilot program places peer navigators who have lived experiences with recovery in the Pennsylvania Avenue Branch to…
Pratt Library to Distribute COVID Test Kits at All Locations Saturdays in January
January 13, 2022
Baltimore, MD – The Enoch Pratt Free Library will partner with the Baltimore City Health Department to distribute rapid COVID-19 home test kits at all locations on Saturdays in January. All of Pratt’s 22 locations will give out kits, one per person, starting at 10 am on Saturday until noon or when supplies run out. Regular library services will resume at noon…
Pratt Library to Reduce Hours in January to Curb COVID Spread
December 27, 2021
BALTIMORE, MD – The Enoch Pratt Free Library will reduce hours during the month of January to help curb the community transmission of COVID-19. Beginning January 3, all library locations will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. Libraries will be closed Sundays and Mondays. In addition, all in-person programming at the library in January will be moved…
One Book Baltimore Returns for a Fourth Year
September 30, 2021
Baltimore, MD – One Book Baltimore returns for a fourth year featuring writer Tami Charles and her award-winning novel Becoming Beatriz, the story of Afro-Latina high-schooler Beatriz Mendez, who is traumatized by her brother's death and struggles with realizing her dream of becoming a professional dancer. One Book Baltimore seeks to promote literacy for Baltimore…
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