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Pratt Library to Launch National Search for CEO

December 19, 2023

BALTIMORE – After seven years at the helm of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, President and CEO Heidi Daniel will step down to become CEO of the King County Public Library in Washington state, one of the largest circulating library systems in the United States with 50 branches and more than 900 employees. “Leading the Enoch Pratt Free Library system for the last…

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Pratt Library Expands Services to Customers Through Partnerships

March 15, 2023

Baltimore, MD – The Enoch Pratt Free Library is thrilled to announce an expansion of social impact programs to help customers throughout Baltimore City achieve their life goals through innovative partnerships. “People rely on the Pratt Library as a community hub in our city,” says Pratt Library President & CEO Heidi Daniel. “These new partnerships will…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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