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Young Children

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Yellowface

Yellowface

R. F Kuang
Rogue Justice
Rogue Justice

Rogue Justice

Stacey Abrams
Fractal Noise
Fractal Noise

Fractal Noise

Christopher Paolini
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

Tom/ Sikoryak Hanks
Queen Charlotte
Queen Charlotte

Queen Charlotte

Julia Quinn
Bad Summer People
Bad Summer People

Bad Summer People

Emma Rosenblum
Why Fathers Cry at Night
Why Fathers Cry at Night

Why Fathers Cry at Night

Kwame Alexander
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter

Cleopatra's Daughter

Jane Draycott
Pulp
Pulp

Pulp

Abra Berens
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds

Girls Just Wanna Have Funds

Emma Due Bitz
You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live
You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live

You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live

Paul Kix
Lebron
Lebron

Lebron

Jeff Benedict
Moving On
Moving On

Moving On

Creed III
Creed III

Creed III

Operation Fortune
Operation Fortune

Operation Fortune

Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston

Oyate
Oyate

Oyate

Confess, Fletch
Confess, Fletch

Confess, Fletch

Marina Interlibrary Loan
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Marina Interlibrary Loan


Search and submit requests public libraries across Maryland for books, articles, and other materials, including audio/visual formats, musical scores, and microfilm.

Library of Things
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Library of Things


Check out learning kits, games, technology, musical instruments, and more with the Library of Things collection, available to Pratt cardholders. Place a hold and pick up your items at any Pratt location.

Digital Maryland Collections
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Digital Maryland Collections


Digital Maryland provides free online access to digital versions of rare and unique materials, including historical maps, photographs, reports, books, manuscripts, artwork, and other media.

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Maryland residents can now apply online for an eCard that allows access to all of Enoch Pratt Free Library’s digital resources including eBooks, streaming media, and databases. It’s easier than ever to get a Pratt Library card! We have loosened restrictions to getting a card to access our resources. Anyone who lives or owns property in Maryland is eligible for a free library card.

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OverDrive & Libby


Download popular eBooks, audiobooks, and more for all ages, including digital magazines formerly included in RBdidgital.

Kanopy
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Kanopy


Your Pratt Library card gives you access to a large, curated catalog of educational, entertaining, and enriching films for adults, teens, and kids.

Hoopla Digital
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Hoopla Digital


Use your Pratt Library card to borrow free movies, music, eBooks, comics, and TV shows with Hoopla.

PressReader
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PressReader


Download the PressReader app or read online to find current issues of over 7,000 newspapers and magazines, including the Baltimore Sun.

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free TO BMORE PODCAST Newest Episode — May 2023

Creative Alliance

Tinku Bhattacharyya of the Creative Alliance joins the Free to Bmore podcast to talk about how the organization supports local artists and their recent expansion of the new Creativity Center.

Live From the Pratt

Listen to authors, speakers, and musicians with the Live From The Pratt podcast.

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Government Documents

Browse a collection of documents from all State agencies covering subjects of interest to consumers and researchers alike.

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