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Location Closure The Light Street Branch is closed through Tuesday, July 1 due to a facilities maintenance issue.

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 Central Library will be closing Monday, June 30 @ 5 PM due to a speaker event.

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

Holiday Closing All Pratt Library locations will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

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Baltimore Banner

Baltimore Banner

Stay up to date with local news, politics, business, entertainment, and more from nonprofit paper The Baltimore Banner. Follow these steps to access The Baltimore Banner for free with your Pratt Library card:

  1. Click the link below to access The Baltimore Banner site.
  2. Either create an account by entering your name, email, and a password, or sign in to your existing account.
  3. Enter the promo code PRATT when prompted to get a free Limited Time Banner Pass, good for 30 days.
  4. Click complete, and start reading! You can now go directly to thebaltimorebanner.com and log in with your account.

Please note: your Pass will expire every 30 days and you will need to follow the steps above to renew your access after logging out of your expired account. Ad-block and pop-up blockers may interfere with the authentication process.
 

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.