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Central Library

… Library is located in the heart of Mount Vernon. With more than half a million visitors each year, the state-of-the-art re…
… or 306 (N. Charles and Hamilton St.) See the Circulator's website for other routes, schedules and information. Light Rail

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…rve as role models and provide a safe, non-judgmental space that promotes overall wellness.

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History of the Library

… if they will handle them carefully and return them." Later that year, the City of Baltimore accepted Pratt's gift. Baltimo…
…oods of Baltimore. An immediate success, it circulated more than 132,000 books in its first year. The Bookmobile still make…
Baltimore voters approved a series of bond issues that allowed the Pratt Library to examine, redistribute, and improve its …
February 26: The Pratt Library’s redesigned website became available at www.prattlibrary.org.

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Who was Enoch Pratt?

…Enoch Pratt had his mind set on business very early. Rather than going to Harvard, he chose a clerkship in Boston saying, �…
… citizens had integrity, and plenty of ambition, but he saw that they didn’t have many ways to improve themselves. He aim…
The library wasn’t the only institution that benefited from Enoch Pratt's generosity. He gave 700 acres in Prince Georges…

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