Join the Pratt Library in celebrating Women’s voices, history, and talents with these Women History Month recommendations. Don’t forget to visit our specially curated collection from Pratt Librarians for even more suggestions.
Blackbirds Singing
By Janet Dewart Bell
Book
Language As Liberation
By Toni Morrison
Book
Don’t miss out on the fun! Bring your children to the Pratt for an afternoon of movies and craft. Here’s a look to see what we have planned for kids & families to enjoy. For even more upcoming film events, please visit our events calendar.
Black History Month Craft-In Movie: The Wiz
Monday, February 23 at 3:30pm at the Orleans Street Branch
Join us for a special Black History Month screening of The Wiz — the beloved 1978 musical that reimagines The Wizard of Oz through a dazzling lens of African American culture, music, and storytelling.
Crafternoon: March of the Penguins
Saturday, February 28 at 3:00pm at the Pennsylvania Avenue Branch
Brrrr! Join us for a chilly craft and movie at the Pennsylvania Avenue branch. Enjoy a screening of March of the Penguins as we create our own eco-friendly penguins out of water bottles and mini marshmallows!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem: Movie & Craft
Friday, March 6 at 2:00pm at the Waverly Branch
Enjoy the afternoon off with TMNT and a fun craft themed around pizza!When a horde of sinister mutants begins to wreak havoc, the city must learn to rely on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles if they are to be saved.
Join the Enoch Pratt Free Library this February in celebrating Black History Month with these nonfiction selections that spotlight African-American, history, traditions, culture, and icons.
Forever for the Culture
By Steven Underwood
eBook
On Morrison
By Namwali Serpell
Book
Plain Jayne
By Jayne Kennedy
Book
Return of the King
By Thomas Aiello
Book
Calling all Maryland Poets! The Enoch Pratt Free Library Poetry Contest is going on now. The annual event is open to Maryland poets aged 18 and older. The winning poem, to be announced in mid-April, will be published in Poet Lore and celebrated at a public reading hosted by the Pratt Library and Poet Lore. It may also be displayed at the Central Library or turned into a collectible broadside. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 1, 2026. For information on contest rules and details, please visit the Poetry Contest webpage.
You don’t need Cupid to fall for a new book! Take a look at Overdrive’s Contemporary Romance collection to get in the spirit for Valentine’s Day.
Thrown for a Loop
By Sarina Bowen
eBook
Restore Me
By J. L. Seegars
eAudio
