Here are the 4 lucky winners from this year’s Great Pratt Giveaway
These four new library customers were selected from hundreds of people who participated in Library Card Sign-up Month. You can still get your Pratt card here!
Author: Meghan McCorkell
One Book Baltimore
The Pratt Library is excited to be a part of a new initiative called One Book Baltimore.
One Book Baltimore is a collaboration among several local organizations to provide opportunities for Baltimore City 7th and 8th graders, their families, and community members to connect through literature by reading the same book. Discussions will be held across the city this fall to spark conversations focused on peace and how to promote change in our community.
The Pratt will host a series of programs related to One Book Baltimore in October and November. It all culminates in special programming Nov. 3 & 4 on Ceasefire weekend in every Pratt location.
2018 Selection: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Justyce McAllister is a teen who looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He writes a journal to Dr. King to find out if the civil rights leaders’ teachings hold up in a modern society.
“Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning New York Times bestselling debut, a William C. Morris Award Finalist.”
Reserve your copy of Dear Martin at the Pratt Library today.
One Book Baltimore is a partnership between the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore Ceasefire, Maryland Humanities, Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, Maryland Book Bank, First Book, CityLit Project, the T. Rowe Price Foundation, and WBAL-TV.
Social Worker in the Library Expands
Program nearly doubles in second year!
The Pratt Library is happy to announce the expansion of Social Worker in the Library.
The partnership program with the University of Maryland School of Social Work will be available in 7 branches:
In its first year, Social Worker in the Library helped more than 600 customers with a range of issues such as:
- SNAP Benefits
- Shelter
- Addiction
- Immigration
- Learning Differences
- Health Concerns
- Safety
Check out the schedule for 2018-19 here.
Social Worker in the Library is made possible by:
It’s Library Card Sign-Up Month
4 lucky new cardholders will win a big prize!
September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Your Pratt card can open doors to free information, free programming, and free opportunities. This month, four people who sign-up for Pratt Library cards will win a coveted bag of Pratt swag, including a lunch bag, tumbler, mug, and more!
All you have to do is pop by any of the Pratt Library’s 22 locations.
Fill out an application for a Library card.
You could be a big winner!
(You’ll win anyway— because now you have a Library card!!)
You’re Free to Bmore #atthepratt
It’s a Nice Day for a White Wedding
It is peak wedding season! Every wonder how brides dressed throughout history?
Digital Maryland is home to the Historical Society of Baltimore’s historic wedding collection. From dresses, to marriage licenses, and wedding bands, take a trip back to see what weddings used to be. Here’s a few items from the collection.
Here’s the happy couple who tied the knot on January 14, 1920.
Elizabeth Zimmerer wed Michael Kahl at St. Joseph’s in Fullerton, MD.
Intricate details including an ornately painted boat with a couple inside and flowered garlands mark this marriage license issued in 1883.
They’re not glass slippers. These bridal shoes date back to 1899. They include a fabric decorative bow and pearl detail.
If you need more ideas for your big day, you can see more of the Historical Society of Baltimore’s wedding collection at Digital Maryland.