Get Your Garden Ready for Spring

Posted on January 14, 2019January 10, 2019 by Meghan McCorkell

Sure… spring feels a long way away. But you can get ready for garden season by taking a look at these books from the Pratt. Happy gardening!

The Flower-Powered Garden by Andy Vernon

The Flower-Powered Garden urges home gardeners to embrace one of the most joyful and important parts of the garden—color! Andy Vernon, a self-professed flower fanatic, highlights perennials and annuals that pack a punch, and shares 15 color combinations that can be used in containers and gardens.

Garden Under Lights by Leslie F. Halleck

Gardening Under Lights is a highly-detailed guide for anyone who wants to successfully garden indoors any time of the year. You’ll learn the basics of photosynthesis, the science of light, how to accurately measure how much light a plant needs.

DIY Hydroponic Gardens by Tyler Baras

An expert in hydroponics, Baras has developed many unique and easy-to-build systems for growing entirely in water. In DIY Hydroponic Gardens, he shows with step-by-step photos precisely how to create these systems and how to plant and maintain them.

Obsessed with BirdBox?

Posted on January 11, 2019January 10, 2019 by Meghan McCorkell

Get your blindfolds out. Okay.. you might need your eyes for this. Before it was a hit Netflix movie, BirdBox was a book.

BirdBox by Josh Malerman

Something is out there . . . Something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from.

Get your eBook on Hoopla Digital today.. or check out the e-Audiobook on Overdrive.

Behind the Scenes of the Central Library Renovation

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 by Meghan McCorkell

Ever wonder what happens to all those books while the Central Library is under renovation? Go behind the scenes at the Pratt’s off-site warehouse to find out how the library’s collections continue to serve customers all over Maryland.

Expand your Education for free

Posted on January 7, 2019December 19, 2018 by Meghan McCorkell

Looking to expand your education without paying a dime? All you need is your Pratt Library card.

Our new streaming service Kanopy offer The Great Courses, a series of educational videos about all kinds of subjects including:

Business
Economics
Fine arts and Music
Ancient, Medieval, and Modern history
Literature and English language
Philosophy and Intellectual history
Professional development and Better living.

More than 3,400 FREE videos are available.

Also available for FREE with your Pratt card are Gale Courses. Gale provides easy access to lifelong learning opportunities including professional development, technology and personal enrichment courses, computer and technology courses that suit skill levels from beginner to advanced.

Some of the most popular classes include: