Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Guide 2

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 by Tracy Dimond

Happy Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! Over the next few weeks we will be posting about texts you can check out from the Humanities and Fine Arts Departments at Central Library. For more information about the month please click here.

Within the guide you will find some authors who are Asian-Canadian. We decided to expand to include such authors because there are so many countries and cultures included within the term “Asian,” and Canada and the US are both part of North America. Check out the poetry titles here.

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Humanities: Theatre

Humanities: Comedy

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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Guide

Posted on May 18, 2018May 17, 2018 by Tracy Dimond

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Humanities: Poetry

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Gear Up for Biking with Pratt Library Resources

Posted on May 9, 2018May 17, 2018 by Tracy Dimond

Spring weather is finally here, and some Pratt staff are out biking to work at the library as well as farmer’s markets, parks, and Baltimore city streets. Whether you’re thinking about biking for transportation, fitness, or adventure, we have some biking resources to share. There are so many biking opportunities around Baltimore, and so much to borrow from the Pratt collection for free with your library card.

May is Bike Month – Join Us and Check out Local Links

Bike to Work Day is rescheduled for June 1, 2018, with free registration through May 30. Some Pratt staff members will be stopping at Baltimore City pit stops for our annual free T-shirt, coffee and snacks on our way to work at the library
Our Roland Park Branch at 5108 Roland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21210 is one of the pit stops, where Joe’s Bike Shop will be on-site, with raffles, free coffee and donuts, and a mechanic for bicycle tune-ups
Wednesday, May 9 is Baltimore’s Bike to School Day
For youth and families, check out the BYKE Collective, Baltimore Bike Experience, and Baltimore Family Bike Party rides, plus tips for family biking.
Velocipede Bike Project provides access to second hand bicycles and hands-on education, and Bikemore works to improve Baltimore’s bike infrastructure and advocacy, providing tips for biking in Baltimore
Bike Maryland serves the whole state with advocacy and rides, and links to bike routes and trail maps
Social group rides are offered by all of the organizations listed above, as well as the well established Baltimore Bicycling Club and casual groups like Fun on Bikes
You can borrow a bike (electric-assist, even!) with Baltimore Bike Share, or rent or buy one a local bike shop. Some staff favorites include Baltimore Bicycle Works, Race Pace, Joe’s, and Baynesville for used or vintage bikes

Borrow or Browse Bike Books & Media

Search the Pratt catalog to find books, ebooks, movies and more on bicycling or cycling, bike repair, or biking books for kids. Click or tap an item below to borrow it now, have it sent to your local library to pickup, or even stream some online on your computer or mobile device.

Getting started and keeping your bike in shape

Bike commuting and riding in the city

For kids and families

Fitness biking

All types of biking

Biking beyond Baltimore

Bike themed movies

Inspiring biking stories

Hope to see you biking to a Pratt Library location soon–don’t forget that you can have any of the books or DVDs above sent to your nearest local library branch for pickup.

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May Day Library Guide

Posted on May 1, 2018April 19, 2018 by Tracy Dimond

Happy May Day! Celebrate by learning more about the US Labor movement through music, photography, theatre, poetry, literature, and film from the Fine Arts and Humanities departments.

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Labor Music

Prints and Photographs

Humanities: Theatre

Humanities: Poetry

Humanities: Film

Humanities: Literature

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Black Women’s History Month Resources: Part 3

Posted on April 23, 2018April 17, 2018 by Tracy Dimond

In 2014, the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta declared April as Black Women’s History Month. Pratt Library staff have highlighted related texts in the Humanities Department, Fine Arts and Music Department, and African American Department. Please enjoy the major contributions black women have made to religion, theatre, poetry, writing, political thought, activism, and art. Check out the first and second post for more suggested reading.

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Black Feminism

Included here are works by seminal scholars that consider black women’s historical contributions to the feminist movement. Several texts reflect on intersectionality- the theory that race, class, gender, and other social categorization creates overlapping identities that shape black women’s experiences in ways often very different from white women.

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Highlighted here are works by and about influential but lesser known black women, including early suffragists, Civil Rights leaders, Black Panthers, and contemporary cultural critics.