Crafts & Cinema for Kids & Families

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.


DVDs for Kids

Nonfiction Books to enjoy this Black History Month

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.

A Black Queer History of the United States
By C. Riley Snorton & Darius Bost

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Jesse Jackson and the Fight for the Black Political Power
By Abby Phillip

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Forever for the Culture
By Steven Underwood

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I’ll Make Me a World
By Jarvis R. Givens

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I’m That Girl
By Jordan Chiles

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It’s Always Been Ours
By Jessica Wilson, MS, RD

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On Morrison
By Namwali Serpell

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Plain Jayne
By Jayne Kennedy

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Return of the King
By Thomas Aiello

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Tenderheaded
By Michaela Angela Davis

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The Book of James
By Valerie Babb

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The First Eight
By Jim Clyburn

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The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram
By Ethelene Whitmire

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The Swans of Harlem
By Karen Valby

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Uncommon Favor
By Dawn Staley

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The Pratt’s Poetry Contest is back

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.

Enjoy work from these poets!

A Good Cry
By Nikki Giovanni

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Call Us What We Carry
By Amanda Gorman

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How About Now
By Kate Baer

eBook | eAudio

Milk and Honey
By Rupi Kaur

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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
By Edgar Allan Poe

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Time is a Mother
By Ocean Vuong

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Contemporary Romances just in time for Valentine’s Day

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.

When Javi Dumped Mari
By Misa Sosa

eBook | eAudio

Thrown for a Loop
By Sarina Bowen

eBook

The Love Lyric
By Kristina Forest

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Battle of the Bookstores
By Ali Brady

eBook | eAudio

Flirting Lessons
By Jasmine Guillory

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Great Big Beautiful Life
By Emily Henry

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Heated Rivalry
By Rachel Reid

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Plus Size Player
By Danielle Allen

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Say You’ll Remember Me
By Abby Jimenez

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Reel
By Kennedy Ryan

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Sleeping with the Frenemy
By Natalie Caña

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Restore Me
By J. L. Seegars

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Seven Days in June
By Tia Williams

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The Rom-Commers
By Katherine Center

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The Soulmate Equation
By Christina Lauren

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What’s New this February at the Pratt

A new month always brings new books! Take a look at the latest books added to the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s catalog.

And Now, Back to You
By B.K. Borison

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Eat Your Ice Cream
By Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD

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Home Schooled
By Stehan Merrill Block

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I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For
By Bsrat Mezghebe

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If I Ruled the World
By Amy Dubois Barnett

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Kin
By Tayari Jones

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Meet the Newmans
By Jennifer Niven

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Skylark
By Paula McLain

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Such a Perfect Family
By Nalini Singh

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The Girls Before
By Kate Alice Marshall

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The Hadacol Boogie
By James Lee Burke

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The Murder at World’s End
By Ross Montgomery

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