Happy April’s Fools Day! Get inspired this month with these hilarious, heartwarming, and insightful books from popular comedians.
by Steve Martin
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by Martin Short
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by Rachel Dratch
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Imagination Celebration Returns this April!
This April, join in the fun of Imagination Celebration with the Pratt Library! We will be celebrating children’s creativity and imagination with the book What Will You Be? by Yamile Saied Méndez.
What Will You Be? follows a young girl dreams about all the endless possibilities, sparking a sense of wonder, curiosity, and growth. With her abuela’s loving guidance, she learns her potential is limitless. Books, eBooks, and a Spanish-language edition, ¿Qué Serás?, is also available.
Throughout the month of April, Imagination Kits are available at Pratt Library locations. Imagination Kits are filled with activities and crafts for preschoolers that encourage creativity and imagination. Imagination Kits are available on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.
Yamile Saied Mendez
Don’t forget to add the Imagination Celebration events to your calendar! On Thursday, April 7th, Author Yamile Saied Méndez will join us for Kids Writers LIVE! Following a virtual reading, she will take questions from the audience. Find out about more Imagination Celebration events here.
Female Fiction Writers to Read & Download Today
Before Women’s History Month is over we wanted to spotlight some of our favorite fiction books written by Women Authors. We hope that you enjoy them not only this month but all year round!
by Marie Benedict
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by Adele Myers
eBook | eAudiobook
by Kate Quinn
eBook | eAudiobook
by Camilla Sten and Alexandra Fleming eBook
by Lorena Hughes
eBook
by Beatrice Hitchman
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by Robin Kirman
eBook
by Jessie Greengrass
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by Bisi Adjapon
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by Natashia Deon
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by Maria Amparo Escandon
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by Emily Itami
eBook | eAudiobook
Stream Films Honoring Women for Free on Kanopy
Have you checked out Kanopy lately? In recognition of Women’s History Month, they have curated a collection of films honoring women from around the world and their contributions to science, politics, art, society, and more. Check it out at go.kanopy.com/whm
A superhero origin tale unlike any other, this film tells is the incredible true story of what inspired Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton Marston to create the iconic feminist superhero Wonder Woman.
Professor Martson and the Wonder Women, Film
A provocative, rousing, and often humorous account of the birth of the modern women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s through to its contemporary manifestations in the new millennium, direct from the women who lived it.
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, Film
The two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, victim of her tortured body and a tormented relationship.
Frida Viva La Vida, Film
This documentary explores the passionate pursuits of Black women entrepreneurs. It offers a peek inside the lives of Black women committed to opening doors for future generations.
She Did That, Film
This documentary follows three young transgender women who trek across Mexico as part of the high-profile migrant caravan of 2018.
The Right Girls, Film
Learn More About Our State this Maryland Day
Celebrate Maryland Day by learning more about our great state with resources from the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Digital Maryland provides online access to digital versions of rare and unique materials, including historical maps, photographs, reports, books, manuscripts, artwork, and other media. Visit here to access.
Check out these collections:
Search current and historical Maryland newspapers, including over 100 years of the Baltimore Sun and Baltimore Afro-American. To access, please visit here.