Agatha Christie: Master Of Mystery

Posted on March 10, 2022March 2, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

The classics never disappoint! Check out this collection of mysteries from Agatha Christie on Hoopla. Don’t forget, you can check up to 10 items on each month with Hoopla.

The tranquility of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to figure out the mystery!

Death On The Nile, by Agatha Christie, eBook

By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in the Orient Express. Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man’s enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.

Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie, eBook

The iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery.

The Body in the Library, by Agatha Christie, eBook

In this classic mystery, the bizarre death of a financial tycoon has Miss Marple investigating a very odd case of crime by rhyme. Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his “counting house” when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death.

A Pocket Full of Rye, by Agatha Christie, eBook

Read to Reef Book Club with the National Aquarium Returns!

Posted on March 8, 2022March 2, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Kids, get ready for an aquatic adventure! Dive into a new book this March with the Read to Reef Book Club. Baltimore-area students in fifth grade or younger can earn free admission to the National Aquarium! Visit any Pratt Location for a Read to Reef bookmark and pick it up at that location while supplies last. Check out the full list of books here.

*Good Night Ocean*
by **Mark Jasper**
Book

*B is for blue crab : a Maryland alphabet*
by Shirley C. Melendez
Book

*My friend Earth*
by **Patricia MacLachlan**
Book

Life in the Ocean
by **Claire A. Nivola**
Book

*My Visit To The Aquarium*
by **Aliki**
Book

*Blue Planet*
by **Moira Butterfileld**
Book

*The Brilliant Deep*
by **Kate Messner**
Book

*What A Waste!*
by **Claire Earner**
Book

*Waterman’s Boy*
by **Susan Sharpe**
Book

*Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea*
by **Robert Burleigh**
Book

eBooks to Download for Women’s History Month

Posted on March 4, 2022March 1, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Join the Pratt Library in celebrating Women’s History Month with these memoirs and nonfiction works by these talented writers. Also, check our calendar and join us for an event this March.

*Enough Already*
by **Valerie Bertinelli**
eBook

*Burning Questions*
by **Margaret Atwood**
eBook

*Level Up*
by Stacey Abrams
& Lara Hodgson
eBook

*Unstoppable*
by **Chiquis Rivera Book**
eBook

*The Woman They Could Not Silence*
by **Kate Moore**
eBook

*Just Pursuit*
by **Laura Coates**
eBook

*The Legs Are the Last to Go*
by **Diahann Carroll**
eBook

*Miss Me with That*
by Rachel Lindsay
eBook

*The Year of Magical Thinking*
by **Joan Didion**
eBook

*Redefining Realness*
by **Janet Mock**
eBook

Watch 90s Kid Favorites Free on Hoopla

Posted on February 28, 2022February 22, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Flashback to the 90’s with this collection available on Hoopla. From Rugrats and Hey Arnold to Sabrina and Sonic, it’s all that and a bag of chips!

*Super Mario Brothers Super Show*
Series

*Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog* Series

*Are You Afraid of the Dark? – Season 3* Series

Stream These Free Films to Celebrate Black History Month

Posted on February 25, 2022February 17, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Explore Black history, arts, and culture this February with the Black History Month collection available on Kanopy. Don’t forget, with Kanopy you are able to watch up to 10 films each month with no delay.

This documentary explores the body, mind, voice, and heart of Black boys and the double-edged sword of having to build up their own self worth while knowing the world is not built for them. As various Black men and boys open themselves up to the camera, the emotional landscape of racism and its effects on them are revealed.

Black Boys, Film

Directed by Oscar-winner Kevin Willmott, Jayhawkers tells the powerful table of how a small group of unlikely allies modernized college sports and changed a small Midwestern town, serving as a parallel to the Civil Rights movement that would transform an entire American society.

Jawyhawkers, Film

At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina — former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions — struggles to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots.

Daughters Of The Dust, Film

A fascinating chronicle of hip-hop, urban fashion, and the hustle that brought oversized pants and graffiti-drenched jackets from Orchard Street to high fashion’s catwalks and Middle America shopping malls. Director Sacha Jenkins’s music-drenched history draws from a rich mix of archival materials and in-depth interviews with rappers, designers, and other industry insiders.

Fressed Dressed, Film