Pratt Library staff recommend their favorite nonfiction titles. All of them are available at the Pratt Library. Click the cover to reserve your copy today!
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Staff Picks: Fiction
It’s Staff Picks Week! Pratt Library has more than 400 employees. Each year we ask them to list their favorite, most recommended books. Today, we’re listing the top Fiction selections available now at the Pratt Library. Click the cover to reserve your copy today!
January is National Hobby Month
Looking to take up a new hobby? Look no further. From photography, to art, even Tai Chi– Hoopla Digital has videos to help you learn a new skill. Hoopla is free with your Pratt Library card.
Get Your Garden Ready for Spring
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.
Expand your Education for free
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:
- Intro to Microsoft Excel
- Accounting Fundamentals
- A to Z Grant Writing
- Medical Terminology
Your free access to unlimited education is available with your Pratt Library card.