Reserve your spot at this year’s Booklovers’ Breakfast

Posted on December 5, 2018November 29, 2018 by Meghan McCorkell

The annual event will feature James Forman, Jr., author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America

The Booklovers’ Breakfast kicks of Black History Month at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Tickets for the popular event go on sale TODAY!

Saturday, February 2, 2019

8:30am – Noon

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel

700 Aliceanna St.

Former public defender James Forman Jr. is a leading critic in mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. Since 2011, Forman has taught constitutional law and a course called “Race, Class, and Punishment” at Yale Law School. A graduate of Brown University and Yale Law School, he worked as a law clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Advanced registration is required. Deadline for registration is January 29. All seats are reserved in order of receipt of registration and payment.

Stream 30,000 Movie Titles FREE

Posted on December 3, 2018November 30, 2018 by Meghan McCorkell

Welcome to Kanopy! The Pratt’s new digital streaming service

Kanopy features:

Award-winning films
Documentaries
Film Festival Favorites
Indie & Classic Films
& so much more….

No commercials.. No Fees.

Just recently Kanopy announced it will stream A24 movies including Moonlight, Ladybird, and The Florida Project.

All you need is your Pratt Library card.

Available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Chromecast, or Roku.

Children and Teen Titles For Fall

Posted on November 13, 2018October 23, 2018 by Meghan McCorkell

The temperature is dipping. Time to stay inside and read a good book with your children and teens. Click the cover to reserve your copy today.

New Children’s Titles

For a complete list of new CHILDREN’S titles, click here

New Teen Titles

For a complete list of new YA/TEEN titles, click here

New Graphic Novel Titles

New Books for Adults this Fall

Posted on November 12, 2018November 14, 2018 by Meghan McCorkell

From the latest thriller by the author of Big Little Lies to a pep talk from the creator of Hamilton, the Pratt has all the reads you need this fall.