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prattlibrary.org TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from the CEO 2 Hampden Reopening 3 Summer Break Baltimore 4 Back to School 5 Author Events 6 Annual Fund Donors 9 CENTRAL LIBRARY Hispanic Heritage Month 13 Monday – Thursday One Book Baltimore 14 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. One Maryland One Book 15 Friday & Saturday Pratt Test Kitchen 16 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. A Ghastly Good Time 17 SOUTHEAST ANCHOR & Children’s Programs 18 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. New Mural at Hamilton 21 Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES Monday & Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Earn free admission to the Aquarium Sunday: CLOSED by joining the Read to Reef Book Club, for Baltimore area students in Keep an eye on prattlibrary.org fifth grade or younger. Bookmarks available beginning in October. for the latest. aqua.org/read 1 LETTER FROM THE CEO

elcome to a very special edition of Compass. LIBRARY BOARDS OF This month’s magazine is a little bigger than TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS Wnormal. That’s because we have so much going on Mychelle Farmer, M.D. (T/D) at the this fall for you to Chair, Board of Trustees enjoy. The Pratt has expanded hours across our 22 and Board of Directors locations to give more people an opportunity to Benjamin Rosenberg, Esq. (T/D) browse books, attend programs, use our computers, Immediate Past Chair and more. We will continue to follow all health Christine M. Espenshade (T/D) and safety protocols to keep our customers and Vice Chair, Board of Trustees staff safe. We’re also ramping up our programming Nancy Hackerman (D) and resources for students headed back to school. Vice Chair, Board of Directors One Book Baltimore returns this fall for its fourth Alexander W. Koff, Esq. (T/D) season encouraging 7th and 8th graders to bond Vice Chair, Board of Directors over the same book. A blockbuster lineup of writers Steven Boothe (T/D) and speakers are set to appear on the Pratt stage. Treasurer We’re celebrating several anniversaries at our Jacob Hodes (D) branches. The new Pratt Test Kitchen is launching a Secretary series of programs, and so much more. Virginia K. Adams (T/D) All of these amazing programs are thanks to the generosity of our private donors. While Kenneth S. Aneckstein, Esq. (T/D) the state and city help the Pratt keep our doors open, all library programming is funded Ajit Apte (D) through private support. That means every author event you attend, each storytime Sandra Berman (D) families enjoy, each online tutoring session a student uses is all made possible through the Sarah K. Brandt (D) generosity of library supporters. Jamar Brown (D) (D) Just in the past 18 months, private donors helped the library buy hot spots to provide free Mark Caplan (D) home internet access to those who are disconnected. They funded the new Library of Margaret De Cuevas (T/D) Things, allowing Baltimore City teens to check out free instruments, technology, tablets, Mary H. DeKuyper (T/D) arts equipment, and more. Private support helped the library launch Career Online High Nancy Dorman (T/D) School, an online program helping adults earn their high school diploma. They continued Sandra P. Gohn, Esq. (D) to fund popular author programs presented virtually. And donors made it possible for more Fagan Harris (T/D) than 12,000 customers of all ages to build their own home libraries through Summer Break Robert S. Hillman (T/D) Baltimore. Allan D. Jensen, M.D. Verna Jones-Rodwell (T/D) In this issue of Compass, we recognize those donors who help make the Pratt what it is in Mark Kaufman (T/D) our community. Thank you. Patricia Lasher (T) Heidi Daniel, President & CEO James Dabney Miller (T/D) Elizabeth K. Moser (T) Sheela Murthy (D) Robert Nye (D) Vernon A. Reid (T/D) Beulah Perdue Sabundayo (D) Kurt Schmoke (D) Jeffrey H. Scherr (T/D) Mary Ann Scully (D) T = Trustee D = Director

TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS EMERITI Edward J. Brody Margot Milch Heller Sayra Wells Meyerhoff THE FREE TO BMORE PODCAST RETURNS Robert S. Killebrew, Jr. THIS FALL FOR ANOTHER SEASON! James S. Ulmer, III Check out our first episode later this September The next Meeting of the Boards of featuring Raguel Broy, Director of Trauma Training with Trustees and Directors will be held the Baltimore City Deptartment of Health. Hear about Wednesday, September 22 Roberta’s House in October’s episode. at 6:15 p.m. via Zoom.

2 HAMPDEN REOPENING

On Monday, July 12, Mayor , Pratt Library CEO Heidi Daniel, and other dignitaries cut the ribbon on the Hampden Branch after a two-year renovation project. The renovation doubled the usable space of the historic 121-year-old branch creating a new meeting room, public restrooms, and expanding the children’s area. “This is what community is all about. This is what Baltimore looks like when we come together and partner to invest in places, in spaces, in institutions that benefit the whole community,” said Mayor Scott. The ribbon cutting was followed by a day of community celebration.

DOORS OPEN BALTIMORE STORYTIME Saturday, October 23, 10:30 a.m. Hampden Branch Celebrate Doors Open Baltimore with a special storytime at the recently renovated Hampden Branch! Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs related to cityscapes, architecture, and construction. This indoor program has limited attendance, and pre-registration is required. To register, please call the Hampden Branch at 410-396-6043. Organized by the Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF), Doors Open Baltimore is the free citywide festival of architecture and neighborhoods that invites thousands of people to explore the city and make meaningful connections to the built environment. For more details, visit doorsopenbaltimore.org.

Visit calendar.prattlibrary.org for complete details on each program. 3 SUMMER BREAK BALTIMORE

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Summer Break Baltimore 2021! More than 12,000 participants helped make the new program one of the most successful ever. This year, the Pratt helped build home libraries for families by providing Summer Break boxes in June, July, and August, with each box filled with a book, a prize, and more. 20,000 boxes were picked up or mailed to kids, teens, and adults across Baltimore City. Participants used scratch off cards and the website to log the books they read and activities they did throughout the summer. More than 13,000 books were read. Weekly prize drawings had 52 big winners. A special thank you to all donors who supported Summer Break Baltimore, including Lord 52 Baltimore Capital Group & American Trading and Production Corporation. This program PRIZES would not be possible without you. AWARDED MORE THAN 12,000 PARTICIPANTS 13,000 ACTIVITIES LOGGED 13,000+ BOOKS READ 20,000 BOXES received by readers

4 BACK TO SCHOOL HOMESCHOOL COMPUTER CLASSES To register for classes, call 443-984-4944. STUDENT RESOURCES Email address required to participate. Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or ELEMENTARY CLASSES from home with your library card or eCard. FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS. Learn the basic components of the computer, LIVE ONLINE TUTORING & HOMEWORK HELP: ALL AGES develop writing skills using Microsoft Word. Brainfuse HelpNow Use interactive programs and websites to You’re just a click away from expert tutors, one-on-one homework help, skills building, enhance language, critical thinking, and logic. and a 24-hour writing lab. 1st Grade Home School Class Session The New Writing Lab now offers two types of assistance Tuesdays, September 7 – October 26, 10:00 a.m. Live Writing Assistance: Connect with an online tutor for expert writing assistance with 2nd & 3rd Grade Home School Session our live help feature. Tuesdays, September 7 – October 26, 11:30 a.m. Intensive Writing Lab: For a more thorough analysis, submit your writing via a secure messaging feature and within 24 hours you’ll receive a detailed analysis of your paper. 4th & 5th Grade Home School Sessions Tuesdays, September 7 – October 26, 1:30 p.m. ONLINE REFERENCE MATERIALS: K – 12TH GRADE Gale eBooks MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES Find a robust collection of online reference materials with over 13,000 resources on FOR HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS. subjects like arts, business, education, law, science, engineering, and more. Learn the basic components of the computer, develop writing skills using Microsoft Word Gale In Context and computation skills using Microsoft Excel. Breaks down reference materials by age and educational level. Use interactive programs and websites to eBOOKS FOR STUDENTS enhance language, critical thinking, and TumbleBook Library: K – 6th Grade logic. Develop PowerPoint Presentations. Over 1,100 titles for elementary schoolers with no waiting and no holds. 6th & 7th Grade Home School Sessions TeenBookCloud: 7 – 12th Grade Wednesdays, September 8 – October 27 A curated database of eBooks and other digital content featuring over 1,000 titles 10:00 a.m. including student-favorite graphic novels, classic literature, National Geographic videos, 8th Grade Home School Sessions and more. Wednesdays, September 8 – October 27 11:30 a.m. MATH HELP: K – 6TH GRADE TumbleMath HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES A collection of math focused eBooks, lesson plans, games, and quizzes. FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS Learn the basic components of the computer. Develop writing skills using Microsoft Word. Use interactive programs and websites to BOOK A enhance language, critical thinking, and logic. LIBRARIAN Workplace Readiness Skills: (Resumes writing, cover letters, and follow up letters). SAT prep. We are ready to help you with your library research needs! Book 9th – 12th Grade Home School Sessions a free 60-minute video chat Wednesdays, September 8 – October 27 appointment to learn from a 1:30 p.m. subject specialist librarian. Please fill out the form at FREE prattlibrary.org, and a librarian eBooks, movies, and will get back to you within two BACK TO SCHOOL TV Shows with the business days to confirm a date NIGHT 2021 click of a button. and time. Same day appointments are Wednesday, September 15 Sign up at not available. 6:00 p.m. | Virtual prattlibrary.org/ecard Curious about resources to support your young learner as we go back to school? Get the scoop about the Pratt Library’s free resources to ensure student learning success.

5 Some events require registration, visit calendar.prattlibrary.org to register. ASL interpretation will be available AUTHOR EVENTS to attendees. Copies of most books are available for purchase from the Ivy Bookshop. Parking information is available at prattlibrary.org

Due to the evolving health restrictions, library programs may be WRITERS LIVE! moved to a virtual platform. Please check prattlibrary.org before RICHARD ANTOINE WHITE attending a library program. I’m Possible Thursday, October 7, 7:00 p.m. Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium WRITERS LIVE! Presented in partnership with Greedy GEORGE TAKEI Reads. Wednesday September 29, 6:30 p.m. POETRY & CONVERSATION WICKED WOMAN PRIZE WINNER Central Library LORI JAKIELA & JUDGE NANCY Central Hall NAOMI CARLSON George Takei is known around Thursday, October 14, 6:30 p.m. the world for his founding role Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the & Virtual Starship Enterprise, in the acclaimed television series Star Trek. He will be in conversation about his life and work. BROWN LECTURE SERIES MARITA GOLDEN The Strong Black Woman: How WRITERS LIVE! a Myth Endangers the Physical HENRY WINKLER and Mental Health of Black Tuesday Women October 12, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Central Library Presented in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Central Hall WRITERS LIVE! Henry Winkler has enjoyed over four DROR POLEG decades of success in Hollywood and continues to be in demand as an actor, Rethinking Real Estate producer, and director. He will be in Wednesday, October 20, 7:00 p.m. conversation about his life and work. Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium Presented in partnership with Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund. WRITERS LIVE! KAT CHOW WRITERS LIVE! JAMES HAN MATTSON, SARA Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir LAUTMAN, AND EMILY DANFORTH Tuesday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 7:00 p.m. Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium Virtual

WRITERS LIVE! WRITERS LIVE! IVAN LESHINSKY

LEHMAN ARNOLD LEHMAN ARNOLD LEHMAN Death and bomb threats over an art exhibition!

SENS A ARNOLD LEHMAN A bold and progressive A major battle with the mayor of New York City museum director for over and the New York Times! Looking back, Arnold 40 years, Arnold Lehman Lehman, director of the Brooklyn Museum, and has always advocated for his colleagues were not prepared for what was freedom of expression, to happen. No one could have anticipated that Teaming Up diversity, social justice, TION A SENS SENSATION SENSATION: Young British Artists from the and accessibility. Under Saatchi Collection would become the biggest art his guidance as director, story in the history of art history. over 500 exhibitions The inside story of the 1999 SENSATION It has taken him two decades to fully absorb were presented at the exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, TION THE MADONNA, and clearly reflect on what happened at the Brooklyn Museum and, earlier, at the Baltimore detailing the museum’s bitter battle with Brooklyn Museum in 1999–2000. Museum of Art. He served in major cultural Sensation:The intense controversy swept the exhibition, The Madonna, The leadership roles nationally and in New York City the mayor and city of New York as well as the museum, and Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin throughout his distinguished career. the New York Times, plus death threats THE MAYOR,THE MEDIA, Mary painting to international attention for Lehman (M.A., University; M.Phil. and bomb scares, over the constitutional six months. While 175,000 people saw the and Ph.D., Yale University; DHL (Hon.) Pratt Institute) exhibition and millions read and heard about Thursday, September 9, 6:30 p.m. right to freedom of expression. was a Ford Foundation Fellow and currently serves AND THE FIRST it daily, they never knew of the threats and on numerous not-for-profit boards focused on challenges that kept the museum staff awake at culture, education, and social justice. He chaired Looking back at one of the most important contemporary night. Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who never saw the the board of Legg Mason Funds, where he served exhibitions ever, Lehman’s book is filled with the excitement MEDIA, THE MAYOR,THE THE MADONNA, AMENDMENT painting,Mayor, focused his rage at The Holy Virgin The Media, and the First as a director for 40 years; and is presently a trustee and anxiety of the moment. I know, I was there. Mary; rescinded the museum’s municipal funding of funds in the Franklin Templeton complex. Since CHUCK CLOSE to force it to close the exhibition; and attempted

2015, he is Senior Advisor at Phillips. ARTIST FIRST AMENDMENT THE AND to evict it from its hundred-year-old landmark. Light St. Branch The city’s most conservative media and ultra- Whether works of art inspire, move, challenge, or offend us, religious groups inflamed the conflict. freedom of artistic expression is always worth defending. SENSATION, selected from controversial Arnold Lehman’s SENSATION reminds us that the collector Charles Saatchi’s contemporary British Brooklyn Museum’s fight was for a principle at artAmendment collection, was first shown at London’s Royal the core of our democracy. Academy in 1997, to an outcry over the portrait MICHAEL BLOOMBERG of child murderer Myra Hindley. Its opening FOUNDER OF BLOOMBERG LP AND BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, at the Brooklyn Museum in 1999 drew tabloid AND MAYOR OF NEW YORK, 2002–2013 headlines such as “B’klyn gallery of horror— Gruesome museum show,” and “Butchered Arnold Lehman opens the door beyond hushed museum galleries animals, a dung-smeared Mary and giant to witness a political maelstrom—a must-read. genitalia.” The New York Times joined in the MAXWELL ANDERSON fray with often false and inaccurate front-page DIRECTOR, WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 1998–2003 investigative reporting. In a story as gripping as a fictional thriller, ISBN 978-1-8589-4696-2 £25.00 UK Wednesday, October 27, 7:00 p.m. with a bold move the museum sued the mayor Printed in China $35.00 US and the city for a permanent injunction, the ISBN 978-1-8589-4696-2 restoration of city money, and substantial funds forCentral its exceptional new entrance. Library, Wheeler Auditorium & Virtual

Writers LIVE! programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, 6 creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, www.BakerArtist.org. The Brown Lecture Series is supported by the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Foundation. Q&A WITH ROXANE GAY What impact have public libraries had on your life? Public libraries were where I nurtured my love of reading, My mom took my brothers and I to the library each week and I marveled that we were allowed to borrow as many books as we wanted, for free and when we returned those books, we could borrow even more. I read voraciously and well beyond my age-level and every book was a new adventure. There is a direct line between public libraries and who I am today. You recently launched your own publishing imprint to amplify HAPPY 100TH underrepresented voices. Could you talk about why representation is so important? BIRTHDAY TO THE Representation matters for many reasons. We all want to see some aspect of our reality in the culture we consume. We aren’t BROOKLYN AND looking for mirrors, we’re just looking to be seen and known and understood in some way. When we have representation we also get GOVANS BRANCHES! to see what might be possible for ourselves. It truly opens the world GOVANS up and everyone deserves that. Saturday, September 18, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Govans What advice would you give a young person with ambitions to be Enjoy a musical concert, door prizes, and treats to go! a writer? If you want to be a writer, write. I do not mean that simplistically. BROOKLYN But a lot of newer writers focus on the end result instead of Saturday, September 25, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Brooklyn how they will get there. While it is important to understand the Featuring 1920s music, frisbee golf, and memorabilia from the last publishing process and the challenges you may encounter, none of 100 years. A story time and craft with the book Millions of Cats that will matter if you haven’t written something good, something published that same year! interesting, something necessary. So first, write, as often and consistently as is possible within the constraints of your life. Take VISIT PRATTLIBRARY.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION yourself seriously as a writer. Respect yourself as a writer. And respect what you write instead of diminishing it.

BROWN LECTURE SERIES BOOKLOVERS’ ROXANE GAY BREAKFAST Wednesday, October 6, 7:00 p.m. | Central Library, Central Hall FEATURING Presented in partnership with CityLit Project. IMBOLO MBUE Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is unmatched and widely revered. Her work garners international SAVE THE DATE: acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of Saturday, February 5, 2022 feminism and social criticism. She will be in conversation about Renaissance Baltimore her life and work. Hotel (202 E Pratt St.)

7 YOUR PRATT JOURNEY

JEN’S JOURNEY My library journey started with my grandfather. hen we were kids, he would take us to the North Point Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library Wevery week. I remember the smell of the library on Saturday mornings, the long, yellow-spined row of Nancy Drew books I worked my way through as a nine-year-old, as well as Encyclopedia Brown, Ramona Quimby, and, as I edged toward my preteen years, S.E. Hinton, Lois Duncan, and J. R. R. Tolkien. My family was working class, lucky enough to have a week’s vacation at Ocean City every year, but as a child I never got to travel outside of Eastern Baltimore County much, except in books — to Hong Kong and Japan with Nancy Drew, to Middle Earth with Tolkien, to Terabithia with C.S. Lewis and Katherine Paterson. But my journey didn’t only include books — I remember checking out REM’s Reckoning and Fables of the Reconstruction as well as Ella Fitzgerald LPs as a teenager, music I’d never hear on the radio in the tiny Eastern Shore town to which my family moved. It also provided MENCKEN DAY Saturday, September 11 necessary resources for a difficult time in my life. When I graduated college and moved to 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Baltimore City, the first thing I did was get a library card from the Central Branch of the Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium Enoch Pratt Library. It was the early nineties, I hadn’t come out yet, and I remember picking up The Price of Salt, The Second Sex, and an LGBT handbook at a library sale. They were my Honoring the Memory, Career, and first “queer” books, my first exploration of identify in a time before the Internet, and in the Bequest of Henry Louis Mencken. years to follow, Enoch Pratt became my go-to place to digest important works of lesbian 10:30 a.m. Mencken Society Annual and gay authors. It was also the place at which I embarked on my journey as a professional Meeting writer, when I attended my first CityLit Festival in 2006. 2:00 p.m. The 2021 Mencken “...in the years to follow, Enoch Pratt became Memorial Lecture The 2021 Mencken my go-to place to digest important works of Memorial Lecture will be presented by lesbian and gay authors.” Michael Downs. A Of course, the pinnacle of my library journey is when I discovered a copy of one of my own former newspaper novels, The Tide King, at the Central Branch. From young reader to writer to author, the reporter, Michael library has played an integral part in my journey every step of the way. Downs is the author of three books, including most recently the novel, The Strange and True Jen Michalski is the author of three novels, The Summer She Was Under Water, The Tide Tale of Horace Wells, Surgeon Dentist. King (both Black Lawrence Press), and You’ll Be Fine (NineStar Press), a couplet of novellas He directs the graduate program entitled Could You Be With Her Now (Dzanc Books), and three collections of fiction. Her work in professional writing at Towson has appeared in more than 100 publications, including Poets & Writers, The Washington Post, University, where he teaches courses and Literary Hub, and she’s been nominated for the Pushcart Prize six times. She lives in in creative writing, publishing, and Carlsbad, California, with her partner and dog. freelance writing.

We want to hear your Pratt journey! Email us your Pratt story at [email protected] and it may get published in Compass.

WRITERS LIVE! JEN MICHALSKI & JAMES MAGRUDER “I love the library and Tuesday, October 26, 7:00 p.m. have been very impressed Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium with how they’ve shifted to still Presented in partnership with CityLit Project. provide their valuable services Jen Michalski and James Magruder will be in conversation about their during the pandemic.” latest books, You’ll Be Fine and Vamp Until Ready. — Stacey P.

8 ANNUAL FUND DONORS The Enoch Pratt Free Library extends its sincerest thanks to the generous donors who provided support to the library’s annual fund in FY2021. The generosity of these donors, and more, helps sustain the thousands of free programs offered each year and is a valuable gift to the millions of people who visit the Pratt system annually. Although space limitations make it impossible for us to list everyone who helps make our programming and outreach possible, we are enormously grateful to those who contribute to the Pratt. We couldn’t do it without you!

PRATT SOCIETY DONORS The Pratt Society represents individual donors who, through their annual contributions of $1,000 or more, help keep our programming free and accessible at the Pratt. This fall, Society members will be invited to join us for special events with Roxane Gay, Henry Winkler, and others. For more information visit us at prattsociety.org or call Chris Lewis, the Library’s Individual and Corporate Giving Manager, at 410-396-5275.

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Lord Baltimore Capital Ms. Nancy Hackerman The Bowe Stewart LIBRARIAN’S CIRCLE Group Mrs. Taylor Hanex Foundation ($2,500 – $4,999) $100,000 OR MORE Frank E. and Miriam Howard Bank Carter and Harry Brigham Anonymous (2) Sandra and Malcolm Loveman Foundation Patricia and Mark Joseph, Brown Advisory Ms. Diane L. Abeloff and Berman Joseph and Harvey The Shelter Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Carl Buhlman Dr. Emile A. Bendit The Hackerman Meyerhoff Family Mark and Lisa Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Linwood and Mr. Kenneth S. Aneckstein Foundation Charitable Funds Mr. and Mrs. Ellen Dame Mr. Ajit Apte The Helena Foundation Miriam and Herbert Robert S. Killebrew, Jr. The Stewart B. Eckers Balder Philanthrophic Fund The Estate of Dorothy Krug Mittenthal Patricia Lasher and Charitable Trust Mrs. Ruth P. Balder PNC Foundation Pappas Family Foundation Richard Jacobs Ms. Sandra P. Gohn Baltimore Digital Equity T. Rowe Price Foundation Mrs. Jean F. 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13 ONE BOOK BALTIMORE ONE THIS YEAR’S SELECTION FOR ONE BOOK BALTIMORE BABOOKLTIMORE IS BECOMING BEATRIZ BY TAMI CHARLES.

young people to see themselves in the books they read, CHECK OUT especially if this BECOMING BEATRIZ is something they aren’t used to. Finding FROM YOUR LOCAL yourself and your BRANCH TODAY! community in the pages of a book can be very empowering,” says author Tami RELATED EVENTS Charles, “It’s wonderful to share this space with these fabulous authors.” One Book Baltimore 2021 Kickoff Event! Thursday, October 7, 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Students across the city will take part in Tami Charles will be in conversation with a wide range of OBB activities including WBAL-11 anchor Mindy Basara. visits with the author, student-led discussions with community organizers, One Book Baltimore: and workshops with local artists — all Community Dream Boards! with the aim of amplifying youth voices Beginning October 7 | All Pratt Locations and engaging them in thinking about Starting in October, create a their dreams. Emmanuel Faulkner, who representation of your dreams to add to has been managing the project at BCPS, the dream boards that will be on display has seen a positive impact, “Our students at all Pratt library locations. his fall, every 7th and 8th grader in enjoy the unique opportunity to interact TBaltimore City Public Schools will and question authors about their writing receive an extra gift with their back-to- process, character development, profession, school materials — a copy of Becoming and current events. The spark of inspiration Beatriz, a book chosen specially for them that is clearly visible during and after our as part of One Book Baltimore. Now in its author visits inspires our teachers to build fourth year, the city-wide initiative aimed at upon it.” Tami Charles will visit in October uniting kids around “one book” and creating and December and One Book Baltimore opportunities for conversation, connection will culminate with a showcase of student and self-expression, will welcome author projects later in the winter. With its focus Tami Charles to Baltimore. on the power of the arts, Becoming Beatriz Featuring a young Afro-Latina main is sure to inspire some beautiful work! character who faces the repercussions of “We are proud to partner with the Enoch gun violence in her family and community, Pratt Free Library to bring One Book Becoming Beatriz picks up on similar Baltimore into its fourth year, as we have themes to past One Book Baltimore seen how literature is a powerful tool selections, including Dear Martin by that can uplift community and foster Nic Stone, Long Way Down by Jason meaningful dialogue on topics that matter Reynolds, and We Speak for Ourselves by to Baltimore’s youth,” says John Brothers, D. Watkins. Each year the OBB committee, President of the T. Rowe Price Foundation which includes student readers, selects which founded the initiative with the Pratt Inspiring our a book that touches on topics relevant and City Schools. to Baltimore youth. “It’s important for finest minds. One Book Baltimore is a collaboration between the T. Rowe Price Foundation, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore City Public Schools, and other community partners. We’re proud to partner with Enoch Pratt Free Library and Baltimore City Public Schools on One Book Baltimore to connect communities and inspire youth.

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RELATED EVENTS The Book of Delights Personal Journal Starter Kit Starting September 1 | Northwood Begin your own journaling experience with this take-and-make kit. Available beginning September 1 and while supplies last on a first-come, first-served basis. Take and Make: Desktop Zen Garden September 13 – 30 | Clifton In addition to joining the discussion, create your own mini Zen garden. We’ll provide the supplies, you provide the imagination and positive vibes! While supplies last. Edmondson Avenue Book Club Saturday, September 25, 2:00 p.m. Edmondson Ave. Light Street Book Club Monday, September 27, 6:00 p.m. | Light St. This event will be held in person. If you’d like to attend virtually, please contact the branch THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS BY ROSS GAY IS THE 2021 at 410-396-1096 or [email protected]. CHOICE FOR ONE MARYLAND ONE BOOK. One Maryland One Book Discussion What if everyone read one book at the same time? People in communities across Maryland Thursday, September 30, 6:30 p.m. are reading and discussing The Book of Delights. Check it out, read it, and join in a discussion. Govans & Virtual In The Book of Delights, one of today’s most original literary voices offers up a genre-defying Saturday, October 9, 2:00 p.m. | Herring Run volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfiction book from Saturday, October 16, 2:00 p.m. award-winning poet Ross Gay is a record of the small joys we often overlook in our busy Southeast Anchor lives. Among Gay’s funny, poetic, philosophical delights: a friend’s unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment Thursday, October 21, 5:30 p.m. | Hamilton between the only two black people in a room. But Gay never dismisses the complexities, Thursday, October 21, 5:30 p.m. | Waverly even the terrors, of living in America as a black man or the ecological and psychic violence Monday, October 25, 1:00 p.m. of our consumer culture or the loss of those he loves. More than anything else, though, Gay Keswick Wise & Well Center for Healthy celebrates the beauty of the natural world — his garden, the flowers peeking out of the Living & Virtual sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis. Presented in partnership with The Keswick The Book of Delights is about our shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life Wise & Well Center. Call the Wise & Well closely observed. These remarkable pieces serve as a powerful and necessary reminder that Center for Healthy Living at 410-662-4363 to we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight. register for your preferred option. Check out the print, audio, or digital book from the library catalog. More information on the Pratt Page-Turners Book Club Maryland Humanities website. Saturday, October 16, 11:00 a.m. Central Library & Virtual One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library. Registration is required to attend in-person. Email [email protected] to register. Delights of Resiliency Inspiring our Saturday, October 16, 1:30 p.m. finest minds. Patterson Park Brooklyn Best Book Club Wednesday, October 20, 3:00 p.m. | Brooklyn WRITERS LIVE! ROSS GAY MARYLAND HUMANITIES TOUR We’re proud to partner with Enoch Pratt Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Book Bites Free Library and Baltimore City Public In partnership with Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities, the Pratt Thursday, October 21, 6:30 p.m. Schools on One Book Baltimore to Library and the Ivy Bookshop will co-host Ross Gay for a stop on the virtual 2021 One Washington Village connect communities and inspire youth. Maryland One Book Author Tour. Local Partners include: CityLit Project, Farm Alliance of Baltimore, and CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth. Registration is free, but required. troweprice.com/responsibility 15

202107-1740608 CCON0089315 he cooking and sharing of food is at the very heart of our human experience. Whether in the kitchen, the backyard, the neighborhood spot, or the ice cream truck, food brings Tpeople together. Food is history, food is survival, and food is love. PRATT TEST KITCHEN Now more than ever, we need that togetherness. And with that in mind we’re excited to COMMUNITY FEATURE announce the launch of Pratt Test Kitchen, an opportunity for Baltimoreans of all ages to Join us for a conversation with a learn and cook together with programs that promote culinary literacy and highlight healthy Baltimore community innovator in the eating, cultural history, and food access. food justice space. Pratt Test Kitchen programs are aimed at helping our community become even more ATIYA WELLS self-sufficient with cooking demos (dependent on COVID-19 precautions) and our popular Thursday, September 16, 3:00 p.m. | Virtual Take & Make Kits that include key ingredients. Just as important will be the conversations September’s feature is Atiya Wells, and resources highlighting the intersection of food and social justice, starting with Executive Director of Backyard Basecamp conversations highlighting community garden leaders, providing fresh food right in our city. Inc. (BLISS Meadows). Hosted by We have some special authors lined up, including Padma Lakshmi, Michael Twitty, and Northwood Branch manager, Kinshasa Toni Tipton-Martin, and their events will of course be free to the public. Conversations will Vargas-Pile. revolve around their work in the industry, as well as how they understand the intersection TRUDEE WOODEN of food and social justice. These events will be held in-person as COVID-19 allows. Thursday, October 21, 3:00 p.m. | Virtual Participants will also learn the history of our very own local businesses, providing guidance Featuring Trudee Wooden, Garden for aspiring small business owners. Pratt Test Kitchen will include an interview series with Manager at Patterson Park. Hosted by Chris Franzoni, founder of Eatmore Baltimore. Local restaurants will be participating in this Northwood Branch manager, Kinshasa series, kicking off with Clavel in October. Vargas-Pile. So grab a seat and a plate. We’re cooking up something very special this fall. –– CHILDREN & FAMILIES –– Visit prattlibrary.org/pratt-test-kitchen to learn more. HEALTHY LITTLE COOKS: POWER UP YOUR FOOD! Tuesdays, September 21 & October 19 4:30 p.m. | Virtual PRATT TEST KITCHEN Get your MOVE on and FOOD on by joining Healthy Little Cooks for fun and COMMUNITY FEATURE: CLAVEL easy after school recipes, as we learn all Saturday, October 2, 4:00 p.m. | Clavel (225 W. 23rd St.) & Virtual about POWERING UP our bodies and The Pratt is teaming up with @EatmoreBaltimore to highlight local chefs. In October, food! If you’re a foodie that likes to get we feature Carlos Raba from Clavel in conversation with @EatmoreBaltimore groovy in the kitchen, then this is the founder Chris Franzoni. perfect class for you. Carlos Raba was born and raised in Culiacán, Sinaloa by his Mom and 5 Aunts who taught September: Power Up Your Brain! him traditional cooking. He is a Black belt in Brazilian Ju Jitsu, a family man, and the October: Power Up Your Smile! Co-owner and Chef of Clavel.

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—————– ADULTS ——–——— disprove them. Learn about spirit mediums, TAKE & MAKE: the Ouija Board, and Baltimore’s group PAPER BAG MONSTER PUPPETS OPEN HOUSE of amateur magicians, the Demons Club. October 1 – 30 | Central Library Friday, October 29, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Featuring Mike Rose, a local magician, magic Call 410-396-5402 to confirm availability. Central Library, Poe Room historian, and author. This is part two of The Purloined letters, tell-tale artifacts, an oblong Dark Side of Maryland, a series of programs TAKE & MAKE: GHOST box, and more! Descend into the maelstrom being presented by the Pratt’s Maryland POM POM POPPERS with librarians from the Special Collections Department during the month of October. October 5 – 23 | Pennsylvania Ave. Department and view original treasures from MONSTER SLIME the Edgar Allan Poe Collection. MARYLAND MAYHEM: SCOUNDRELS, SPIES, AND SINNERS IN THE FREE STATE Monday, October 18, 3:15 p.m. | Brooklyn HAUNTED MARYLAND: Monday, October 25, 6:00 p.m. | Virtual Mix googly eyes, glitter and other IT’S SUPERNATURAL HON Maybe you’ve heard of some of Maryland’s ingredients to create spooky monster Monday, October 4, 6:00 p.m. | Virtual most notorious crimes, such as the conspiracy slime. This indoor program is limited to 15 With its mountain hollows, its lonely salt to assassinate Abraham Lincoln or the participants and pre-registration is required. marshes, and its centuries-old architecture, murder of Sister Cathy, subject of the popular To register, call 410-396-1120. Maryland is indeed a very spooky place. Netflix series, The Keepers. But what SPOOKY STORYTIME Join us for scary folk tales and ghostly about some of its lesser-known criminal WITH AURORA GOREALIS communications that will send shivers down transgressions? Join us for a discussion Monday, October 18, 6:00 p.m. | Virtual your spine just in time for Halloween. This of some of these shady characters and Settle in for some slightly spooky stories, is part one of The Dark Side of Maryland, a unfortunate episodes. This is part three of The songs, and rhymes with guest reader Aurora series of programs being presented by the Dark Side of Maryland, a series of programs Gorealis of Shocktail Hour! Pratt’s Maryland Department during the being presented by the Pratt’s Maryland month of October. Department during the month of October. HAUNTED HOUSES Thursday, October 21, 3:30 p.m., LUNCH AND LEARN WITCH’S BREW: TRUE TALES AND FOLKLORE Patterson Park MYSTERIOUS MARYLAND: STORIES OF THE OF WITCHCRAFT IN COLONIAL MARYLAND Listen to a spooky story and make a haunted BIZARRE AND UNEXPLAINED FROM THE Friday, October 29, 6:00 p.m. | Virtual house picture. This indoor event is limited STACKS OF THE MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES Join us this Halloween season as we to 20 participants, and pre-registration is Thursday, October 14, 1:00 p.m. | Virtual explore the spooky stories of Maryland’s required. Please call 410-396-0983 to register. Get into the Halloween spirit with an hour witchy past. Hear true tales and folklore of strange sightings, unsolved mysteries, and from across the state and find out what SPOOKY STORYTIME bizarre news. The mysterious intrigues us, Colonial Maryland was really like for those Thursday, October 21, 6:30 p.m. especially at this time of year, so please join accused of witchcraft. Can you tell fact Northwood us in exploring the stranger side of Maryland from legend? This is part four of The Dark This indoor program is limited to 10 history through our unique collections at the Side of Maryland, a series of programs participants and pre-registration is required. Maryland State Archives. Join Lead Reference being presented by the Pratt’s Maryland To register, call 410-396-6076. Archivist and Search Room Coordinator, Department during the month of October. Rachel Frazier, as she shares spooky stories PAINTED PUMPKINS from the depths of the stacks. Presented in —————–– TEENS ——–—–—— Saturday, October 23, 3:30 p.m. partnership with The Maryland State Archives Washington Village SPOOKY TERRARIUMS and The Maryland Four Centuries Project. Paint your own mini pumpkin masterpiece! Tuesday, October 26, 4:00 p.m. This indoor program is limited to 15 Southeast Anchor Library MEDIUMS, MAGICIANS, AND THE OUIJA participants and pre-registration is required. BOARD: A SPIRITUALIST HISTORY OF To register, call 410-396-1099. BALTIMORE –—– CHILDREN & FAMILIES –—– Monday, October 18, 6:00 p.m. | Virtual TAKE & MAKE: SPOOKY CANDLE JARS TAKE & MAKE: PUMPKIN PAINTING Do spirits return, and can we communicate October 1 – 30 | Brooklyn October 25 – 30 | Reisterstown Rd. with the dead? Baltimore’s Spiritualists thought so, but magicians worked to

Take & Makes are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. 17 Due to the evolving health restrictions, library programs may be moved to a CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS virtual platform. Please check prattlibrary.org before attending a library program.

BROOKLYN CENTRAL LIBRARY Turtle Dance Music: Tails and Tales! Register for programs at Brooklyn by calling Register for programs at Central by calling A Music, Bubble and Comedy Dance Party 410-396-1120 410-396-5402 Saturday, September 18, 11:00 a.m. In-person & Virtual Autumn Leaves Sensory Bottle Monarch Migration Celebration This show is crafted to be inclusive for all Thursday, September 16, 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 10:00 a.m., children, including children on the Autism Sensory bottles are fun and easy to make, 11:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. Spectrum, and a great time for parents and and can help relieve anxiety and stress! This Celebrate the arrival of monarch butterflies caregivers! The in-person, outdoor portion of indoor program is limited to 15 participants in Baltimore by making art and learning this program is limited to 10 participants and and pre-registration is required. about the butterfly life cycle. This indoor pre-registration is required. program is limited to two groups per time CANTON slot (at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 4:00 p.m.) Register for programs at Canton by calling GOVANS and pre-registration is required. Register for programs at Govans by calling 410-396-8548 Leafy Arts & Crafts 410-396-6098 Canton Chalk Night Wednesday, October 27, 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 9, 5:00 p.m. Leaf It To Me: Fall Wreath 11:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 3:30 p.m. Chalk the walk outside the Canton Branch! This indoor program is limited to two groups This indoor program is limited to 10 This outdoor program is limited to 10 per time slot (at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or participants and pre-registration is required. participants and pre-registration is required. 4:00 p.m.) and requires pre-registration. Something to Hoot About: Owl Puppets Felt Succulents Wednesday, October 20, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 4:00 p.m. CHERRY HILL Register for programs at Cherry Hill by This indoor program is limited to 10 This indoor program is limited to 15 calling 410-396-1168 participants and pre-registration is required. participants, and pre-registration is required. Make a Fall Banner Chemistry in the Library: Fast or Slow… Canton Crafternoon Thursday, September 16, 5:00 p.m. Thursdays, September 23 & October 21 Chemistry Makes It Go! This indoor program has limited spaces and Saturday, October 16, 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. pre-registration is required. Join a chemist from the Army Research Join us for an afternoon of crafts and open Laboratory and the American Chemical art play. This indoor program is limited to 15 EDMONDSON AVE. Society and participate in hands-on participants, and pre-registration is required. Register for programs at Edmondson Ave. by experiments exploring the chemistry of Zumbini with Kirsten calling 410-396-0946 reaction rates. For ages 7 and up (7 – 8 year Wednesdays, October 6 – 27, 4:30 p.m. Coloring Club olds must be accompanied by an adult). Designed to let you and your little ones 0 – 3 Thursday, October 28, 5:00 p.m. Registration required. years old wiggle, sing and learn together, This indoor program is limited to 5 families TM the Zumbini program is where the science and pre-registration is required. HAMILTON of child development meets the magic of Register for programs at Hamilton by calling Zumba®. This program is first-come, first- FOREST PARK 410-396-6088 serve and spaces are limited. Please only Register for programs at Forest Park by Family Storytime bring ONE caregiver per child. Register at calling 410-396-0942 Wednesdays, September 8 & October 13 prattlibrary.org Disco Slime 10:30 a.m. Painted Leaf Wall Hanging Tuesday, September 14, 4:00 p.m. Move, laugh, and learn together. For Thursday, October 7, 4:00 p.m. This indoor program has limited spaces and families with children ages 2 – 5. All abilities This indoor program is limited to 15 pre-registration is required. welcome. This indoor program is limited to 24 participants, and pre-registration is required. participants and pre-registration is required.

KIDS WRITERS LIVE! CAROLE WEATHERFORD Wednesday, October 13 6:00 p.m. | Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium & Virtual Baltimore native and Newbery Honor winner Carole Boston Weatherford profiles hometown heroes in The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice and Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi Calls the House to Order. These new children’s books focus on breaking barriers, serving others, and leading for change. Join us in celebrating the launch of these books.

18 Visit calendar.prattlibrary.org for complete details on each program. Fraction Ball at the Library Drive In Movie Thursday, September 16, 3:30 p.m. Monday, October 18, 4:00 p.m. Join us for a game of Fraction Ball at the Let’s go to a drive in! Decorate your own Library! Play on your own or as part of a box-car and settle in for a movie night. team. This indoor program is limited to 6 This indoor program is limited in space and participants and pre-registration is required. pre-registration is required.

Stomp Rockets WALBROOK Thursday, October 21, 3:30 p.m. Register for programs at Walbrook by calling Create a rocket and then launch it using air 410-396-0935 power! This indoor program is limited to 6 participants and pre-registration is required. Bookflix Bonanza Monday, September 20, 2:00 p.m. LIGHT ST. Complete a fun-filled Bookflix scavenger hunt Register for programs at Light St. by calling and explore the various features of this digital 410-396-1096 resource. This indoor program has limited spaces and pre-registration is required. Family Storytime YA WRITERS LIVE! Wednesdays, September 15 & October 13 WAVERLY 10:30 a.m. ELISE BRYANT Register for programs at Wavery by calling Friday, September 10, 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Move, laugh, and learn together. For families 410-396-6053 with children ages 2 – 5. All abilities welcome. Elise Bryant is the author This indoor program is limited to 10 Paper Airplanes of Happily Ever Afters and participants and pre-registration is required. Tuesday, October 19, 4:00 p.m. the forthcoming One True Build a basic paper airplane and test which DIY Craft: Birdhouse Loves. Don’t miss out on a launcher works best! This indoor program has great conversation. Teens Saturday, September 25, 2:00 p.m. limited spaces and pre-registration is required. This indoor program has limited spaces who attend this event will be able to receive a FREE and pre-registration is required. This event VIRTUAL copy of Happily Ever Afters is made possible with the support of ACE Pratt Virtual Storytime Live! by Elise Bryant while Hardware, Federal Hill. Thursdays, September 2 – October 28 supplies last! 11:00 am PATTERSON PARK Register at prattlibrary.org Register for programs at Patterson Park by French/English Family Storytime/ calling 410-396-0983 Contes en famille, français/anglais Saturdays, September 11 & October 9 Family Storytime 11:00 a.m. Wednesdays, September 1 – October 27 For children under 12. 11:00 a.m. Move, laugh, and learn together. For families Fall Fun Storytime with children ages 2 – 5. All abilities welcome. Wednesday, September 22, 4:00 p.m. This indoor program is limited to 20 Half Day Fun: LEGO Build & Share participants, and pre-registration is required. Wednesday, October 6, 2:00 p.m. Make Cents Join us for a live LEGO® build! Try a challenge Thursday, September 16, 3:30 p.m. or just build and share your creation. You’ll Learn about money and saving, and make need: LEGO® bricks and your imagination a bank to take home. This indoor program Drag Queen Story Hour is limited to 20 participants and pre- Thursday, October 28, 4:00 p.m. registration is required. Listen to stories about having pride in being yourself, told by Bambi Galore and special REISTERSTOWN RD. guests! A TRIBUTE TO TUPAC Register for programs at Reisterstown Rd. by Thursday, September 16, 6:00 p.m. calling 410-396-0948 Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium & Garden at the Library “The library is a Virtual Thursday, September 16, 3:00 p.m. wonderful place to get in This year marks 25 years since the death Join the librarian in the garden to weed, pick of Tupac Shakur. Join the Enoch Pratt Free touch with pages and pages of herbs, and learn about the different flowers, Library in collaboration with the Roland herbs, and vegetables. This outdoor program things outside oneself. Fantasy, Park Elementary/Middle school for an has limited spaces and pre-registration is adventure, self-help, and so evening of remembering Tupac and required. much more.” his impact on the world. Middle school — Wanda M. students will share in their own way what Tupac’s life, music, and influence has made on them and the world.

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Entrepreneur Academy

MEET YOUR CAREER AND EDUCATION GOALS WITH A HIGH ENTREPRENEUR ACADEMY Do you have a great idea for a small business but don’t know how to launch it? Have SCHOOL DIPLOMA! you already started a business but are unsure how to take it to the next level? Are you Scholarships will be awarded to interested in being your own boss? The Entrepreneur Academy teaches you everything you qualified applicants who will pursue need to know about starting and running your small business but didn’t know who to ask. coursework through a flexible, online Fall Session will take place on Mondays, September 20 – November 8, 6:30 p.m. format. Successful graduates will earn an accredited high school diploma and a WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: certificate in one of 10 high-growth, • marketing research and business strategies high-demand career fields. • financing options, including recordkeeping and taxes Career Online High School offers: • marketing your business • A 100% online, self-paced format to • developing your business plan meet the needs of working adults. • Classes led by certified teachers. YOU CAN ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF: • A personal academic coach to help • legal, financial, insurance, and accounting advisors you succeed. • networking opportunities • The opportunity to earn a high school • extensive library and business resources diploma and a career certificate in 6 – 18 months. Learn more and register at prattlibrary.org/entrepreneur-academy Applications are now being accepted. Entrepreneur Academy is a partnership between the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Baltimore County Applicants should be at least 19 years Public Library, made possible in part by the Urban Libraries Council. old and a resident of Baltimore City. Learn more at: prattlibrary.org/career-online-high-school Career Online High School is made possible with the generous support of Crown Castle and the David and Barbara FREE DIGITAL HEADSHOTS B. Hirschhorn Foundation. Tuesdays, September 14 & October 12, 11:00 a.m. | Central Library Visit Pratt’s Career Center to have your headshot taken! Whether your job hunting or need a headshot for your career, business, or just for fun, a professional portrait can help you stand out. Sign up at prattlibrary.org for a session and we’ll take your picture and send you a digital copies afterwards.

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People who’ve passed by the Hamilton branch recently have noticed a colorful new mural brightening up the exterior of the building. The mural, featuring a powerful quote from Nelson Mandella, is the creation of Baltimore-based artists White Coffee Creative Company and Insanely Dope Designs. Northwestern Mutual Mid- Atlantic sponsored the project. It’s just the start of some outdoor improvements at the Hamilton branch. Work is underway transforming the courtyard of the building. Improvements include new railings, seating areas, and landscaping. These improvements are made possible by the generosity of donors to the Pratt Branch Improvement Fund. The courtyard project is expected to be complete later this fall.

Courtyard rendering courtesy of Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. 21 WHAT’S INSIDE • Back to School • One Book Baltimore • Pratt Test Kitchen • Writers LIVE! and more!