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Location Closure The Central Library will be closing Monday, March 17 @ 5 PM due to a speaker event.

Location Closure The Forest Park, Washington Village, & Brooklyn branches are closed for renovations. Learn more here.

Planned Giving

Thank you for considering a planned gift to the Enoch Pratt Free Library! Your thoughtful inclusion of the Library in your estate plans will help support the Library’s vital services and programs today and in the future.

Previous planned gifts have helped define the Pratt’s role as 21st century library, providing ongoing support for programs, services, and capital improvements. Programs and initiatives supported by these contributions include our annual speaker series, which brings authors, poets, and thought-leaders to Baltimore for free public programs; a children’s services fund, which provides vital programming to our youngest readers; and the Branch Improvement Fund, which addresses critical facility issues and upgrades at the 21 library branches located throughout the city.

To learn more about planned giving options, please contact Cindi Monahan, the Library’s Director of Institutional Advancement, at cmonahan@prattlibrary.org or (410) 396-5314.

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The Pratt Legacy Society

The Pratt Legacy Society recognizes and honors those individuals who have made a commitment to support the Enoch Pratt Free Library through their will or other planned gift. As a member of the Legacy Society you will receive invitations to receptions and events throughout the year and be recognized in our annual donor publication. Most importantly, your gift will inspire the next generation of readers and life-long learners. Your support will ensure that the Pratt remains a place of possibility for generations to come. Thank you!

If you have not already done so, please let us know of your intentions so that we may thank you for your generosity.

To learn more about the Legacy Society, please contact Cindi Monahan, the Library’s Director of Institutional Advancement, at cmonahan@prattlibrary.org or (410) 396-5314.

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Your gifts provide crucial support for a wide range of Library programs and services that receive little or no public funding.

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Donate Your Books, Media & Other Items


Consider supporting the Pratt Library with a donation of gently used books, magazines, or DVDs.

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