Friends of the Canton Library

01/06/2025

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WINTER WEATHER ALERT: All Locations of the Pratt Library will close on Monday, Jan 6 due to inclement weather. The Pratt’s digital library is always open. More details at prattlibrary.org.

12/03/2024

Today is GivingTuesday!

Donate now to protect our school libraries! 👉 https://www.everylibrary.org/givingtuesday

Did you know that if you stacked all 4,231 unique banned books from the 2023-2024 school year, they would reach the height the Empire State Building?

We urgently need your help to stop this trend. Let’s stand together to protect our school libraries this GivingTuesday.

12/03/2024

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Please consider a donation to the Friends of the Canton Library and the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Libraries are so important.

12/02/2024

Do you love Baltimore history? Then I have a program for you. Jack Burkert will be speaking about his new book, Twentieth Century Baltimore: A Native Son's Casual History of the City on the Patapsco on December 7 at 2 PM at the Canton Library. Jack's fact loaded history talks include all the quirky details that bring history to life. Jack was the senior educator for the Baltimore Museum of Industry and continues to inform and entertain audiences with his talks. Copies of his book will be available for sale. They also make terrific holiday gifts!

10/07/2024

Visitors in the library garden.

10/05/2024

Frankenstein performance tonight is canceled, due to illness. Sorry.

09/30/2024

Unfortunately, tonight's Performance of Frankenstein is canceled due to illness. Hopefully we can reschedule this. Thank you for your understanding.

09/30/2024

We are thrilled to announce the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s new President & CEO, Chad Helton. With a deep commitment to community, equity, and innovation, Chad is ready to lead us into the future. Read the Board Chair’s letter introducing Chad and learn more about his vision for the Pratt Library: https://loom.ly/HwyJtcM

04/12/2024

Thank you to all the volunteers today, both Friends of the Canton Library and those from M&T Bank. We weeded, composted, and mulched the gardens during the last 2 weeks, even with all the rain. The Canton Library gardens are looking really good. This is truly a group effort. The library gardens are maintained without chemicals so we are bay and environment friendly. We planted some seeds today so we are hoping for lots of color this year. Need seeds, stop by the library and pick some up from the seed library. Need a book to help you get started on your garden and tree pits? Pick up a book at the Pratt. Want to help us maintain the gardens? Please let us know in the comments. We hope to see many lovely pops of color throughout southeast Baltimore. Happy gardening.

04/12/2024

A little rain will be good for the plants. The event is still on. Hope to see you at 11 AM at the Canton Library.