Summary
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is the public library system of Baltimore, Md., and is one of the oldest free public library systems in the United States. The first branch, the Central Library on Baltimore's Mulberry Street, opened on Jan. 5, 1886, and four additional branches opened over the next three months. The libraries, as well as an endowment of more than $1 million, were a gift to the Mayor and the City Council from Enoch Pratt, a notable 19th century Baltimore businessman and philanthropist. Today, there are 22 branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, including the Southeast Anchor Library in Highlandtown, which opened in May 2007. The library also offers a Bookmobile service, in which a library on...
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is the public library system of Baltimore, Md., and is one of the oldest free public library systems in the United States. The first branch, the Central Library on Baltimore's Mulberry Street, opened on Jan. 5, 1886, and four additional branches opened over the next three months. The libraries, as well as an endowment of more than $1 million, were a gift to the Mayor and the City Council from Enoch Pratt, a notable 19th century Baltimore businessman and philanthropist. Today, there are 22 branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, including the Southeast Anchor Library in Highlandtown, which opened in May 2007. The library also offers a Bookmobile service, in which a library on wheels visits local schools.
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John M. Bond
Sun ReporterJohn Meredith Bond, a retired editor who had worked in the publications department at Peterson, Howell and Heather and longtime treasurer of the Mencken Society, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Roland Park resident...Tags: Mass Media, Cartoons, Colleges and Universities, Death and Dying, Family
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Literary Arts
Literary Arts Elkton Arts Center135 E. Main St. / 410-392-5740. •Noon Tuesday: "Lunchlines," an open poetry-writing group, meets. Enoch Pratt Free Librarycentral library, 400 Cathedral St. / 410-396-5494. •6:30 p.m. Tuesday: P.M. Forni...Tags: Oak Park, Elkton
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007 makes a 'Grand' showing
Sun reporterFor more than 90 years, until it was demolished on a snowy January day in 2004 to make way for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Southeast Anchor branch, the glorious Grand Theatre stood on Conkling Street as the pride of Highlandtown. With its Saturday...Tags: John Ford, Dundalk, Spider-Man, Norman Jewison, Patapsco
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Carmelita Coolahan, 91
Carmelita M. Coolahan, a retired nurse, died Thursday of complications from old age at her Cambridge home. The former Wilkens Avenue resident was 91. Born Carmelita Lehman in Baltimore and raised in Westminster, she was a 1932 graduate of St. John's High...Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholic, Medical Staff, Catonsville, Severna Park
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Genevieve W. Mason
Genevieve W. Mason, a retired Baltimore City schools media specialist and teacher who was an Enoch Pratt Free Library activist, died of cancer June 12 at Gilchrist Hospice Center. She was 87 and lived in the Charlestown retirement community. Born...Tags: Coppin State University, Towson University, Colleges and Universities, Costa Mesa, Death and Dying
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Hill alive with 'Sound of Music'
Sun reporterFlicks From the Hill, a free outdoor film series sponsored by the American Visionary Art Museum, opens Thursday with Robert Wise's 1965 adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a cast of...Tags: Robert Wise Jr., Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Spike Lee, Frank Capra Jr.
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ROSWELL ENCINA
Roswell Encina loves "being surrounded by knowledge," which is why he jumped on the opportunity to become the director of communications at the Enoch Pratt Free Library last year. The former TV reporter, who currently lives in Fells Point, worked as a...Tags: Fells Point, John F. Kennedy, Political Systems, Jimmy Carter, Caroline Kennedy
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Now 10, charity looks ahead
Sun reporterIt's taken on drug addiction and tackled school suspensions. It's helped dozens of social entrepreneurs start nonprofits in some of the dreariest corners of Baltimore and along the way forged strong bonds with the city's political, social and financial...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Academic Progress, Illnesses, Charity
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May social calendar
Friday, May 2 "Gastronomique - A Taste of Life" Benefits Johns Hopkins Colon Cancer Center & Colon Cancer Alliance Cocktail attire Maryland Science Center, 601 Light St. 7 p.m. Tickets $175 Call 410-435-1052 or 410-817-9656 " Sandra Bernhard Live!"...Tags: USS Constellation, Duff Goldman, Cancer, Reisterstown, Diseases
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Upcoming events
ONGOING AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS EXHIBIT // The exhibit The Afro-American Newspapers: Celebrating 115 Years of Breaking News, Capturing History, Preserving Legacy runs through Feb. 29 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library, 400 Cathedral St....Tags: Chris Rock, Dance, Elijah E Cummings, Culture, Upper Marlboro
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