400 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD 21201 | Phone: 410.396.5430

Contact Information:

SLRC (General Information)
State Library Resource Center
Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Telephone: 410-396-5430
Fax: 410-396-1441
E-mail:Ask a Librarian

SLRC Public Services Office
State Library Resource Center
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Wesley L. Wilson, Chief, Public Services
400 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Telephone: 410-396-5429
Fax: 410-385-1376
E-mail:wwesley@prattlibrary.org

Sailor Operations Center
State Library Resource Center
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Stuart Ragland, Sailor Services Manager
400 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Telephone: 410-396-5551
Fax: 410-396-3722
E-mail:sragland@soc.lib.md.us

Information Access Division (IAD)
State Library Resource Center
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Ann Smith, Chief
400 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Telephone: 410-396-5358
Fax: 410-396-3526
E-mail:asmith@prattlibrary.org

Subject Departments: 

Unless otherwise specified, all departments can be contacted by mail at: State Library Resource Center, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

African AmericanSubject Department 1
Historical and current information (fiction and non-fiction) about African Americans
Manager:  Vivian Fisher
Telephone:  410-361-9287
Fax:  443-984-2503
E-mail:  vfisher@prattlibrary.org 


Business, Science and Technology
 
Business, economics, science, medicine, horticulture and agriculture, animals and pets, sports and recreation, technology, military and naval sciences
Manager:  John Damond
Telephone:  410-396-5316
Fax:  410-396-1481
E-mail:  jdamond@prattlibrary.org


Business Center
 
Provides information on small business start-up, financial planning and literacy, human resources and management
Manager:  Naomi Hafter
Telephone:  410-396-5316
Fax:  410-396-1481
E-mail:  nhafter@prattlibrary.org


Children's 
Serves ages 0-12 and their caregivers with emphasis on 0-5 (includes books, magazines and recordings), and storytelling expertise
Manager:  Selma Levi
Telephone:  410-396-5402
Fax:  410-545-7609
E-mail:  slevi@prattlibrary.org 


Circulation
Handles checking out and checking in of materials, issuing library cards and maintaining reserve shelves
Supervisor:  Brandi Delly
Telephone:  410-396-5325
Fax:  410-396-8176
E-mail:  bdelly@prattlibrary.org

Subject Department 3
Fiction 

All novels and short stories (including classics, horror, romance, science fiction, westerns, etc.), and large print books
SLRC Manager:  Helen Blumberg
Telephone:  410-396-5484
Fax:  410-545-6807
E-mail:  hblumber@prattlibrary.org


Fine Arts and Music
 
Music, architecture, art, crafts, and photography
Assistant Manager:  Shayna Siegel
Telephone:  410-396-5490
Fax:  410-396-1409
E-mail:  slsiegel@prattlibrary.org


Government Reference Service
 
Provides information and materials for Maryland state government employees with work related questions and projects
Manager:  Linda Meriken
Telephone:  410-396-4042
Fax:  410-545-7876
E-mail:  lmeriken@prattlibrary.org


Grants Collection: Nonprofit Resource Center
 
Material and services covering nonprofit management and fundraising
Manager:  Andrea Snyder
Telephone:  410-361-5320
Fax:  410-396-1413
E-mail:  grc@prattlibrary.org

Subject Department 4
Humanities

Philosophy, religion, language (foreign languages and English), literature (and literary criticism), plays, theater and screenplays
Manager:  Ellen Luchinsky
Telephone:  410-396-5487
Fax:  410-732-9488
E-mail:  eluchin@prattlibrary.org


Information Services
 
Staffs Maryland AskUsNow!, Night Owl, Telephone Reference Service and the Information Desk in Central Hall
Manager:  Marcia Dysart
Telephone:  410-396-5440
Fax:  410-396-1441
E-mail:  mdysart@prattlibrary.org


Job and Career Information Center
 
Material and services for individuals exploring careers or seeking jobs
Manager:  Rebecca Immich
Telephone:  410-396-5317
Fax:  410-396-1481
E-mail:  rimmich@prattlibrary.org

Subject Department 5
Maryland 

Material relating to history, economics, social conditions, literature, and other aspects of life in Maryland
SLRC Manager:  Jeffrey Korman
Telephone:  410-396-5468
Fax:  410-396-1481
E-mail:  jkorman@prattlibrary.org


Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Project / Digitization
 
Leads collaborative efforts in the state to digitize and web-post historical collections pertaining to Maryland; maintains www.mdch.org
Digitization Supervisor:  Michael Scott
Telephone:  410-545-6342
Fax:  410-396-3722
E-mail:  mscott@prattlibrary.org


Maryland Interlibrary Loan Organization (MILO + MARINA)
 
Coordinates the loan of materials throughout Maryland libraries; brokers loans to and from libraries of the state
Department Head:  Emma Beaven
Telephone:  410-396-5498
Fax:  410-396-5837
E-mail:  milo@prattlibrary.org

Subject Department 6
Periodicals
 
Journals, magazines, and newspapers (all found on both print and microfilm/fiche), genealogical materials, and indexes
Manager:  Abigail Cooley
Telephone:  410-396-5424
Fax:  410-396-1199
E-mail:  acooley@prattlibrary.org


Regional Information Center - Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Operated in partnership with Enoch Pratt Free Library
2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21224
Special collection focused on demography, transportation, economic conditions, environment and planning in the Baltimore region
Manager:  Mary Logan
Telephone:  410-732-9570
Fax:  410-732-9488
E-mail:  mlogan@prattlibrary.org 

Subject Department 8
Sights and Sounds
 
Audio-visual materials (DVDs, video, 16mm film, music CDs, tapes and records, audio books)
Manager:  Cynthia Bender
Telephone:  410-396-4616
Fax:  410-396-7517
E-mail:  cbender@prattlibrary.org 


Social Science and History
 
History, genealogy, sociology, political science, education, law, anthrology, geography, maps, travel, and women's studies
Manager:  Robert Burke
Telephone:  410-396-5320
Fax:  410-396-1413
E-mail:  rburke@prattlibrary.org


State Documents (SDDP)
 
Heads the State Publications Depository Program by receiving copies of all state publications and distributing them to all depository libraries in Maryland
Manager: 
Telephone:  410-396-5471
Fax:  410-396-4441
E-mail:  lstone@prattlibrary.org


YA Fiction and the Student Express
 
Books (fiction and non-fiction), magazines, graphic novels, reference books, and services for ages 13-18
Young Adult Specialist:  Liz Sundermann
Telephone:  410-396-5484
Fax:  410-545-6807
E-mail:  lsunderm@prattlibrary.org

Information Access Departments: 


Collection Management Department Manager
Lynn Stonesifer
(410) 396-5471

Resource Delivery Department Manager
Wendy Allen
(410) 545-6344

• Circulation Unit 
Brandi Delly
(410) 396-5325

• Maryland Interlibrary Loan Unit (MILO)
Emma Beaven
(410) 396-5498

Sailor Project Manager
Stuart Ragland
(410) 545-6343

Systems Department Manager
Michael Walsh
(410) 395-8391

• Sailor Network Administrator
Michael Brown
(410) 545-6340

Web Department Manager 
Xiaoyu Zhou
(410) 443-984-2443

• Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Project
       Michael Scott
       (410) 545-6342