Books should be picked up at the Circulation Desk. There are no renewals on loaned materials. Most libraries in Maryland do not charge to lend materials in state. On receipt of materials, customers will be contacted by phone. If two calls cannot reach the customer, a postcard is sent at a 50 cent charge, payable on receipt of the materials.
Customers can also request materials from outside of the Maryland network.
Library cards from other Maryland public library system can be used, but need to be validated for use at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Customers must be free of fines to be eligible for interlibrary loan service. This provides access for the people of Maryland, via their local library system, to materials and services regardless of where they may live, or where needed resources may be located within Maryland. MILO serves approximately 700 individual library agencies with the help of 117 in-state referral agencies, which share their resources with libraries in the network. Materials not available from the Enoch Pratt Free Library's collection are automatically referred to locations on behalf of borrowing libraries to participating lenders in the network.