One Of The Country’s First ‘100% Free Full-Service’ Grocery Stores Operates Inside A Baltimore Library: 'No Income Requirements, No Id Needed'

One Of The Country’s First ‘100% Free Full-Service’ Grocery Stores Operates Inside A Baltimore Library: 'No Income Requirements, No Id Needed'

One Of The Country’s First ‘100% Free Full-Service’ Grocery Stores Operates Inside A Baltimore Library: 'No Income Requirements, No Id Needed' In many ways, the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore, Maryland mirrors countless public libraries across the country.  Inside its Southeast Anchor branch, floor-to-ceiling glass windows meet brownstone brick, allowing natural sunlight to filter in, illuminating shelves upon shelves of books, kids coloring atop alphabet rugs, and readers milling about the stacks.  But tucked inside its first floor is something unique: The Pratt Free Market. It’s one of the country’s first 100% free and full-service grocery stores operated within a public library.  Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Fridays from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., customers are welcome to grab whatever they can fit in a library-supplied bag — entirely for free.  The market, which is 90% volunteer-run, is stocked like any other grocery store, with fresh produce, dry goods, paper goods, …