Decatur Public Library

504 Cherry Street
Decatur, Al 35601

Currently Open

Regime change : inside the imperial presidency of Donald Trump / Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan.
Upward bound / Woody Brown.
This is where the serpent lives / Daniyal Mueenuddin.
The fine art of lying / Alexandra Andrews.
The sea child / Linda Wilgus.
Blunt instrument / Amy Bloom.
Make me better / Sarah Gailey.
Beyond life and death : the way of true freedom / Jet Li with Alexander Nemser.
Seek the traitor's son / Veronica Roth.
Things in nature merely grow / Yiyun Li.
The last contract of Isako / Fonda Lee.
We do not part / Han Kang ; translated by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris.
Prestige drama / Séamas O'Reilly.
The revelation of Dionne Daphne / Mara Brock Akil.
Cutthroat / Octavia Grant.

Agents of S.U.I.T. Sew much trouble / written by John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings ; illustrated by Pat Lewis ; with color by Wes Dzioba
Just Jaime / Terri Libenson
The invisible man : abridged classics with review questions / H. G. Wells
Bad Kitty gets a phone / Nick Bruel
Where is Area 51? / by Paula K. Manzanero ; illustrated by Tim Foley
What was the Hindenburg? / by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by David Groff
A door made for me / written by Tyler Merritt ; with Ty Chapman ; illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre
Ben 10. For science! / written by C.B. Lee ; illustrated by Mattia di Meo ; colored by Eleonora Bruni ; lettered by Warren Montgomery ; cover by Mattia de Meo
Ben 10. The Manchester mystery / written by C.B. Lee ; illustrated by Francesca Perrone ; colored by Eleonora Bruni ; lettered by Warren Montgomery ; editor Matthew Levine
The LEGO book / written by Daniel Lipkowitz
It's not rocket science / Lucy & Liz Lareau, writers ; Ryan Jampole, artist
Dinotrux / Chris Gall
Enemies / Svetlana Chmakova
K is for keystone : a Pennsylvania alphabet / written by Kristen Kane and illustrated by Laura Knorr
Sonic the Hedgehog. Volume 1, ¡Consecuencias! / guión, Ian Flynn ; dibujo, Tracy Yardley (#1), Adam Bryce Thomas (#2), Jennifer Hernandez (#3), Evan Stanley (#4) ; rotulación, Gucas Gattoni ; color, Matt Herms (#1 y 4), Adam Bryce Thomas (#2), Heather Breckel (#3) ; entintado, Jim Amash (#1), Bob Smith (#1) ; traducido por Carlos Guzmán y Alejandro Verdugo

The touchstone of Raven Hollow : secrets of Roseville / Betty Bolté
Haunted melody : secrets of Roseville / Betty Bolté
Undying love : secrets of Roseville / Betty Bolté
Savor the moment / Nora Roberts
Finding the dream / Nora Roberts
Face the fire / Nora Roberts
Twilight at blueberry barrens / Colleen Coble
Fragile designs / Colleen Coble
Blue moon promise / Colleen Coble
The recovery agent / Janet Evanovich
The lost for words bookshop : a novel / Stephanie Butland
The rocky road to romance / Janet Evanovich
A fragile enchantment / Allison Saft
The bookshop below / Georgia Summers
The inadequate heir / Danielle L. Jensen

Image of flyer which reads: Do you read romance? Do you love love stories? You're invited to Happily Ever After at DPL, Thursday, August 27th 2pm-4pm Community Room *Registration is REQUIRED for this free program* Learn about romance from the local authors who write it, get free swag, and maybe win a door prize!

USING THE LIBRARY

DPL’s self-check kiosk against brick wall near library’s 6th Avenue entrance.

COMPUTERS & PRINTING

14 Public computer work stations against the wall in main area of Decatur Public Library.

LIBRARY RULES

extreme closeup of Library brick wall with superimposed text “Library Rules”

Add DPL to your phone’s home screen for quick access to our website!

Follow the steps below to put an icon for DPL on your phone’s home screen that will take you right to our webpage!

Android:

  1. open Google Chrome and go to the www.myDPL.org.
  2. Then drop down the menu by tapping the screen’s three-dot icon at the top right-hand corner.
  3. Select Add to Home screen.

iPhone or iPad:

  1. Launch Safari on your ‌iPhone‌ or ‌iPad‌.
  2. Go to www.myDPL.org
  3. Tap the Share icon (the square with an arrow pointing out of it) at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Scroll down to the list of actions and tap Add to Home Screen. (If you don’t see the action, scroll to the bottom and tap Edit Actions, then tap Add next to the Add to Home Screen action. After that, you’ll be able to select it from the Share Sheet.)

 

TOP DIGITAL RESOURCES

NewsBank® inc. Reliable Information on Any Topic! America’s News, The Decatur Daily.  Access Decatur Daily (Search 2006-Current), newspapers, journals, magazines & more from across the US.  Includes 70 Alabama News Sources! (DPL card required for remote access)
HomeworkAlabama.org: K-12 homework help; academic tutoring; self-study resources; test prep tool; writing lab & drop-off reviews. FREE, live tutors are available online from 10am – 11pm, daily.  Powered by Tutor.com, provided by Alabama Public Library Service & Institute of Museum and Library Services. (NO DPL card required.)
AVL Alabama Virtual Library: Connecting you to a world of knowledge.  The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library information resources.  It is a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. (NO DPL card required.)
EBSCO Learning Express® Learning Express Library ® features: online tutorials; practice tests; quizzes; and eBooks to help you with: basic skills in reading, writing, math & science; job search help; build workplayce skills; and test prep for college & grad school admissions, U.S. Citizenship & GED®. (DPL Card required).
NewspaperArchive: Explore, Discover, Share.  Provides digital access to full-view historical newspapers from DPL’s microfilm collection; Includes The Decatur Daily from 1912-1977 and other historic publications from Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan counties. (DPL card required.)

DPL Curbside

DPL Curbside is available whenever the library is open!
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Support The Library

The library is YOUR community resource and you can support it best by using its services. 

Visit our Friends’ page to learn about book donation and the Friends’ Used Book Sale Room.  Click on “Join the Friends” below to join or renew your membership. 

Thank you!

doors propped open to the reveal the interior of Book Sale room with the sign stating Friends Used Book Sale Room over entrance