Decatur Public Library

504 Cherry Street
Decatur, Al 35601

Currently Open

A pair of aces / Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.
Sublimation / Isabel J. Kim.
The burning side / Sarah Damoff.
The daughters' war / Christopher Buehlman.
The divorce / Freida McFadden.
The final target / Nora Roberts.
The shippers / Katherine Center.
The summer share / Jenn McKinlay.
Thor & Loki : epic tales from Marvel mythology / Delilah S. Dawson ; illustrations by Gabriel H Walta.
Whistler / Ann Patchett.
The land and its people / David Sedaris.
An inconvenient widow : the torment, trial, and triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln / Lois Romano.
America, U.S.A. : how race shadows the nation's anniversary / by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
Evidence not seen : a woman's miraculous faith in the jungles of World War II / Darlene Deibler Rose.
Be your own bestie : a no-nonsense guide to changing the way you treat yourself / Misha Brown.

All is Nat lost / Maria Scrivan
The super side-quest test! by Thomas Flintham
The emerald tablet / Dan Jolley
Five puptacular tales! : 5 early readers!
Otis and the puppy / Loren Long
Her name was Mary Katharine : the story of the only woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence / Ella Schwartz ; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Ladies of liberty : the women who shaped our nation / Cokie Roberts ; illustrated by Diane Goode
Revolutionary Prudence Wright : leading the Minute Women in the fight for independence / Beth Anderson ; illustrated by Susan Reagan
And then what happened, Paul Revere? / pictures by Margot Tomes
Independence Day / Willma Willis Gore ; reading consultant, Michael P. French
The American Revolution / Ben Thompson ; Illustrations by C.M. Butzer
Dangerous crossing : the revolutionary voyage of John Quincy Adams / by Stephen Krensky ; illustrated by Greg Harlin
Over sea, under stone / Susan Cooper
Pippi in the South Seas / Astrid Lindgren ; translated by Susan Beard ; illustrations by Ingrid Vang Nyman
Zootopia 2 : the junior novelization / adapted by Steve Behling

Alone in the wild / Kelley Armstrong
The wild inside : a novel of suspense / Christine Carbo
The wolf border : a novel / Sarah Hall
The hike / Lucy Clarke
The simple wild / K.A. Tucker
The precipice / Paul Doiron
The briars / Sarah Crouch
Deadfall : a novel / Linda Fairstein
Battle mountain / C.J. Box
Destroyer angel / Nevada Barr
Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest / Suzanne Simard
Exploring wild Alabama : a guide to the state's publicly accessible natural areas / Kenneth M. Wills & L.J. Davenport
Owls aren't wise and bats aren't blind : a naturalist debunks our favorite fallacies about wildlife / by Warner Shedd
The comfort of crows : a backyard year / Margaret Renkl ; art by Billy Renkl
Best tent camping, Alabama : your car-camping guide to scenic beauty, the sounds of nature, and an escape from civilization / Joe Cuhaj

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