Family Story Time: "It's a grand time for Grandparents!"
2026-06-16 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Bring your grandparent (or any special adult in your life) to this special story time all about grandparents. After story time, we’ll have a dinosaur activity.

OUTREACH - Launch into Literacy with Decatur City Schools
2026-06-16 17:30 - 19:30
Decatur Public Library will join the Decatur City Schools S.T.E.A.M. Engine at Frances Nungester Elementary. We will be issuing library cards (adults please have your I.D.) and providing information about library programs.

DPL's StoryWalk® at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
2026-06-17 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-20 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-21 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-22 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-24 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-25 09:00 - 16:00 and 11 more dates | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, 3121 Visitor Center Road, Decatur, AL, 35603, United States
Take a walk on the Atkeson Cypress Trail at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and read Trunk goes Thunk! Written by Heather Morris with Art by Chantelle & Burgen Thorne
Available during Refuge open hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 9:00am – 4:00pm, CLOSED Sunday & Monday
CLOSED June 19th & July 4th
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier Vermont. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

Professor Whizzpop's Monster Magic Show
2026-06-18 15:30 - 16:30 | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Have a roaring good time with Professor Whizzpop’s Monster Magic Show!
During the show, we will assemble a dino from fossils, dodge monsters, hatch a baby dino, and even let a T-Rex have a magical meal! There will be laughs, giggles, amazing magic, and lots of mega-monsters.
All are welcome to this free program.

Different Ways We Communicate
2026-06-22 08:00 - 17:00 | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
with Kayla Busick
Join us to learn about American Sign Language (ASL) and braille. Kids can do an activity that involves braille, ASL, and hieroglyphics.
All are welcome to this free program.

DPL Story Time: Paleontology
2026-06-23 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
In Story Time, we say poems and read stories around a theme. This session’s theme is Paleontology! After Story Time, we will have a dinosaur bone craft.
Children of all ages are welcome!

LEGO® Afternoon
2026-06-24 15:00 - 17:00 | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Children of all ages are invited to create something fantastic with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Drop in for 20 minutes or stay the entire time for this free-build session. What will you build?

Story Time with a Paleontologist
2026-06-25 11:00 - 11:30 | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Kids can meet a (pretend) paleontologist who will read some dino stories. Kids can take pictures with her, color a paleontology picture, and do an activity. All are welcome to this free program.
This program is courtesy of Magical Memories AL.

OUTREACH - DPL at the Farmer's Market
2026-06-26 08:00 - 12:00 | Morgan County/Decatur Farmers Market, 211 1st Ave SE, Decatur, AL, 35601, United States
Decatur Public Library will be at the Morgan County/Decatur Farmer’s Market for Outreach & Pop-up Story Time. We’ll have Story Time at 10:30am with Ms. Stephanie, free books for children, calendars for upcoming events, and we will issue library cards (please bring your I.D. For details about what is needed, visit www.myDPL.org/dplcards.)

Story Time
2026-06-30 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
In Story Time, we say poems and read stories around a theme. This session’s theme is America’s Birthday!
After Story Time, kids can make a 4th of July hat!
Children of all ages are welcome.

LEGO® Morning
2026-07-02 10:00 - 12:00 | DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States

OUTREACH - Launch into Literacy with Decatur City Schools
2026-07-06 17:30 - 19:30
Decatur Public Library will join the Decatur City Schools S.T.E.A.M. Engine at Julian Harris Elementary. We will be issuing library cards (adults please have your I.D.) and providing information about library programs.
