Decatur Public Library

504 Cherry Street
Decatur, Al 35601

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Book Babies: “Pirates!”

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

Book Babies is story time for babies from birth to age 3 and their adults.  We do fun fingerplays, poems and songs!

DPL’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Decatur Public Library-Main Area

Ahoy, mateys!  The entire library will take part in this celebration of Talk Like a Pirate Day!  Pirates from the Crewe O’ Ye Crooked Goat will roam the library, read stories, and pose for pictures. They’ll even have their life-size pirate ship in our circle drive on Cherry Street! We’ll have a scavenger hunt and […]

LEGO Hour *Pirate Edition*

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

To celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, use DPL’s LEGO® brick collection to build a pirate ship (or anything else a pirate might need)!  

“Fall” Story Time

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

Story Time is designed for preschool children.  We sing songs and read stories around a theme.  All are welcome!

Book Babies: “Fall”

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

Book Babies is story time for babies from birth to age 3 and their adults.  We do fun fingerplays, poems and songs!

Afternoon Story Time: Fairy Tales

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

School-aged kids are invited to this afternoon story time all about fairy tales.  It’s a fun way to unwind after school with some stories!  

1KBB4K Graduation Ceremony

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

This short ceremony will celebrate the children (and their adults!) who have completed the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.

Event Series Story Time

Story Time: Animal Care

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

Story Time is designed for preschool children.  We sing songs and read stories around a theme.  All are welcome!  

Event Series Quilting Bee at the Library

Quilting Bee at the Library

Decatur Public Library-Main Area

Members of the Piecemakers and the Decatur Quilt Lover’s Guild will have a quilting frame and quilt-in-progress set up in the seating area at DPL and will be working on the quilt. Teens and adults are welcome to stop by during this free event and learn how quilting is done, try it out if you’ve […]

Event Series Book Babies

Book Babies: Pets

DPL Youth Services room DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatu, Åland Islands

Book Babies is story time for babies from birth to age 3 and their adults.  We do fun fingerplays, poems and songs!

Event Series Speakeasy Book Club

Speakeasy Book Club

DPL Community Room 504 Cherry St., NE, Decatur, United States

This is the Book Club associated with the Adult Reading Challenge.  If you are interested in finding out about the Adult Reading Challenge or hearing what others are reading for the challenge, join us!  We meet from 12pm - 2pm in the Community Room at Decatur Public Library.  Visitors are welcome! For adults 18 and […]