• 44th Annual Quilt Show

    Decatur Public Library 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatur, AL, United States

    The Quilt Show is on display during regular library hours: Monday - Thursday, 10am - 6pm; Friday, 10am - 5pm; & Saturday, 10am - 4pm; Sunday, CLOSED Vote for your favorite through Monday, Oct. 26th (6pm).  Viewers’ Choice winner ribbons will be placed on Tuesday, October 27th.  

  • Story Time: Letters of the Week – Kk & Ll

    Story Time
    DPL Youth Services Room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    In Story Time, we sing songs, say poems, and read books about a specific theme. We will also have an activity to go along with the theme. This month’s Story Time theme is all about reviewing the letters we learned before summer. Children of all ages are welcome.  No library card is required to attend […]

  • Book Babies: Community Helpers – Dentists

    Book Babies
    DPL Youth Services Room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    Book Babies is a story time for babies from birth to 3 years old. This program is great way to encourage early literacy in our youngest reader. We sing songs, do bouncing rhymes, and read books. This month’s Book Babies theme is all about our Community Helpers. All our programs are free and no library […]

  • Book Launch & Signing with Alicia Hunter Pace

    Author Event
    Decatur Public Library-Main Area

    Alicial Hunter Pace (the writing team of Jean Hovey & Stephanie Jones) will launch the first book in their new paranormal series set in the fictional Angel Bayou, “where the gumbo is spicy, the ghosts are stubborn, and love has a way of getting the last word.” This new series is “humorous small-town paranormal romance […]

  • Hand-Quilting Demos

    Hand-Quilting Demos
    Decatur Public Library-Main Area

    Join us in the seating area at DPL to see how quilts are created by hand. This is a come-and-go event, so stop by for a few minutes or stay a while.

  • Alabama Quilts and Their Stories

    DPL Training Center 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatur, AL

    Alabama is filled with beautiful quilts, old and new, each with their own story. Using quilts as a medium, Beth will discuss the people and places that make up the fabric of the state.  Presented by Beth Hunter from the Alabama Historical Society.

  • Hand-Quilting Demos

    Hand-Quilting Demos
    Decatur Public Library-Main Area

    Join us in the seating area at DPL to see how quilts are created by hand. This is a come-and-go event, so stop by for a few minutes or stay a while.

  • Book Talk: “That Cemetery Lady” Mollie Smith Waters

    Decatur Public Library-Main Area

    Join us for a book talk with Mollie Smith Waters, author of Historic Resting Places of Alabama.  Click here for more details. Books will be available for purchase on-site, courtesy of Brown Books & More.

  • Hand-Quilting Demos

    Hand-Quilting Demos
    Decatur Public Library-Main Area

    Join us in the seating area at DPL to see how quilts are created by hand. This is a come-and-go event, so stop by for a few minutes or stay a while.

  • Author Talk with Alys Locke

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

    Author Alys Locke will talk about her latest release, Raynor and Rose, and her first year as an author of contemporary romance stories.

  • DPL CLOSED

    Decatur Public Library is CLOSED in observance of Veterans Day.  We will reopen  Thursday, November 12th, at 10am.

  • DPL CLOSED

    Decatur Public Library is CLOSED Thursday, November 26th, and Friday, November 27th, in observance of Thanksgiving.  We will reopen Saturday, November 28th, at 10am.