Decatur Public Library

FREE Tax Help
2026-04-06 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-04 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-02 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-01 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-30 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-25 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) and 5 more dates | DPL Training Center, 504 Cherry Street NE, Decatur, AL
Free tax preparation assistance is provided by the R.S.V.P. volunteers in DPL’s Training Center.
*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY*
Call 256-232-7207 to make your appointment.

Tweens & Teens: Flower Power
2026-04-03 15:00 - 16:30 | Story Hour Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Tired of flowers not lasting? Need a gift for someone’s birthday? Ages 11-17 are invited to DPL to make flowers out of pipe cleaners. Make one or multiple flowers. All supplies are provided. No registration required. This program is free.

Toy Time Friday
2026-04-03 10:00 - 16:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Stop by the and play with the toys! Toys will be out all day for you to come and play as you have time. We will have everything from blocks to trains to cars to LEGOs and more!

LEGO Hour: Easter
2026-04-02 16:00 - 17:00 | DPL Community Room, 504 Cherry St., NE, Decatur, 35601, United States
Kids of all ages are welcome to come-and-go to build something fantastic with our LEGO® bricks.
This month’s challenge: build something with an Easter theme!

OUTREACH - P.A.C.T.'s Child Abuse Prevention Month Kick-Off Event
2026-04-02 11:30 - 13:30 | Morgan County/Decatur Farmers Market, 211 1st Ave SE, Decatur, AL, 35601, United States
Gather with PACT, their Partners in Prevention, and the community as they launch a month dedicated to awareness, education, and prevention, so that together we can build a community where every child feels protected!

DPL is excited to take part in this event. We will be issuing library cards and have giveaways for kids. We hope you’ll join us!

Youth Book Club: Number in the Title
2026-04-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Story Hour Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Kids ages 8+ are invited to this book club just for kids! Read a book with a number in the title to discuss in this month’s meeting. It can be from any genre!

Book Babies: Letter of the Week - Z z
2026-04-01 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Book Babies is story time for babies from birth to age 3 and their adults. We do bouncing rhymes and sing songs!
No library card is required to attend our programs. Siblings are welcome, too!

Story Time: Letter of the Week - J j
2026-03-31 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Story Time is designed for preschool children. We say poems and read stories. All are welcome!

Saturday Story Time
2026-03-28 14:00 - 14:30 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Can’t make it to Story Time during the week? Join us for this special Saturday edition! We’ll read some award-winning books, learn some poems, and have a crafty activity.

FYI Series: WHEN PERFECT ISN’T PEACE - How Perfectionism Fuels Anxiety and Blocks the Spiritual Practice of Love and Forgiveness
2026-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | DPL Community Room, 504 Cherry St., NE, Decatur, 35601, United States
presented by Jetaun Bailey, LPC-S, CSC
This session will explore how perfectionism fuels anxiety through fear of failure, shame, and harsh self-criticism. The goal is to provide both psychological insight and practical, non-denominational, spiritual tools so participants leave feeling empowered and reconnected to inner peace.
Complete information here.

Book Babies: Letter of the Week - Y y
2026-03-25 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Book Babies is story time for babies from birth to age 3 and their adults. We do bouncing rhymes and sing songs!

Story Time: Letter of the Week - I i
2026-03-24 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States

LEGO Morning
2026-03-20 10:00 - 12:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Kids of all ages are welcome to come-and-go to build something fantastic with our LEGO® bricks!

Day in the Park at Delano: All About Birds & Trees
2026-03-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Delano Park, 825 Gordon Dr SE, Decatur, AL, 35601, United States
9am – Bird Walk for all ages with Ava Lyerly of the North Alabama Young Birders Club
10am – Story Time with Ms. Zoie from DPL
10:30am – 11:30am: 4-H Science School Raptor Trek program
Photo opp with Tansy the Meadow Princess (from Magical Memories AL)
Educational tables from the Leave No Trace, the
International Crane Foundation, and North Alabama Young Birders Club
Learn about trees with DPL’s scavenger hunt and the Tree Lady (sponsored by Delano Park Conservancy)
and free books for kids from DPL!
In the event of rain, all events will take place at DPL.

Book Babies: Letter of the Week - X x
2026-03-18 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States

Tweens & Teens: Slime Time
2026-03-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Story Hour Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Ages 11-17 are invited to come hang out and make slime!
All supplies are provided. No registration required. This program is free.

Special Guest Story Time: Nesta the Gnome
2026-03-17 10:30 - 11:00 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
Come to this special story time and meet Nesta, the St. Patrick’s Day Gnome! She’ll read a story and pose for pictures. We’ll also have a St. Patrick’s Day coloring page. Be sure to wear green! Nesta appears courtesy of
Magical Memories AL.

Monday Toy Day
2026-03-16 10:00 - 17:30 | DPL Youth Services room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, 35601-1970, United States
