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Decatur, Al 35601

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  • January 2026

  • Fri 9

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL: Story Time with Hope

    January 9 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    Decatur Public Library Youth Services Room 504 Cherry St. NE, Decatur

    Hope, mascot for the International Crane Foundation, will present this free story time for all ages. More information at www.myDPL.org/cranes.

  • Sat 10

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL: Bird Walk for Kids at Delano Park

    January 10 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    Delano Park 825 Gordon Dr SE, Decatur, AL, United States

    Ava Lyerly will lead children ages 5-18 on a bird walk at Delano Park.  This free program is for young people interested in learning about bird watching and identification. RSVP […]

  • Sat 10

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL: Trunk Goes Thunk! Story Time

    January 10 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    Author Heather C. Morris will read her book Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites and talk with kids about opposites, forests, and using all five senses to  explore our […]

  • Sat 10

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL: Free Meet & Greet with Hope

    January 10 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    Decatur Public Library-Main Area

    Come and meet Hope (mascot for the International Crane Foundation), get your picture made with her, or even practice your crane dance moves with her! More at www.myDPL.org/cranes.

  • Sat 10

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL: Tips for Taking Your Best Wildlife Photographs

    January 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    DPL Community Room 504 Cherry St., NE, Decatur, United States

    Professional photographer Donald Hood (Status Image Photography) will offer tips for taking your best wildlife pictures.   This program is for anyone - of any age - who wants to get […]

  • Sat 10

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL: Poetry Reading – “If I Were a Crane”

    January 10 @ 2:20 pm - 2:30 pm Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    Amy H. Stewart will read “If I Were a Crane”, a poem she wrote based on the imaginative dreams of her grandsons, Jaxton & Braxton, about what it would be […]

  • Sat 10

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL: Quail Story Time

    January 10 @ 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    DPL Youth Services room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    Jessie Douglas Taylor, Farm Bill Biologist II with Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever, will read Dale the Quail and the Rainbow Serenade for kids of all ages.

  • Tue 13

    Family Story Time: Snowmen

    January 13 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am Story Time
    DPL Community Room 504 Cherry St., NE, Decatur, United States

    Sometimes we combine our Story Time and Book Babies programs into one Family Story Time!  All ages are welcome for stories, songs and fun, all surrounding a theme.  For this session […]

  • Mon 19

    DPL CLOSED

    January 19

    Decatur Public Library is closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  We will reopen Tuesday, January 20th, at 10am.

  • Tue 20

    Toy Tuesday

    January 20 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
    DPL Community Room 504 Cherry St., NE, Decatur, United States

    Stop by the Youth Services Room to play with the toys!  On Tuesday, January 20th, from 10am - 5:30pm, we will have toy stations set out all around the room, […]

  • Wed 21

    Family Story Time: Hugs

    January 21 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am Story Time
    DPL Community Room 504 Cherry St., NE, Decatur, United States

    When we have a week shortened by a holiday, we combine our Story Time and Book Babies programs into one Family Story Time!  All ages are welcome for stories, songs and […]

  • Sat 24

    DPL CLOSED

    January 24

    Due to the serious and significant threat of severe weather, DPL is CLOSED today.

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