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HOW DO I DONATE BOOKS?
  • Pay for your purchases at the Public Services Desk.
  • We accept cash, check and credit cards (Visa/Mastercard)
  • What you buy from this room helps the Friends of Decatur Public Library do so much to make our library great.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Price List for Sale Items

JOIN THE FRIENDS

We invite you to join the Friends of the Library and help us provide the library with those special amenities and items that cannot be acquired through the library’s regular budget. Our money is obtained through generous memberships and proceeds from the book sale room which always can use more volunteers. We need your help. Membership forms are available at the Library.

Membership Levels

  • Seniors $10
  • Individual $15
  • Family $25
  • Club, Organization $30
  • Sustaining $50
  • Patron $100
  • Business $50 or $100

To join the Friends, fill out this form and mail to the library at:

504 Cherry St. NE

Decatur, AL 35601

OR

Post Office Box 313

Decatur, AL  35602

The Friends of the Library is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible. Make checks payable to Friends of the Library.

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

Monetary Donation

The Friends of the Library will accept monetary donations in cash or check form. Make checks payable to Friends of the Library.

The Friends of the Library is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible.

Volunteer

Book Sale Room: Ongoing help for the Book Sale room Volunteers are needed to work in the Friends Used Book Sale Room to shelve and straighten. Volunteers must be a current member of the Friends of the Library and are asked to work 2+ hours one or two days a week. For more information contact 256-353-2993 ext. 100.

ABOUT US

The Friends of Decatur Public Library is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated association. Our objectives are to:

  • Encourage all citizens to make fuller use of the opportunities afforded by the Decatur Public Library for the dissemination of education and culture.
  • Provide supplementary materials and equipment to increase the effectiveness and scope of services provided by the Decatur Public Library.
  • Foster locally an appreciation of the high standard of service afforded by libraries in general and by the Decatur Public Library in particular.
  • To stimulate public interest and support of the Decatur Public Library.
    • Develop citizenship, enrichment and education through better reading.
Friends Financial Report
2017 – 2019
Letter from the President of the Friends Board
The Friends Used Book Sale Room

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504 Cherry St. NE
Decatur, AL 35601

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(256) 353-2993

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Mon - Thu: 10am-6pm
Fri: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-4pm
Sunday: CLOSED

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We no longer have a media only book drop. Please return DVDs, books on CD, & kits in the book drop which faces 6th Avenue. You can deposit any return item in either of the slots. Thanks!