Decatur Public Library

Phone 256-340-5780
Website http://www.myDPL.org/summerreads

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  • FYI Series – Holiday Peace: Taking Care of Your Mental Health During the Holiday Season

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

    The holidays can bring a lot of joy, but they can also come with stress, family pressures, grief, loneliness, financial worries, and the feeling that we have to do it all. During our time together, we’ll talk about practical and realistic ways to care for our mental and emotional well-being throughout the season. We’ll touch […]

  • Toddler Time: Toys!

    Toddler Time (ages 1-4)
    DPL Youth Services Room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    Toddler Time is a time for toddlers to grow in their early literacy skills.  This Toddler Time is all about toys and is designed for toddlers aged 1 - 4.  (Older siblings and younger siblings are welcome, but they need to understand that this is designed for ages 1-4.)

  • DPL’s 2nd Annual Crane Photo Contest-Submissions Accepted

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    DPL Marketing & Outreach Office

    This contest is for adults (18+). If you've taken a photograph of a crane (sandhill or whooping) in North Alabama in the past year, you can enter of Crane Photo Contest.  Photos will be judged by a panel of photographers on originality, composition, technical skill, and impact. If you are interested you can find the […]

  • Tweens & Teens: Game On

    Tweens & Teens Event
    Story Hour Room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    Tweens & Teens (ages 11 - 17) are invited to bring your favorite board game and a friend for an afternoon of games & fun!

  • Family Story Time: Thanksgiving

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

    Family Story time is for Story Time attendees and Book Babies attendees. We read books, say poems, sing songs and have an activity that goes along with the theme. This session’s theme is Thanksgiving!

  • LEGO Morning

    LEGO Event
    DPL Youth Services Room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    At LEGO Morning, we have our LEGO bricks out in the Youth Services Room for kids of all ages to stop by and create a masterpiece at their leisure.

  • DPL’s StoryWalk at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge 3121 Visitor Center Road, Decatur, AL, United States

    Take a walk on the Atkeson Cypress Trail at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and read a story!  Fam: The Remarkable Story of a Canada Goose Adopted by Sandhill Cranes by Martha Harding and Gary Noren, will be on display on the Trail during Refuge open hours.  *The Refuge is CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and […]

  • Story Time with Puddles the Blue Goose

    Festival of the Cranes at DPL
    DPL Youth Services Room 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur, AL, United States

    DPL, in partnership with our Friends from Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, will present this Story Time featuring Puddles the Blue Goose! Puddles is the official mascot of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Wildlife Refuge System.  We'll read a story about geese, have an activity, and kids can pose for a […]