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Community Game Afternoon

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Games/Gaming
Age Group:
Everyone

Bring your family and friends and play a variety of board games and card games!

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games/Gaming
Event Details:

Bring your family and friends and play a variety of board games and card games!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
ADM Media Lab at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Games/Gaming, Other
Age Group:
Teens

Are you curious about the world of tabletop role-playing games or already know how to play and are itching for a group to adventure with? Join DPL and fellow teens and blaze a path with our very own Game Masters.

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: ADM Media Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games/Gaming, Other
Event Details:

Are you curious about the world of tabletop role-playing games or already know how to play and are itching for a group to adventure with? Join DPL and fellow teens and blaze a path with our very own Game Masters.

This event is in the "Pre-K" group.

Preschool Art Class: Flower Print Bouquets

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Pre-K

Join us for this guided art workshop for preschoolers, ages 3 - 5, presented by art teacher Connie Brewster. Each class will focus on learning special techniques for creating your own art that you can take home from the program.
 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for this guided art workshop for preschoolers, ages 3 - 5, presented by art teacher Connie Brewster. Each class will focus on learning special techniques for creating your own art that you can take home from the program.
 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Yoga for the People

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

A beginning level yoga class open to all community members.

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

A beginning level yoga class open to all community members.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen20 Game Club

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:45pm
ADM Media Lab at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Games/Gaming
Age Group:
Teens

Are you a teen who likes D&D and similar RPGs, but you're just too busy to commit to a full-length campaign? Maybe you've never played before and would like a test run to see what role-playing games are all about?

Registration Required
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: ADM Media Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games/Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a teen who likes D&D and similar RPGs, but you're just too busy to commit to a full-length campaign? Maybe you've never played before and would like a test run to see what role-playing games are all about?

This event is in the "Babies" group.

DPL Baby Talk

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Age Group:
Babies
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
This event is in the "Adults" group.

DPL Graphic Novel Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
A. E. Staley Jr. Mfg. Company Conference Room at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Pulp

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: A. E. Staley Jr. Mfg. Company Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
Pulp

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Event at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Author/Speaker Event
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Online Event
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author/Speaker Event
Event Details:
This event is in the "Children" group.

School-Age Art Class: String Paintings

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Join us for these guided art workshops for elementary-school kids, ages 6-12,  presented by art teacher Connie Brewster.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for these guided art workshops for elementary-school kids, ages 6-12,  presented by art teacher Connie Brewster.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

On Writing a Brilliant, Dark, and Diabolical Thriller with Author Liann Zhang

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online Event at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Author/Speaker Event, Online Event
Age Group:
Adults

Submit questions for the author and register here: https://libraryc.org/decaturlibrary/74263/register

 

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Online Event
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author/Speaker Event, Online Event
Event Details:

Submit questions for the author and register here: https://libraryc.org/decaturlibrary/74263/register

 

This event is in the "Babies" group.

DPL Baby Talk

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Age Group:
Babies
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
This event is in the "Babies" group.

Baby TALK's Momma Talk Extension

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Age Group:
Babies

Momma TALK is a parinatal support group for moms of newborns - 3 years old.  The program is a safe place for parents to come together and support each other through the many phases of motherhood.

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
Event Details:

Momma TALK is a parinatal support group for moms of newborns - 3 years old.  The program is a safe place for parents to come together and support each other through the many phases of motherhood.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

DPL Book Club

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Library Board Room at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
A Fever in the Heartland

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
A Fever in the Heartland

DPL Programming Hold Only

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:45pm
J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Creative Threads- Fiber Arts Group

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors

Have a project you are working on? Love to talk about knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needle point, and more? Bring your current project and come hang out with others who love the fiber arts!

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Have a project you are working on? Love to talk about knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needle point, and more? Bring your current project and come hang out with others who love the fiber arts!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

DPL Real Talk On Race

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
A. E. Staley Jr. Mfg. Company Conference Room at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Real Talk on Race meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month. RTOR is open to all and hopes to help build meaningful conversations and connections in our community.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: A. E. Staley Jr. Mfg. Company Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Real Talk on Race meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month. RTOR is open to all and hopes to help build meaningful conversations and connections in our community.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Chills & Thrills Book Club

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
A. E. Staley Jr. Mfg. Company Conference Room at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne (Book Cover)

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: A. E. Staley Jr. Mfg. Company Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne (Book Cover)

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Bob Sampson on James B. Shoaff: Decatur's Civil War Newspaper Editor

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Author/Speaker Event
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

One of the best-known newspaper editors in Illinois during the Civil War era spent most of his career in Decatur. But today few people know of James B. Shoaff.

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author/Speaker Event
Event Details:

One of the best-known newspaper editors in Illinois during the Civil War era spent most of his career in Decatur. But today few people know of James B. Shoaff.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Yoga for the People

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

A beginning level yoga class open to all community members.

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

A beginning level yoga class open to all community members.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Books & Brews

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

This event is in the "Babies" group.

DPL Baby Talk

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Age Group:
Babies
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
This event is in the "Adults" group.

How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us with Author Rachelle Bergstein

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Online Event at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Author/Speaker Event, Online Event
Age Group:
Adults

Submit questions for the author and register here: https://libraryc.org/decaturlibrary/74768/register

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Online Event
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author/Speaker Event, Online Event
Event Details:

Submit questions for the author and register here: https://libraryc.org/decaturlibrary/74768/register

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

The History of the Past Quarter Century Series with Gary Geisler

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Program Type:
Author/Speaker Event, History
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Gary Geisler presents US History for the last 25 years. This is a multi-night series. 

 

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author/Speaker Event, History
Event Details:

Gary Geisler presents US History for the last 25 years. This is a multi-night series. 

 

This event is in the "Babies" group.

DPL Baby Talk

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Auditorium at Decatur Public Library
Age Group:
Babies
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies