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DOVE Homeward Bound Outreach

9:00am–10:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Homeward Bound will available for services in Library Lobby every Tuesday. 

These services are hosted by DOVE Inc., for more info:

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Book Sale

10:30am–2:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Friends of the Decatur Public Library Used Book Store
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Used Book Sale
Event Details:
The Friends of the Decatur Public Library host weekly book sales in their used book store featuring books, CDs, DVDs, and used puzzles for sale on the main floor of the Library.

Tuesdays- 10:30am to 2:30pm

 

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

Yoga for the People

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness

DPL READiculous, JR

4:00pm–5:00pm
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:
REGISTRATION for Fall 2025 opens August 12, 2025

READiculous, JR is a reader’s theater/creative dramatics program led by READiculous’ Susan Bishop and Alissa Henkel.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Community Game Night

5:00pm–7:45pm
Everyone
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 "Babies" group

DPL Baby Talk

6:00pm–7:00pm
Babies
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Medicare Information Session

4:00pm–6:00pm
Seniors
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
Event Details:

Join us for a Medicare information session presented by Senior Insurance Quote, of Decatur. Learn the ins and outs of applying for Medicare and get your Medicare questions answered.

This event is in the "Babies" group

DPL Baby Talk

10:00am–11:00am
Babies
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
This event is in the "Children" group
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Floor
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a special story time accompanied by musician friends from Millikin University! Daycares and Preschools welcome - please call us at 217-424-2900 to let us know your group is joining us.

This event is in the "Babies" group

Baby TALK's Momma Talk Extension

11:00am–12:00pm
Babies
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 "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

DPL Technology Basics: Gsuite/Google Drive

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of web-based productivity suite Google Workspace and its associated tools Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, and Google Drive.

For intermediate learners.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Book Sale

3:00pm–6:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Friends of the Decatur Public Library Used Book Store
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Used Book Sale
Event Details:
The Friends of the Decatur Public Library host weekly book sales in their used book store featuring books, CDs, DVDs, and used puzzles for sale on the main floor of the Library.

Thursdays- 3:00pm to 6:30pm

 

DPL Fans of Children's Literature

6:00pm–7:30pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

DPL Krafty Things with Katie

6:00pm–7:45pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Katie for an exciting fall/halloween wreath!!! 

Ages 10 and up are welcome. Registration is required. 

Special thanks to the Friends of Decatur Public Library for funding this program. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Book Sale

9:30am–12:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Friends of the Decatur Public Library Used Book Store
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Used Book Sale
Event Details:
The Friends of the Decatur Public Library host weekly book sales in their used book store featuring books, CDs, DVDs, and used puzzles for sale on the main floor of the Library.

2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month- 9:30am to 12:30pm&nbs

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

3:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
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.

Closed for Cleaning

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Decatur Public Library
Description:

The Decatur Public Library will be closed for a cleaning day. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The library will be closed the entire day for Staff Inservice

This event is in the "Adults" group

DOVE Homeward Bound Outreach

9:00am–10:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Homeward Bound will available for services in Library Lobby every Tuesday. 

These services are hosted by DOVE Inc., for more info:

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Book Sale

10:30am–2:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Friends of the Decatur Public Library Used Book Store
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Used Book Sale
Event Details:
The Friends of the Decatur Public Library host weekly book sales in their used book store featuring books, CDs, DVDs, and used puzzles for sale on the main floor of the Library.

Tuesdays- 10:30am to 2:30pm

 

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

Yoga for the People

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness

DPL READiculous, JR

4:00pm–5:00pm
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:
REGISTRATION for Fall 2025 opens August 12, 2025

READiculous, JR is a reader’s theater/creative dramatics program led by READiculous’ Susan Bishop and Alissa Henkel.

This event is in the "Babies" group

DPL Baby Talk

6:00pm–7:00pm
Babies
Cancelled
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author/Speaker Event, Other
Event Details:

Join us for an evening with author, Troy Taylor at the Historic Lincoln Square Theater. Taylor is author to more than 150 books on history, hauntings, true crime, the unexplained, and the supernatural in America.