Upcoming Events

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.

REGISTRATION for Spring 2026 opens January 5, 2026

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

FREE ACT Test Prep for high school juniors and seniors! Registration is required, spots are limited. 

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month and the Decatur Public Library is honored to host a screening of the film "Below the Belt: The Last Health Taboo".
 

Have you ever found it difficult to use your technology? Do you feel like you learn how something works on your computer, phone, or tablet only to have it change a few weeks later?

Bring your friends to our FREE Teen After-Hours Movie Nights at DPL for a free movie, popcorn, and good time!

~Registration encouraged, but not required~

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.

A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration

Register and submit questions to the author here: https://libraryc.org/decaturlibrary/145177

Each week homeschool students can come share their favorite books, and listen to others' for recommendations for their next favorite! With the remaining time, students will have the opportunity to read, do homework, or study.

On the first Monday of the month, come visit DPL's Teen Space and meet up with your friends or make new ones!

These drop-in meetings are for teens ages 14-18 to attend and participate in for volunteer hours! At these meetings you will learn about the library's volunteer opportunities for teens!

Create your own spring wreath in this hands-on workshop with the Macon County Master Gardeners! Learn simple design techniques and take home a beautiful wreath to welcome spring. No experience needed. Materials will be provided.

Join us on the first Thursday of every month for Teen Craft Club! 

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.

Each week homeschool students can come share their favorite books, and listen to others' for recommendations for their next favorite! With the remaining time, students will have the opportunity to read, do homework, or study.

Teens! Do you really just want to go home and be bored on your school's monthly half-day? 

Teens ages 14-18 are invited to join us in the Computer Lab for Driver/Permit Test Prep Trivia!!

Each week homeschool students can come share their favorite books, and listen to others' for recommendations for their next favorite! With the remaining time, students will have the opportunity to read, do homework, or study.

Do you feel positively baffled by computer use? Desktop Basics is a great place to start. Learn to navigate menus, files, application launching, searching, and other basic settings and techniques.