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

Yoga for the People

10:00am–11:15am
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

These open meetings are for teens ages 14-18 to attend and participate in for volunteer hours! At these meetings you will learn what a Teen Advisor is and what they do in libraries and their communities.

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 "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 "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

 

Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
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 "Everyone" group

Community Game Afternoon

1:00pm–4:00pm
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 "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.

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.

Mondays- 10:30am to 2:30pm

 

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

 

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
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Babies
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Trivia Tuesdays

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games/Gaming, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the second Tuesday every other month for Teen Trivia Tuesdays!

This event is in the "Adults" group

DPL Graphic Novel Book Club

6:30pm–7:45pm
Adults
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 "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Yoga for the People

10:00am–11:15am
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
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 "Everyone" group

150th Event: Live History

10:30am–7:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: History
Event Details:

Drop-in for an escape room style event centered on Decatur and the story of your public library. Participants will follow their own chosen path in order to complete missions, tasks, clues and speak to historic characters.

 

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

DPL Book Club

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
An Unfinished Love Story

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

 

This event is in the "Children" group

Read with PawPrint Ministries

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: Children's Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Animals
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids, join us to read with the dogs of PawPrint Ministries!
 

This event is in the "Everyone" group

150th Event: Live History

9:00am–5:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Decatur Public Library
Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: History
Event Details:

Drop-in for an escape room style event centered on Decatur and the story of your public library. Participants will follow their own chosen path in order to complete missions, tasks, clues and speak to historic characters.