Decatur Public Library

9:00am-8:00pm

130 N Franklin St
Decatur, IL 62523
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-5:30pm

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (9/28)	Mon (9/29)	Tue (9/30)	Wed (10/01)	Thu (10/02)	Fri (10/03)	Sat (10/04)
All Day		Closing Closed for Cleaning All Day Branches: Decatur Public Library Description: The Decatur Public Library will be closed for a cleaning day.
		This event is in the "Everyone" group Library CLOSED for Staff Inservice All Day Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Other Event Details: The library will be closed the entire day for Staff Inservice
9 am			This event is in the "Adults" group DOVE Homeward Bound Outreach 9:00am–10:00am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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:
10 am			This event is in the "Everyone" group Book Sale 10:30am–2:30pm Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "Babies" group DPL Baby Talk 10:00am–11:00am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Room: Children's Auditorium Age Group: Babies		This event is in the "Adults" group FREE Community Yoga 10:30am–11:45am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness
11 am					This event is in the "Babies" group Baby TALK's Momma Talk Extension 11:00am–12:00pm Babies This event is in the "Babies" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
12 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Yoga for the People 12:00pm–1:00pm Adults, Seniors This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness
1 pm					This event is in the "Children" group 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 This event is in the "Everyone" group Nuestra América: Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States with Smithsonian Educators 1:00pm–2:00pm Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone This event is in the "Children" group 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 This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Room: Online Event Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone Program Type: Author/Speaker Event, History, Online Event Event Details: Register and submit questions to the presenters here: https://libraryc.org/decaturlibrary/94849
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3 pm					This event is in the "Everyone" group Book Sale 3:00pm–6:30pm Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "Teens" group DIY Decorations for the Teen Space! 3:00pm–5:30pm Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Room: A. E. Staley Jr. Mfg. Company Conference Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Come help make DPL's Teen Space your own by creating art that will be used to decorate the space and make it more visually engaging! This month we will be painting a "TEEN SPACE" sign using wooden letters!
4 pm			DPL READiculous, JR 4:00pm–5:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
5 pm					This event is in the "Teens" group Teen Craft Club: Frankentoys 5:30pm–7:45pm Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Room: J. Elizabeth Madden Auditorium Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: ‘Tis the season! Use a variety of abandoned toy parts to create a Frankentoy abomination! Don’t worry if you want to make a plushie and don’t know how to sew, Teen Librarian Alexis would love to teach you!
6 pm			This event is in the "Babies" group Cancelled DPL Baby Talk 6:00pm–7:00pm Babies This event is in the "Babies" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Decatur Public Library Room: Children's Auditorium Age Group: Babies		This event is in the "Children" group Read with PawPrint Ministries 6:00pm–7:00pm Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Cancelled DPL Real Talk On Race 6:00pm–7:45pm Adults, Seniors This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
7 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Something Weird in Your Neighborhood: An Evening with Troy Taylor 7:00pm–9:00pm Teens, Adults, Seniors Offsite Event This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.