Decatur Library

Call: (404) 370-3070 or visit www.dekalblibrary.org
A DeKalb County Public Library branch located in downtown Decatur.
A DeKalb County Public Library branch located in downtown Decatur. The Decatur Library is right off the square and near the Marta Station.
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Thursday November 7, 2024 07:00 PM EST
Decatur Library Cost: From $0.00
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Event lasts 1 hour

As huge fans of puns, we are so excited to announce that we are hiding out in the library with Isabel Ibañez and Rebecca Ross to talk all about Isabel’s newest book, Where the Library Hides! We know you’ve been anxiosly awaiting this book as much as we have, so ... [click here for more]
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Sunday November 10, 2024 01:00 PM EST
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Event lasts 4 hours

What do you get when you bring together kids with popular mid grade authors? You get a day of fun, games, and lots of laughs!

In partnership with the Georgia Center for the Book and the Dekalb County Public Library, we invite your family to an afternoon of bo... [click here for more]
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Wednesday October 16, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
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Event lasts 2 hours

Together with our friends at the Georgia Center for the Book, Little Shop of Stories welcomes Christopher Paolini, creator of the best-selling Eragon series, back to Decatur for a special evening to include conversation, Q and A, and a book signing.

Registrat... [click here for more]
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Monday October 7, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free to attend
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Event lasts 2 hours

One of our favorite books of all time is getting the fancy movie star treatment, and we are celebrating with a visit with author-illustrator, Peter Brown, the creator of the beloved The Wild Robot series!

This event will take place in the auditorium at the De... [click here for more]
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Monday September 9, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
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Event lasts 3 hours

Aiden Thomas, bestselling author of Cemetery Boys AND The Sunbearer Trials, is making their long awaited return to Decatur for the second (and final) book in the Sunbearer Duology, and we’ll be celebrating with fellow YA author Mark Oshiro and YOU, of course! A... [click here for more]
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Monday September 9, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: From $0.00
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Event lasts 3 hours

Aiden Thomas, bestselling author of Cemetery Boys AND The Sunbearer Trials, is making their long awaited return to Decatur for the second (and final) book in the Sunbearer Duology, and we’ll be celebrating with fellow YA author Mark Oshiro and YOU, of course! A... [click here for more]
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Saturday August 3, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
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Event lasts 1 hour

Little Shop of Stories is SO unbelievably excited to announce that two of the biggest names in YA literature, Karen McManus and Rebecca Ross, are visiting us to celebrate the release of Karen’s newest YA novel: Such Charming Liars! Thrilling, mysterious, and pag... [click here for more]
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Wednesday July 10, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
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Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

Tricia Levenseller’s new book may be called The Darkness Within Us, but we’ve got a whole lot of joy and excitement within us! Why? Because Tricia and a special guest to be announced will me stopping by our Little Shop to tell us all about this enchan... [click here for more]
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Wednesday June 12, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Join Eagle Eye Book Shop and the Georgia Center for the Book to welcome New York Times bestselling author Lindsay Ellis to celebrate the release of her new book Apostles of Mercy, the next her in sci-fi series. She’ll be in conversation with Becky Albertalli. Becky has recently released her new book... [click here for more]
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Thursday May 9, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Join the Georgia Center for the Book for an evening with Jasper Fforde to discuss his new book Red Side Story, the long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Grey—in an EXCLUSIVE EDITION for North American readers, complete with a never-before-published short story. Eagle Eye... [click here for more]
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Wednesday April 17, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Registration Requested not Required
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Join us for an evening with Brian Panowich, author of Bull Mountain, Like Lions, and Hard Cash Valley, as he discusses his new novel Nothing But the Bones, the next gripping chapter in his tales of McFalls County, with lyrical prose and powerful depictions of the hardscrabble life in the rural south... [click here for more]
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Monday March 4, 2024 07:30 PM EST
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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CRITIC’S PICK: Ruffin’s new book was described by Publishers Weekly as “a stirring story of... [click here for more]
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215 Sycamore St.
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 370-3070

Decatur/Oakhurst, GA
#decaturga

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Hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
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