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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Wednesday September 17, 2025 06:30 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: From $0.00
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Our favorite special agents are BACK for another adventure featuring YOU, are you ready for it?!?!?! Join us for a super fun evening with Investigators author John Patrick Green and special guest, Gregg Schigiel, as they tell us all about this new story with agents Mango and Brash! Read below for mo... [click here for more]
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Saturday October 4, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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The Emerging Student Writers Stage features writers from Georgia colleges (Emory, Mercer, KSU, GSU, UGA, GCSU) reading original work. Join us in the Fourth Floor Gallery & Event Space at the Decatur Library for a day of bold student voices and fresh perspectives.

Schedule:

10:00 – 10:45 AM: Emor... [click here for more]
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Saturday October 4, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Step into the shadows with three masters of modern YA horror. Ryan La Sala, Kalynn Bayron, and Jo Schulte discuss how they bring suspense, scares, and supernatural twists to the page. [click here for more]
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Tuesday September 9, 2025 06:30 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: From $0.00
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One of our favorite authors of all time, Katherine Applegate, is back with a new story that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Join us, Georgia Center for the Book, and Katherine for a super sweet evening all about Pocket Bear, the tale of one brave little bear! This event is BYO(T)B: bring yo... [click here for more]
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Tuesday September 2, 2025 06:30 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free; Admission + Book: $13.99 This ticket admits ONE to our event and includes a copy of Troubling Tonsils
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Do you feel that chill in the air? Do you hear the rustling of the leaves? You know what that means? A new creepy tale from Jasper Rabbit is here!!! Join us for an autumnal, no-so-spooky storytime with our beloved Peter Brown as he tells us all about Troubling Tonsils! Come in your jammies or comfy ... [click here for more]

Tuesday July 29, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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This event takes place at the Decatur Library. This event is free and open to the public but registration is requested. Click here to register. Charis and the Georgia Center for the Book welcome Mia Tsai  in conversation with L. D. Lewis for a discussion of The Memory Hunters, a sapphic, dark acad... [click here for more]
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Sunday May 11, 2025 02:30 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: $14-$30
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Misery is a thrilling psychological drama by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King. The story follows Paul Sheldon, a novelist held captive by his obsessed fan, Annie Wilkes. Starring Phoebe French and Noah Townsend. 90-minute performance, no intermission. [click here for more]
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Sunday May 4, 2025 03:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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We know our featured authors are extremely talented writers, but what other super secret abilities are our novelists hiding under their scholarly facade? Come see our authors close out the festival with a bang and show off some serious skills in our Sunday Talent Show. Each author will give us a bri... [click here for more]
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Sunday May 4, 2025 10:30 AM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Calling all fighters, bards, wizards, and those who love adventure! Come watch as our authors go from writers to characters in a brief Dungeons & Dragons one-shot adventure! Playing as a character from one of their books, our featured authors will go on an exciting quest, fight monsters, and maybe e... [click here for more]
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Saturday May 3, 2025 03:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Saturday May 3, 2025 10:30 AM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Congratulations, lucky contestant, and come on down to participate in The Book Dating Game! Cue the flashing lights and vintage-y theme music! During this panel, four lucky attendees looking for their next favorite read will get the chance to ask our mystery book bachelors (authors) a series of ques... [click here for more]
DECA Demystifying Menopause April 28

Monday April 28, 2025 06:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Join a panel of health and wellness professionals for a discussion of menopause's impact on your body. This event is free and open to the public.

Support is provided by DeKalb Library Foundation.

 

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Tuesday April 8, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Decatur Library Cost: Free
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Lauded in Essence, Elle, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Prose to the People is making its debut at The Georgia Center for the Book. Join the Georgia Center for the Book and 44th & 3rd Bookseller to celebrate the book launch of Katie Mitchell’s Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Boo... [click here for more]
215 Sycamore St.
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 370-3070

Decatur/Oakhurst, GA
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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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