Demolition for the Decatur Public Library Annex (the empty building in the parking lot) is scheduled for the month of October. During that time the area around the Annex will be fenced in for the safety of the public and staff. The fencing is scheduled to be installed on Tuesday, October 16. Parking in the library parking […]
Wednesday, November 21, 6:00 pm, Staley Room Wednesday, December 5, 12:00 pm, Staley Room Wednesday, December 19, 6:00 pm, Staley Room Mother to Mother welcomes all moms with the purpose of creating a non-judgmental, confidential environment where women can share thoughts and feelings, receive support and obtain information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. “Lap” […]
NOW SHOWING… November 2018, Madden Auditorium Monday November 19 5:30pm Tender Mercies (1983) PG This tale of a broken down country musician features one of the best performances in cinema, one that earned Robert Duvall a Best Actor Oscar and cemented him as one of the most skilled performers of his generation. Duvall plays Mac, a […]
Interested in joining a book club? The Decatur Public Library offers 4 different book clubs and you can drop in any time! You do not have to the read the book to attend discussions, but you will want to. Books Between Bites BBB is organized by the Friends of the Decatur Public Library and is not […]
November Computer Classes Beginning Excel Monday, November 19, 12:30 pm or call 217-424-2900 x. 7. Must be familiar with keyboarding, computer basics. This session explains the components of a spreadsheet and how to store data in it. Students will also learn to perform basic mathematical tasks, create charts and graphs in a spreadsheet, and learn […]
Thursday, November 21, 6:00 pm Thursday, December 6, 6:00 pm Thursday, December 20, 6:00 pm Staley Room When the subject of “race” comes up, many people choose to avoid it. As a result, it continues to be a taboo subject. The Racial Taboo Initiative is working to change that, and bring communities and people together. […]
Third Saturdays, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Staley Room EXCITING NEWS! Dedrah Tillotson, one of DAP‘s founding members, has had a poem with photograph accepted by Tiny Words publishing. It is her first acceptance! Congratulations Dedrah! Decatur Area Poets exists to create, share and kindly critique original works by local writers of poetry, essays, short stories and spoken word. […]
to Watch These Films Propaganda in Film Movies are often seen as simply entertainment or an escape from our daily lives. We do not consider the impact of plot or character in these stories on our perceptions. Yet, film has been utilized for decades to influence and alter how society perceives history and current affairs. […]
Monday, November 26, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Children’s Auditorium Join us for a reading and Q&A with author David Griffith, author of A Good War is Hard to Find: The Art of Violence in America. David is a 1994 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School, and a nationally recognized essayist and teacher of creative writing. […]
What is TED? TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design, TED, converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than […]
