DPL's 150th Anniversary
A year long celebration of our community library
Over the past 150 years the Decatur Public Library has been proud to be a part of our community, bringing access to books, movies, music, and programming. In celebration, we will be hosting multiple events throughout 2025. Planned events include:
- Trivia Night
- Author Presentations and Workshops
- A Library History themed Escape Room
- Color Run
- Hungrytown
- Year-long Reading Challenge
- Anniversary Party
- Our Story is YOUR Story Exhibit
- Clash of Generations
Specific dates and times coming soon! Follow us on socials, sign-up for our newsletter, or visit to find out more.
Our Story is YOUR Story Exhibit
In honor of our history together, we would love to hear YOUR library story.
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March 012:00pm - 4:00pm
Hungrytown
Madden Auditorium
Sponsors
A year like this wouldn't be possible without great sponsors and community. We would like to extend our thanks to:
If you or your organization would like to contribute these events, please contact Alix Frazier (afrazier@decaturlibrary.org) or Becky Damptz (rdamptz@decaturlibrary.org).
Volunteering
Do you want to help us make this year outstanding? Several of our events will be in need of extra helping hands, from set-up to take down and more. If you're interested in these opportunities to volunteer, please fill out the volunteer form by clicking the link below, printing & returning a PDF version, or stop in to pick-up a copy.
*Please note that all volunteers will need to have a background check, prior to assignment.