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.

Share YOUR Library Story

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.

Volunteer