Kinder Readiness is virtual this year! It'll be July 6-8th, 10-11:30 am each day on Zoom. Register online at https://www.decaturtx.org/426/Children and we'll email you with information about the program and let you know when you can pick up your packet! #kinder #kinderreadiness #kindergarten #dpltx #decaturtx #decaturkids
Kinder Readiness is virtual this year! It'll be July 6-8th, 10-11:30 am each day on Zoom. Register online at https://www.decaturtx.org/426/Children and we'll email you with information about the program and let you know when you can pick up your packet! #kinder #kinderreadiness #kindergarten #dpltx #decaturtx #decaturkids
Today we're featuring Dawn's favorite podcasts for the #LongOverduePodcast! Check out her playlist of "best episodes" here: https://soundcloud.com/dpltx/sets/dawns-favorites! #podcast #dpltx #playlist
We are open again, M-F from 10am-6pm! Wondering what you can do or not do here at the library? You CAN: 📗pick up books/DVDs on hold for you 🖥️use our public PCs or our free Wifi 💁visit the front desk for help with your account or finding books You CAN'T: 👀browse the stacks just yet 🚻use the restrooms (per state requirements) Thanks for being patient as we navigate trying to keep everyone as safe as possible! Y'all are great! #library #librarylove #countonlibraries #dpltx #books #read
Did you miss out on the live show by @MrWillAustin? Not to worry, it's on our website and YouTube channel. Click the link in our bio and listen to some great music! #live #livemusic #kids #kidsprogram #summer #summerreading #dpltx
I’ll be on the @decaturtxlibrary Facebook page tomorrow at 11am! Tune in! **TOMORROW** is our first virtual show for #ImagineYourStory summer reading! Join us at 11 am on Facebook Live for a performance from Mr. Will- Austin,TX Kid's Music! He'll have some great music and songs for you to enjoy. #live #livemusic #kids #kidsprogram #summer #summerreading #dpltx
**TOMORROW** is our first virtual show for #ImagineYourStory summer reading! Join us at 11 am on Facebook Live for a performance from @MrWillAustin! He'll have some great music and songs for you to enjoy. #live #livemusic #kids #kidsprogram #summer #summerreading #dpltx
Our first virtual show for #ImagineYourStory summer reading is this Wednesday (6/10)! Join us at 11 am on Facebook Live for a performance from @MrWillAustin! He'll have some great music and songs for you to enjoy. #live #livemusic #kids #kidsprogram #summer #summerreading #dpltx
When would you not answer? 🤔 #read #readmore #dpltx #library #librarylove #books #countonlibraries Image from Pinterest.
😆 #books #book #readmore #cometothelibraryinstead #dpltx #library #librarylove #read #reading Credit to Aerogramme Writers.
FYI: We are NOT opening tomorrow - however, we are resuming some services, like curbside pickup, printing services, and you can check out mobile hotspots again! Check out https://decaturtx.org/DocumentCenter/View/5699/DPL-May-4th-Press-Release for specifics, and we'll answer some more questions tomorrow! #countonlibraries #curbside #decaturtx #wisecounty #dpltx
For our #DeweyLikeMurder? Podcast, we jumped on the #TigerKing bandwagon! In this episode, Denice and Rachel discuss all things Tiger King - from facts to speculation. Beware of spoilers! Listen in at: https://soundcloud.com/dpltx/dewey-like-murder-the-tiger-king-us! #longoverduepodcast #tigers #joeexotic #truecrime #podcast #dpltx #decaturtx #wisecounty
The horror... #read #readmore #countonlibraries #lovereading #books #morebooks #dpltx Meme from BuzzFeed.
This week's podcast is all about #COVID19. Decatur Fire Chief Nate Mara sat down and gave us the latest (as of 4/14) info on what exactly is going on, how to handle the situation, and his thoughts going forward. Thanks to Chief Mara for taking the time to visit with us! Listen in at: https://soundcloud.com/dpltx/long-overdue-episode-109-covid-talk-with-chief-nate-mara/s-XEVrsbuhcU5 #longoverduepodcast #coronavirus #virus #pandemic #podcast #dpltx #decaturtx #wisecounty
Are aliens real? Is the government spying on you? Check out Episode 95 of the Long Overdue Podcast for all the answers you seek.... Listen in at: https://soundcloud.com/dpltx/long-overdue-episode-95-c0nsp1rac135 #longoverduepodcast #conspiracy #conspiracytheory #podcast #dpltx #decaturtx #wisecounty #aliens
Hey, it's the weekend and you're supposed to be in quarantine - it's not like you've got to get up and look presentable tomorrow! #read #readinquaratine #readmore #dpltx #decaturtx Meme from the Bookish Elf.
For today's podcast, we've got a playlist of Pat's favorite episodes! Check out our Director's favorites here: https://soundcloud.com/dpltx/sets/pats-favorites. #longoverduepodcast #dpltx #listen #podcasts #bestpodcasts #podcast
Today is census day! Over 36% of US households have already responded to the census - help us bring that number up by visiting 2020census.gov. #census #2020census #quarantine #dpltx #wisecounty #decaturtx
You can read magazines, comic books, and graphic novels for free on RB Digital! Go to http://ntlog.rbdigital.com/home and create an account - you'll need your library card number handy to register. Then you can start downloading! #rbdigital #dpltx #library #librarylove #comics #magazines
We have some good news! TumbleBooks is offering free books to everyone right now - you can download ebooks, e-audiobooks, childrens books, and more through our website! The username and password are listed on our site. No library card needed - you can access books instantly. Stay safe! #read #readmore #dpltx
Out of concern for the safety of our patrons (especially our very young patrons), we are cancelling our Little Learners and Sensory Storytimes for the next two weeks. We will post when we resume storytimes. Thank you for your patience and helping us keep everyone healthy! #littlelearners #sensorystorytime #dpltx
Storytimes are as usual this week - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Storytimes are as usual this week - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Trivia at Trinity is next Thursday (3/19) at 7 pm at @TrinityStCoffee ! The theme is Lord of the Rings and we're wondering which team is the team to rule them all..... #lotr #trivia #triviaattrinity #dpltx #wisecountytx #decaturtexas #booktrivia #movietrivia
So... which one are you? Comic by The Wild Detectives. #books #booklovers #reading #read #readmore #library #librarylove #dpltx
Book Veda is THIS Saturday at 2 pm at @wiseowlsnest! We have partnered with The Owls Nest to start Book Veda, a quarterly book club and yoga session. We'll be discussing "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" and having a tea tasting! Childcare is available on request. #dpltx #yoga #yogabookclub #bookclub #bookveda #teatasting #tea #read #readmore
Storytimes are as usual this week - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Storytimes are as usual this week - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Great job y'all - you've read over 170,000 MINUTES!! Today is the last day of the #WinterReadingChallenge, so make sure you have all your minutes logged by the end of the day. We're celebrating the completion of Leap into Reading tomorrow at 10:30 am, so come on out! #leapintoreading #beanstack #readingchallenge #read #readmore #books #bookstagram #dpltx #decaturtxlibrary #library #librarylove #beanstacktracker #readingapp #winterread2020
Book Veda is NEXT Saturday! We have partnered with The Owls Nest to start Book Veda, a quarterly book club and yoga session. The first meeting is on March 7th at 2pm at @wiseowlsnest. We'll be discussing "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" and having a tea tasting! Childcare is available on request. #dpltx #yoga #yogabookclub #bookclub #bookveda #teatasting #tea #read #readmore
Storytimes are as usual this week - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
The last February DARC book club meeting is tomorrow at 4 pm! We'll wrap up "A Tale Magnolious" by Suzanne Nelson. See y'all there! #youngadult #yabooks #bookclub #teenbookclub #teen #teens #books #read #readmore #dpltx #decaturtx #mglit
Are you a writer and interested in getting your work published? Come to Texas Writes TODAY at 1pm! If you didn't register, don't worry - just show up! #texaswrites #texaswriters #authors #texasauthors #write #writemore #writing #dpltx
Great job y'all - you've read 4,289 BOOKS and over 157,000 MINUTES!! We've only got one week left of the #WinterReadingChallenge, so don't forget to log all your minutes by next Friday night. We're having a party on the 29th to celebrate the completion of the challenge! #leapintoreading #beanstack #readingchallenge #read #readmore #books #bookstagram #dpltx #decaturtxlibrary #library #librarylove #beanstacktracker #readingapp #winterread2020
Are you a writer and interested in getting your work published?Come to Texas Writes on Feb. 22nd at 1pm! It's an informational workshop on editing your work and finding a publisher - we'll have two published authors - Tex Thompson and John Pipkin - here to provide helpful info on becoming a published author! Registration is encouraged; you can register at https://www.decaturtx.org/175/Library. #texaswrites #texaswriters #authors #texasauthors #write #writemore #writing #dpltx
Trivia at Trinity is THURSDAY (2/20)! We'll be at @TrinityStCoffee at 7 pm with questions about Star Wars... come prepared and maybe you'll claim one of the top 3 places and earn a prize! #trivia #trivianight #triviaattrinity #dpltx #starwars #starwarstrivia
DARC book club meets again on 2/18 at 4 pm! This month, we're discussing "A Tale Magnolious" by @suzannenelsonbooks. @cdavisread will be leading the discussion! See y'all there! #youngadult #yabooks #bookclub #teenbookclub #teen #teens #books #read #readmore #dpltx #decaturtx #mglit
Book Veda is coming up! We have partnered with @wiseowlsnest to start Book Veda, a quarterly book club and yoga session. The first meeting is on March 7th at 2pm at @wiseowlsnest. We'll be discussing "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" and having a tea tasting! If you'd like to grab a copy, stop by the library during our normal hours. #dpltx #yoga #yogabookclub #bookclub #bookveda #teatasting #tea #read #readmore #decaturtx #mindfulness
Are you a writer and interested in getting your work published?Come to Texas Writes on Feb. 22nd at 1pm! It's an informational workshop on editing your work and finding a publisher - we'll have two published authors - Tex Thompson and John Pipkin - here to provide helpful info on becoming a published author! Registration is encouraged; you can register at https://www.decaturtx.org/175/Library. #texaswrites #texaswriters #authors #texasauthors #write #writemore #writing #dpltx
Great job y'all - you've read 2,904 BOOKS and over 141,000 MINUTES!! We're coming into the home stretch of our Leap Into Reading challenge, and y'all are still going strong. Don't forget to log all your minutes by Feb. 28th and come to the party on the 29th! #leapintoreading #beanstack #readingchallenge #read #readmore #books #bookstagram #dpltx #decaturtxlibrary #library #librarylove #beanstacktracker #readingapp #winterread2020
Trivia at Trinity is NEXT Thursday (2/20)! We'll be at @TrinityStCoffee at 7 pm with questions about Star Wars... come prepared and maybe you'll claim one of the top 3 places and earn a prize! #trivia #trivianight #triviaattrinity #dpltx #starwars #starwarstrivia
Storytimes are this week as usual - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Storytimes are this week as usual - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
DARC book club meets TOMORROW (2/11) at 4 pm! This month, we're discussing "A Tale Magnolious" by @suzannenelsonbooks. @cdavisread will be leading the discussion! See y'all there! #youngadult #yabooks #bookclub #teenbookclub #teen #teens #books #read #readmore #dpltx #decaturtx #mglit
**raises eyebrows** #read #readmore #books #booklove #library #librarylove #booksarealwaysbetter #dpltx Meme by Kaye Toal.
Don't miss tonight's opportunity at Book Speed Dating! We'll be at @trinitystcoffee for teens at 5 pm, and adults at 6 pm! #fallinlove #bookspeeddating #dpltx #read #readmore #decaturtx #wisecountytx
***SERVERS DOWN*** If you are trying to access your library account in the Libby app or on the NTLC Catalog app - you won't be able to log in. Our server is down, so our system cannot verify your information. Additionally, we won't be able to access your account information here at the library until our server is back up. Hopefully it will be back up sometime today! We are SO sorry for the inconvenience! #dpltx #decaturtx #decaturtxlibrary #ntlc #libby
We have another book club! We have partnered with @wiseowlsnest to start Book Veda, a quarterly book club and yoga session. The first meeting is on March 7th at 2pm at @wiseowlsnest. We'll be discussing "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" and having a tea tasting! If you'd like to grab a copy, we'll have copies available at The Owl's Nest this Saturday at 2pm. #dpltx #yoga #yogabookclub #bookclub #bookveda #teatasting #tea #read #readmore #decaturtx #mindfulness
Storytimes are this week as usual - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Storytimes are this week as usual - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
DARC book club meets next Tuesday (2/11) at 4 pm! This month, we're discussing "A Tale Magnolious" by @suzannenelsonbooks. @cdavisread will be leading the discussion! See y'all there! #youngadult #yabooks #bookclub #teenbookclub #teen #teens #books #read #readmore #dpltx #decaturtx #mglit
Time for a #leapintoreading update! Y'all went from 500 books last week to 2,627 books! WOW!! Y'all have almost read 100,000 minutes too - we're awfully close at 98,191 minutes! If you haven't signed up - it's not too late to join! You can register using the Beanstack Tracker app or simply login if you've already registered! You can register yourself and/or your family and start logging the minutes you read to earn prizes. The challenge ends Feb. 28th with a party on the 29th! #leapintoreading #beanstack #readingchallenge #read #readmore #books #bookstagram #dpltx #decaturtxlibrary #library #librarylove #beanstacktracker #readingapp #WinterRead2020
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” -Cicero (hint hint - you should come check out the book sale! We have hundreds of books in fiction, nonfiction, childrens, largeprint, and more!) #books #booksale #wisecounty #decaturtx #Decaturtexas #dpltx
The book sale starts TOMORROW! Books, audiobooks, DVDs, and more will be available! We'll be open to the public starting at noon on Jan. 30th through Feb. 1st during our normal hours. #books #booksale #wisecounty #decaturtx #Decaturtexas #dpltx
Storytimes are this week as usual - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Storytimes are this week as usual - Little Learners is at 10:15 am and Sensory Storytime is at 11:30 am Wednesday and Thursday. We can't wait to see y'all! Remember, come early and grab your ticket before we start! #dpltx #dpltxstorytime #storytime #littlelearners
Books on Tap is TOMORROW (1/28)! We're meeting at 6:30 at @trinitystcoffee to discuss "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" by Caitlin Doughty. #booksontap #dplbooksontap #bookclub #dpltx #library #librarylove
Help us win a visit from children's book author Jan Brett! Go to https://www.janbrett.com/contest_2020/2020_free_school_or_library_visit.htm and vote for Decatur Public Library! #JanBrett #authorvisit #dpltx
Our first book sale of 2020 is next week! Books, audiobooks, DVDs, and more will be available! We'll be open to the public starting at noon on Jan. 30th through Feb. 1st during our normal hours. #books #booksale #wisecounty #decaturtx #Decaturtexas #dpltx
The DARC Teen Book Club meets next Tuesday at 4 pm! They're reading "Kiss of Deception" if you'd like to get it read over the weekend and join the discussion on Tuesday. #DARC #DARCbookclub #teens #teenreaders #bookclub #read #readmore #dpltx
Books on Tap is next Tuesday, Jan. 28th! We're meeting at 6:30 at @trinitystcoffee to discuss "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" by Caitlin Doughty. #booksontap #dplbooksontap #bookclub #dpltx #library #librarylove
Y'all are doing awesome! So far, you've read 62,722 minutes and read 504 books as a library for our #leapintoreading challenge! Keep up the great work and show us what you're reading by tagging #WinterRead2020 and #leapintoreading. If you haven't signed up - it's not too late to join! You can register using the Beanstack Tracker app or login if you've already registered! You can register yourself and/or your family and start logging the minutes you read to earn prizes. The challenge ends Feb. 28th with a party on the 29th! #leapintoreading #beanstack #readingchallenge #read #readmore #books #bookstagram #dpltx #decaturtxlibrary #library #librarylove #beanstacktracker #readingapp