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Julia Franks launches The Say So

Julia Franks launch­es The Say So

June 6, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Join us to cel­e­brate the launch of The Say So, a new nov­el by Julia Franks.
Peace Adzo Medie and Nightbloom

Peace Adzo Medie and Nightbloom

June 14, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Join us for an evening with Peace Adzo Medie to cel­e­brate her new nov­el Nightbloom.
Written In Water: Phillip DePoy presents "The Rumpled Man."

Writ­ten In Water: Phillip DePoy presents The Rum­pled Man.”

June 15, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Unique, one-time-only per­for­mances for the The­atre in your Mind!
Last Call: Small Changes Fine Arts Exhibition Closing Reception 2023

Last Call: Small Changes Fine Arts Exhi­bi­tion Clos­ing Recep­tion 2023

June 16, 6:30pm
DeKalb County Public Library Decatur Branch
Join us in the Fourth Floor Gallery of Decatur Library for Last Call, the clos­ing recep­tion for Small Changes: Fine Arts Exhibition.
Written In Water: Daryl Fazio reads "Elizabeth Quick."

Writ­ten In Water: Daryl Fazio reads Eliz­a­beth Quick.”

July 20, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Unique, one-time-only per­for­mances for the The­atre in your Mind!
Vanessa Riley and Queen of Exiles

Vanes­sa Riley and Queen of Exiles

July 24, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Join us to cel­e­brate Queen of Exiles, a new nov­el by Vanes­sa Riley.
Life Sculpted with Anthony J. Martin

Life Sculpt­ed with Antho­ny J. Martin

July 25, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Antho­ny J. Mar­tin dis­cuss­es Life Sculpt­ed: Tales of the Ani­mals, Plants, and Fun­gi That Drill, Break, and Scrape to Shape the Earth
Kiran Bhat and Speaking in Tongues

Kiran Bhat and Speak­ing in Tongues

August 11, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Join us to cel­e­brate Kiran Bhat and his new poet­ry col­lec­tion Speak­ing in Tongues: Poems in Span­ish, Chi­nese, and Turkish
Written In Water: Valetta Anderson reads "Edward Coles, from boy to man."

Writ­ten In Water: Valet­ta Ander­son reads Edward Coles, from boy to man.”

August 17, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Unique, one-time-only per­for­mances for the The­atre in your Mind!

In the Fourth Floor Gallery 

Vis­it the Fourth Floor Gallery in the Decatur library dur­ing gallery hours for a range of shows through­out the year.

Fine Arts 2023


Small Change: Fine Arts Exhi­bi­tion” will be on dis­play from May 4 — June 16, 2023. Gallery hours for this exhib­it will be Thurs­days, Fri­days, and Sat­ur­days, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET. More details com­ing soon!

Health Sto­ry­telling Author Q & A Series

In part­ner­ship with the Cen­ter for the Study of Human Health at Emory University 

This spring’s events are over, but stayed tuned for future events. Watch the record­ings of past events and find more infor­ma­tion here.

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