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Our events are free and open to the pub­lic. Free reg­is­tra­tion is required or request­ed, depend­ing on the event. We are using a new sys­tem, Afton Tick­ets, to house our tick­et­ing, one that is still evolv­ing. For now, please click Buy tick­ets” to read more details about our events, and know that you will not be charged any­thing if you decide to reg­is­ter. Most part­ner events will still send you to Eventbrite.

SCBWI Slide 2025

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. Next up is Look and See: Orig­i­nal Art­work by Local Illus­tra­tors with Their Pub­lished Books,” pre­sent­ed by SCB­WI South­ern Breeze, Decatur Library, and the Geor­gia Cen­ter for the Book. The show, fea­tur­ing art­work by sev­er­al major chil­dren’s book illus­tra­tors, will be on dis­play from March 6 — April 4, 2025. Gallery hours for this exhib­it will be Thurs­days, Fri­days, and Sat­ur­days, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET., with the excep­tion of March 29th, when the show will be closed for a pri­vate conference.

Fea­tured artists include:

Bon­nie Bright

R. Gre­go­ry Christie

Lau­ra Freeman

TeMi­ka Grooms

Mike Wim­mer

Jime Wim­mer

Health Sto­ry­telling Author Q & A Series

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

Spring 2025 events list­ed below! Learn more and reg­is­ter here.

Spring 2025

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