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About this Branch

The Decatur Library is the main library of the DeKalb County Public Library. The five story Decatur Library is the largest building in the system and has the largest collection, especially reference works and adult non-fiction books. Serving Decatur and much of DeKalb County since 1925, the library has also been known as the Decatur Public Library, Decatur-DeKalb Library, and Maud M. Burrus Library.

Size:

110,000 volumes

53,190 square feet

Address:

215 Sycamore Street

Decatur, Georgia 30030

Directions to this branch, including map, are available.

Hours:

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Monday - Thursday

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday - Saturday

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday

See our holiday schedule

Phone:

404-370-3070

Details on Programs for Children at the Decatur Library, are available.

Services

• DCPL Catalog.
• Books for all ages.
• Large print books.
• Learning Center, Adult Basic Education. and English as a Second Language materials.
• Videocassettes.
• Audiobooks.
• Music CDs.
• DVDs.
• Holds on Materials.
• Reference services.
• Reference Databases
• GALILEO indexes to magazines & periodicals.
• Internet Access,
• Special Collections Room with DeKalb County history materials and Georgia Genealogical resources.
• Current newspapers & periodicals.
• Microfilm backfiles of newspapers and periodicals.
• Photocopiers.
• Public use PCs.
• Programs for Adults & Children.
• Kurzweil Personal Reader for converting text to speech.
• Voter registration.
• Community Meeting Room & Auditorium with Audiovisual & Hospitality Features.