DeKalb County Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 in observance of Christmas Day. Branches will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 and will remain closed through Wednesday, January 1 in observance of New Year's Day.
The Doraville branch will close at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 and will remain closed through Wednesday, January 1 in observance of New Year's Day.
The Doris K. Wells Heritage Festival is an annual celebration of the diversity of the community served by DeKalb County Public Library. The Festival was first created in 1983 by the late Doris K. Wells, as the Kwanzaa Awareness Festival at the Scott Candler Library. The purpose of the Festival is to honor, share and learn about the diverse cultural heritage of DeKalb County residents through special programs including music, dance, food, crafts and more. The festival begins in December and continues through January 2020. Check out the list of events here.
December 1-8, 2019 has been designated as Census Pledge Week, to encourage DeKalb County residents to pledge to count everyone in their households. Billions in federal funds could be allocated to DeKalb County over the next 10 years if every resident is counted. Pledge forms will be available in your local branches. You may also fill out a pledge form and learn about volunteer opportunities here.
Thursday, October 17, DCPL staff convened for Staff Development Day, which aimed to inform, enrich and unite staff through a day of information sharing and fellowship. A Diversity and Inclusion presentation was given by Georgia Tech's Student Life-Diversity Department and DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond brought remarks during the program. Longtime employees were also recognized for their years of service.
DeKalb County Public Library card holders can now renew items three times instead of two. This applies to physical items such as books, CDs, & DVDs. This does not apply to passes or eBooks. Overdue fines for DVDs have been reduced to .15 cents per day with a max of $7.50 (previously .50 cents). These are just a few of many ways DCPL is making it more convenient to enjoy items that are checked out.