The Friends and your membership help support the following programs:

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Special events such as book reviews by best selling authors J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, and Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

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Monthly used book sales

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Books Between Bites- a monthly book review by various readers and authors - See Books Between Bites

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Summer reading programs: for children, teens, and adults, including events and prizes

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READiculous

Project READ - Mission: "To help adults improve reading and math skills."

Baby TALK at the DPL

Purchase of library equipment, such as a microfilm reader, copiers, motorized carts

Young Adult Programs

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Master Gardener project at DPL

Special exhibits

Staff enrichment and initiatives



Join the Friends of the Decatur Public Library!

The membership period runs from July to June of the following year. Currently, membership reflects July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017

Your Membership Entitles You To:

$5 coupon and discounts on used books and FOL merchandise Early entry to the Labor Day Book Sale Reminders of Books Between Bites and other special library events

Join the Friends Today!

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Membership Levels:

Individual: $15
Family: $25
Essayist: $50
Author: $100
Journalist: $250
Editor: $500
Publisher: $1,000+