Clarkston Library

The Clark­ston Library was estab­lished in 1991 on the site of the for­mer neigh­bor­hood high school. In a pow­er­ful dis­play of com­mu­ni­ty spir­it, local res­i­dents were invit­ed by the City of Clark­ston to help demol­ish the old school build­ing, paving the way (both sym­bol­i­cal­ly and lit­er­al­ly) for a new chap­ter in the heart of the city.

Since open­ing its doors, the Clark­ston Library has been deeply com­mit­ted to serv­ing its vibrant and diverse com­mu­ni­ty. Through thought­ful­ly curat­ed mate­ri­als, inclu­sive pro­grams, and a wel­com­ing envi­ron­ment, the library con­tin­ues to evolve along­side its patrons, remain­ing a trust­ed and essen­tial resource for learn­ing, con­nec­tion, and cul­tur­al enrichment.

In April 2024, a mur­al was paint­ed on three out­er walls of the Clark­ston branch. Spon­sored by Alif Insti­tute and cre­at­ed by con­tem­po­rary artist eL Seed, the mur­al reflects both the library and the diver­si­ty of the Clark­ston com­mu­ni­ty. eL Seed chose the quote ​“Genius every­where is one” from The Book of Khalid by Ameen Rihani, the first Eng­lish-lan­guage nov­el by an Arab Amer­i­can writer. The vibrant art­work fea­tures eL Seed’s sig­na­ture ​“cal­ligraf­fi­ti” style, Ara­bic cal­lig­ra­phy blend­ed with graf­fi­ti, often incor­po­rat­ing quotes or poetry.

For more infor­ma­tion on the his­to­ry of DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library, please vis­it our His­to­ry page.