Library News

All locations will be closed Monday, September 1 in honor of the Labor Day holiday.
 

Due to extensive plumbing repairs, the Northlake-Barbara Loar Library is closed the week of Monday, August 25. Hold pickups are available from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. by calling 404.679.4408. Read more for further pickup details.

We’re turning 100 in 2025, and you’re invited to join the party by taking the 100 Years, 100 Books Reading Challenge!

Get a sneak peek at our August Adult and Children's Calendars of Events before they reach our branches!

Racing to complete our 100 Years 100 Books Reading Challenge? Just looking for a good excuse to stay inside with the A/C? We’ve got you covered. Check out what our staff have been loving lately!

Check out the July/August 2025 issue of The Jubilee Reader, a reading guide containing recent books by African American writers, writers from the African diaspora, and on related topics.

It's the final month of our Summer Reading Challenge! Need a little reading inspiration? Read on for three new staff picks.

GALILEO will replace HeritageQuest with a new home access genealogy resource later this summer.

We've moved to a new service to send checkout receipts, hold notifications, and overdue notices to patrons via text message.

The Doraville Library is currently closed. It will reopen this summer in a temporary location while construction of a new facility takes place.

Summer is here, and so are the books our staff can’t stop raving about. Every minute you spend reading counts toward the Summer Reading Challenge (have you signed up yet?).

Our self-checkout stations are temporarily unavailable as we prepare to install new, upgraded stations.

Looking for your next great read? Need to fill some spots in the 100 Years, 100 Books Reading Challenge? May's staff picks are here!

We’re excited to announce a new addition to our lineup of online resources—the electronic edition of the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Looking for your next great read? Need to fill some spots in the 100 Years, 100 Books Reading Challenge? April’s staff picks are here!

Your New York Times access just got upgraded! DeKalb County Library patrons now have access to everything The New York Times has to offer, including News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic.