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DeKalb County Public Library Celebrates National Library Week, April 20-25

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DECATUR, Ga. — (April 16, 2026) — DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library (DCPL), along with Geor­gia Pub­lic Library Ser­vice and the state’s 410 pub­lic libraries, encour­ages every­one to vis­it their local branch dur­ing Nation­al Library Week, which is April 20 – 25.

“Every­one can join the cel­e­bra­tion by explor­ing all that DCPL’s 23 branch­es have to offer, whether they are life­long card­hold­ers or have not vis­it­ed in a while,” said DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library Direc­tor Ali­son Weissinger. ​“While the bedrock of libraries remains pro­vid­ing access to books, sto­ries and infor­ma­tion, we also cel­e­brate our role as an inclu­sive com­mu­ni­ty gath­er­ing place and the ded­i­cat­ed staff who make all of this possible.” 

DCPL offers a vast array of free pro­grams, class­es, and resources, includ­ing book clubs, pass­es to local attrac­tions, and arts and crafts. Dig­i­tal offer­ings include more than 100 infor­ma­tion­al data­bas­es, eBook and audio­book apps, stream­ing media ser­vices, Wi-Fi hotspots, and Chromebooks.

“Libraries are foun­da­tion­al to our com­mu­ni­ties and respon­sive to each community’s indi­vid­ual needs,” said Vice Chan­cel­lor for Libraries & Archives and State Librar­i­an Julie Walk­er. ​“No mat­ter what your age, edu­ca­tion or back­ground, libraries wel­come you and strive to sup­port you in your pur­suits and goals.”

A Vital Ser­vice for DeKalb Residents

More and more res­i­dents are turn­ing to local libraries to help chil­dren become strong read­ers, sup­port aca­d­e­m­ic suc­cess, and access tools to grow their small busi­ness­es. Card­hold­ers can also read The Atlanta Jour­nal-Con­sti­tu­tion and New York Times for free; learn a new lan­guage through Man­go Lan­guages; take an online class through LinkedIn Learn­ing; or receive live online tutor­ing through Brain­fuse HelpNow.

For more infor­ma­tion about DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library, vis­it dekalbli​brary​.org and fol­low @dekalblibrary on social media.

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