All loca­tions will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednes­day, Novem­ber 27 and remain closed on Thurs­day, Novem­ber 28 in hon­or of the Thanks­giv­ing Day holiday.

The Dorav­ille Library and the Scottdale-Tobie Grant Home­work Cen­ter will be closed Fri­day, Novem­ber 29.

Stay informed

Take advan­tage of these free or low-cost sem­i­nars, online cours­es and men­tor­ing programs.

DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce

Check their cal­en­dar reg­u­lar­ly for free or low-cost pre­sen­ta­tions from local busi­ness lead­ers and elect­ed officials.

DeKalb Microenterprise Institute

The mis­sion of this orga­ni­za­tion is to pro­vide busi­ness devel­op­ment and finan­cial man­age­ment train­ing to area res­i­dents who want to start a busi­ness and/​or who need assis­tance in expand­ing an exist­ing business.

SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)

SCORE offers a free work­shop on start­ing a busi­ness and free busi­ness coun­sel­ing by phone, online or in per­son. They also offer low-cost work­shops on top­ics such as busi­ness plans, fran­chis­ing and exporting.

Small Business Association Online Courses

These free cours­es are self-paced and take about 30 min­utes to com­plete. Top­ics include e‑commerce, gov­ern­ment con­tract­ing and sur­viv­ing in a slow economy.