2025 Friends of the Library Annual Membership Signup Info
It is once again time to renew your annual membership. Please find attached a letter from our President, Charles Smith, and a 2025 membership form. Membership forms with payment may be mailed to "Friends of the Library, 130 N. Franklin St., Decatur, IL 62523" or brought into our Books & Beyond bookstore during business hours as listed in the letter. Thank you again for supporting your community by supporting Friends of the Library !
2025 FOL Membership Invitation Letter 2025 FOL Membership Form
Books Between Bites – January 8, 2025
Books Between Bites – Please join us on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025, at 12:15 in the Decatur Public Library’s Madden Auditorium for a Books Between Bites.
Book Title: That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Author: Amanda Jones
Presenter: Nancy Peterson
About the Book: “Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read . . . but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories.”- Oprah Winfrey, in a speech at the 2023 National Book Awards Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivity on the front lines of our vicious culture wars. -from Amazon
Nancy Peterson is a retired high school librarian, retired from MacArthur High School. Nancy has made several Books Between Bites presentations, and is always interesting. Please join us on the 8th.
Books Between Bites is a free program at the Decatur Public Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Decatur Library
Weekday and Second Saturday Book Sales!
FOL booksales are at the library 3 to 4 days a week! At the new Friends area on the lower level of the library. Every Monday from 10:30am – 2:30pm, Tuesdays from 10:30am – 2:30pm, Thursdays from 3pm – 6:30pm. Second & fourth Saturdays sales are from 9:30am – 12:30pm.
