The DeKalb County Public Library (DCPL) is the public library system of DeKalb County, Georgia in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The library system headquarters are at the Darro C. Willey Administrative Offices in Decatur.Contact Us . Retrieved on March 31, 2019. ""DeKalb County Public Library Darro C. Willey Administrative Offices 3560 Kensington Road Decatur, GA 30032""
Its collection includes over 850,000 books and over 19,000 downloadable e-books; collections of over 400 magazines, academic and scientific journals, and newspapers; and audiovisual materials including videotapes, audiobooks, CDs, and DVDs.Statistics: Fiscal Year 2018 Statistics Retrieved on March 31, 2019Library Collections: Periodicals Retrieved on March 31, 2019 Library patrons can also access a variety of databases and online references through the GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online) system. The library currently operates 22 branches located throughout the county, with construction of two additional branches planned.Branches Retrieved on March 31, 2019
DeKalb County Public Library offers literacy services, such as Adult Basic Education (ABE) which helps adults learn basic skills in math, reading, and language development. English as a second language (ESL) classes are held at the branches and provide advanced instruction in the speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and syntax of English for speakers of other languages. The library offers online resources and learning tools including access to databases such as learningexpress. The library has test preparations resources for exams such as GED, ASVAB and many others. Literacy outreach programs include Project Horizons, Project Reap and Health Literacy.
As of 2018, the library served a population of over 745,000, of whom almost 196,000 had library cards.DeKalb County Public Library homepage: Statistics As of fiscal year 2019 the library system a staff of 239 employees, and a budget of over $19.5 million.FY2019 Budget, As passed February 26, 2019, DeKalb County, Georgia, pp. 239-245
List of branches Libraries in incorporated areas Brookhaven: Brookhaven Library Chamblee: Chamblee Library Clarkston: Clarkston Library Decatur: Decatur Library (at various times called Decatur Public Library, Decatur-DeKalb Library and Maud M. Burrus Library"Decatur Library ." DeKalb County Public Library. Accessed October 27, 2008.) Doraville: Doraville Library Dunwoody: Dunwoody Library Lithonia: Lithonia-Davidson Library Stone Mountain: Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library Tucker: Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library
Libraries in unincorporated areas Covington Library Embry Hills Library (Embry Hills community) Flat Shoals LibraryGresham Library Hairston Crossing Library Northlake-Barbara Loar Library (Northlake community) Redan-Trotti Library Salem-Panola Library Scott Candler Library Stonecrest Library Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library (Toco Hills community) Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library
Planned new branches Ellenwood Northeast Plaza
Other facilities Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center (unincorporated area)
History The first public library in the county was opened in 1907, in Lithonia. In 1925 a larger public library was founded in Decatur, the county seat of DeKalb County. In 1952 branches of the Decatur Library were established in Brookhaven and Doraville, and the Decatur Library was renamed the Decatur-DeKalb Library.DeKalb County Public Library homepage: About Us: History The previously independent public library in Lithonia also joined the Decatur-DeKalb system, although the Lithonia library maintained a separate library board until 1971.DeKalb County Public Library homepage: History of the Lithonia Public Library (via Internet Archive) As the DeKalb Regional Library System, the library provided services for neighboring Rockdale County from 1951 to 1989, and also for Newton County from 1953 to 1989; in 1989 the regional library system was disbanded and each of the three counties established its own separate library system.Newton County Public Library homepage: A Short History of the Library Retrieved March 31, 2019
Library systems in neighboring counties Fulton County Library System to the west Clayton County Library System to the south west Gwinnett County Public Library to the east Conyers-Rockdale Library System to the south east Henry County Library System to the south
External links DeKalb County Public Library
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