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.

Savvy Senior

Senior Events

November 21st, 11:00 AM
Decatur LibraryClassesSeniors
Learn how to use the internet for everyday tasks such as reading emails, attending Zoom or similar virtual meetings, reading the news, using social media, shopping, and more.
November 21st, 11:00 AM
Scott Candler LibraryInformational ProgramsClassesSeniorsAdults
Spend up to one hour with a library staff member who will assist you with basic computer questions.
November 21st, 1:00 PM
Scott Candler LibraryArts and CraftsSeniorsAdults
Sip delicious punch as you let your inner artist out. All experience levels welcome. Pre-sketched canvases, brushes, and paint provided.
November 22nd, 10:00 AM
Virtual LibraryClassesArts and CraftsSeniorsAdults
Every Friday, join us on YouTube for another video from Jewelry with Gin.
View More Events for Seniors

Library On the Go

OverDrive / Libby

eBooks, eAu­dio and Mag­a­zines. 20 check­outs and 15 holds at a time for eBooks and eAu­dio. Unlim­it­ed check­outs, no wait­ing for Magazines.

Avail­able on desk­top or most devices through the Lib­by app.

Get the app: iOS | Android

Need help using OverDrive / Libby? Click here!

hoopla

Music, TV, Movies, Comics, eBooks, eAu­dio — instant access, no holds, no wait­ing. Stream or down­load using the hoopla app (rec­om­mend­ed) or in your brows­er. 10 check­outs per month.

Get the app: iOS | Android | Amazon

Need help using hoopla? Click here!

Kanopy

Watch movies, doc­u­men­taries, TV series, chil­dren’s pro­gram­ming and Great Cours­es — instant access, no holds, no wait­ing. Stream on your device or TV with the Kanopy app or on your com­put­er. 5 check­outs per month.

Get the app: iOS | Android | TV apps

Need help using Kanopy? Click here!

PressReader

Unlim­it­ed, same-day access to 7000+ news­pa­pers and mag­a­zines, from 120+ coun­tries, in 60+ lan­guages, includ­ing the Atlanta Jour­nal-Con­sti­tu­tion, the Los Ange­les Times and more.

Get the app: iOS | Android | Other

Need help using PressReader? Click here!

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Full-text cov­er­age of The Atlanta Journal/​Constitution from 1985

Need help using Atlanta Journal-Constitution? Click here!

Reading Recommendations

Not sure what to read next? Check out our Read­ing Rec­om­men­da­tions page for librar­i­an-curat­ed lists sort­ed by genre.

Geneal­o­gy

HeritageQuest

With cov­er­age dat­ing back to the late 1700s, Her­itage­Quest com­bines dig­i­tal, search­able images of U.S. fed­er­al cen­sus records with dig­i­tized col­lec­tions of fam­i­ly his­to­ries and oth­er pri­ma­ry source doc­u­ments. The data­base also includes Rev­o­lu­tion­ary War Pen­sion and Boun­ty Land War­rant Appli­ca­tion Files and Freed­man’s Bank Records.

Need help using HeritageQuest? Click here!

HeritageHub (formerly Obituaries and Death Notices)

Com­pre­hen­sive cov­er­age of obit­u­ar­ies and death notices from 1704 through today, for geneal­o­gists and fam­i­ly his­to­ri­ans. Search thou­sands of news­pa­pers from all U.S. states and ter­ri­to­ries. Includes orig­i­nal obit­u­ary images from his­tor­i­cal news­pa­pers and dig­i­tized con­tent from the mid-to-late 1900s. New records added daily. 

Health and Wellness

National Institute on Aging

NIA leads a broad sci­en­tif­ic effort to under­stand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the pri­ma­ry fed­er­al agency sup­port­ing and con­duct­ing Alzheimer’s dis­ease research.

Healthcare.gov

Vis­it Health​care​.gov to find out if you’re eli­gi­ble for health insur­ance under the Afford­able Care Act, learn about essen­tial health ben­e­fits, and com­pare plans.

Medicare.gov

On Medicare​.gov, you can learn about the dif­fer­ent parts of Medicare, includ­ing Part A (hos­pi­tal insur­ance), Part B (med­ical insur­ance), Part C (Medicare Advan­tage plans), and Part D (pre­scrip­tion drug cov­er­age). The web­site also pro­vides infor­ma­tion on eli­gi­bil­i­ty require­ments, enroll­ment peri­ods, and how to apply for Medicare benefits.

Medicaid.gov

The offi­cial web­site of the U.S. Cen­ters for Medicare & Med­ic­aid Ser­vices. The site pro­vides infor­ma­tion and resources on Med­ic­aid, includ­ing pro­gram eli­gi­bil­i­ty require­ments, ben­e­fits, and appli­ca­tion information.

Oth­er Resources

Senior Advisory Board

Are you retired or do you have time to help your com­mu­ni­ty? Get involved! Become a mem­ber of DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library’s Senior Advi­so­ry Board (SAB) and assist us in plan­ning pro­grams for and about seniors.

DeKalb County Senior Services

The offi­cial web­site of the Senior Ser­vices depart­ment of DeKalb Coun­ty, Geor­gia. The web­site fea­tures infor­ma­tion on upcom­ing events, work­shops, and class­es for old­er adults, as well as links to oth­er resources and orga­ni­za­tions that may be help­ful to seniors and their fam­i­lies in DeKalb County.

SeniorCONNECT

Senior­CON­NECT decreas­es social iso­la­tion and lone­li­ness by pro­vid­ing ongo­ing library resources and out­reach sup­port to home­bound seniors aged 55+.

AARP

The offi­cial web­site of the Amer­i­can Asso­ci­a­tion of Retired Per­sons (AARP), a non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tion ded­i­cat­ed to improv­ing the qual­i­ty of life for old­er Amer­i­cans. The web­site pro­vides a wide range of infor­ma­tion, resources, and ser­vices to help indi­vid­u­als over the age of 50 live their best lives.

Legal forms for bank­rupt­cy, divorce, real estate, wills, etc.

Need help using Georgia Legal Forms? Click here!

Our Family

Georgia Center for the Book
DeKalb Library Foundation