DECATUR, Ga. - The Decatur Library plans to reopen on Monday, a week after a man opened fire inside the four-story building, injuring one person. The suspected gunman turned himself in to authorities ...

DECATUR — Decatur Public Library will kick off Christmas celebrations with a visit from Santa on Wednesday, Dec. 3, during the Downtown Decatur Christmas Walk.

Young children dressed up in their holiday best waited in a line with their families in the Decatur Public Library’s Youth Services Room for the jolly man dressed in his iconic red suit.

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On Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Decatur Police responded to a shooting at the Decatur Library. Officers located an adult male inside the library suffering from a gunshot wound.

Jan. 1—Some of Decatur's littlest residents were celebrating the new year early on Wednesday at the Decatur Public Library. Dozens of children from birth to age 9 held a Noon Year's Eve celebration ...