Since 1987, September has
been Library Card Sign-Up month. In the past, DPL was hampered by the software
we use when it came time to celebrate this event. We could only issue cards
from inside the building, and most people coming into the Library already had a
card or were entering the building to get one. We needed to be able to go out
of the building, ask people “Do you have a Decatur Public Library card?”, and if
they said no, sign them up and get one in their hands right then. Finally, we
have that ability! So don’t be surprised if you see the Marketing and Outreach
department in the community in September signing people up for the best card to
carry in your wallet. As a matter of fact, check our Facebook page to find out
where we are and come by and say hello. If you don’t have a DPL card, we would
love to issue you one of your own. We will even show you how to access all of
the online resources and digital goodies you are entitled to for FREE with a
Decatur Public Library card.
The September task for the
Adult Reading Challenge is to read a book with a Psychic as one of the characters. Alabama has hosted several famous
psychics. The most famous being Edgar Cayce who lived in Selma for 12 years
before moving to Virginia Beach to found the Association for Research and
Enlightenment. Rena Teel was known as the ‘Seer of Millerville’ and read the
grounds left in coffee cups. “The Sleeping Preacher of North Alabama”,
Constantine Sanders of Limestone County, went into trances and made predictions
about the future. Finally, we learned a lot about Miss Daisy Nolan, Decatur’s
own psychic, this year in a DPL summer series program.
Happy Reading!
