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DeKalb Public Library outlines 2024 gains, plans courtyard accessibility and sensory space
Summary
Library director Emily Faulkner reported increased program attendance, materials expansion, plans for courtyard accessibility and a roll‑out of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for DeKalb County.
DeKalb Public Library Executive Director Emily Faulkner presented the library’s 2024 annual report at the Feb. 24 DeKalb City Council meeting, highlighting record program attendance, new materials and plans for capital work in 2025.
Faulkner told the council the library belongs to a consortium of about 145 libraries that provides access to more than 2 million items; within the local collection staff have relabeled children’s materials and added STEM and sensory kits. Program attendance among young children grew enough that staff added a Monday story time and moved a toddler music program into a larger…
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