As temperatures continue to rise in the ATL and surrounding areas, DeKalb County wants you to know that there are public places available for cooling off.
A number of community centers, recreation centers and libraries are becoming cooling centers and will be open on Tuesday and Wednesday. Check out the list below.
● Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Road, Atlanta, 30316
● North DeKalb Senior/Community Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, 30341
● Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Dr., Decatur, 30033
● Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 593 Parkdale Dr., Scottdale, 30079
● Exchange Park Intergeneration Center, 2771 Columbia Dr., Decatur, 30034
● County Line - Ellenwood Library 4331 River Road, Ellenwood, 30294
● Covington Library, 3500 Covington Highway, Decatur, 30032
● Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, 30030
● Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, 30338
● Embry Hills Library, 3773 Chamblee-Tucker Road, Chamblee, 30341 ● Flat Shoals Library, 4022 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, 30034
● Gresham Library, 2418 Gresham Rod SE, Atlanta, 30316
● Hairston Crossing Library, 4911 Redan Road, Stone Mountain, 30088 \
● Lithonia-Davidson Library, 6821 Church Street, Lithonia, 30058
● Northlake-Barbara Loar Library, 3772 LaVista Road, Tucker, 30084
● Redan-Trotti Library, 1569 Wellborn Road, Lithonia, 30058
● Salem-Panola Library, 5137 Salem Road, Stonecrest, 30038
● Scott Candler Library, 1917 Candler Road, Decatur, 30032
● Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center, 593 Parkdale Drive, Scottdale, 30079
● Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library, 952 Leon Street, Stone Mountain, 30083
● Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Stonecrest, 30038
● Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur, 30033
● Tucker Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 LaVista Road, Tucker, 30084
● Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur, GA 30034
In addition to this, recreation center pools will be open and free to the public from 2 p.m. until closing each day. If you need transportation, you can call (404) 817-3502.
If you are in need of homelessness assistance or housing services can contact DeKalb County Coordinated Entry by calling (404) 687-3500.
Also, be sure to visit DeKalb County's weather resources page for more tips about centers offered by the county and community partners, hot weather tips and CodeRED emergency notification registration.
