County Events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Books Not Bullets Literacy Initiative Solicitor-General Charles Brooks and Dr. Deatrice Haney Continue Partnership to end School Violence  (Jonesboro, GA) Clayton County Solicitor-General, Charles A. Brooks, is pleased to announce a new campaign to end school gun violence in partnership with Clayton County Public Schools Board of Education member, Dr. Deatrice “Dee” Haney, (District 5).  The campaign is a literacy initiative titled “Books not Bullets: Books not Violence” open to all Clayton County Public Schools second graders.  This new reading initiative is designed as a competition among all second-grade classes in Clayton County Public Schools to read as many books as possible between November 7, 2022 and January 6, 2022.  The winning class will be announced on January 27, 2022 and awarded a class set of Amazon Kids Kindle reader tablets with a 1-year subscription to download additional books for their reading pleasure.  “The goal of this competition is to equip our young readers with the greatest ammunition on earth, more powerful than any bullet, knowledge.  The adage knowledge is power is more than a cliché and if we are able to ignite a thirst for knowledge early on with our young readers and spark their imaginations […]

Join Flint River Community Center for its Community Benefits and Resource Fair on Saturday, November 12, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at 153 Flint River Road, Riverdale, GA 30274. For more information, call 770-347-0370. #Claytonconnected

Join the Clayton County Library System's Forest Park Branch as they welcome the Atlanta Community Food Bank to assist patrons with finding free-of-charge county/state food and medical resources. These events will be held on Monday, November 14, 2022 and Monday, December 12, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Forest Park Branch, 4812 West Street, Forest Park, GA 30297. https://claytonpl.org #Clayonconnected

Atlanta Celli are four classically-trained cellists who push the boundaries of traditional cello music. They enjoy performing the intricacies of classical music but are just as likely to be found playing rock and pop songs as well as their own original works.Show will be Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. at 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow, GA  30260. For more information: www.spiveyhall.org  

The Georgia Tech Glee Club formed as an all-male group in 1906, making it the oldest student organization on campus. Composed of graduate and undergraduate students, the members of the group represent all of the Institute’s colleges. In recent years, the Glee Club has performed at prestigious events both at Georgia Tech and throughout the Atlanta community and has traveled to location such as New York City, Hawaii, and the UK.  Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 9:45 a.m., 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow, GA  30260.  For more information: www.spiveyhall.org

Join the Clayton County Library System for “Coffee with a Librarian” with Interim Library Director Scott Parham on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. at Morrow Branch Library 6225 Maddox Road, Morrow, GA 30260. #Claytonconnected