Attention Georgia 6th Graders

Put your thinking caps on and grab a pen or pencil. The Georgia Municipal Assocation is holding an Essay Writing Contest for Georgia 6th graders. The essay subject is "If I Were Mayor, I Would...". The deadline is on March 5th, 2010. Essays may not exceed 350 words. One winning essay will be selected from each of GMA's 12 districts. Winners will receive a $250 savings bond and other prizes. The winners, along with their parents and and a teacher, will be recognized at an awards luncheon during April, 2010.

Essays should be mailed to:

Georgia Municipal Association
Attention: Essay Contest
P.O. Box 105377
Atlanta, GA 30348

For more details on the GMA Essay Contest for Georgia 6th graders, visit http://www.gmanet.com/Essay.aspx

Clayton County Library Designing a New Teen Web Page

Teens in Atlanta's Southern Crescent have a chance to give their input in the redesign of the teen page on Clayton County Library's website.

Right now, there's an online survey available at http://www.claytonpl.org/teen that will be up until January 31, 2010. (It's also printed out and available in the Young Adult area of each of branch.)

On February 17th at 7pm teens are invited to the Library HQ and discuss the results of the survey, look at some teen sites that other libraries have created, and generate ideas about how to make the new website fun and useful. No registration is required, but please call the library if you plan to attend. They want to make sure they have enough FREE FOOD. Where: Clayton County Library System, Headquarters Library, 865 Battle Creek Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, 770-473-3850; www.claytonpl.org