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MRC Webinar: Partnering with Scholastic for Summer Reading Success
Friday, May 8, 2026 – 10:00 AM
Join us for a webinar with Scholastic Books to learn about resources and opportunities available to support literacy efforts in your community. This session will highlight programs and tools that can help strengthen summer reading initiatives and keep students engaged while school is out.
Whether you are looking for new ideas, partnerships, or accessible book options, this conversation will provide practical insights to support your Mayor’s Reading Club and broader community literacy efforts.
Register for the webinar here.
New Politics Academy Presents: Answering the Call
May 9, 2026 9:00 AM- 5:30 PM Georgia Municipal Association – 201 Pryor Street, Atlanta, GA 30303
Our partners at New Politics Academy have just opened applications for Answering the Call!
New Politics Academy provides nonpartisan, cohort-based programs that help leaders explore what’s next and prepare them to step into political leadership rooted in service.
Their Answering the Call is a free, nonpartisan program that helps servant leaders decide whether politics is the next chapter after their service. You’ve spent your career serving others.
We believe that’s exactly the experience our politics is missing — and New Politics Academy would love to show you why. Learn more about Answering the Call here and apply by 3/31.
2026 Small Cities Conference
May 13-15, 2026 Gainesville Civic Center – 830 Green St NE, Gainesville, GA
GMA’s annual Small Cities Conference is designed to provide city officials and staff the opportunity to meet, network, and discuss topics that are most relevant to small cities. Each year the conference is filled with informative sessions and ample opportunities to connect with a variety of companies and agencies that provide essential resources to help streamline city operations.
Click here to learn more.