🌱 Friends of the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library Book Sale and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Friends of the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library Book Sale at Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library
• Jewelry with Gin! Live at Clarkston Library
• StoryWalk® at Mason Mill Park at Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 71.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

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📸 Around Scottdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scottdale

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Saturday August 29

• Friends of the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library Book Sale
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
  10:00 am
• Jewelry with Gin! Live
  Clarkston Library -
  1:00 pm

Monday August 31

• StoryWalk® at Mason Mill Park
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library -
• Passive Puzzling at Clarkston
  Clarkston Library -
• Mind Bubble Homework Help: Grades K-5th
  Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
  2:30 pm
• Friends of the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library Book Sale
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
  4:00 pm
• Mind Bubble Homework Help: Grades 6th-8th
  Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
  4:30 pm
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28

• Walk to School Day
  Springdale Park Elementary School Atlanta, GA 30306
  7:15 am
• Principal's Coffee Talk
  Springdale Park Elementary School Cafeteria
  7:45 am
• K/1 Community Gathering
  International Community School Decatur, GA 30033
  8:15 am
• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Decatur Library -
  9:30 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Pine LakeFest Announces Music Schedule
  How about our music lineup for LakeFest 2026! As your fall schedule fills up, we invite you to save the date and come over to Pine Lake for two... (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Decatur. Apply here.
• DeKalb County Georgia posted a job opening for Firefighter, Recruit in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scottdale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Avondale Estates

• Police chief defends Avondale Estates Flock cameras at City Hall meeting (fox5atlanta.com)
• Waffle House Co-Founder Joseph W. Rogers Dies at 97 (americanow.com)

Clarkston

• 🎒The busiest ATL restaurants (roughdraftatlanta.com)

Decatur

• Decatur earns top 25 status for three elementary schools (decaturish.com)
• UPDATE: Kelly's Market in Decatur is under contract (decaturish.com)
• Witnesses supported library shooter's self-defense argument (decaturish.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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