What's Open and Closed in East Atlanta on Presidents' Day?

With Valentine's Day just past us, Presidents' Day arrives Monday. The holiday commemorates George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, both born in February, as well as other presidents.

• Atlanta Public Schools will be closed Monday.

• All Atlanta-Fulton Library branches will remain open. The Atlanta History Center will also be a place to take the kids.

• Because it's a federal holiday, banks will be closed, and mail won't be delivered.

• Supermarkets and other local shopping centers will be open, with some stores holdng Presidents' Day sales.

Garbage Pickup Changes for DeKalb County residents

There will be no garbage pickup for DeKalb County residents on Monday, Feb. 18, in observation of Presidents' Day.

Monday garbage collection and yard waste will instead be picked up on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Tuesday collection will be moved to Wednesday, Feb. 20.

DeKalb County's regular collection schedule resumes Thursday, Feb. 21.

Washington, the nation's first president and the Revolutionary War leader, was born on Feb. 22, 1732, under the Gregorian or new calendar, or Feb. 11, under the old style Julian calendar used in Britain until 1752, according to About.com.

Lincoln, the president who led the union to victory in the Civil War, was born on Feb. 12, 1809.

In 1971, a law took effect to celebrate both birthdays, and honor all presidents, on the third Monday in February.