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Feb 15 2018

Hardin Library open regular hours for President’s Day holiday Monday, Feb. 19

Posted bySarah AndrewsPosted inServices
picture of George Washington, seated, with paper in his hand and a ship in the background

The Hardin Library will be open regular hours 7:30am-Midnight on President’s Day.  This year President’s Day is celebrated on February 19.

picture of George Washington, seated, with paper in his hand and a ship in the background
Painting of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, dated 1797

Presidents Day always falls on the third Monday in February.  The holiday was originally called “Washington’s Birthday” to celebrate the first president of the United States, George Washington.  The holiday was celebrated throughout the USA beginning in 1885.