Hello, SYMHC readers (and listeners)! It’s a good day to be an Atlantan. This is where Sarah and I will be tomorrow:

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s life and work — and his 85th birthday — will be celebrated during the gala reopening of the newly renovated Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Oct. 1. The ceremony and ribbon cutting, set for 10:30 a.m. (EDT), will be webcast live on www.cartercenter.org.

The event will include former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, former Vice President Walter Mondale, Carter Library and Museum Director Jay Hakes, Acting Archivist of the United States Adrienne Thomas, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery and other dignitaries.

The museum closed in April for a five-month, $10 million renovation, funded by private donations. Only the replica of the Oval Office remains from the 23-year-old, 24,000-square-foot original museum. A large section of the new state-of-the-art facility is devoted to the post-presidency — a first for presidential museums.

Well-wishers from around the world are invited to send birthday greetings, stories, or testimonials to President Carter, which will be presented to him prior to the celebration. Send your birthday greeting to President Carter.

The webcast will be archived on www.cartercenter.org following the event.