Government offices and other services in Lawrence and surrounding areas will be closed today and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
All city, county and state offices will be closed today and Friday.
City offices in most surrounding towns will be closed today and Friday as well.
The holiday also will alter trash pickup services in certain areas. Eudora and Lawrence residents who normally have their trash picked up today will have it picked up Friday.
Most banks will be closed today but open Friday.
The Lawrence Transit System and the T Lift will not run today, but they will return to normal service Friday. Parking meters in downtown Lawrence will be free today.
All Kansas University offices will be closed today, but some services will be available Friday. Both Anschutz and Watson libraries will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and will resume normal hours Saturday and Sunday.
Offices at Haskell Indian Nations University will be closed today, but some offices will reopen Saturday.
The Lawrence Public Library will be closed today but open during regular hours on Friday.
Lawrence Recreation Centers will be closed today. East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St., Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St., and the Community Building, 115 W. 11th St., will reopen from noon to 6 p.m. Friday.
The Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive, will be closed today but will operate on limited holiday hours Friday. The holiday schedule has the pool open for lap swimming from 5:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., with warm water lap swimming from noon to 1 p.m. The zero depth and children's area will be open from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and the water slide and diving area will be open from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Normal pool hours resume Saturday.
There will not be general mail delivery today, though the post office will deliver Express Mail items. UPS will not make deliveries but will resume normal services Friday.
Lawrence Meals on Wheels will not deliver today but will deliver on Friday.
Douglas County Senior Services is closed today and Friday.
The business office of the Journal-World will be open for phone inquiries and walk-ins from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. today and will operate regular working hours Friday.
There will be no Thanksgiving issue of USA Today, but delivery will resume Friday.
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