Government offices and public services in Lawrence and Douglas County will be closed today in observance of Christmas Day.

All city, county and state offices will be closed, as will federal offices in the General Services Administration and the federal courts.

City offices in most area towns and counties also will be closed.

The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department will be closed.

Banks will be closed.

The Lawrence Transit System and the T Lift will operate today, as will MV Transportation buses. Parking at meters in downtown Lawrence will be free today.

The Lawrence Workforce Center will be closed.

No city yard waste pickups are scheduled today. City residents are asked to put yard waste out with their normal weekly trash pickup.

Commercial solid waste routes scheduled for today will be made Tuesday.

To report a water or sewer emergency to the city utilities department, call 843-2685.

South Park Recreation Center will be closed through today.

The East Lawrence and the Holcom Park recreation centers will be open today. Holiday Happenings at Holcom Park Recreation Center will begin at 8:30 a.m. today.

The Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive, will be open today. Carl Knox Natatorium at Lawrence High School will be closed today through Jan. 8.

Eagle Bend Golf Course will be open today, weather permitting.

Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St., will be closed today.

The Lawrence Public Library is closed today.

All activities at the Lawrence Senior Center, including clubs, classes and the noon meal and home-delivered meals are canceled today and Tuesday. Meals those days also will not be served at Babcock Place, Edgewood Place, Lecompton, Eudora and Baldwin senior centers. Bus 62 senior service meals will be canceled today.

Lawrence Meals on Wheels will deliver.

The post office will be closed today, and regular mail will not be delivered. Express Mail will be delivered. Regular UPS and FedEx deliveries will not be made today.

The business office of the Journal-World will be open for walk-ins and phone inquiries from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. today.

USA Today will not be delivered.

Liquor stores will be open today.