Local offices closed for holiday

Most government offices and public services in Lawrence and area towns will be closed today in observance of Independence Day, which was Sunday.

• All city, county and state offices will be closed, as will federal offices in the General Services Administration and the federal courts. Douglas County District Court will be closed today.

• Banks will be closed today.

• Lawrence Transit System buses will run today. Parking meters in downtown Lawrence will be free today.

• Yard trimmings will not be collected today. Instead they will be collected during the normal weekly trash pickup. No other changes are planned for the solid waste route schedules. Commercial solid waste pickups will run as usual.

• The Lawrence Public Library will be closed today. The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department and Lawrence Workforce Center also will close today.

• The U.S. Postal Service won’t make regular deliveries today, and customer service offices at post offices will be closed. UPS and FedEx will not make regular deliveries today.

• Douglas County Senior Services will be closed today. Dining centers will be closed, and there will be no home-delivered meals. Lawrence Meals on Wheels also will not deliver today.

• LINK, the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen, 221 W. 10th St., will serve meals from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today. Doors open at noon.

• Prairie Park Nature Center will be closed today, except for its Eco-Energy Adventure Camp.

• The East Lawrence center will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and the Community Building and Holcom Park center will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. South Park Recreation Center will be closed today, except for programs there.

• There will be no Unified Day Camp for special populations today.

• Recreation classes will meet today. Summer Playgrounds will not.

• All aquatic fitness and instructional classes will run as scheduled today.

• Eagle Bend Golf Course and Learning Center, 1250 E. 902 Road, will be open and accepting tee times.

• The city’s indoor and outdoor aquatic centers will be open on their regular schedules today. South Park Wading Pool will be open 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.

• The customer service department of the Journal-World will be open for calls and walk-ins from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. today.