Public building closing schedule for upcoming holidays

City, county and state offices will close for both the Veterans Day and Thanksgiving holidays in 2020, but some public buildings will have different holiday hours. Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26. Here is this year’s operating schedule for the two holidays:

CHELSEA

• Chelsea City Hall: Closed for Veterans Day and Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Chelsea Public Library: Closed for Veterans Day and Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Chelsea Community Center: Closed for Veterans Day and Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Shelby County Schools: Closed for Veterans Day and Nov. 23-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Garbage: Normal pickup on Veterans Day; for Thanksgiving week, garbage normally picked up Thursday will be picked up Friday, and garbage normally picked up Friday will be picked up Saturday.

HOOVER

• Hoover City Hall and city offices in the Hoover Public Safety Center: Closed for Veterans Day and Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Hoover Public Library: Closed for Veterans Day; closing at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, and all day Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving; also closing at 3 p.m. Dec. 1 in advance of city Christmas tree lighting at 5 p.m.
• Hoover Recreation Center: Open regular hours (5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.) on Veterans Day; closed Thursday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving and open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27.
• Aldridge Gardens: Open normal winter hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) on Veterans Day; closed Thanksgiving Day.
• Hoover Senior Center: Was still closed due to COVID-19 as of mid-September but definitely will be closed for Veterans Day and Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Hoover City Schools: Closed for Veterans Day; As of mid-September, e-learning days planned for Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 23-24; closed Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 25-27, for Thanksgiving.
• Garbage: Normal pickup on Veterans Day; for Thanksgiving week, garbage normally picked up Thursday will be picked up Friday, and garbage normally picked up Friday will be picked up Saturday.

OTHER CLOSINGS

• Jefferson County offices (including Hoover satellite office): Closed Veterans Day and Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Shelby County offices (including Inverness license office): Closed Veterans Day and Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
• Alabama Department of Revenue Jefferson-Shelby Taxpayer Service Center: Closed for Veterans Day and usually Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, for Thanksgiving; all visits by appointment only due to COVID-19.