City closes for the holidays

The city will be closing its administrative offices and municipal facilities in observance of the upcoming holidays on Friday, Dec. 23, Monday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Jan. 2. Most Parks and Recreation facilities, including recreation, cultural arts, nature and senior centers and museums, are also closed on those dates, except for Barton Springs, Bartholomew, Big Stacy, Deep Eddy and Springwoods pools, which will be open on Sunday, Dec. 25, for holiday hours and regular hours on Monday, Dec. 26 (if temperatures are above freezing) . Find more info about specific holiday hours of PARD facilities here. Austin Public Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of Christmas, and Jan. 1-2 for New Year’s. Trash, recycling, compost and yard trimmings collection will not be affected and pickups will take place on their usual days. The City Utilities Customer Care Call Center and City Utility Customer Service Centers will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Dec. 26, and Saturday, Dec. 31, through Monday, Jan. 2. Austin Public Health’s Shots for Tots clinics will be closed on those same dates. The Austin Animal Center is closed Dec. 24-26 and open for regular hours on Tuesday, Dec. 27.