Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2020: Is parking free in Harrisburg? Do my kids have school?

Martin Luther King Jr.

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/File)AP

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a celebration of the civil rights leader’s contributions and to honor his legacy.

The day is celebrated on the third Monday in January. This year that is Jan. 20.

According to thekingcenter.org, the day should be celebrated with community service - “a day on, not a day off.”

King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his nonviolent campaign against racism.

He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn., by James Earl Ray.

Here’s a rundown of what we were able to determine regarding what’s closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20.

The inside lobby of Mid Penn Bank in Millersburg today. (Deb Kiner, PennLive.com)HAR

Banks: Most are closed.

Capital Area Transit: Will operate under a normal schedule.

County offices: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York county offices and courts are closed. Perry County offices and courts are open.

Federal courts: The Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Harrisburg are closed.

Libraries: Dauphin County Library System is closed. Hershey Public Library is closed. Cumberland County Library System, and Middletown Public Library are open.

Liquor and wine at the wine and spirits store at East Penn Center, on Wertzville Rd., in East Pennsboro Twp.THE PATRIOT-NEWS

Liquor stores: Stores that are normally open on Mondays will be open regular hours.

Municipal government: If you have municipal business to attend to, call first. Some are open, some are not. Those closed include Camp Hill, Carlisle, Hampden Twp., Lower Paxton Twp., Middletown, Palmyra, Silver Spring Twp. and Susquehanna Twp.

Hummelstown is open.

PA Media Group: PennLive/Patriot-News business offices are open.

Parking in Harrisburg: Free.

PennDOT: PennDOT’s Driver License and Photo License Centers statewide will be closed Jan. 18 and 20.

Post offices: The U.S. Postal Service is closed. No mail will be delivered.

Public schools: Most closed for students (some districts are using as an in-service day for teachers only) including Camp Hill, Carlisle, Central Dauphin, Derry Twp., East Pennsboro, Greenwood, Halifax, Harrisburg, Lower Dauphin, Mechanicsburg, Millersburg, Newport, Northern York, Palmyra, Susquehanna Township, Susquenita, Upper Dauphin, West Perry and West Shore.

rabbittransit: will operate on a regular schedule.

Retail stores, supermarkets: open.

Spring Snow in Harrisburg Area

Snow falls at the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg on the first day of spring, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Vicki Vellios Briner | Special to PennLive HARHAR

State government: closed

Trash collection: Most trash haulers do not observe the holiday and will collect on normal schedules. However, municipal collections may be affected.

Martin Luther King speaks in Atlanta in 1960. (AP Photo)AP

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