Durham, N.C. - Durham County Government will close most offices in observance of the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 19, 2023. All County offices will reopen with their normal hours of operation on Tuesday, June 20.

A full schedule detailing holidays observed by Durham County Government in 2023 is available here.

Durham County General Services

Convenience Centers

The Durham County General Services Department will close all three of its solid waste and recycling convenience sites on June 19. Durham County residents with a current 2022-2023 solid waste decal can resume disposal of garbage, recycling and yard waste at the County's Convenience sites on June 20. The Northern and Redwood sites open at 7 a.m. and the Parkwood site opens at 10:30 a.m.

Roadside Recycling

Unincorporated residents participating in the County's Roadside Recycling Program (green recycling carts) will have no changes to their recycling collection due to the Juneteenth holiday. Unincorporated residents are reminded that carts should be set out by 6 a.m. on their regularly scheduled pick-up day.

Residents who want to keep track of their recycling collection schedule should download the new "Durham County Recycles" mobile application. Residents can download the mobile app for free on Apple devices in the App Store or Android devices in the Google Play Store.

To learn more about Durham County's Solid Waste Division, call 919-560-0433 or log on to the Durham County Solid Waste webpage.

Durham County Library

All Durham County Library regional and branch locations will close on Monday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. All locations will reopen on Tuesday, June 20 for regular business hours.

Durham County Library encourages discovery, connects the community, and leads in literacy. For more information about the library, visit DurhamCountyLibrary.org.

Durham County Public Health

The Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) will follow the Durham County Government Juneteenth holiday schedule, closing on Monday, June 19 and reopening on Tuesday, June 20.

For Public Health emergencies during the holiday closure, including communicable disease reporting, environmental health and suspected foodborne illnesses, call 911 and ask for the Durham County Department of Public Health's response team member on-call.

For information regarding the about services provided by DCoDPH, please visit www.dcopublichealth.org.

Durham County Social Services

The Durham County Department of Social Services (DSS) will follow the Durham County Government Juneteenth holiday schedule and close on Monday, June 19. Residents are encouraged to call 919-560-4600 to reach an on-call social worker to report child abuse and neglect. Call 984-243-1280 to report adult abuse and neglect to an on-call social worker.

DSS will reopen and operate according to its normal hours of operation on Tuesday, June 20.

Get more information about Durham County Department of Social Services here.

Durham County Sheriff

Durham County's Sheriff Office's patrol division, as always, is available 24/7. The Sheriff's Administration and Records Division is open on June 19, but with limited staffing due to the holiday.

Emergency calls should be made by dialing 911 or 919-560-0900.

More information about the Durham County Sheriff's Office and its services available can be found at www.durhamsheriff.com.

Durham County Cooperative Extension

The Durham County Cooperative Extension will close on Monday, June 19 for Juneteenth holiday and reopen on Tuesday, June 20 with normal business hours. Extension programming scheduled for Mondays will not be held.

During the holiday closure, the public may drop off soil sample boxes and pick up sample supplies from the outside station located in the blue box to the right of the Extension building at 721 Foster St.

For information on programming and events from the Extension, visit https://durham.ces.ncsu.edu.