11 Holidays
The Library may only observe ten (10) legal holidays as set forth in § 3‐3‐7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated and any additional holidays proclaimed by the Governor. The following have been designated as official state holidays:
January 1 New Year’s Day
3rd Monday of January Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
3rd Monday of February Washington’s Birthday
Last Monday of April Confederate Memorial Day
Last Monday of May National Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
1st Monday of September Labor Day
November 11 Veteran’s Day
A day fixed by proclamation by the Governor of Mississippi as a day of Thanksgiving, to correspond to the date proclaimed by the President of the U.S.
Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Christmas Day
If any holiday above falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the legal holiday instead.
Public library systems have a number of options in the establishment of holiday policy. Public library systems do not have to observe all state holidays, but they cannot authorize more paid holidays than those authorized by the Mississippi Code 1972, Annotated § 3‐3‐7, unless additional days are proclaimed by the Governor as official state holidays. The Library does not observe Confederate Memorial Day, but instead uses the 10th paid holiday for Good Friday (the Friday before Easter).
Under Its own authority, the Library Board may set library hours as described in the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated § 39‐3‐17. The Administrative Board of Trustees may elect to close the library on additional days, such as the day after Christmas, without employee compensation. As such, the Library will close for any Saturday immediately following or preceding a paid holiday closure (Friday or Monday). In such cases, the Saturday closure will serve as an employee's weekly scheduled time off. Otherwise, employees may choose to make up the hours missed, claim personal leave time, or take leave without pay.
Adopted 09.10.2019
Reviewed 12.13.2022
Reviewed and Updated 09.09.2025