Court Holiday: July 4th and 5th

The Law Library will be closed July 4th and 5th, 2019, for the Independence Day holiday.  The Law Library will reopen on Monday, July 8, 2019.  A list of Court Holidays is available on the Circuit Court’s website at https://mdcourts.gov/administration/holidays Except on Court Holidays, the Library is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. A federal holiday since 1941, Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July, has been celebrated in the United States since 1776.  If you are interested in learning more about Independence Day and the events leading up to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, check out these sites.

• http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html
• http://www.loc.gov/item/90898037/
• http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/july-4th
• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/
  

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