WTOP: MLK Library’s grand reopening draws festive crowd

By Editor On Sep 26, 2021 Last updated Sep 26, 2021

On Saturday, with much fun and fanfare, D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library celebrated its COVID-delayed grand reopening following a $211 million renovation.

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