The library will close at 12:00 midnight on Sunday, January 19, and will reopen at 8:00 am on Tuesday, January 21, in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Various ways to spend the MLK Day holiday include observing a day of service, attending celebrations, and visiting sites associated with the life of Dr. King.<\/p>\n

MLKDay.gov<\/a> offers information about service opportunities available for the MLK Day of Service on January 20, 2014, and toolkits<\/a> for setting up your own service opportunities.<\/p>\n

Valdosta-area events for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, include:<\/p>\n

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• 3:00 pm, January 19, a commemoration program will be held at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 419 S. Ashley St., with keynote speaker Elder Elizabeth Brown Yates, presiding elder of the Alachua Central District.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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  • 11:00 am. January 20, a youth program will be held at Mathis City Auditorium, 2300 N. Ashley St., with keynote speakers Nasier A. Vazquez and Valious Smith. A luncheon to follow.\u00a0 (Source:\u00a0 Valdosta Daily Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    If you’re in the Atlanta area, you might wish to visit the National Park Service’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site<\/a>, featuring his birth and burial sites.<\/p>\n

    However you observe the MLK Day Holiday, we’ll be ready for you when the library reopens on Tuesday morning at 8:00 am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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