In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Odum Library will close at midnight Sunday, January 14, 2018. The library reopens Tuesday, January 16, 2018,at 8:00 am. <\/p>\n

More than just a “day off,” Martin Luther King, Jr., Day can be a time of service and commemoration. Visit the NationalService.gov<\/a> site to discover ways to contribute back to the community by volunteering. <\/p>\n

On the Valdosta State University campus, VSU will host a commemorative service, “A Celebration of Diversity,”<\/a> at noon on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, on the front steps of the Student Union. This service includes a performance by VSU’s XChange Ministries student group and speeches by Student Government Association<\/a> President Maya Mapp and by Dr. Calvin Walker, director of the VSU African-American Studies Program<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A reception will follow the Celebration of Diversity service.<\/p>\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>, which features his birthplace and childhood home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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