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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (MLKML) is the central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL), constructed and named in honor of the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Its address is 901 G St. NW in Downtown Washington, D.C., with its main entrance between 9th and 10th St. on the opposite corner to Gallery Place station, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The library is located in and around the Chinatown, Mount Vernon Square, and Penn Quarter neighborhoods.[1]

This article is about the main public library of Washington, D.C. For other uses, see Martin Luther King Jr. Library (disambiguation).

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

901 G St. NW
Washington, D.C., United States

Public library

1972

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Mecanoo Edit this on Wikidata

District of Columbia Public Library

1,334,479 volume Edit this on Wikidata

dclibrary.org/mlk

Doors and elevators accessible on every floor.

wheelchair

One Topaz HD magnifier that allow users with impaired vision to read documents with fonts in the size most convenient from them. It includes a brightness dial, a magnification dial, a color dial, and its ergonomic design allows the screen's height and orientation. A tray allows smooth movement of the texts, and the lock button can be used to read, hold or write documents.[13]

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ADA computers for persons with or physical disabilities.

visual impairment

Four wide for patrons, and elevators for staff use.

elevators

One for each gender on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors, and two family restrooms with baby changing stations located in the 5th floor.

public toilet

to cool the library in summer, heat pumps to warm it in winter, and ventilation on every floor.

Air conditioning

Landmark designations[edit]

In June 2007 the DC Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) designated the building exterior, enclosure, and the interior public spaces on the ground floor as a historic landmark; it is in the DC Inventory of Historic Sites. In the same year, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[27]

District of Columbia Public Library

Martin Luther King Jr.

Library of Congress

List of memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library