Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is the central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library, constructed and named in honor of the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:30 AM—9:00 PM
    Friday and Saturday: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: main public library in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “District of Columbia Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library”, “District of Columbia Public Library-Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library”, “District of Columbia Public Library, Main Branch”, “Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library”, “Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library”, “Martin Luther King Memorial Library”, and “Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library”
  • Address: 901 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Museum
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The is a museum in , part of the . Together with its branch museum, the , SAAM holds one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art made in the from the colonial period to the present. is situated 450 feet southeast of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Stadium
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is an indoor arena in Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. is situated 1,100 feet east of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Downtown.

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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Neighborhood
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is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of , located in Northwest D.C. The majority of is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Latitude
38.89869° or 38° 53′ 55″ north
Longitude
-77.02477° or 77° 1′ 29″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Levels
5
Operator
District of Columbia Public Library
Named after
Martin Luther King Jr.
Open location code
87C4VXXG+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48041501
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7176391
Wiki­data ID
Q2211847
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chinatown and Penn Quarter.

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