All DeKalb County Public Library branches will be closed on Monday, January 19 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday.  A list of local events is available online from The King Center.

A great online resource for photos, letters, videos, and much, much more relating to Dr. King (as well as other civil rights leaders and events), is the Civil Rights Digital Library.  It’s an excellent and fascinating resource.  Click here to watch a WSB newsfilm clip from First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama on May 21, 1961, where Dr. King encourages nonviolence while a riot goes on outside.

1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance
2. Civil Rights on Film
3. The librarian’s holiday
4. Library Basics: Finding Biographies
5. WE NEED YOUR HELP! African-American Homework Help