The updated Martin Luther King Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library had its grand opening on Sept. 6.
Now the third largest branch of the MPL system, the newly designed library is at the corner of Locust Street and North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Harambee neighborhood (2901 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.).
Construction to redesign the 54-year old library began in the spring of 2023 as part of a series of projects to replace and update outdated library branches, including Forest Home, Mill Road and Capitol. Part of the unfinished MLK building was severely damaged by a car crash in January, postponing its completion date until this month…