Written by Mackenzie Manley, Content Specialist, Downtown Main Library
The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library is proud to participate in the MLK Jr. Coalition’s 51st Annual Commemorative Program at Music Hall held at noon on Monday, Jan. 19.
The event will feature keynote speaker Dr. Holly McGee, a University of Cincinnati professor who specializes in Untied States and African American history, with an emphasis on Black women's activist and intellectual history, comparative political activism in the United States and South Africa, and popular culture in the 20th Century.
The celebration will be preceded by the annual Freedom March, which begins at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
All 41 Library locations will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Borrow Related Materials
In line with this year's theme, "Bending the Arc Toward Justice," Library staff have created a list of nonfiction books. Commemorate MLK Day with these reads, which feature not only books highlighting the activism and legacy of MLK, but other racial justice activists.
2026 MLK Jr. Adult Nonfiction Booklist Look for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day Program at Music Hall on Monday, January 19, 2026. For more information about the program, see https://mlkcoalition.org/
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