Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Federal, state, county and municipal offices are closed, mail and other delivery services are operating limited schedules, markets and most banks are closed and schools are closed.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is hosting several MLK Day events, including a live reading of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and other presentations, a blood drive and free skating from 1 to 4 at Union Square Park.
The Frontiers International Springfield club’s 51st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast is this morning at Crowne Plaza with guest speaker Erika Harold, an attorney and former Congressional candidate and Miss America.
