To get ready for construction of a new mixed-use project that will include a new Milwaukee Public Library Martin Luther King Branch, the current branch at 310 W. Locust St., will close on Saturday, May 6.
Its replacement will be built in partnership with General Capital Development, LLC and Emem Group LLC, on the site of the existing branch, two privately-owned plots of land and two city-owned lots.
The new branch is expected to open in autumn 2024. In the meantime, a temporary branch will open on Monday, May 22, at 2767 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
The new building – which will also replace the 1927 Garfield Theater, though integrating its lobby into the new structure – will include 93 affordable housing apartments and a more than 18,000-square-foot branch library.
Sale of the theater closed last week.
“This type of development reflects the Library’s…
