Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Ward 4 as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female Mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt, and the first woman to be reelected to that position.
MLK Library in D.C. reopens after $211 million renovation project
washingtonblade.comD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday cut a ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the city’s Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Library following a three-year, $211 million modernization project. The MLK Library’s Washingtoniana Division has included for many years the printed editions of the Washington Blade.
And the D.C. Public Library system is continuing its partnership with the Blade to digitize the Blade’s 51-year archive. “We are proud to unveil the new Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Library as a world-class facility in the heart of our city and the crown jewel of a library system undergoing a renaissance,” Bowser said at the ceremony. “Our investments will continue to transform our libraries into beautiful spaces where
