Week 5 at The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum

The are a lot of events happening at the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum. Last week we had 100 elementary school students come in for a tour of the facilities.  During this tour they get a hands on experience by donning white gloves to touch items from the collection.  The goal of this is to teach the children the importance of handling archival items gently and more importantly, not to touch the items on the walls!  The whole event concludes with a press conference with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  An actor portraying Dr. King recites an excerpt of his "I Have a Dream" speech and then takes questions from the audience.  The children are very receptive to this and enjoy hearing him speak.