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Harrison Cemetery (Prairie Ronde)
Location: East side of South 10th Street just south of West U Avenue. Status: Active Photos: Beth Timmerman, 2010
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("So Tell Me Now")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Parting Thoughts")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Secret")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Ballad of Mack the Knife")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Yesterday, When Youth Was Mine")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Lydia")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Same Old Play")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("No, None at All")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Windmills of My Heart")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Don't Leave Me")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Melancholy")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Same as Always")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Dead Leaves")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew
Arnie Johnston, perhaps the foremost translator of songs by Jacques Brel, performs songs by Brel, Gabriel Fauré, Edith Piaf, Kurt…
Day School
Location: Northeast corner of CD Avenue and 46th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Compiled…
A History of the Washington Square Branch Library - With Keith Howard
As part of the library’s 150th-anniversary celebration, KPL’s Keith Howard takes a close look at the origins of the Washington…
Royal Theatre
East side of Portage Street, north of East South Street (169 Portage Street). Opened as a budget film theater on…
10 Steps to Self-Publishing
Publisher and self-published author Sonya Hollins shows participants how to form the concept of a book, design it, and sell…
A Fruitful State: A History of Growing Fruit in Michigan
Michigan has long been known as a great place to grow fruit, especially tree fruit such as apples, peaches, and…
Directory of Kalamazoo photographers
Professionally taken photos normally have the name and address of the photographer printed on them. Since photo studios tended to…
Goodrich/Kent/Simmons/Elmrose School
Location: District #9 – Section 32, west side of 28th Street north of MN Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1873. Published by…
Reading Together 2024 | Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation | Panel Discussion
Check out this insightful panel discussion on “Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation” from Reading Together 2024! Featuring Denise Miller, Nathan…
KPL Local History Librarian Ryan Gage invites everyone to Step Back in History!
Join us October 7 at Central Library during Art Hop for an immersive experience in observance of KPL’s 150th anniversary.…
Oliver v. Kalamazoo Board of Education
The following is not intended to be a comprehensive history of the Kalamazoo Public Schools desegregation case (Oliver v. Kalamazoo…
Green Bower Cemetery (French)
Location: Owen Drive, east side, between West C Avenue and West B Avenue. Status: Active
Vine Area Historic District
The Vine Area Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 16 August 1983.
Gourdneck Prairie/Webber School
Location: District #6 – Section 14, southeast corner of V Avenue and Portage Road. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer.…
Inside the Artist’s Studio — Patrick Hershberger/Bonus Saves
Join us for a special online tour of local artist Patrick Hershberger’s studio!
Welcome to KPL Curbside
Due to the rapidly increasing number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Kalamazoo and surrounding Michigan communities, Kalamazoo Public Library…
Mark Stuart @ KPL
Singer songwriter Mark Stuart returned to Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, for a solo performance full of…
Rebuilding Burundi (part 1)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 2)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 3)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 4)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 5)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 6)
Rebuilding Burundi
Former U.S. Congressman and Kalamazoo City Commissioner Dr. Howard Wolpe, the Clinton and Obama administrations’ special envoy to Africa’s Great…
Idea Lab Reopens Monday, May 9!
Great news! KPL’s maker space and creative studio, Idea Lab (located at the Central Library) is reopening to the public on Monday,…
Databases
Morningstar Investment Research Center
A one-stop tool for collecting financial information, getting reliable portfolio analysis, learning about investment options, and reading up on the…
History Reference Center
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals…
Explora for Public Libraries
Designed with public library patrons in mind, Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and…
NoveList K-8 Plus
NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that…
American Ancestors.org - New England
If you're doing genealogical research on ancestors from New England, this is a key resource. In Central Library only.
