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Sources and general information about the early schools in Richland Township, including an 1880 sketch about the township's first schools.
This fall, many students will be attending virtual classes instead of in-person classes. KPL offers many educational resources that can…
KPL’s Storytime Librarians have joined forces to celebrate the closing of 2021 with a SPECIAL end-of-the-year Family Storytime! Mr. Bill…
Join us October 7 at Central Library during Art Hop for an immersive experience in observance of KPL’s 150th anniversary.…
Prepare for another delightfully disturbing edition of Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! KPL Teen Librarian MX Kiersten delivers a…
Jay Wesley from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources talks about the history of threats to the Great Lakes (pollution,…
Print Version (PDF) Scope This budgeting policy applies to all funds owned or assigned to Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) unless…
Hear Reading Together Author R. F. Kuang engage with the audience and discuss “jealousy, nasty women, and bad friends.” Themes…
Yearbooks and Student Catalogs
High Schools 1929 Brown and Gold yearbook cover. Climax-Scotts Piece of the Action: 2000, ’04, ’06 Panther: 1954*, ’55–’58 Comstock…
Greg “Gonzo” Haner, co-founder of Gonzo’s BiggDogg Brewery and considered one of Kalamazoo’s original brewers, discusses which brews go best…
When Arend Bos retired in 1928 after 45 years in the trade, he was said to be Kalamazoo’s longest serving…
“Art in Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – From an historic Kalamazoo home, Lynn Houghton talks about early Kalamazoo art and artists.…
Read Nineteenth-century Homes in a Midwestern Village Keeping a current inventory of historic buildings and sites was an early charge…
A town called Miller was once slated to replace the village of Oshtemo as a center of commerce in western…
Location: East side of South 8th Street, halfway between West Q Avenue and West R Avenue. Status: Active Photos: Beth Timmerman,…
The Shakespeare Company, a leading manufacturer and supplier of fishing equipment and other sporting goods, was founded in Kalamazoo in…
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee! Winners from last night included: Spelling Grand Champion Spellers…
Local historian Lynn Houghton looks at more than 100 years of Kalamazoo’s history through the work of six notable photographers:…
Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. is a singer, storyteller and self taught multi-instrumentalist. He uses folk, blues, spirituals and other American…
Location: North side of East YZ Avenue, ¾ mile east of South 28th Street. Status: Inactive, private property
Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias,…
Search Kalamazoo and Michigan history with The Kalamazoo Gazette Collection. Coverage from 1837 through current. Explore current and archived issues…
Information on foundations, corporate givers, and grantmaking public charities. In library use only.
Information on authors and literary movements and themes, includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism.
For students, researchers, history buffs and literature lovers, there’s no better source than Literature Criticism Online to discover commentary on…