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Parks

Fountain of the Pioneers

In common with many pieces of public art, the fountain is no stranger to controversy. Before it was even formally…

Weather

TWISTER!

On Tuesday, 13 May 1980, a tornado struck the heart of Kalamazoo, Michigan. First touching down at 4 pm eight…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

The KPL Story (1998)

The KPL Story

A 1998 mini-documentary about the library’s renovation project, featuring architect David Milling, artist Michael Hayden, and others. Includes two television…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Japan Twang: Tsugaru-jamisen with Sato Michiyoshi

Japan Twang

An entertaining and educational concert with shamisen virtuoso Sato Michiyoshi. Sato is an award-winning performer of Tsugaru-jamisen, a dynamic style…

ONEplace

Racial Healing Series

ONEplace & Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Kalamazoo will be hosting an in-person three-part series of racial healing circles.…

Business

Kalamazoo Building

At the turn of the twentieth century skyscrapers were still a relatively recent development. The desire to build taller had…

Recreation

Kalamazoo Lassies

In the early years of the 1950’s baseball was booming in Kalamazoo. On any given summer night, teams from local…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Graham Parsons & the Go-Rounds @ KPL

Graham Parsons & the Go-Rounds at Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 (10 videos).

Databases

Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 493 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 11,800+ newspapers from around…

Literature Resource Center

Information on authors and literary movements and themes, includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism.

PebbleGo

PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports…

Kalamazoo Gazette Collection

Search Kalamazoo and Michigan history with The Kalamazoo Gazette Collection. Coverage from 1837 through current. Explore current and archived issues…

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