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What are you watching these days, Hulu? Netflix? KPL TV? Wait, what? You haven’t heard of KPL TV?!? Then you…

Policies

Fund Balance Policy

Print Version (PDF) Purpose: The following policy has been adopted by Kalamazoo Public Library in order to address the implications…

Music

Trombley, George L. “Lem”

During the early years of the 20th century, George “Lem” Trombley became one of Kalamazoo's favorite musicians. His ragtime-era compositions…

Women’s History

Hull, Blanche

Most Kalamazooans remember Blanche Hull as the donor of the Hull Preserve adjacent to Milham Park, but that gift was only…

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The Margin Project

The Margin Project is a special collection offered in the Teen section at the Oshtemo Branch and Central Library. It…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Joe Nolan @ KPL

Award-winning Nashville-based Michigan native Joe Nolan performed on the Central Library portico as part of Art Hop, June 5, 2009…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

Vine Neighborhood Architecture

Kalamazoos Vine neighborhood boasts a rich history, as well as a variety of architectural styles. Local historian Lynn Houghton, co-author…

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Bowers Building

Photo by Kanti Sandhu, from Kalamazoo: The Place Behind the Products, p. 219 Situated at 610 W. Willard Street, the…

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NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory resource. In addition to the fiction database that NoveList has offered, NoveList Plus…

DemographicsNow

Researchers and entrepreneurs are provided with comprehensive business and demographic information valuable to assess business viability, create sales leads and…

Explora for Middle Schools

Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…

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Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals…

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