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Book Clubs

Sankofa Book Club

Come to the Alma Powell Branch or the Washington Square Branch and join this unique book club for young readers.…

Religion

First Methodist Church

The First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo is the oldest congregation in the city. The church traces its origins to…

KPL TV: Michigan History

1980 Kalamazoo Tornado

Video coverage of the May 13, 1980, tornado in downtown Kalamazoo.

KPL TV: Timely Topics

Joel Tacey @ KPL

Joel Tacey’s One-derful World of Comedy at Oshtemo Branch Library, Monday June 20, 2011 (4 videos).

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Blue Moon Blues Band @ KPL

The Blue Moon Blues Band played an intimate unplugged performance on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009, at Central Library, as part…

Recreation

Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery

For millennia the supply of fish in Michigan’s lakes and waterways seemed inexhaustible. By the 1870s, however, deforestation and overfishing…

Business

Kalamazoo Funeral Homes

In Kalamazoo’s earliest days, there were no funeral homes in the sense that we know them, or even “undertakers,” but…

News

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week (September 27–October 3, 2020) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the…

Biographies

Israel, Edward

Edward Israel was born in Kalamazoo on 1 July 1859. He died almost 25 years later on 27 May 1884…

KPL TV: Information

Where You Were When - Remembering 9/11

Today’s teens have only lived in a post-September 11th world. Now we will connect the past to the present by…

Community Rooms

Community Rooms

Contact Administration Office (Mon.–Fri. 9 am–5 pm) (269) 553-7823 | Email Nonprofit Room Request Form Commercial Room Request Form Community…

Databases

Ancestry Library

Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…

Referencia Latina

This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety…

MeL: Michigan eLibrary

Magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books provided to Michigan libraries and Michigan residents at home with their Michigan Driver's License…

Heritage Quest Online

HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research…

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