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    Hello Kalamazoo! We have missed you and are excited to welcome you back to your library. Beginning June…

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About Friends of KPL

In 2020, Friends of the Kalamazoo Public Library celebrated its 60th anniversary. For more than six decades, the Friends of…

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Jaimy Gordon @ KPL

2010 National Book Award-winning author and Western Michigan University professor of English Jaimy Gordon reads from her latest novel, “Lord…

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Shakespeare Company

The Shakespeare Company has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of fishing equipment and other sporting goods since it was…

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Germans in Kalamazoo

Germans and Enterprise From its inception, Kalamazoo has always been a place comprised of people from diverse cultural, religious and…

Biographies

Israel, Edward

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

Music

That Gal in Kalamazoo

It was during World War II that a song helped immortalize Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Glenn Miller Orchestra introduced “I’ve Got…

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Rick Bragg @ KPL

On April 24 2009, Kalamazoo Public Library hosted Rick Bragg, the 2009 Reading Together author. Before his public appearance, Pulitzer…

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Solar Em-Power-ment

Panelists describe the experiences that inspired their commitment to the development of solar lighting, the challenges facing organizations working in…

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Local Information Database

Kalamazoo Public Library maintains a wealth of current and historical information about area citizens, organizations, businesses, buildings, events, plus local,…

Alldata

Alldata is a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information

AGRICOLA

Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the…

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…

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