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National Book Award finalist and local literary treasure Bonnie Jo Campbell read from her newly released story collection, “Mothers, Tell…
OHOW (Old House Owners Workshop) is a program of the City of Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Commission. OHOW seeks to create educational programs…
Sources and general information about the early schools in Wakeshma Township, including an 1880 sketch about the township's first schools.
Prepare for another delightfully disturbing edition of Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! KPL Teen Librarian MX Kiersten delivers a…
Join Healthy Babies, Healthy Start and Kalamazoo Public Library for a reading circle for expecting parents. Receive books for baby…
Overcrowding at Roosevelt Elementary School on the east side of Kalamazoo led the School Board in the 1920s to search…
Forrest M. Hill. (Gazette 18 Feb 1934) The name Forrest Hill won’t likely conjure a collection of grand biographical accomplishments…
Don’t miss the good witch, KPL’s Miss Natalie, as she offers up some cute and quirky Halloween storybook readings including,…
Rev. John L. Davis, c.1894 Published by Rev. John L. Davis of Kalamazoo, this 48-page Afro-American Journal and Directory was printed…
Video coverage of the May 13, 1980, tornado in downtown Kalamazoo.
Arnie Johnston, perhaps the foremost translator of songs by Jacques Brel, performs songs by Brel, Gabriel Fauré, Edith Piaf, Kurt…
Mistaken Identity Abner D. Doubleday, c.1880s In 1929, the Kalamazoo Gazette published an article with the headline: “Cousin of former…
Location: Section 3, northeast corner of U Avenue and 42nd Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History…
In this video series presented by Old House Owners Workshop (OHOW), learn about window anatomy, and how stiles, meeting rails…
Despite a paucity of official map references to a neighborhood called ‘Hillcrest’, one could cite a number of reasons for…
During the 1870s, a local farmer named James Taylor hosted a fall event he called the Annual Harvest Home Festival…
The Library’s databases of local history material are accessible through a separate section of the catalog. Click here to begin a search of…
Lynn Houghton will continue Michigan’s colorful history with this next session which will cover the state from the end of…
Local historian Lynn Houghton looks at more than 100 years of Kalamazoo’s history through the work of six notable photographers:…
KPL is sad to learn of the passing of legendary baseball player Hank Aaron, who passed away on Friday, January…
Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the…
Art & Architecture Source is the largest full-text art research database covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as…
Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…
Kalamazoo Public Library maintains a wealth of current and historical information about area citizens, organizations, businesses, buildings, events, plus local,…
Information on foundations, corporate givers, and grantmaking public charities. In library use only.