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When Arend Bos retired in 1928 after 45 years in the trade, he was said to be Kalamazoo’s longest serving…
Kevin Coval, co-founder of “Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival” and called “the voice of the new…
Banned Books Week (September 27–October 3, 2020) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the…
Benjamin Austin was fourteen when he settled with his family in Portage in 1833. At sixteen he moved to Kalamazoo to…
There are many times when people never get a chance to see the impact of their work. Kalamazoo photographer Mamie…
KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
The 13th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, February 20, 2016, featured the…
Of all the dance orchestras and concert ensembles that Kalamazoo produced during the 19th century, the Phillips Brothers’ Orchestra was…
Due to the rapidly increasing number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Kalamazoo and surrounding Michigan communities, Kalamazoo Public Library…
Sources and general information about the early schools in Comstock Township, including an 1880 sketch about the township's first schools.
Classical guitarist Jeff Dwarshuis at Central Library during Art Hop, December 2, 2011
Join us October 7 at Central Library during Art Hop for an immersive experience in observance of KPL’s 150th anniversary.…
A key question to ask before diving into any nonprofit project or program is: What does success look like? Without…
Brian Foo, the mastermind behind The Library of Congress’ Citizen DJ project will discuss this innovative resource for music lovers.…
The American Civil War had a more profound social, political and economic impact than almost any other event in American history. Among…
Historian Tom Buettner explains why 27 million people attended the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (World’s Columbian Exposition) and describes Michigan’s…
On April 24 2009, Kalamazoo Public Library hosted Rick Bragg, the 2009 Reading Together author. Before his public appearance, Pulitzer…
Michigan Festival of Sacred Music, in collaboration with the Kalamazoo Public Library, presented a program of sacred flutes, featuring Michael…
Photo courtesy of Alamo Township Museum.
A presentation and discussion about the history of redlining, racially restrictive covenants, and segregation in Kalamazoo. Learn how the federal…
“The Acme of Parlor Games,” “More Simple Than Authors,” “More Scientific Than Whist.” Sound like fun? For the millions of…
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World Book Online helps information seekers of all ages find the content they need at the correct reading level. World…
Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who…
Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the…