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KPL TV: Authors @ KPL

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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Inauguration Day, 2021

Inauguration Day is on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office in front of the…

Government

Caroline Ham

First elected to the Kalamazoo City Commission in 1975, Caroline Ham has the distinction of being the city’s first woman…

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Delilah Dewylde and the Lost Boys @ KPL

Delilah Dewylde and the Lost Boys with self penned songs and old country gems at Kalamazoo Public Library, April 20,…

Biographies

Israel, Edward

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

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Teen Filmmaker Festival 2009

The winning films in all categories from the 6th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival (7 videos)

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Plant a Tree with KPL!

Kalamazoo Public Library is celebrating Earth Day this Spring by participating in the 12th annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program…

Photographers

White, Wallace S.

Much of what is known about Kalamazoo’s outward appearance during the mid to late nineteenth century—its buildings, its citizens, and…

Black History

Phillips Brothers

Of all the dance orchestras and concert ensembles that Kalamazoo produced during the 19th century, the Phillips Brothers’ Orchestra was…

Business

Globe Casket Company

“Among the most important enterprises of Kalamazoo is the Globe Casket Manufacturing Co., and it is probably no exaggeration to…

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Explora for Middle Schools

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

AGRICOLA

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

LitFINDER

Poetry index of 600,000 poems with 50,000 full text. Short Story Finder offers full text, explanations, biographies. Over 1,000 complete…

LearningExpress Library

Support for students and professionals in skill-building, test prep, and career certification. Includes GED prep.

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