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Brothers Kalamazov (part 1)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 2)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 3)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 4)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 5)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 6)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 7)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 8)
Brothers Kalamazov (part 9)
Brothers Kalamazov @ KPL
The Brothers Kalamazov brought their eclectic range of original and traditional songs to the Kalamazoo Public Library on March 24,…
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Print Version (PDF) Equal Employment Opportunity is a fundamental principle at the Kalamazoo Public Library, where employment opportunities are based…
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("So Tell Me Now")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Parting Thoughts")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Secret")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Ballad of Mack the Knife")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Yesterday, When Youth Was Mine")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Lydia")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Same Old Play")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("No, None at All")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Windmills of My Heart")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Don't Leave Me")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("Melancholy")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Same as Always")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew ("The Dead Leaves")
Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew
Arnie Johnston, perhaps the foremost translator of songs by Jacques Brel, performs songs by Brel, Gabriel Fauré, Edith Piaf, Kurt…
Kalamazoo: Nineteenth-century Homes in a Midwestern Village
Read Nineteenth-century Homes in a Midwestern Village Keeping a current inventory of historic buildings and sites was an early charge…
Megan Dooley & Dooley Noted @ KPL
Dooley Noted appeared at Central Library on August 19, 2009, as part of KPL’s Live Music series.
OneCard
Welcome to OneCard — a Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) collaboration with one goal — a Kalamazoo Public Library card for every…
Yorkville
Yorkville was once a bustling pioneer town located in Ross Township, near the outlet of Gull Lake. Few identifying features…
Lovell, W., 226: Austin-Sill House
Benjamin Austin was fourteen when he settled with his family in Portage in 1833. At sixteen he moved to Kalamazoo to…
2016 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
Great Grown Up Spelling Bee 2015
2014 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2013 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2012 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2011 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2010 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2009 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2008 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2007 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2006 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
2003 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
21st Anniversary Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee | 2023
Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
Each year, Kalamazoo Public Library hosts the Great Grown-up Spelling Bee to benefit Ready to Read, our early childhood literacy…
Nervous but Excited (part 1)
Nervous but Excited (part 2)
Nervous but Excited (part 3)
Nervous but Excited (part 4)
Nervous but Excited (part 5)
Nervous but Excited (part 6)
Nervous but Excited (part 7)
Nervous but Excited (part 8)
Nervous but Excited (part 9)
Nervous but Excited (part 10)
Nervous but Excited (part 11)
Nervous but Excited (part 12)
Nervous But Excited @ KPL
The “Pleasantly Aggressive Folk Duo” Nervous but Excited (Kate Peterson & Sarah Cleaver) performed at Kalamazoo Public Library on November…
History of Burundi and Rwanda (part 1)
History of Burundi and Rwanda (part 2)
History of Burundi and Rwanda (part 3)
History of Burundi and Rwanda (part 4)
History of Burundi and Rwanda (part 5)
History of Burundi and Rwanda (part 6)
History of Burundi and Rwanda
Kalamazoo College African studies professor Joseph Bangura presents a geopolitical survey of Burundi and Rwanda, including pre-colonial and colonial history,…
¿Qué es el Autismo?
Héctor Cortés, padre de un hijo con autismo, explica como el autismo afecta a las personas con autismo y a…
"Love Will Steer Me True": A Mother/Daughter Relationship
Kalamazoo authors Jane and Ellen Knuth discussed their newest book, “Love Will Steer Me True,” and how their mother/daughter relationship…
From Book Banning to Broadband, What’s New in 2022?
Issues relating to intellectual freedom continue to dominate news stories, including debates on critical race theory, LGTBQ materials, academic freedom,…
Kalamazoo Public Library Announces New Scholarship Fund to Promote the Training and Hiring of Librarians of Color
Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) is proud to announce a new scholarship for people of color interested in obtaining their master’s…
Kalamazoo Christian Schools
Ebenezer Christian School, 820 John Street, c. 1940. Local History Photo P-747 The first Kalamazoo Christian school was established in…
Books
More than 6,000 volumes relating to the history of Kalamazoo, the state of Michigan, and genealogical research are housed in the Local History…
General Sources for Prairie Ronde Township Schools
Sources and general information about the early schools in Prairie Ronde Township, including an 1880 sketch about the township's first…
Solar Em-power-ment (part 1)
Solar Em-power-ment (part 2)
Solar Em-power-ment (part 3)
Solar Em-power-ment (part 4)
Solar Em-power-ment (part 5)
Solar Em-power-ment (part 6)
Solar Em-power-ment (part 7)
Solar Em-power-ment (part 8)
Solar Em-Power-ment
Panelists describe the experiences that inspired their commitment to the development of solar lighting, the challenges facing organizations working in…
Mark Duval and Two-Track Mind @ KPL
Mark Duval writes songs in a wide range of style, genre and mood, from quiet, haunting, contemplative fingerstyle-guitar folk ballads…
Databases
Heritage Quest Online
HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research…
NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory resource. In addition to the fiction database that NoveList has offered, NoveList Plus…
PebbleGo
PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports…
Legal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds.…
Explora for Middle Schools
Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…
