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Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 1)
Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 2): May Erlewine & Seth Bernard
Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 3): Jen Sygit & Sam Corbin
Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 4): Laurel Premo & Michael Beauchamp
Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 5): Rachael Davis & Joshua Davis
Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 6): Gifts or Creatures
Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 7): Joshua Davis
Earthwork Music @ kpl (part 8)
Earthwork Music @ KPL
Musicians from the Earthwork Music Collective celebrate Earth Day at Oshtemo Branch Library, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Seth Bernard, May…
Chef Camp: Cooking is an Art with Chef K
Kalamazoo restaurant owner, chef, and author of “Cooking ‘N Heelz, Keneisha Darden (a.k.a. Chef K), helped students ages 10 and up…
Meet the Authors Arnold Johnston and Deborah Ann Percy | June 10, 2021
Enjoy the Meet the Authors event that took place earlier this month. Hear local favorites Arnold Johnston and Deborah Ann…
Rural Schools of Kalamazoo County
Once there were six or eight one-room schools in every township. They are still fondly remembered by area residents, but…
Gilson Cemetery (Averill) (Carney) (West Climax)
Location: East side of South 38th Street, at intersection with East PQ Avenue. Status: Active
Corporation Hall
Kalamazoo’s government has had several homes over the years. The first structure built for the purpose was Corporation Hall, which…
Residents
Michigan Potawatomi community, c.1909. private collection When the first non-native settlers arrived in the Kalamazoo area, the Native Americans already…
Elm, 213: Delos Chappell-Stewart House
The Federal Census-taker walked down Elm Street one summer day in 1880, asking his questions of the merchants and professional…
West Oshtemo Cemetery (West)
Location: North side of KL Avenue, bordered by 1st Street and West Oshtemo Baptist Church on the west, Almena Road…
Peter Mulvey @ KPL (part 1)
Peter Mulvey @ KPL (part 2)
Peter Mulvey @ KPL
Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey’s performance at Kalamazoo Public Library, February 18, 2009 (2 videos)
Walter Dean Myers @ Central Library
The late Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talked about his work and answered questions. Kalamazoo Public…
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Zack Kuhl – The Oath Keeper's Servant
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
Racial Healing Series
ONEplace & Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Kalamazoo will be hosting an in-person three-part series of racial healing circles.…
Coping Skills Workshop
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, individuals have been struggling with worry, anxiety and depression. The stress of living…
Rebuilding Burundi (part 1)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 2)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 3)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 4)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 5)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 6)
Rebuilding Burundi
Former U.S. Congressman and Kalamazoo City Commissioner Dr. Howard Wolpe, the Clinton and Obama administrations’ special envoy to Africa’s Great…
Bronson Methodist Hospital
In the fall of 1896 the population of Kalamazoo had reached 24,000 people, some began to wonder if Borgess Hospital was…
What does stewardship look like?
In a recent board training I was explaining that stewardship is more important than achievement. Achievement is very important and…
Rural Schools (Alphabetical Index)
A Alamo Avenue (Kalamazoo) Alamo Center (Alamo) Alamo Valley (Alamo) Alford (Texas) B Bacon (Portage) Balch (Oshtemo) Berger (Wakeshma) Bingham…
Poet Robert Haight @ KPL
Poet Robert Haight presents his latest collection of poems, “Feeding Wild Birds.” The poems are rooted in the Michigan landscape,…
A Woman’s Journey to Find Healing
Yolanda Neals, founder/visionary of The RED Panty Society, talks about her experiences as both a survivor and a writer. Neals…
Databases
Legal Source
Providing indexing and full-text coverage of the most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative database for current…
Literary Reference Center
This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines…
Literature Criticism Online
For students, researchers, history buffs and literature lovers, there’s no better source than Literature Criticism Online to discover commentary on…
Rocket Languages
Rocket Languages is an award-winning, interactive online language learning system. Users can learn conversational language at their own pace. Languages…
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of…
