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Explore Our Site
Explore random selections from the deep library of content on kpl.gov…
Book Thoughts
Listen to a conversation with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie talking about exciting new books for all ages in KPL’s…
Walter Dean Myers @ Powell Branch Library
The late Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talked about his work and answered questions. Powell Branch…
Classified: Who in the World is Merze Tate?
Kalamazoo author and publisher Sonya Bernard-Hollins discusses her latest book about Merze Tate (1905-1996), grandchild of the first Negro settlers…
Lake Street School/Edison
Situated on the northwest corner of Lake and Russell streets in the Edison Neighborhood, the first Lake Street School was…
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary Reading Together Proclamation
The following Proclamation was read at a Kalamazoo City Commission meeting on Monday, February 21, 2022: …
Stone, Lucinda Hinsdale
The mid and late 1800’s were a transformative time in American history in many ways. Traditional American values were limiting…
Women Cabinetmakers
This interesting paragraph from a letter written by Lucinda Hinsdale Stone points out that pioneer women were often skilled in…
Alamo Valley Elementary School
Location: (District #6 Fractional) – 7528 Ravine Road, section 23, east side of Ravine Road between the two branches of…
Embracing Forgiveness
Andrew Collins, a former Benton Harbor cop, falsified evidence in a case that sent Jameel McGee to prison for four…
Early Kalamazoo: Michigan's Underground Railroad
“Michigan’s Underground Railroad” (1987) – Local historian Mary Jane Swartz tours the underground railroad house in Schoolcraft, and tells how…
KPL 150th Anniversary - 150 Years of Providing Access to Information
From its beginnings as a school library that was open just one hour a week to a showplace deemed “Library…
Road Closure Near Central Library
Consumers Energy will be making some civil infrastructure that will impact the library. This will begin Wednesday, June 19th, and…
Local History Room Index
The Local History Room section of the database captures a wonderful variety of information not indexed in the other databases,…
Youth Literature Seminar History
2018: “Choose to Read” Jennifer L. Holm Matthew Holm Colby Sharp Ernest Morrell 2017: 40th Anniversary Event Javaka Steptoe Matt…
Who Hit John? @ KPL
Performing, jamming, and busking in SW Michigan since 2006, Who Hit John? has shared their energetic, original, old-time sound in…
Olivia Mainville @ KPL
Holland, Michigan’s Olivia Mainville brought her eclectic blend of indie-folk sounds to Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, February 18, 2015, as…
KPL Meet the Author Zoom Recording — Natalie Standiford with Sam Lipsyte — Recorded on April 7, 2021.
Kalamazoo Public Library’s Head of Community Engagement Librarian Kevin King talks with authors Natalie Standiford and Sam Lipsyte. Natalie Standiford’s…
Flinch Card Company
“The Acme of Parlor Games,” “More Simple Than Authors,” “More Scientific Than Whist.” Sound like fun? For the millions of…
The Impact of Reading Together | Celebrating 20 Years
Watch Lisa Williams, Joan Hawxhurst, and Karen Trout as they reminisce about Reading Together’s impact in Kalamazoo County over the…
Allendale
With its large lakeside hotel and "over the water" dance hall, the resort along the south side of Gull Lake…
Databases
History Reference Center
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals…
Biography Resource Center
Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and…
Art & Architecture Source
Art & Architecture Source is the largest full-text art research database covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as…
Consumer Health Information
Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…
Heritage Hub (Formerly America's Genealogy Bank)
Find your ancestors in over 300 years of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and government reports. Search over 1,000 newspapers; the…
