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Digital Services @KPL If you are limiting your exposure to COVID-19 by staying home but still wish to use library…

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3D Printer Policy

Print Version (PDF) Kalamazoo Public Library strives to offer community access to new and emerging technologies such as a 3D…

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What is genealogy? Strictly speaking, genealogy is the study of individuals and their family relationships. In a larger sense, however,…

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Rebuilding Burundi

Former U.S. Congressman and Kalamazoo City Commissioner Dr. Howard Wolpe, the Clinton and Obama administrations’ special envoy to Africa’s Great…

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Kalamazoo Telegraph

In the days when new state and local governments were still forming, politics and government were even more important to…

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Burdick Hotel

The origins of hospitality on the present site of the Radisson Plaza Hotel date to August 1850 when construction of…

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Belfast Gin @ KPL

Belfast Gin creates a sound unique to the Celtic genre with an almost classic rock feel—a music category they call…

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Hanselman Building

“Kalamazoo has put on real city garments during the last two or three years. This is evidenced by the tall…

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Paper Industry

Kalamazoo has held many titles over the years including The Celery City, The Mall City, and The Bedding Plant Capitol…

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Legal Source

Providing indexing and full-text coverage of the most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative database for current…

Art & Architecture Source

Art & Architecture Source is the largest full-text art research database covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as…

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that…

Literature Resource Center

Information on authors and literary movements and themes, includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism.

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text…

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