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Ross Township

Howlandsburg School

Location: (District #14 Fractional) Section 31, south side of G Avenue west of 37th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm.…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Earthwork Music @ KPL

Musicians from the Earthwork Music Collective celebrate Earth Day at Oshtemo Branch Library, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Seth Bernard, May…

Pavilion Township

Smith School

Location: District #2 – Section 7, northeast corner of P Avenue and 25th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm.…

Business

Paper Industry

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

Buildings

Interurban Building

Located on the east side of Portage Street (169-171), just north of E. South Street, the Interurban Building stands today,…

Ready to Read

Ready to Read

Ready to Read is a Kalamazoo Public Library outreach program that encourages parents and caregivers to share books with children from birth…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Joe Wang and the Test Pilots @ KPL

“Album oriented power pop for people with a brain” from Joe Wang and the Test Pilots at Kalamazoo Public Library’s…

News

Felt, Found, Feel

I remember when I was first invited to attend an anti-racism training about a decade ago, the invite came from…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Steppin' In It Again @ KPL

To celebrate KPL’s 50th free concert, Steppin’ In It (Joshua Davis, Joe Wilson, Andy Wilson, Dominic John Suchyta), the band…

Regional Resources

Other Resources

There are many excellent resources outside KPL’s collection. Those in the immediate area include: Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society LDS Family…

Oshtemo Township

Coleman School

Location: District #9 – Section 21, east side of 4th Street between L and KL Avenues. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Orpheum Bell @ KPL

Equipped with an orchestral ensemble of banjo, accordion, trumpet, xylophone, shepherd harp, musical saw, pedal steel, a suitcase pump organ,…

Databases

Alldata

Alldata is a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information

Academic Search Complete

This database is a leading resource for scholarly research. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study…

Fold3 Library Edition

Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who…

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…

Britannica School

Suite of Britannica School resources at four levels - Learning Zone, Elementary, Middle, and High. School code is MeL5. Each…

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