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Colorful names alone often indicate the history and early settlement of a place. "Jug Corners," "Wakeshma," "Bonnie Castle Lake," "Schoolcraft,"…
As the popularity of military band music in America grew after the Civil War, so grew the desire of the…
Kalamazoo’s Congregation B’nai Israel was officially organized by a group of twenty Jewish families in 1865. After acquiring land for…
From 1843 to 1962, the village/city of Kalamazoo expanded its geographic jurisdiction from a half a square mile to approximately…
Much of what is known about Kalamazoo’s outward appearance during the mid to late nineteenth century—its buildings, its citizens, and…
¿Por qué se celebra en los Estados Unidos? ¿Es la independencia de México? Siempre se ha contado la misma historia,…
Larry Massie describes kitchen artifacts from the 1800s while his wife Priscilla prepares recipes from early Kalamazoo cookbooks. These programs were…
KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
The winning films in all categories from the 6th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival (7 videos)
During the early years of the 20th century, George “Lem” Trombley became one of Kalamazoo's favorite musicians. His ragtime-era compositions…
The poem “Bright Kalamazoo” was written by English adventurer William Henry Woodhams and set to music in 1854 by James…
Friends contributes in excess of $50,000 annually—more than $350,000.00 over the past decade—to the Kalamazoo Public Library for grants, library…
Listen to a conversation with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie talking about exciting new books for all ages in KPL’s…
You have been asking for it, here it is! KPL is proud to offer Kanopy to our patrons. Kanopy is…
The little brick cottage at 605 South Street is one of the oldest surviving homes in the city. It was…
In 1976, the “showcase” of Kalamazoo’s commemoration of the nation’s Bicentennial was a 3-screen multi-image slide show. This 53-minute program…
Kalamazoo College African studies professor Joseph Bangura presents a geopolitical survey of Burundi and Rwanda, including pre-colonial and colonial history,…
Local historian Lynn Houghton looks at more than 100 years of Kalamazoo’s history through the work of six notable photographers:…
Print Version (PDF) Freedom of Information Act Requests for Information (PDF) Requests for Information The Kalamazoo Public Library adopts the…
Author Bruce Mills reads from Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures, an essay collection he co-edited with Debra…
Join Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Public Schools for an exciting interview with award-winning author Alicia D. Williams! Williams is…
Search Kalamazoo and Michigan history with The Kalamazoo Gazette Collection. Coverage from 1837 through current. Explore current and archived issues…
If you're doing genealogical research on ancestors from New England, this is a key resource. In Central Library only.
Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…
Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…
This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety…