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OneCard

OneCard

Welcome to OneCard — a Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) collaboration with one goal — a Kalamazoo Public Library card for every…

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Asylum for the Insane

A History of the Kalamazoo State Hospital, presented by Dr. William A. Decker, M.D., at Kalamazoo Public Library, November 5,…

Buildings

Oakland Pharmacy

Whether by design, by location, or perhaps by pure chance, certain commercial structures are destined to become lifelong places where…

Government

Annexation

From 1843 to 1962, the village/city of Kalamazoo expanded its geographic jurisdiction from a half a square mile to approximately…

Buildings

Salvation Army Building

Sometimes referred to as the Citadel because of its distinct parapet roofline, the more common moniker used by local historians for…

Newspapers

Newspapers

Historical researchers are fortunate because the Kalamazoo Gazette, the major newspaper serving our area, is the longest continuously published newspaper in…

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Sharpen the Saw

In one of my first real jobs I worked at a YMCA summer camp. The days were long, the activities…

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Consumer Health Information--Spanish

Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory resource. In addition to the fiction database that NoveList has offered, NoveList Plus…

Alt HealthWatch

Alt HealthWatch is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and…

Ancestry Library

Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…

Literary Reference Center

This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines…

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