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Kalamazoo House
Kalamazoo House c.1832-1861. Kalamazoo Public Library Photo File P-1022 “Earliest of Kalamazoo enterprises to experience a business boom were its…
Wilbur Home and School
The Wilbur Home and School for the Feeble-Minded Administered by Dr. Charles T. Wilbur, a physician who had been born…
Paint Some Happy Trees!
With this month’s edition of Paint Some Happy Trees, we witness Miss Sarah learn what it means to gracefully fall…
Meet the Illustrator
Illustrator Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen takes a group of young artists through a step by step process using circles, squares and…
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School
Crowded conditions at a number of schools in Kalamazoo led to the construction of new buildings including one in the…
Ken Morgan Jazz Unit @ KPL
An evening of great live jazz with Ken Morgan on saxophones and flute, pianist Terry Lower, and bassist Jon Wegge…
Stuart Neighborhood Architecture
Lynn Houghton, co-author of “Kalamazoo: Lost and Found,” examines the variety of architectural styles that are found in Kalamazoo’s Stuart…
New to OneCard: Introducing the Youth Mobility Fund
The City of Kalamazoo, through the support of the Foundation for Excellence, is partnering with Central County Metro Transportation Authority,…
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn at Wings Stadium (11/18/1976)
Artist(s): Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Date: 18 November 1976 Tickets: $4.50/$5.50/$6.50 (reserved seating) Attendance: Notes: Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 24…
Chrysalis Cam at Kalamazoo Public Library Oshtemo Branch!
Have you ever wondered how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly? Tune in to the KPL Chrysalis Cam and see…
Log Cabin Life in Early Kalamazoo
“Log Cabin Life in Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – Restoration specialist Annette Conti and Richard Roosenberg of the Kalamazoo Nature Center…
Michigan Central Railroad Station
Kalamazoo celebrated one Sunday morning in 1846, when the Michigan Central ran its first train into town. A few years…
Food For Your Soul
Keneisha Morgan-Darden, restaurant owner and author of “Cooking ‘N Heelz,” tells how to make some healthy meals that comfort the…
Hays, Charles B.
There are few people who have contributed as much to the city of Kalamazoo as Charles B. Hays. He was…
Harding School
Harding School along Pine St., with Lovell Street School to the left. 1932 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map The 1920s was…
Preservation on the Frontline - Track 4 Adaptive Reuse is Alive and Well in Downtown Kalamazoo
Shared with permission from The Historic Preservation Commission. Adaptive reuse projects are among the most exciting in the preservation field,…
Waking up Your Garden: A Writer's Perspective
Sarah Stewart, respected author of “The Gardener” and “The Money Tree,” both illustrated by David Small, gives a writer’s perspective…
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Ronald R. Johnson – Eminent Domain
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
Inside the Artist’s Studio — Meg Tang
Join us for a special online tour of a local jewelry artist Meg Tang’s studio!
Asbestos Row and the Dewing Building
The story of the Dewing Building (132 N. Kalamazoo Mall), a structure so long that it embodies an entire city…
Databases
Grants to Individuals (Foundation Center)
Learn how to best approach your search for a grant as an individual. In library use only.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
This full-text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as…
Biography in Context
Biographical information of contemporary & historical figures.
Local Information Database
Kalamazoo Public Library maintains a wealth of current and historical information about area citizens, organizations, businesses, buildings, events, plus local,…
Alldata
Alldata is a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information
