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An Update from ONEplace
It doesn’t feel right to start any update without acknowledging the enormity of the situation facing our organizations. Without recognize…
Hackley School class 1908-09
Photo courtesy of Alamo Township Museum.
End Of The Year Family Storytime!
KPL’s Storytime Librarians have joined forces to celebrate the closing of 2021 with a SPECIAL end-of-the-year Family Storytime! Mr. Bill…
Harrison School
Location: District #5 – Section 26, southwest corner of Mercury Drive and 46th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm.…
Bright Kalamazoo: 1854 Song and Chorus
Over the years, dozens of songs have been written in and/or inspired by the town of Kalamazoo. Among the earliest…
Annual meeting minutes, 1907
Courtesy of Alamo Township Museum
Dutton, W., 424: Thomas Norton House
The Gazette chose the "Norton House" for its series on "Interesting Homes In and Around Kalamazoo" in 1945. The reporter…
Art in Early Kalamazoo
“Art in Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – From an historic Kalamazoo home, Lynn Houghton talks about early Kalamazoo art and artists.…
In Honor of Academy Award Winner, Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen and became the first Black…
Greater Kalamazoo Dixieland Society Jazz Band - "Sweet Georgia Brown"
Greater Kalamazoo Dixieland Society Jazz Band - "Basin Street Blues"
Greater Kalamazoo Dixieland Society Jazz Band - "The Saints Go Marching In"
Greater Kalamazoo Dixieland Society Jazz Band @ KPL
The five-piece band treated those in attendance to over an hour of traditional New Orleans Dixieland interspersed with information about…
Jazz Speaks for Life: Remembering MLK and the Civil Rights Movement
The Jazz and Creative Institute will be performing big band jazz tunes composed by Black musicians during a time of great protest…
Picturing Kalamazoo's Past: Notable Kalamazoo Photographers
Local historian Lynn Houghton looks at more than 100 years of Kalamazoo’s history through the work of six notable photographers:…
KPL @Home Bags
KPL offers take-home activity kit bags for children, teens, and adults called KPL @Home. A different activity is featured every…
Flavors of Latin America
Chef Jared Dellario of Casa Bolero demonstrates how to cook a variety of dishes from Latin America. Presented Tuesday, October…
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Phillip Rhoades: Burgundy Wolf: The Case of the One Eyed Woman
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
Who Hit John? @ KPL
Performing, jamming, and busking in SW Michigan since 2006, Who Hit John? has shared their energetic, original, old-time sound in…
Lindbergh Field
Today, the local airport hub is called The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (coined in 1989), but as with most institutions…
Burchnall, Dorothy
The earliest brewers in Bronson (Kalamazoo) Village were of the do-it-yourself variety and many of them were women. As society…
Shipwrecks of West Michigan (part 1)
Shipwrecks of West Michigan (part 2)
Shipwrecks of West Michigan (part 3)
Shipwrecks of West Michigan (part 4)
Lost and Found: Shipwrecks of West Michigan
Valerie van Heest, local shipwreck hunter, award winning author, and member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, presented Lost…
Authors, Titles, Community - 20 Years of Reading Together
Relive 20 years of Reading Together titles and authors in this video retrospective. What are some of your favorite Reading…
Databases
AGRICOLA
Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the…
MasterFILE Complete
MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading…
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.
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides…
