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Art of Creative Nonfiction

Gail Griffin, author and professor at Kalamazoo College; Katherine Joslin, author and professor of English, Western Michigan University; and Kathy…

Buildings

Columbia Hotel

In 1870 the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad began service through Kalamazoo with a passenger station on the southeast corner…

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Midnight Cattle Callers @ KPL

Midnight Cattle Callers brought their own brand of country and swing to Kalamazoo Public Library, November 16, 2011 – KPL’s…

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Red Tail Ring @KPL

Michigan natives Michael Beauchamp and Laurel Premo come together as Red Tail Ring in this April 2010 performance at Kalamazoo…

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Book Thoughts with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie - January 2021

Book Thoughts

Listen to a conversation with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie talking about exciting new books for all ages in KPL’s…

News

Inspiring Others Towards our Cause

“When ideas inspire, they spread – even without massive philanthropic capital, even without government funding.” Chronicle of Philanthropy 7/13/15 Last week…

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Red Sea Pedestrians Encore @ KPL

The Red Sea Pedestrians brought their one-of-a-kind, high-energy, neo-Klezmer, full-blown, instrument-swapping fusion back to the Kalamazoo Public Library for an…

Biographies

Landes, Harold D.

“Self Portrait”, 1930. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Collection Today, Kalamazoo has a healthy, vibrant arts community, with both individuals and…

Local History

Class Photo 195?

Tamarack School Class Photo 1950s Tamarack School (Alamo Township), Kalamazoo County, MI c.1950s (exact date is uncertain) Left Row: from front:…

Story Place

Story Place

Story Place at Central Library is a community play space for children age birth through 12. It’s open during the…

Databases

MeL: Michigan eLibrary

Magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books provided to Michigan libraries and Michigan residents at home with their Michigan Driver's License…

Explora for Elementary Schools

Explora is EBSCO's research interface designed specifically for students and educators. The elementary school version highlights relevant, reliable, and age-appropriate content that's easy and fun…

Biography Resource Center

Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and…

Newspaper Source Plus

Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from…

Ancestry Library

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

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