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Recreation

Red Arrow Golf Course

The municipal-run Red Arrow Golf Course (1041 King Highway) was built along the Kalamazoo River in 1937. Its construction represents…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

I Remember Kalamazoo: Lance Ferraro's Memories of Growing Up in Kalamazoo

I Remember Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Coordinator, Sharon Ferraro, working with her 95-year-old dad, retired professional photographer, Lance Ferraro, walk us inside Kalamazoo’s…

KPL TV: Teen

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…

City Directories

City Directories

After newspapers, city directories are the most important source of local history information. A full city directory search will tell a…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

The Hired Hands @ KPL

The Hired Hands, an acoustic ensemble from America’s heartland, draws from a salty mix of musical interests to produce an…

Alamo Township

Williams School

Location: (District #4) – section 20, northeast of the junction of DE Avenue and 2nd Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm.…

KPL TV: Timely Topics

Medicine, Here and Abroad

A panel discussion about the challenges of providing medical care in developing countries, Western Michigan University College of Health and…

Biographies

Baumann, Nicholas

Nicholas Baumann was a 19th century brewer, capitalist, and developer, who built more than a dozen stores in Kalamazoo, served…

KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2011

The winning films in all categories from the 8th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival (7 videos)

Databases

LitFINDER

Poetry index of 600,000 poems with 50,000 full text. Short Story Finder offers full text, explanations, biographies. Over 1,000 complete…

Literature Criticism Online

For students, researchers, history buffs and literature lovers, there’s no better source than Literature Criticism Online to discover commentary on…

MeL: Michigan eLibrary

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

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Kalamazoo Public Library maintains a wealth of current and historical information about area citizens, organizations, businesses, buildings, events, plus local,…

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