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Kalamazoo in Literature
“Kalamazoo in Literature” (1987) – Popular author and historian Larry Massie talks about early Kalamazoo poets and authors, and displays…
Yes at Wings Stadium (6/21/1976)
Artist(s): Yes w/Pousette-Dart Band Date: 21 June 1976 Tickets: $6.50 (general admission) Attendance: (unknown) Notes: Show was mistakenly announced in…
"Louder Than a Bomb" Poetry Workshop
Kevin Coval, co-founder of “Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival” and called “the voice of the new…
Annual meeting minutes, 1907
Courtesy of Alamo Township Museum
Books and Bellies | Episode 1
Join Healthy Babies, Healthy Start and Kalamazoo Public Library for a reading circle for expecting parents. Receive books for baby…
African American Newspapers in Genealogical Research
Family historian and lecturer Tim Pinnick, whose 25 years experience includes work in all the major U.S. repositories, explains how…
Michigan Female Seminary
The Michigan Female Seminary was established in 1856 under the auspices of the Presbyterian Synod of Michigan. Located on a…
Underground Railroad in Kalamazoo
More than three million African-Americans lived as slaves in the Southern United States in the mid-1800s. They had few human…
Burchnall, Dorothy
The earliest brewers in Bronson (Kalamazoo) Village were of the do-it-yourself variety and many of them were women. As society…
Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State III
Another look at the Territory of Michigan from 1805 until 1837, when Michigan was admitted into the Union as the…
Learn a New Language
Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin (and more) anytime and anywhere with Rocket Languages. Their courses are designed to…
Editors of Michigan Salvage: The Fiction Of Bonnie Jo Campbell
Enjoy a scholarly study of Bonnie Jo Campbell’s writing and influence on Midwestern literature. Campbell also reads from her latest…
Author Wade Rouse @ KPL
Critically acclaimed memoirist Wade Rouse reads and discusses his books, I’m Not The Biggest Bitch In This Relationship and It’s…
The Page Fence Giants
Author Mitch Lutzke The Page Fence Giants, an all-star black baseball club sponsored by a woven-wire fence company in Adrian,…
Banned Books Week: October 1–7
Posted September 30, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Library supports your right to read what you want when you want. This library…
Beecher, Kymer & Patterson
One might adopt the notion that once affixed with the moniker Paper City, that Kalamazoo might have had a disproportionate…
Readers are Leaders–Take the Challenge with Oliver James
Take the Readers are Leaders Reading Challenge with Oliver James! Kalamazoo Public Library is hosting a community event in collaboration…
Samite: Solo Performance @ KPL
World-renowned Ugandan musician Samite performed at Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. This event, the 86th performance in…
The Crane Wives @ KPL
The Grand Rapids band, The Crane Wives, performed at Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, as part of KPL’s…
Balch School
Location: District #2 Fractional – Section 36, northeast of the intersection of N Avenue and 11th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published…
Databases
Legal Source
Providing indexing and full-text coverage of the most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative database for current…
Legal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds.…
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…
LearningExpress Library
Support for students and professionals in skill-building, test prep, and career certification. Includes GED prep.
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…
