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Biographies
From the final decades of the nineteenth century into the midst of the “roaring twenties,” Grace Tyson, a child actress…
Genealogy
Census and Vital Records Census – 1930 Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step (Large Cities) Provides a…
Charleston Township
Location: Within Fort Custer Training Center (obtain permission from Charleston Township before requesting entry) Status: Active
Women’s History
Paper mill employees, c. 1905. Kalamazoo Valley Museum Collection Prior to the Progressive Era (1896-1917), the role of women as…
KPL TV: Authors @ KPL
Best-selling Detroit author Michael Zadoorian, author of The Leisure Seeker and Beautiful Music talks about his latest book...
KPL TV: Kalamazoo History
Kalamazoo Public Library Marketing and Communications Manager Marti Fritz interviewed architect David Milling and artist Michael Hayden during the 1998…
Alamo Township
Courtesy of Alamo Township Museum
KPL TV: Music & Concerts
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Wake Up"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "We Had to Go Home"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Worrisome One"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Complimentary Love"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "You Can Write a Song"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Be a Part of the Band"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Griff's Tune"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Only One of You"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Ice Cream Man"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Suppertime!"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "Cereal"
The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo: "All You Need Is Love"
Kalamazoo Public Library celebrated summer reading with a family-friendly end-of-summer concert in Bronson Park featuring The Verve Pipe, with songs…
Alamo Township
Photo courtesy of Alamo Township Museum.
Religion
The First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo is the oldest congregation in the city. The church traces its origins to…
General Topics
The village of Kalamazoo was named after the river that flows through it, and the destinies of the two entities…
KPL TV: Timely Topics
Jay Wesley from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources talks about the history of threats to the Great Lakes (pollution,…
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
KPL TV: Kalamazoo History
Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Coordinator, Sharon Ferraro, working with her 95-year-old dad, retired professional photographer, Lance Ferraro, walk us inside Kalamazoo’s…
News
Watch on Facebook Live! Until we are able to welcome you back to the library, we are bringing storytime to…
KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
"Be You" by Becky Burgen (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Winter Wonderland" by Morgan King (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Portal" by Aaron Porter (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Rumor Has It" by Maureen Reed & Cassie Ward (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Our Dearly Corroded" by Esther Stoneburner (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Mission" by Kyle Misak (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Idle Hands" by Alec Rager (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Dawn of Decease" by Jonathan D'Ambrosio (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Artistic Flair" by Alysia Stozicki (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Mutual Slump" by Samuel Peters (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Monkey's Paw" by Matthew George (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Newspaper" by Mikhel Whaling (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Opportunities" by Hannah Mennega (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Tree of Life" by Lyons, Delgadillo, Krupianik, Martell (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Through the Mirror" by Griffin Snow (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Shadows" by Iris Tanja (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Matthew George (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Plugged In" by Anna Dodd (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"War Within" by Jonathan D'Ambrosio (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Sling" by Aaron Porter (2012 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
The 9th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival features the best teen-produced and directed films of 2012. Films must be produced by…
KPL TV: Authors @ KPL
Author and self-publisher Sonya Hollins co-wrote with her husband Sean (and illustrated by Kenjji), a children’s book about an African…
KPL TV: Music & Concerts
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Sweet On You
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Marry Me
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Wake Up, Little Maggie
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Muddy Shore
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Somewhere Between...
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Oh Come To Town
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - East Virginia Blues
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Hill Walkin'
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Stupid Things At Night
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Gamble-Drink All My Money
Michael Beauchamp @ KPL - Last Song Of The Night
Michael Beauchamp with special guests Ian Gorman (bass) and Brandon Foote (mandolin) at Kalamazoo Public Library, September 17, 2008 (11…
Weather
Eleven years to the day before “The Great Blizzard of 1978,” a massive winter storm of historic proportion engulfed the…
KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
"Don't Do Memes, Do Life" by Spencer Haydo (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Welcome Home" by Luke Broyles (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Upright" by Dominic Krupp (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Traveling" by Bianca Hobson, Frankie Murchek, Shadae Hillsman and Shayne Mitchell (2018 TFF)
"The Renegades" by Sebastian Cubillejo (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Interrogation" by Alexander Smith (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Sweater of Doom" by Dorian Murphy (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"See The Sun" by Adam Burns (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Recounting" by Sylvia Gabriel (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Pure Imagination" by Ella Thomas (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Pizza P.I." by Dorian Murphy (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Obsessed" by Malak Wazne (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Mrs. Potato Head" by Hannah Biddlecome (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Learning to Forget" by Hannah Powless (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Knights of Fantasy" by Carson Wilder (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Jason Brubaker's Story Ideas" by Zack Dumas (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Her" by Izak Schipper (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Ghost Ferreters" by Luke McGee (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Fortress" by Alex Hamilton (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Dry Oats" by Alex Hamilton (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"A Week in Michigan" by Micah Wagoner (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Alex and Spencer Find a Body" by Alexander Prater (2018 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
The 15th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival was held at the Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, March…
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