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Biographies

Tyson, Grace

From the final decades of the nineteenth century into the midst of the “roaring twenties,” Grace Tyson, a child actress…

Genealogy

Genealogy Websites

Census and Vital Records Census – 1930 Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step (Large Cities) Provides a…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Public Library celebrated summer reading with a family-friendly end-of-summer concert in Bronson Park featuring The Verve Pipe, with songs…

Religion

First Methodist Church

The First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo is the oldest congregation in the city. The church traces its origins to…

General Topics

Kalamazoo River

The village of Kalamazoo was named after the river that flows through it, and the destinies of the two entities…

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…

News

KPL Storytime Live!

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

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2012

The 9th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival features the best teen-produced and directed films of 2012. Films must be produced by…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Michael Beauchamp @ KPL

Michael Beauchamp with special guests Ian Gorman (bass) and Brandon Foote (mandolin) at Kalamazoo Public Library, September 17, 2008 (11…

Weather

Blizzard of 1967

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

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2018

The 15th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival was held at the Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, March…

Databases

Heritage Quest Online

HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research…

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…

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