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Among the many mysteries in Kalamazoo’s history was the existence of a separate school for the community’s African-American children, located…
By 1963, the post-World War II fervor for civil rights, which had begun several years earlier in southern states like…
Focus: Mortality Schedules, 1850 and 1860
Michigan did not begin to record births and deaths until 1867, so events before that date were often difficult to…
Location: District #7 – First building was in Section 34, south side of Bacon Avenue, 1/2 mile east of S.…
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Learning to read begins long before a child starts Kindergarten. Reading to your child is the best way to prepare…
Due to the rapidly increasing number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Kalamazoo and surrounding Michigan communities, Kalamazoo Public Library…
Sources and general information about the early schools in Prairie Ronde Township, including an 1880 sketch about the township's first…
The Hired Hands, an acoustic ensemble from America’s heartland, draws from a salty mix of musical interests to produce an…
How did the Kalamazoo Mall come to be — whose idea was it, how did it evolve from its original…
KPL TV: Archival Films & Video
A silent promotional film made in 1939 to promote Kalamazoo Public Library services. Included are views of downtown Kalamazoo, patrons…
Location: District #12 – Section 5, northwest corner of O Avenue and 4th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm.…
The adventures continue! Follow along with KPL’s Miss Natalie as she reads The Hidden Oracle from The Trials of Apollo…
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…
Gwen Frostic-designed catalog for Kalamazoo Garden Club, 1981 Whether the focus was playing a vital role in beautifying parts of…
Books Bellies offers up book title ideas and read-aloud techniques for new and expecting parents as well as caregivers. It…
First elected to the Kalamazoo City Commission in 1975, Caroline Ham has the distinction of being the city’s first woman…
Two years before Kalamazoo’s devastating 1980 tornado, a storm of a different sort brought much of the Great Lakes and…
Irish melodies, medieval French songs, Breton dance tunes, Scandinavian refrains, Appalachian influences, Latin rhythms, African grooves – traditional acoustic music…
Print Version (PDF) The Board of Trustees of the Kalamazoo Public Library has adopted the Materials Selection Policy to guide…
Watch a professional pumpkin sculptor play with his food! Lord of the Gourd, Pat Harrison, specializes in carving completely edible…
Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides…
Rocket Languages is an award-winning, interactive online language learning system. Users can learn conversational language at their own pace. Languages…
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of…
If you're doing genealogical research on ancestors from New England, this is a key resource. In Central Library only.
Information on foundations, corporate givers, and grantmaking public charities. In library use only.