Notice of Public Meeting: Kalamazoo Public Library Board of Trustees | March 18th| 5 pm | Central Library/Board Room. The packet of information for the meeting can be found on the library’s website

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Curated Collections

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KPL TV Videos

Nervous But Excited @ KPL

The “Pleasantly Aggressive Folk Duo” Nervous but Excited (Kate Peterson & Sarah Cleaver) performed at Kalamazoo Public Library on November 18, 2009, as part of KPL’s ongoing Live Music series.

Meet the Brewmasters from Arcadia Ales

Arcadia Brewing Company was established in 1996 as a microbrewery specializing in handcrafted, British-style ales. In 2014, Arcadia opened a new facility in the River’s Edge area of Kalamazoo, which…

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Databases

AutoMate

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, AutoMate provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from…

Small Business Reference Center

Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos,…

Rocket Languages

Rocket Languages is an award-winning, interactive online language learning system. Users can learn conversational language at their own pace. Languages available include Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, Hindi, French, and Italian,…

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FAQ

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Articles & Pages

Reserve an Item

Search for the material you wish to borrow. A list may come up showing items in a variety of formats. After you find an item you want, select the Pickup location and…

Grab Bag

KPL Grab Bag Explore random selections from the deep library of content on kpl.gov…

Flora B. Roberts

When Flora B. Roberts began her twenty-four year career as chief librarian of the Kalamazoo Public Library in February 1918, she found the library in complete disarray. Her initial lofty goals were to re-catalog the entire 50,000 volume collection...

Magazines

Magazines KPL offers an array of physical magazines at all five locations. For patrons that prefer reading magazines in person, please stop by Central Library or any of our branches.…

Alamo Avenue School

Location: District #14 – Section 7, west side of Nichols Road at intersection with Alamo Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room School built about 1876,…

Tom T. Hall (1/24/1975)

Artist(s): Tom T. Hall w/ Bobby Bare, and Jeannie C. Riley Date: 24 January 1975 Tickets: $4.50/$5.50/$6.50 (reserved seating) Attendance: 3,100 Notes: First Country & Western show at Wings Stadium…

Walking Through Time

Read  Walking Through Time The Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission’s second publication was the result of a three-year citywide inventory and survey of historic buildings. The book’s design was very similar…

Looking for local organizations?

KPL’s Local Organization Directory features 900+ social service agencies, clubs, associations, churches, and other nonprofit organizations in Kalamazoo County. Library staff annually update each organization’s entry.

Looking for local information?

KPL’s Local Information Database combines indexing of local newspapers, magazines, historical photos, and other Local History resources. Library staff add new records to this rich resource of more than one million items every day.

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