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Kalamazoo Motor Company
Automobile sales were booming in 1910. More than 25 makes of cars were being sold in Kalamazoo by that time,…
Code of Service
All library patrons are entitled to prompt, attentive, and courteous service by knowledgeable staff. All patrons are welcome and will…
Germans in Kalamazoo
Germans and Enterprise From its inception, Kalamazoo has always been a place comprised of people from diverse cultural, religious and…
Doobie Brothers at Wings Stadium (7/31/1976)
Artist(s): The Doobie Brothers w/ Firefall Date: 31 July 1976 Tickets: $6.50 (general admission) Attendance: 7,500 Notes: Sold out Kalamazoo…
Germans in Kalamazoo
Germans and Enterprise From its inception, Kalamazoo has always been a place comprised of people from diverse cultural, religious and…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Prevention
IMPORTANT KPL NEWS Kalamazoo Public Library’s Response The health and safety of our staff and patrons is of the utmost…
Grace Tyson
The Tyson family was deeply rooted in Kalamazoo County long before Grace Tyson was born. Herbert Tyson (born about 1812)…
Vine Architecture (Part 1)
Vine Architecture (Part 2)
Vine Architecture (Part 3)
Vine Architecture (Part 4)
Vine Architecture (Part 5)
Vine Neighborhood Architecture
Kalamazoos Vine neighborhood boasts a rich history, as well as a variety of architectural styles. Local historian Lynn Houghton, co-author…
Tasting and Touring Michigan's Homegrown Food
Authors Jaye Beeler and Dianne Carroll Burdick discuss their new book Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food: A Culinary Road…
Alexander, Dr. C. Allen
“An extraordinary personality, who is a physician, surgeon, community leader, oral historian, sportsman, raconteur, and author.”–Paul L. Maier’s foreword to…
Frank Lloyd Wright in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo County (MI) boasts one of the largest collections of Usonian Houses in the world. Just after WWII, a group…
The Story of Black Frog Brewery
Meet Christopher Harris, the owner of Black Frog Brewery, the first minority-owned and operated craft brewery in Toledo. Hear Harris…
Books and Bellies!
Books Bellies offers up book title ideas and read-aloud techniques for new and expecting parents as well as caregivers. It…
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Terrie Bird– Talk to Me Mama
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
Books And Bellies! | Episode 5
Books and Bellies returns! Join Healthy Babies, Healthy Start, and Kalamazoo Public Library for a reading circle for expecting parents!…
Elite Theater
East side of South Burdick Street, south of South Street (207–211 S. Burdick St.). Built and run as a film…
Kalamazoo River
The village of Kalamazoo was named after the river that flows through it, and the destinies of the two entities…
Ladies Library Association History - part 1
Ladies Library Association History - part 2
Ladies Library Association History - part 3
Ladies Library Association History - part 4
Ladies Library Association History - part 5
Kalamazoo Ladies Library Association History
Kalamazoo Public Library hosted a program highlighting the history of the Ladies Library Association and its amazing landmark building as…
Sandra Farag - Where You Were When: Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later.
Natalie Isham - Where You Were When: Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later.
Christine Hann - Where You Were When: Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later.
Farrell Howe - Where You Were When: Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later.
Ryan Gage - Where You Were When: Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later.
Amy Alcenius-Hoisington - Where You Were When: Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later.
Where You Were When - Remembering 9/11
Today’s teens have only lived in a post-September 11th world. Now we will connect the past to the present by…
Shout Sister Shout @ KPL
After playing concerts as a double bill, two of KPLs past performers, Rachael Davis and the boys from Steppin’ In…
Databases
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full text reference books on business, history, science, environment, medicine, and multicultural studies
AGRICOLA
Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the…
Grants to Individuals (Foundation Center)
Learn how to best approach your search for a grant as an individual. In library use only.
Academic Search Complete
This database is a leading resource for scholarly research. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study…
Consumer Health Information--Spanish
Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…
