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Education

Kalamazoo School Case

“Old Union School,” Kalamazoo’s first high school, which stood on S. Westnedge Avenue on the site of the present Old…

KPL TV: Timely Topics

Moving Beyond Tragedy

Fr. Kenneth Schmidt, Sharon Froom and Olga Bonfiglio talk about their varied experiences in Rwanda, the ongoing efforts to heal…

Black History

Whitten, Anna L.

In 1999, Anna Whitten received the Women of Achievement Award from the YWCA of Kalamazoo. In their brochure for the…

Magazines

Magazines

Magazines that are held by the Local History Room generally fall into three categories: those of local interest, those relating…

Business

LaVal Records

During the 1960s and 1970s, Vic Taylor's Kalamazoo-based "LaVal Records" was a big name in popular entertainment, especially among lovers…

News

Upgrade to Libby

On May 1, 2023, the OverDrive app will be discontinued. We encourage you to make the switch to Libby, OverDrive’s…

Cooper Township

McGregor School

Location: (District #7) – Section 30, west side of 14th Street a quarter mile north of F Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890,…

Policies

Social Media Policy

Print Version (PDF) Kalamazoo Public Library’s presence on social media provides a public forum to facilitate the sharing of ideas,…

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Chemical Kim @ KPL

Kim De Clercq, aka “Chemical Kim,” resident scientist on “Take Five & Company” from ABC affiliate WZZM 13, visits Kalamazoo…

Databases

Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 493 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 11,800+ newspapers from around…

Literature Resource Center

Information on authors and literary movements and themes, includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of…

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