Updates on the Alma Powell Branch Library can be found on kpl.gov/pow

Sorry, we can’t find that page

We’ve made quite a few changes around here and the page you were looking for may have moved.

You can search the catalog or website:

Explore Our Site

Browse some of our most popular pages:

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


Civil War

James I. Follett

Military service became something of a tradition in James Follett’s family. His paternal grandfather served in the Revolutionary War. James…

ViaMail

ViaMail

Patrons unable to travel to the Kalamazoo Public Library may still borrow materials from the library. Library staff will help…

Biographies

Ham, Caroline

First elected to the Kalamazoo City Commission in 1975, Caroline Ham has the distinction of being the city’s first woman…

Houses

Ingersoll Village

In the early years of World War II, building materials were scarce, and the manpower with which to build anything…

Biographies

LeRoy, Rockwell A.

During the first decades of the 20th century, few Kalamazoo architects were perhaps as successful or as well respected as…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Richard Shindell @ KPL

Master American roots musician Richard Shindell at Kalamazoo Public Library, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 (7 videos).

Health

Baldwin Sanitarium

The 22 June 1911 headline reads: “NILES SANITARIUM MAY MOVE TO KALMAZOO”, which is the first Kalamazoo Gazette reporting on…

News

Reading Together Returns in 2024

Kalamazoo Public Library plans to resume its community reading program, Reading Together, in 2024, beginning with the official public suggestion…

KPL TV: Authors @ KPL

Jaimy Gordon @ KPL

2010 National Book Award-winning author and Western Michigan University professor of English Jaimy Gordon reads from her latest novel, “Lord…

Databases

Explora for Middle Schools

Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…

Ancestry Library

Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…

See more…

Collections

See more collections…

Upcoming Events

Share: Facebook Twitter