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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…

Business

Bos, Arend & Sons

When Arend Bos retired in 1928 after 45 years in the trade, he was said to be Kalamazoo’s longest serving…

Climax Township

Carney School

Location: District #2 – Section 17, north side of Q Avenue between 38th and 40th Streets. School appears to have closed…

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About Friends of KPL

In 2020, Friends of the Kalamazoo Public Library celebrated its 60th anniversary. For more than six decades, the Friends of…

General Topics

Names on the Land

Colorful names alone often indicate the history and early settlement of a place. "Jug Corners," "Wakeshma," "Bonnie Castle Lake," "Schoolcraft,"…

Parks

Bronson Park

A New England-style commons in the center of Kalamazoo? Bronson Park has been just that since the 1850’s. Over time,…

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Author Marc Adams @ KPL

Marc Adams, author of the acclaimed history Mr. America, which The Washington Post named a Best Book of 2009, and the New York Times bestsellers Turn…

Immigrants

Germans in Kalamazoo

Germans and Enterprise From its inception, Kalamazoo has always been a place comprised of people from diverse cultural, religious and…

Return Materials

Return Materials

Library materials may be returned to any Kalamazoo Public Library location. Return slots are conveniently located near the service desk at…

Databases

Alldata

Alldata is a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information

Small Business Reference Center

Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools…

Literary Reference Center

This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines…

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