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The Kalamazoo Corset Company was one of Kalamazoo’s largest employer in the early decades of the 20th century. The overwhelming…
Chauncey Z. Bennett Today, the United Kennel Club, the second oldest and largest register of pure bred dogs, operates out…
Michael Beauchamp with special guests Ian Gorman (bass) and Brandon Foote (mandolin) at Kalamazoo Public Library, September 17, 2008 (11…
Join Healthy Babies, Healthy Start and Kalamazoo Public Library for a reading circle for expecting parents. Receive books for baby…
Local Information Database Any genealogical search in Kalamazoo County should start with an inquiry of the Local Information Database for each individual…
Nestled in the Vine Neighborhood is a little gem known as Rose Place Historic District. Local resident Julie DeLuca, owner…
Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Youth Development Network discuss Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work by…
Valerie van Heest, local shipwreck hunter, award winning author, and member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, presented Lost…
The late Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talked about his work and answered questions. Powell Branch…
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
Classical guitarist Jeff Dwarshuis at Central Library during Art Hop, December 2, 2011
For millennia the supply of fish in Michigan’s lakes and waterways seemed inexhaustible. By the 1870s, however, deforestation and overfishing…
Local History and Genealogy News
The local history staff is thrilled to announce the addition of three databases to our offerings for genealogy research –…
Beginning Monday, February 14, all KPL locations will resume in-person services during regular business hours. Central: M–Th | 9 am–8…
“Books Wanted for Soldiers” was the Kalamazoo Public Library’s (KPL) request to the public in August 1917. Through its membership…
Location: North side of East Milham Road, 4/10 mile east of Lovers Lane. Status: Inactive Photos: Beth Timmerman, 2010
Graham Parsons & the Go-Rounds at Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 (10 videos).
I considered ONEplace Nonprofit Leader Academy for years and joined the 2017 class with the support of my (now former)…
Read Kalamazoo Lost & Found For its third publication, the Preservation Commission first considered reprinting Nineteenth-century Homes in a Midwestern…
Start with Historic houses subject files — you may get lucky and find that there is some information — newspaper…
Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…
This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text…
Full text reference books on business, history, science, environment, medicine, and multicultural studies
Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…
If you're doing genealogical research on ancestors from New England, this is a key resource. In Central Library only.