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Edison Neighborhood

Today, of the twenty two established neighborhoods in the city of Kalamazoo, the Edison Neighborhood possesses the largest population, and…

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World Read Aloud Day.

World Read Aloud Day!

We believe that everyone should have the chance to share stories. LitWorld founded World Read Aloud Day in 2010 in celebration of the…

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Art of Creative Nonfiction

Gail Griffin, author and professor at Kalamazoo College; Katherine Joslin, author and professor of English, Western Michigan University; and Kathy…

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Teen Filmmaker Festival 2007

Films from Kalamazoo Public Library’s 2007 Teen Filmmaker Festival. Juried films are shown at the Film Festival in February, where…

Black History

Civic Black Theatre

Founded in 1978, the Civic Black Theatre (CBT) “recognized a need” for “black theater” in Kalamazoo. According to WMU faculty…

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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…

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Jeff Dwarshuis @ KPL

Classical guitarist Jeff Dwarshuis at Central Library during Art Hop, December 2, 2011

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Juneteenth

Please note that all KPL locations will be closed on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth?…

Databases

Britannica School

Suite of Britannica School resources at four levels - Learning Zone, Elementary, Middle, and High. School code is MeL5. Each…

Academic Search Complete

This database is a leading resource for scholarly research. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study…

Literature Resource Center

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

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