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Few things better illustrate Kalamazoo’s rapid growth during the late nineteenth century than the rise of the city’s carriage industry.…
KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
The winning films in all categories from the 8th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival (7 videos)
The ultimate family play performer, Jim Gill, returned to Kalamazoo for another fun, fantastic outdoor evening performance at Oshtemo Township…
Like many Kalamazoo pioneers who settled in the Village of Bronson (later changed to Kalamazoo) during its earliest years, Volney…
An old silent home movie shows how Arlene Strong got started in the bakery business in Kalamazoo’s Oakwood Neighborhood during…
February is Black History Month, and KPL is honoring some of the formative Black men and women who have impacted…
A 1995 documentary in eleven parts by Tom George, MD, about Kalamazoo’s efforts in World War I (11 parts).
Patrons unable to travel to the Kalamazoo Public Library may still borrow materials from the library. Library staff will help…
At the end of the 19th century Kalamazoo was home to a number of doctors and even an Academy of…
Recorded December 8, 2021 | Author Shetan Noir talks about the history of the Christmas Tree Ship and the hauntings of ghost…
From its beginnings as a school library that was open just one hour a week to a showplace deemed “Library…
Kalamazoo restaurant owner, chef, and author of “Cooking ‘N Heelz, Keneisha Darden (a.k.a. Chef K), helped students ages 10 and up…
This report was converted from a typewritten document to a digital text document in September 2004. Other than punctuation and…
North side of West Water Street, east of North Church Street (213 North Rose Street). Located in former warehouse behind…
At the turn of the 20th century, when respectable women risked their health by squeezing themselves into tight corsets in…
It was the advent of the railroad that truly made Kalamazoo a crossroads of Southwest Michigan. Steam railroads connected the…
Francis Stockbridge Source: Under the Oaks, 1904, facing page 162. Like many early southern Michigan settlers, Francis Brown Stockbridge hailed from New England.…
OHOW (Old House Owners Workshop) is a program of the City of Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Commission. OHOW seeks to create educational programs…
John Urschel, archivist, historian and author of the Michigan Boys in Blue series, follows the soldiers of the five most…
Valerie van Heest, director of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates and award-winning author, shares discoveries from Fatal Crossing, her new…
If you're doing genealogical research on ancestors from New England, this is a key resource. In Central Library only.
World Book Online helps information seekers of all ages find the content they need at the correct reading level. World…
NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that…
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Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…