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Watch a professional pumpkin sculptor play with his food! Lord of the Gourd, Pat Harrison, specializes in carving completely edible…
Celebrating Story is a part of KPL’s 2021 Reading Together. It brings the community together to share stories and poems…
The mid and late 1800’s were a transformative time in American history in many ways. Traditional American values were limiting…
“Among the most important enterprises of Kalamazoo is the Globe Casket Manufacturing Co., and it is probably no exaggeration to…
Join Restorative Justice Trainers Molly Mechtenberg and Ruth Garcia (Gryphon Place) as they discuss the historical, cultural, and systemic policies…
“An extraordinary personality, who is a physician, surgeon, community leader, oral historian, sportsman, raconteur, and author.”–Paul L. Maier’s foreword to…
There are many times when people never get a chance to see the impact of their work. Kalamazoo photographer Mamie…
Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding) at Kalamazoo Public Library, February 17, 2010
As part of the library’s 150th-anniversary celebration, KPL’s Keith Howard takes a close look at the origins of the Washington…
The following letter from the Local History Collection was written by Captain James I. Follett, of Kalamazoo, to his wife Calista…
Historian Tom Buettner explains why 27 million people attended the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (World’s Columbian Exposition) and describes Michigan’s…
Location: Fractional District #11 – Section 25, east side of 22nd Street south of X Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1873. Published…
Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 2006.39.3 Luna “Lou” Henshaw (later Zwisler) holds the distinction of being the first woman elected to sit…
A panel discussion about the challenges of providing medical care in developing countries, Western Michigan University College of Health and…
Get health and wellness tips from yoga instructor Gena, a certified nutritionist. Videos will include instructions for stretching, good sleep…
Lynn Houghton, co-author of “Kalamazoo: Lost and Found,” examines the variety of architectural styles that are found in Kalamazoo’s Stuart…
April is National Poetry Month and KPL wants to hear your favorite poems! Create a video or photo sharing a…
With three albums and one EP to their credit, plus tour dates throughout the US and UK, glowfriends (April Morris,…
Kalamazoo Public Library and our community recently lost an instrumental figure in the history of KPL. Longtime, former director Saul…
Yearbooks and Student Catalogs
High Schools 1929 Brown and Gold yearbook cover. Climax-Scotts Piece of the Action: 2000, ’04, ’06 Panther: 1954*, ’55–’58 Comstock…
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Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds.…