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Friends of KPL

Grants and Giving

Friends contributes in excess of $50,000 annually—more than $350,000.00 over the past decade—to the Kalamazoo Public Library for grants, library…

Storytimes

Storytimes

Librarians consider children’s developmental stages when planning stories, fingerplays, songs, and craft activities. Siblings may attend, too. All programs are free…

Black History

African American Newspapers

In addition to Kalamazoo’s principal newspapers (The Kalamazoo Gazette and The Kalamazoo Telegraph [1844-1916]), everyday life of black Kalamazoo residents…

Business

LaVal Records

During the 1960s and 1970s, Vic Taylor's Kalamazoo-based "LaVal Records" was a big name in popular entertainment, especially among lovers…

Biographies

Todd, Albert M.

One of Kalamazoo County’s most widely known citizens was Albert M. Todd, who in 1869 began the thriving mint industry…

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Biography Resource Center

Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and…

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