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Cooper School
Location: District #7 – Section 30, west side of 14th Street, south of XY Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1873. Published by…
Eric Litwin @ KPL
Here’s a clip of “Mr. Eric” Litwin at Kalamazoo Public Library on June 11, 2015. The #1 New York Times…
Summer YA Author Visit Series
The authors will host live one-hour sessions to discuss their work and take questions from the audience. Register to receive…
Sharpen the Saw
In one of my first real jobs I worked at a YMCA summer camp. The days were long, the activities…
Lake Effect Nature
Nate Fuller of the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) explains how Michigan’s forests, wetlands, and other natural communities got to…
How Kalamazoo Got Its Name
Kalamazoo. The word is smooth, rhythmic, almost musical. So what exactly does it mean? What is the story behind the…
Reclaiming Community — Book Discussion
Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Youth Development Network discuss Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work by…
Majestic Theater
South side of East South Street, east of Burdick Street (118 East South Street). Built and run as a vaudeville…
Poet Robert Haight @ KPL
Poet Robert Haight presents his latest collection of poems, “Feeding Wild Birds.” The poems are rooted in the Michigan landscape,…
Peter the Great
“If Kalamazoo had never held a horse race, had there never been a trotting track here, the name of Kalamazoo…
EepyBird’s Coke & Mentos Spectacular
Authors and mad scientists Fritz Grobe & Stephen Voltz (EepyBird), a.k.a. the “Coke and Mentos guys,” brought their DIY science…
Code of Service
All library patrons are entitled to prompt, attentive, and courteous service by knowledgeable staff. All patrons are welcome and will…
Art Deco in Kalamazoo
The Art Deco and later, Streamline Moderne styles that were popular during the 1920s and 1930s, influenced the design of…
Jacqueline Woodson Lecture
“What will Jacqueline Woodson’s legacy be both on children’s literature and on the worlds of the people who get to read…
Furniture and Equipment Disposal Policy
Print Version (PDF) Disposition of Materials, Furniture, and Equipment It is the policy of Kalamazoo Public Library to dispose of…
The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo
Authors of the new book The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo: Their Home and History tell how they collaborated to create…
Oakland Drive, 814: Henry Montague House
This simple but spacious brick home built on the eve of the Civil War, suggests its identification with the popular…
Musical Storybooks — They All Saw a Cat
Enjoy a performance by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra featuring the story, They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel. The performance will be featured on…
John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age
The author of John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age, Brian C. Wilson PhD. presents the remarkable…
KPH Northwest Unit
The structure stood atop a hill overlooking Kalamazoo in the Fairmount Neighborhood at 1500 Blakeslee Avenue. In spite of being…
Databases
MeL: Michigan eLibrary
Magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books provided to Michigan libraries and Michigan residents at home with their Michigan Driver's License…
Rocket Languages
Rocket Languages is an award-winning, interactive online language learning system. Users can learn conversational language at their own pace. Languages…
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases is the Premier Job Search, Reference & Mailing List Database including 30 million business & executive profiles & 240…
Consumer Health Information
Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…
Biography in Context
Biographical information of contemporary & historical figures.
