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Wooding School
Location: Section 9, east side of 40th Street between B and C Avenues. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer.…
Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State VIII
Lynn Houghton continues Michigan’s colorful history with a session that continues the state from the growth of the automotive industry…
Buckhout School
Location: District #5 – northwest corner of 2nd Street and H Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local…
Return Materials
Library materials may be returned to any Kalamazoo Public Library location. Return slots are conveniently located near the service desk at…
KPL Presents: Gretchen McNeil - Award winning YA author
YA author Gretchen McNeil gave an insightful presentation in the Van Deusen Room during her Kalamazoo visit. She spoke at…
Kalamazoo Sled Company
The Kalamazoo Sled Company has its earliest roots in the 1870s. From its headquarters on the corner of Third and…
Author Drew Philp: A $500 House in Detroit
In 2009, journalist and screenwriter Drew Philp bought a ruined house in Detroit for $500. In the years that followed,…
LaVal Productions
During the 1960s and 1970s, Vic Taylor's Kalamazoo-based "LaVal Records" was a big name in popular entertainment, especially among lovers…
Website Feedback Form
Please use this form to tell us of any specific issue you are having. Thank you for your help as…
It's a David Small World–A Journey Through Life and Art
Join KPL in celebrating Western Michigan University’s acquisition of the David Small and Sarah Stewart Archive with a special month-long…
DIY Gummy Bears
Fun creations with yummy gummy bears! Let’s get cookin’! IMPORTANT: This activity will require the ability to boil water. Adult…
Women's work and employment in Michigan during the 19th century
Susan Nenadic, author of “A Purse of Her Own,” discusses women’s work and employment in Michigan during the nineteenth century,…
Books and Bellies!
KPL’s Bill Caskey and T from Healthy Baby Healthy Start offer up book title ideas and helpful read-aloud techniques for…
Stuart Neighborhood Architecture
Lynn Houghton, co-author of “Kalamazoo: Lost and Found,” examines the variety of architectural styles that are found in Kalamazoo’s Stuart…
Park, S., 628: R. Dexter Walker House
This fine example of the "Greek Revival" temple retains a great deal of its original appearance. Its present condition is…
Earth Day Celebration 2015 @ KPL
The Earthwork Music Collective, a Michigan-based grassroots organization that seeks to foster both community and self-awareness through original music, presented…
Dr. C. Allen Alexander
“An extraordinary personality, who is a physician, surgeon, community leader, oral historian, sportsman, raconteur, and author.”–Paul L. Maier’s foreword to…
How to Write Your Own Obituary
Obituaries should honor the past, preserve it for the future, and give comfort in the present – but they’re tough…
OHOW Video Series: How to Install Spring Bronze Weatherstripping
Bronze? On my windows? Yes! But where and why? OHOW (Old House Owners Workshop) is a program of the City of…
Databases
Ancestry Library
Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases is the Premier Job Search, Reference & Mailing List Database including 30 million business & executive profiles & 240…
Health Source: Nursing and Academic Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care,…
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…
Alldata
Alldata is a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information
