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Music

Gibson Inc.

Until the 1920s, Gibson had specialized almost exclusively in mandolins. But as America’s musical tastes evolved during the 1920s and…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

I Remember Kalamazoo: Lance Ferraro's Memories of Growing Up in Kalamazoo

I Remember Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Coordinator, Sharon Ferraro, working with her 95-year-old dad, retired professional photographer, Lance Ferraro, walk us inside Kalamazoo’s…

News

An Update from ONEplace

It doesn’t feel right to start any update without acknowledging the enormity of the situation facing our organizations. Without recognize…

News

Juneteenth

Please note that all KPL locations will be closed on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth?…

Policies

Petitioning Policy

Print Version (PDF) The Kalamazoo Public Library as a limited public forum has the authority to make reasonable rules regarding…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Gifts or Creatures @ KPL

Gifts or Creatures: Husband-wife duo Brandon and Bethany Foote, with a little help from some very good friends; Joshua Keller,…

KPL TV: Timely Topics

Youth Literature Seminar 2011

Eli Neiburger, associate director for IT & Production at Ann Arbor District Library and author of Gamers…in the Library? and…

Neighborhoods

Vine Neighborhood

The Vine Area Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 16 August 1983. The district is roughly bounded by S.…

Biographies

Ganzel Brothers

Long before the Kalamazoo Growlers, a thriving batch of nineteenth century independent and semi-pro teams helped put Kalamazoo in the forefront…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Red Sea Pedestrians Encore @ KPL

The Red Sea Pedestrians brought their one-of-a-kind, high-energy, neo-Klezmer, full-blown, instrument-swapping fusion back to the Kalamazoo Public Library for an…

Databases

Britannica School

Suite of Britannica School resources at four levels - Learning Zone, Elementary, Middle, and High. School code is MeL5. Each…

Fold3 Library Edition

Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who…

Explora for Middle Schools

Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…

Newspaper Source Plus

Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from…

Ancestry Library

Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…

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