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Music

LaVal Records & Productions

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

News

Be Part of Our History

Kalamazoo Public Library will celebrate its 150th Anniversary in the fall of 2022. We are asking our community to join…

Women’s History

Hull, Blanche

Most Kalamazooans remember Blanche Hull as the donor of the Hull Preserve adjacent to Milham Park, but that gift was only…

Biographies

Minott, Margaret

Margaret Minott was the first African American elected to the Kalamazoo Board of Education. She was instrumental in the effort…

News

ALA Youth Media Awards

On January 24, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video and audiobooks for children and…

KPL TV: Timely Topics

Chemical Kim @ KPL

Kim De Clercq, aka “Chemical Kim,” resident scientist on “Take Five & Company” from ABC affiliate WZZM 13, visits Kalamazoo…

Business

Michigan Automobile Company

Blood Brothers and the Rise of the Horseless Carriage While the topic of early Kalamazoo-area automobile manufacturing (1900-1920) could include…

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,…

Weather

Blizzard of 1967

Eleven years to the day before “The Great Blizzard of 1978,” a massive winter storm of historic proportion engulfed the…

News

Let's TALK

Parents of children aged five and under can sign up and receive 8-10 messages per month with fun activities you…

Read-Along!

Read-Along!

Read-Along! is an online program for kids and caregivers where a KPL Librarian reads popular chapter books out loud for…

Databases

Consumer Health Information--Arabic

Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…

Consumer Health Information--Spanish

Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…

Referencia Latina

This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety…

Explora for Public Libraries

Designed with public library patrons in mind, Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and…

Local Information Database

Kalamazoo Public Library maintains a wealth of current and historical information about area citizens, organizations, businesses, buildings, events, plus local,…

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