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Publisher and self-published author Sonya Hollins shows participants how to form the concept of a book, design it, and sell…
“How Kalamazoo Had Fun” (1987) – Larry Massie and Lynn Houghton talk about what people did for entertainment in the…
Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Coordinator, Sharon Ferraro, working with her 95-year-old dad, retired professional photographer, Lance Ferraro, walk us inside Kalamazoo’s…
Native American group Sons of the Three Fires (Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi) demonstrate their music and heritage at Central Library,…
Has anyone with an old house NOT run into this? Learn how to free your sash for optimum window performance.…
Books and Bellies returns! Join Healthy Babies, Healthy Start, and Kalamazoo Public Library for a reading circle for expecting parents!…
Prepare for another delightfully disturbing edition of Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! KPL Teen Librarian MX Kiersten delivers a…
Margaret Minott was the first African American elected to the Kalamazoo Board of Education. She was instrumental in the effort…
Artist(s): O’Jays w/ Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, The Whispers, Carrie Lucas, and Truth Date: 23 August 1977 Tickets: $7.00 (general admission)…
In 1836 the thriving village of Bronson, which would become Kalamazoo, had nearly 1,000 inhabitants. The Michigan Statesman listed it as containing…
Lynn Houghton will continue Michigan’s colorful history with this next session which will cover the state from the end of…
Heavy spring rains and runoff from melting snow have submerged Kalamazoo's lowland areas since the 1800s, including the great flood…
Photo courtesy of Alamo Township. People are not identified, but the length of the teacher’s skirt dates it before the…
Acclaimed author and activist Bell Hooks died on Wednesday, December 15. She was 69. Hooks, whose real name was Gloria…
Let’s talk about KPL’s manga collection! I’ve loved manga since my middle school days and have wanted to be a…
Kalamazoo author and publisher Sonya Bernard-Hollins discusses her latest book about Merze Tate (1905-1996), grandchild of the first Negro settlers…
Local Information Database Any genealogical search in Kalamazoo County should start with an inquiry of the Local Information Database for each individual…
Margaret Minott was the first African American elected to the Kalamazoo Board of Education. She was instrumental in the effort…
From as early as 1877 or before, Kalamazoo’s leading African American baseball players were forming independent teams and successfully squaring…
Sources and general information about the early schools in Kalamazoo Township (and the village of Kalamazoo), including an 1880 sketch…
If you're doing genealogical research on ancestors from New England, this is a key resource. In Central Library only.
Information on foundations, corporate givers, and grantmaking public charities. In library use only.
World Book Online helps information seekers of all ages find the content they need at the correct reading level. World…
Rocket Languages is an award-winning, interactive online language learning system. Users can learn conversational language at their own pace. Languages…
This database is a leading resource for scholarly research. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study…