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The Great Lakes in Our Lives
Author Jerry Dennis shared his adventures and misadventures while writing The Living Great Lakes, Kalamazoo Public Library’s 2015 Reading Together…
Research Your Historic Kalamazoo House
Start with Historic houses subject files — you may get lucky and find that there is some information — newspaper…
Stone, Lucinda Hinsdale
The mid and late 1800’s were a transformative time in American history in many ways. Traditional American values were limiting…
Alamo Center School class 1897
Photo courtesy of Alamo Township Museum
Japan Twang
An entertaining and educational concert with shamisen virtuoso Sato Michiyoshi. Sato is an award-winning performer of Tsugaru-jamisen, a dynamic style…
Suggest a title
We invite anyone to suggest a title for Reading Together, using the following criteria. The ideal Reading Together book: Could…
Jenkinson School
Location: District #2 – Section 17, north side of the junction of W Avenue and 27th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published…
Walter Dean Myers @ Central Library
The late Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talked about his work and answered questions. Kalamazoo Public…
Henshaw, Luna "Lou"
Luna “Lou” Henshaw (later Zwisler) holds the distinction of being the first woman elected to sit on the Kalamazoo City…
Dry Prairie Cemetery
Location: South side of West Milham Road, between Oakland Drive and Milham Woods. Status: Inactive Photos: Beth Timmerman, 2010
Rebuilding Burundi (part 1)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 2)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 3)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 4)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 5)
Rebuilding Burundi (part 6)
Rebuilding Burundi
Former U.S. Congressman and Kalamazoo City Commissioner Dr. Howard Wolpe, the Clinton and Obama administrations’ special envoy to Africa’s Great…
Paint Some Happy Trees!
Let’s get creative and paint some trees, in true Bob Ross fashion. Each month will feature a different theme but…
KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
"GLP Sendoff" by Eric Hyde (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Happiness" by Caroline Hall & Juliea Labondie (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"It's Just a Phase" by Nathan Ginter (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Living Mountain" by Griffin Snow (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Northern" by Jake Lamons (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Broken Headlights" by Heather Rolison (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Lonely Goldfish" by Dorian Murphy (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Essence of the City: Kalamazoo" by Matthew Stanley (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Coming Home" by Noah Winne (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Evolution of a Ballerina" by Hannah Lane-Davies (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Ego" by Kennedy Shelton (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Apparition" by Justin Ward (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Winter (Est-ce que j'ai mentionné?)" by Yazmine Vargas (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Jack, and the Meaning of Life" by Jack Kison (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"What If" by Meredith Egeler (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Persistence vs. Procrastination" by Nathan Ginter (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Dear Lucy" by Heather Rolisondear (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Insanium" by Isaiah Terry (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Projektio Kartoitus T.O." by Thomas Outinen (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"WhitePeopleMeat.com" by Cruce Grammatico (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Soul of Bali" by Nathan Ginter (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Chance" by Hannah Lane-Davies (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Flip" by Dorian Murphy (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"Tenebrosi Somnia" by Isaiah Terry (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
"The Wonderful Wish Granting Cell Phone" by Andrew Sokolowski (2015 Teen Filmmaker Festival)
12th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival
Teen Filmmaker Festival 2015
The 12th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI, on Sunday, February 22, 2015, featured the…
Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State IX
Roaring twenties, the Great Depression and World War II are covered as Lynn Houghton continues Michigan’s colorful history including information about…
Lovell, W., 415: Henry Gilbert House
The Henry Gilbert House represents one of Kalamazoo’s most handsome Queen Anne’s. Cleverly designed with unique features, the house showcases…
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Cathie Weir: I'll See You Later
2015 recipient of the Community Medal of Arts Award, Cathie Weir has written about her journey before, during and after…
Kalamazoo Public Library's Statement Regarding Dr. Seuss
The news that Dr. Seuss Enterprises would cease publication of six Dr. Seuss children’s titles has prompted vigorous discussion here…
State Hospital Water Tower - Interview with Sharon Ferraro
State Hospital Water Tower Presentation (Part 1)
State Hospital Water Tower Presentation (Part 2)
State Hospital Water Tower Presentation (Part 3)
State Hospital Water Tower Presentation (Part 4)
State Hospital Water Tower Presentation (Part 5)
State Hospital Water Tower
Kalamazoo Historic Preservation coordinator Sharon Ferraro reveals the secrets of this historic landmark and talks about its future as part…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Prevention
IMPORTANT KPL NEWS Kalamazoo Public Library’s Response The health and safety of our staff and patrons is of the utmost…
KPL 150th Anniversary - 150 Years of Providing Access to Information
From its beginnings as a school library that was open just one hour a week to a showplace deemed “Library…
Databases
MasterFILE Complete
MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading…
DemographicsNow
Researchers and entrepreneurs are provided with comprehensive business and demographic information valuable to assess business viability, create sales leads and…
AutoMate
Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, AutoMate provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for…
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…
Explora for High Schools
Explora is EBSCO's research interface designed specifically for students and educators. The secondary school version features relevant and reliable content and easy-to-use functionality…
