Holidays

KPL staff-selected resources. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Staff Recommends

Holiday Entertaining by Chuck WilliamsHometown Recipes for the Holidays by Candace FloydEx-Etiquette for Holidays and Other Family Celebrations by Jann Blackstone-FordReal Simple Celebrations by Valerie RainsFestivals of the World by Elizabeth Breuilly

Databases (most require KPL library card)

eLibrary Plus (Electric Library Plus) (Home Access)

Full text articles, plus maps and pictures and TV and radio transcripts

InfoTrac All Using PowerSearch

Magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, ebooks available in the library or at home with your KPL library card or with your Michigan Driver's License or ID by going to Mel.org
Includes Computer Database; Custom Newspapers; General Reference Center Gold; Grand Rapids Press; Expanded Academic ASAP; General Business File ASAP; Legal Trac; InfoTrac Onefile; Health Reference Center Academic ASAP

InfoTrac Custom 120 Full Text Newspapers

A collection of approximately 900 full text newspapers from around the country and the world. Includes the last 12 months of the New York Times and the Grand Rapids Press (1996-current).

MeL Michigan eLibrary

Magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books provided to Michigan libraries and Michigan residents at home with their Michigan Driver's License or ID or from libraries in Michigan.  Also includes links to Michigan related websites.

Michigan Newspapers via NewsBank (Home Access)

Selected full text articles from the following Michigan newspapers:  Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press, and Lansing State Journal.

NetLibrary

Michigan eLibrary collection of ebooks.

New York Times Index

All full text. The daily newspaper New York Times 1995-present.

World Book Encyclopedia (Home Access)

Articles from the World Book Encyclopedia.  Includes related articles from major newspapers and magazines. Graphic and multimedia enhancements, including photographs, maps, illustrations, tables, animations, and audio/video clips.

Community Resources

Salvation Army

Phone 269-344-6119

Emergency assistance for utilities, food, and personal care items; service to disaster victims; Christmas toys & food; tutorial program (see entry); youth character building programs (girls, 6-10, Sunbeams; 11-18, Girl Guards; Boy Scouts); senior citizen Friendship Club; Community Basketball Programs.

Websites

Chanukah on the Net

Customs and celebrations.

Claus.Com

Fun activities for kids and parents

Day of the Dead

Mexico celebrates a yearly tradition called Day of the Dead during the last days of October and the first days of November

Festivals.com

Click on the map and find an event in your part of the USA.

Holidays on the Net

Lots of information including history and activities for all the different holidays.

Kwanzaa

An African-American celebration.              

NORAD Tracks Santa

Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar.


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