KPL Website and Catalog Topics
Websites
Arts and Entertainment
The one site to locate local information about the Kalamazoo Art Hop, learn about the mission of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, and explore the diverse art community.
Explore the theatrical world of The Barn Theatre in Augusta, the oldest resident summer stock theater in Michigan.
Local free film series sponsored by WMU Progressive Student Alliance and K.N.O.W.
This site gives information about Binder Park Zoo exhibits, events, a photo gallery, programming, and employment listings.
Bookbug is Kalamazoo’s only independent children’s bookstore!
Explore the history and future of the theatre via the Kalamazoo Civic Theater's web site.
Get film, links to reviews, showing time, and price information.
This site provides an overview of KIA's art collections, exhibits, educational programs, events, gallery shop, library materials, and outreach services.
Get team, player, schedule, and ticket information.
The Kalamazoo Nature Center's site features information about programming, events, current exhibits, conservation literature, and web links.
Find information pertaining to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum's collection, current exhibits, fees, hours, and community programming.
Search the used and rare book collections of a local, independent book seller.
Find out what's playing at Miller Auditorium, premier entertainment venue located on the Western Michigan University campus that features film, dance, and theater events.
The New Vic Theatre's web site includes a historical overview, a schedule of events, donation opportunities, and an online newsletter.
Home to musical concerts and films, the Kalamazoo State Theatre site provides basic information about events, seating, and its history.
An information source for live theatre in the Kalamazoo area.
Community Development
The Kalamazoo County Convention and Visitors Bureau, strives to increase revenues for Kalamazoo County and positively impact the economy of Kalamazoo County by marketing the community as a popular meeting and tourism destination.
The Fetzer Institute is a private operating foundation that supports research, education, and service programs exploring the integral relationships among body, mind, and spirit.
This site will provide you with important and helpful information about scholarships available through the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Includes information about the different types of scholarships and applications.
Locate community development resources.
The center for volunteerism in Kalamazoo.
Economic Development
Locate information about business and residential projects affecting downtown economic development and preservation issues.
From art to wine, computers to home repair, the most complete and easy to use listing of web sites related to Kalamazoo.
Locate visitor and relocation information, employment links, a business directory, and a local events calendar.
Stimulating growth across the Kalamazoo Region. Whether you’re a site selector, an investor, an entrepreneur or part of an existing company looking to grow, Southwest Michigan First has the resources and expertise to assist you.
Find information and online essays about the local business composition and issues of Southwest Michigan.
Education
Information about the organization's services, including benefits planning, advocacy, employment, independent learning, and peer support.
Michigan 4-H Youth Programs is a youth development program that involves volunteers in providing positive, experiential, educational opportunities for and with youth.
Events and activities, includes links for assistance and list of local restaurants with braille or large print menus
Kalamazoo Public Schools' site includes information about K-12 curricular objectives, a school directory, listing of departments, job opportunities, library resources, a district map, and educational programming.
General Information
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Information about living and doing business in the Eastwood area of Kalamazoo.
The mission of the Kalamazoo Humane Society is to serve animals and the community by promoting animal welfare and protection.
Locate local news headlines and classifieds.
The Greater Kalamazoo area consists of many neighborhoods, cities, townships and villages. Here are links to their web sites or links to information about the community.
From art to wine, computers to home repair, the most complete and easy to use listing of web sites related to Kalamazoo.
Find the indexing of the Kalamazoo Gazette, other local newspapers, and local magazines. Information on area people, businesses, agencies, organizations , and other news. Also find contact information for agencies and organizations connected with aging, business, children, handicapped, etc. In the catalog search under Local Information.
Locate local bus schedules and fare information.
Local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Dedicated to the well being of older adults in Southern Lower Michigan.
Information about living and doing business in the Vine neighborhood of Kalamazoo.
Governmental
Locate local city government information from the City of Kalamazoo's web site, featuring job postings, city commissioners, community links, farmers market, and more.
The Assessor's Division features information about the values of homes and buildings.
Kalamazoo's neighboring city to the south! The City of Portage's web site, features government information, job postings, city commissioners, community links, farmers market, and more.
Locate local government information from the Kalamazoo County's web site, featuring job postings, city commissioners, community links, farmers market, and more.
Health services provided by Kalamazoo County.
Get news updates about road construction projects, maps, policy information, and commissioner profiles here.
Links to Michigan communites for searching property and land assessments.
U.S. Representative Fred Upton's web site contains up-to-date information about legislation, his political views, and more.
Tom George was elected to the 20th District of the Michigan Senate in 2002 after serving one term in the House of Representatives. The 20th Senate District includes all of Kalamazoo County and Antwerp and Paw Paw Townships in Van Buren County.
Historic Preservation
Advises the City Commission on historic preservation issues including the establishment of historic districts and landmarks and the nomination of such districts and landmarks to the National Register of Historic Places and the state register. The HPC encourages and promotes historic preservation through publications, education, the collection of historical materials, and the identification of historical resources which warrant preservation.
A lovely pictorial walk down memory lane for those familiar with Kalamazoo haunts, clubs, bars, restaurants, and commercial buildings that have been preserved, altered, or simply vanished.
A historical preservationist group, this site features information about the group's project to protect the buildings and land space of East Campus.
The Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections consists of historical University, regional, and local governmental records. The holdings total over 17,000 linear feet, making the WMU Archives the largest facility of its type in southwestern Michigan and one of the largest in the state.
Kalamazoo River
EPA – Site description and cleanup progress.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality page for Allied Paper, Inc/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site
Find out about environmental, legal, conservation issues and those current projects involved with the Kalamazoo River Environment Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Environmental Protection Agency - Background/Site Updates/Legal Agreements and Public Meetings.