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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.

Newspapers and Magazines

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Entertainment Weekly

People

Rolling Stone

Community Resources

Kalamazoo Film Society

Phone 269-833-7783

Newsletter.

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

Phone 269-349-7775

Exhibitions; art classes; tours; films; lectures; concerts; Fine Arts Library; gallery shop; outreach programs for schools and organizations.

Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Phone 269-373-7990

Innovative exhibits; special exhibitions; planetarium programs; educational programs; Challenger Learning Center; programs for schools and weekend family events including films and concerts.

Websites

Allmovie

Allows users to search for films using flexible criteria. Film listings include general information, cast and crew, synopses, reviews.

American Film Institute

Information about events and awards.

IMD: The Internet Movie Database

Information on past and current movies.

Michigan Drive-in Theater Guide

The premier site for Michigan's Drive-In Theater history.

Movie Mistakes

Find movie mistakes, blunders, and errors that survived the cutting room floor to be shown to millions.

MOVIEWEB

Information about new films, DVD's, movie trailers, release dates, reviews, and more.

MRQE-Movie Reviews Query Engine

Locate film reviews or access reviews from listed links to similar sites.

Vatican's Best Film List

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of cinema in 1995, the Vatican compiled this list of "great films."

Welcome to Reel-movie reviews

Find movie reviews, DVD release information, and a rental guide.

Kalamazoo Area

Kalamazoo 10

Showtimes and ticket info for the Goodrich Quality Theaters Kalamazoo 10 theater.

Kalamazoo Film Society

Get film, links to reviews, showing time, and price information.

Movies at the Museum - Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Rave Motion Pictures - Cityplace 14 Theater

Look up the current movies playing at Rave Motion Pictures Cityplace 14 located in downtown Kalamazoo.

Western Film Society

The Western Film Society is a student-run organization at Western Michigan University. Throughout the year, we bring several critically-acclaimed independent or small-run films to WMU's campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


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Charlie Chaplin, left, and Jackie Coogan

Charlie Chaplin, left, and Jackie Coogan are seen in Chaplin's 1921 silent film, The Kid.

Source: AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive database