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Towns

Miller’s Station

A town called Miller was once slated to replace the village of Oshtemo as a center of commerce in western…

Black History

African American Newspapers

In addition to Kalamazoo’s principal newspapers (The Kalamazoo Gazette and The Kalamazoo Telegraph [1844-1916]), everyday life of black Kalamazoo residents…

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World Read Aloud Day!

We believe that everyone should have the chance to share stories. LitWorld founded World Read Aloud Day in 2010 in celebration of the…

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The Mickeys @ KPL

Identical twins Amy Sherman and Julie Peebles front the acoustic foursome known as the Mickeys, Central Library, January 18, 2012…

Towns

Parchment

The small city of Parchment has a fascinating history that is inextricably tied to the product that gave it that…

Policies

Purchasing Policy

Print Version (PDF) Objective The intent of this Purchasing Policy of the Kalamazoo Public Library (“KPL,” or the “Library”) is…

Music

Wallace S. White

Much of what is known about Kalamazoo’s outward appearance during the mid to late nineteenth century—its buildings, its citizens, and…

Databases

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 Public Libraries

Designed with public library patrons in mind, Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and…

Literary Reference Center

This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines…

Legal Source

Providing indexing and full-text coverage of the most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative database for current…

Small Business Reference Center

Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools…

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