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City Directories

City Directories

After newspapers, city directories are the most important source of local history information. A full city directory search will tell a…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Peter Mulvey @ KPL

Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey’s performance at Kalamazoo Public Library, February 18, 2009 (2 videos)

World War I

Joseph B. Westnedge

Barbed wire. Mustard gas. Machine-gun fire. No man's land. Colonel Joseph Burchnall Westnedge faced these deadly challenges daily as he…

Biographies

Brooks, Ellis L.

Ellis L. Brooks (1848-1920) was a trombonist, composer and popular bandleader with strong ties to West Michigan. Brooks directed famous…

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Banda Sierra Negra @ KPL

Banda Sierra Negra brought its extensive repertoire of Latin styles to Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, for…

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Rose Place Historic District

Nestled in the Vine Neighborhood is a little gem known as Rose Place Historic District. Local resident Julie DeLuca, owner…

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Books and Bellies

Books and Bellies

Don’t miss the latest edition of Books and Bellies! The reading circle continues with Healthy Babies, Healthy Start, and Kalamazoo…

Business

Burdick Hotel

The origins of hospitality on the present site of the Radisson Plaza Hotel date to August 1850 when construction of…

Databases

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…

Biography Resource Center

Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and…

Legal Source

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

DemographicsNow

Researchers and entrepreneurs are provided with comprehensive business and demographic information valuable to assess business viability, create sales leads and…

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…

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