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Business

Hanselman Building

“Kalamazoo has put on real city garments during the last two or three years. This is evidenced by the tall…

Brady Township

Morse School

Location: District #5 – Section 9, southwest corner of UV Avenue and 29th Street. (1890 map shows northwest corner) Kalamazoo County…

Religion

St. Augustine's

After Kalamazoo was organized and chartered in 1829, it took three years before the first Catholic mass was said in…

Weather

Floods in Kalamazoo

Heavy spring rains and runoff from melting snow have submerged Kalamazoo's lowland areas since the 1800s, including the great flood…

Black History

Minott, Margaret

Margaret Minott was the first African American elected to the Kalamazoo Board of Education. She was instrumental in the effort…

Return Materials

Return Materials

Library materials may be returned to any Kalamazoo Public Library location. Return slots are conveniently located near the service desk at…

Biographies

Spear, Marion R.

In the early years of the last century, a new approach to the treatment of mental and physical illnesses unfolded.

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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…

Databases

Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 493 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 11,800+ newspapers from around…

LitFINDER

Poetry index of 600,000 poems with 50,000 full text. Short Story Finder offers full text, explanations, biographies. Over 1,000 complete…

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…

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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