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Institutional Anti-Racism

I still remember when I was first invited to attend anti-racism training. I felt like I wasn’t racist, so I…

Oshtemo Township

Balch School

Location: District #2 Fractional – Section 36, northeast of the intersection of N Avenue and 11th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Richard Shindell @ KPL

Master American roots musician Richard Shindell at Kalamazoo Public Library, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 (7 videos).

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

The KPL Story (1998)

The KPL Story

A 1998 mini-documentary about the library’s renovation project, featuring architect David Milling, artist Michael Hayden, and others. Includes two television…

Black History

Civic Black Theatre

Founded in 1978, the Civic Black Theatre (CBT) “recognized a need” for “black theater” in Kalamazoo. According to WMU faculty…

Cooper Township

Gardner School

Location: District #8, fractional – Section 35, east side of Riverview Drive between G Avenue and Mt. Olivet Drive. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published…

Biographies

Chaffee, Ada Gilmore

Kalamazoo-born artist Ada Gilmore Chaffee was a leading pioneer as a painter and woodblock printer, known primarily for her affiliation…

Black History

Pratt, Charles A.

One of several existing legal associations in Kalamazoo, is the Charles A. Pratt Bar Association, which takes its moniker from…

Transportation

Plank Roads

As railroads expanded across the state of Michigan in the 1850s, those not adjacent to railroad lines still hoped to…

Databases

Science Reference Center

Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias,…

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…

AGRICOLA

Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the…

Fold3 Library Edition

Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who…

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