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Author and explorer Valerie van Heest takes us back in time to experience the careers and tragic sinkings of historic…
Historian Tom Buettner returns to Kalamazoo Public Library with a sequel to his popular program, “Michigan at the Exposition: The…
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KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
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All during 1904, carpenters worked in what had been Frank Little’s side yard for half a century. Little had passed…
One of the country’s leading producers of uniforms and regalia, the Henderson-Ames Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan, served lodges, secret societies,…
Until the 1920s, Gibson had specialized almost exclusively in mandolins. But as America’s musical tastes evolved during the 1920s and…
Frederick W. Curtenius, c. 1880 When the War Department put out a call for troops in 1847 for the war…
Works Progress Administration poster, Library of Congress Collection Throughout the late 1930s, the Roosevelt administration’s New Deal programs (Works Progress…
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Historian Tom Buettner explains why 27 million people attended the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (World’s Columbian Exposition) and describes Michigan’s…
Michael Beauchamp with special guests Ian Gorman (bass) and Brandon Foote (mandolin) at Kalamazoo Public Library, September 17, 2008 (11…
Over the years Kalamazoo has become famous for many things musical; guitars, organs, pianos, even records, but what was Kalamazoo’s…
With streetcar service lacking along Gull Road, investors formed the Nazareth Academy Bus Line in April 1905 and purchased a…
Kalamazoo Historic Preservation coordinator Sharon Ferraro reveals the secrets of this historic landmark and talks about its future as part…
Please note that all KPL locations will be closed on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth?…
KPL’s Storytime Librarians have joined forces to celebrate the closing of 2021 with a SPECIAL end-of-the-year Family Storytime! Mr. Bill…
Released Monday, December 19, 2022. January 1, with a deadline of March 1, 2023. The scholarship will be awarded to…
2010 National Book Award-winning author and Western Michigan University professor of English Jaimy Gordon reads from her latest novel, “Lord…
Biographical information of contemporary & historical figures.
Information on authors and literary movements and themes, includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism.
Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and…
Information on foundations, corporate givers, and grantmaking public charities. In library use only.
PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports…