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KPL TV: Authors @ KPL

Jaimy Gordon @ KPL

2010 National Book Award-winning author and Western Michigan University professor of English Jaimy Gordon reads from her latest novel, “Lord…

Biographies

Roberts, Flora B.

When Flora B. Roberts began her twenty-four year career as chief librarian of the Kalamazoo Public Library in February 1918, she found…

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Kalamazoo in World War I

A 1995 documentary in eleven parts by Tom George, MD, about Kalamazoo’s efforts in World War I (11 parts).

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Petitioning Policy

Print Version (PDF) The Kalamazoo Public Library as a limited public forum has the authority to make reasonable rules regarding…

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Hanselman Building

Prior to the turn of the century, no commercial buildings in the city exceeded four stories. That all changed in…

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Gifts or Creatures @ KPL

Gifts or Creatures: Husband-wife duo Brandon and Bethany Foote, with a little help from some very good friends; Joshua Keller,…

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History Reference Center

Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals…

Ancestry Library

Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…

Heritage Quest Online

HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research…

MasterFILE Complete

MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading…

Literary Reference Center

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

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