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Tornado FAQ

What happens at the library during a tornado warning? It’s tornado season, and if you are visiting the library during…

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Acclarion @ KPL

Acclarion @ KPL

Acclarion, Canada’s premier accordion and clarinet ensemble (accordionist David Carovillano and clarinetist Becky Sajo-Carovillano), gave classical music a makeover in…

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Teen Filmmaker Festival 2016

The 13th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, February 20, 2016, featured the…

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Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee

Each year, Kalamazoo Public Library hosts the Great Grown-up Spelling Bee to benefit Ready to Read, our early childhood literacy…

Buildings

Desenberg Building

Downtown Kalamazoo’s Michigan Avenue is home to the last known Louis Sullivan-designed building in the state of Michigan. Located at…

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That Gal in Kalamazoo

It was during World War II that a song helped immortalize Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Glenn Miller Orchestra introduced “I’ve Got…

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Drew Nelson @ KPL

Singer/songwriter/storyteller Drew Nelson at Kalamazoo Public Library during Art Hop, June 2010.

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But, I Returned That!

Have you recently received an overdue notification from KPL about a book or a movie you know you returned? Not…

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Brothers Kalamazov @ KPL

The Brothers Kalamazov brought their eclectic range of original and traditional songs to the Kalamazoo Public Library on March 24,…

Black History

Minott, Margaret

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

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AGRICOLA

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

Ancestry Library

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

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

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