Library League
Thursdays | 3:30–5:30 pm | Teen | Oshtemo: Drop in at OSH for snacks, socializing, and different activities, including games, guests, books, and more!
Peer Navigators & WMU Social Workers
KPL’s Peer Navigators & WMU Social Work Interns work directly in the library and provide help with housing, addiction, public assistance, mental health, and emotional support.
Read Along!
Mondays & Wednesdays | 4 pm | Teen | KPL TV: Read Along! continues the adventures with the god Apollo in The Trials of Apollo series, with books two and three: The Dark Prophecy and The Burning Maze. Look on KPL TV and our YouTube Channel for the twice weekly videos on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Marvel™ Matinee Days
Wednesdays | 2–4 pm | Teen | Eastwood: Even superheroes need a break sometime! We’ll watch a Marvel movie, do crafts, and make comics.
Mobile Library–Texas Township
July 5 | 1:30-3 pm | All Ages | Texas Township Hall | Sign up for your KPL library card and check out some books!
Ask a Lawyer Family Law Clinic
July 7 | 4–6 pm | Adult | Central: Free family law clinics. Attorneys address legal questions about divorce, custody, child support or other family law questions.
Family Storytime
Fridays | 10:30 am | Family | Central: Join us in the Children’s Room for stories, songs, and fun activities.
News
Writers' Block
Are you a local writer? Share your upcoming book on Writers’ Block! Writers’ Block is where KPL celebrates independently published…
Juneteenth
Please note that all KPL locations will be closed on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth?…
KPL and Texas Township Contract has Been Extended for Another Year
In January 2020, Kalamazoo Public Library and Texas Township agreed to a 2-year service contract (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2022)…
MI Library is Now
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries have been an essential lifeline to communities coping with the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced.…
Search the Catalog
KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Author Leona R Carter: Because I said SO!
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
Stuart, 323: Manly Davidson - John McKee House
Young Manly Davidson established himself as a builder in Kalamazoo's Civil War Years. In 1867, he began to construct the…
Tasting and Touring Michigan's Homegrown Food
Authors Jaye Beeler and Dianne Carroll Burdick discuss their new book Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food: A Culinary Road…
KPH Brook and Colony Farms
From its inception, the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital's treatment of the mentally ill was known for its humane innovation. No less…
Bronson Park Mound
The following text was compiled by John Shagonaby, David Benac, Elspeth Inglis, Pam O’Connor, Joseph Helzer, Barbara Brose, David S. Brose,…
1924 Michigan Central Railroad Derailment
Early in the morning on September 24, 1924 a westbound Michigan Central passenger train derailed near Kalamazoo after striking a…
Mas Que Nada: Latin Jazz @ KPL
Mas Que Nada, Western Michigan University’s award winning Latin Jazz ensemble, represents a decade-long project created by its director, Tom…
Alphadelphia Association
It was sustained for a mere four years, from 1844 to 1848, but history has not forgotten the effort put…
A Brief History of Parkwyn Village – 75 Years of a Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Cooperative Housing Community, 1947-2022
This illustrated presentation by Peter Copeland covers the origins and development of Parkwyn Village from 1947 to the present with…
Databases
Referencia Latina
This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety…
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
This full-text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as…
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from…
Literature Criticism Online
For students, researchers, history buffs and literature lovers, there’s no better source than Literature Criticism Online to discover commentary on…
Legal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds.…
Home Improvement Reference Center
Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of…
Grants to Individuals (Foundation Center)
Learn how to best approach your search for a grant as an individual. In library use only.
