Collections, Services, and Facilities

KPL prioritizes providing equitable service and strives to meet the needs of our diverse community. Here are some of our most recent initiatives that were driven by our KPL Strategic…

DEI: Racial Equity Assessment

The Racial Equity Assessment is a process KPL utilizes to ensure that all new policies, services, and programming have been assessed to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns have…

KPL DEI Strategic Plan

Kalamazoo Public Library initiated a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategic planning process in spring 2021 by hiring consultant Michelle Crockett, Chief Diversity Officer of Miller Canfield Law.  The KPL…

Our Commitment to DEI

Kalamazoo Public Library’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) started years ago through employee-led change and has grown to be an integral part of the KPL culture. It’s key…

Peer Navigators & Western Michigan University Social Work Interns at KPL

Peer Navigators In 2018, KPL made the decision to meet our patrons where they are currently at in their lives by offering a peer navigator service that connects patrons to…

People

KPL Staffing DEI Initiatives Antiracism Transformation Team (ARTT) Amanda Green Scholarship KPL Staff Demographics One of the goals of the DEI Strategic Plan is to ensure diversity of staff at…