Kalamazoo Public Library wishes to congratulate the recipient of the 2025 Amanda Green Scholarship! Brandon White Brandon White is a writer, cat lover, Christian, and self-proclaimed “history dork” with a…
Posted May 15, 2024 KPL congratulates 2023 Amanda Green Scholarship Fund Winner Yasmeen Anis Shah who graduated with her Masters in Library and Information Science degree from the University of…
Do you enjoy Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Dota 2? Come to Central Library and have access to these among the 150 games available! Play solo or online multiplayer with anyone…
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To the patrons of the Douglass Community Association and the Alma Powell Branch of KPL: Kalamazoo Public Library Board of Trustees (KPL) made the decision to temporarily suspend services at…
At the end of business on Saturday, February 3, 2024, Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) will be suspending library services at the Douglass Community Association (DCA) and will resume services at…
“I love The Waters by the great Bonnie Jo Campbell so much. This book is so beautiful,” Jenna Bush Hager said. In addition to being the first “Read with…
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee! Winners from last night included: Spelling Grand Champion Spellers – Friends of KPL Runner-up: WMUK Cheer Team Awards Most…
History In January 2020, Kalamazoo Public Library and Texas Township agreed to a 2-year service contract (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2022) to provide full library services to Texas Township residents…
Posted September 30, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Library supports your right to read what you want when you want. This library supports Banned Books Week! Did you know that Michigan is…
Kalamazoo Public Library extends our congratulations to Yasmeen Anis-Shah and Tyler Dancer who are the 2023 recipients of the Amanda Green Scholarship Fund.
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Kalamazoo Public Library plans to resume its community reading program, Reading Together, in 2024, beginning with the official public suggestion period from May 17–31. More information and the suggestion form…
You have been asking for it, here it is! KPL is proud to offer Kanopy to our patrons. Kanopy is the best video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find…
The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person’s right to read under the First Amendment and ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA’s Office for…
On May 1, 2023, the OverDrive app will be discontinued. We encourage you to make the switch to Libby, OverDrive’s newer reading app. Libby is made by the same people,…
Ian Falconer, best known as the illustrator and author of the beloved Olivia children’s book series about a spry and smart young pig, died on Tuesday in Rowayton, Conn. The author, illustrator,…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Bob Wood, a Kalamazoo native, and retired high school teacher is raising awareness of people living in Ukraine during the war. Wood just last week returned from a…
Check out the Best of 2022 books, movies, and music as chosen by KPL staff!
Released Monday, December 19, 2022. January 1, with a deadline of March 1, 2023. The scholarship will be awarded to a student expected to attend a graduate-level library science program…
