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Photographers

Ferraro Studio

Lance Ferraro, c.1960 Lancellotto A. Ferraro (Lance) and his Ferraro Studio was one of Kalamazoo’s most active post-war photographers, visually…

Biographies

Spradling, Mary Mace

Mary Mace Spradling, Martin Cohen, Shirley Miller. Undated Photo from KPL Archives The following text is taken from a brochure…

Business

America's Pansy Capital

A headline from the Kalamazoo Gazette in 1954 amplified what many Kalamazooans had known for the previous two decades: “Kalamazoo…

KPL TV: Teen

Book Thoughts with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie

Listen to a conversation with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie talking about exciting new books for all ages in KPL’s…

KPL TV: Timely Topics

Chemical Kim @ KPL

Kim De Clercq, aka “Chemical Kim,” resident scientist on “Take Five & Company” from ABC affiliate WZZM 13, visits Kalamazoo…

KPL TV: Teen

DIY Gummy Bears!

DIY Gummy Bears

Fun creations with yummy gummy bears! Let’s get cookin’! IMPORTANT: This activity will require the ability to boil water. Adult…

Artwork

Children’s Room Art

Early in 1990, KPL received a grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation to transform the Central Library’s Children’s Room.…

Databases

Explora for Middle Schools

Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…

Britannica School

Suite of Britannica School resources at four levels - Learning Zone, Elementary, Middle, and High. School code is MeL5. Each…

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory resource. In addition to the fiction database that NoveList has offered, NoveList Plus…

MeL: Michigan eLibrary

Magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books provided to Michigan libraries and Michigan residents at home with their Michigan Driver's License…

Legal Source

Providing indexing and full-text coverage of the most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative database for current…

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