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Celebrate 125 Years of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"!

Kalamazoo Public Library, the Helen L. Fox Gospel Music Center, and the SW Michigan Chapter of the NAACP lead a powerful celebration of Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice…

Recorded 02/19/2025

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Information; Instructional; Timely Topics

Read Along! — The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan Chapters 4-6

The adventures continue! Follow along with KPL’s Miss Natalie as she reads The Hidden Oracle from The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan. Explore the ever-expansive world of Percy…

Recorded 03/05/2022

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Teen

Tags: Read Along

Read Along! — The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan Chapter 1-3

Follow along with KPL’s Miss Natalie as she reads The Hidden Oracle from The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan. Explore the ever-expansive world of Percy Jackson to see…

Recorded 03/04/2022

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Teen

Tags: Read Along; Read Aloud

Miss Natalie will return with Read Along on Monday, March 7!

KPL is pleased to announce the triumphant return of Read Along!, the popular online series featuring chapter books read aloud by the ever so affable Miss Natalie. Twice weekly videos…

Recorded 03/03/2022

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information

Tags: Read Along

Paint Some Happy Trees!

This month’s installment of KPL’s Paint Some Happy Trees is streaming on KPLTV! No previous painting experience is required; the goal is to have fun and make some art! As…

Recorded 03/01/2022

Categories: Family; Instructional

Tags: Arts and Crafts; Bob Ross; How to Paint

Did you know KPL Family Storytime programs provide children with fun, engaging activities and storybook readings? New Family Storytime episodes are available every Wednesday at 10:30 AM on KPL’s Facebook…

Recorded 02/04/2022

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Information

Tags: Family Storytime

End Of The Year Family Storytime!

KPL’s Storytime Librarians have joined forces to celebrate the closing of 2021 with a SPECIAL end-of-the-year Family Storytime! Mr. Bill adds a twist to a New Year’s Eve classic. Miss…

Recorded 12/15/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family

Tags: Family Storytime; Read Aloud

Books and Bellies!

The Books and Bellies season finale is here! Bill and T share more informative read-aloud techniques for new mothers and mothers-to-be! Be on the lookout for additional Books and Bellies…

Recorded 12/10/2021

Categories: Family; Information; Instructional

Tags: Instructional; Read Aloud

The Christmas Tree Ship and Other Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes

Recorded December 8, 2021 | Author Shetan Noir talks about the history of the Christmas Tree Ship and the hauntings of ghost ships like the Rouse Simmons!

Recorded 12/08/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Michigan History

Tags: Christmas; Ghost; Great Lakes; Ships

Kalamazoo County and the Civil War

Local author Gary L. Gibson shares his thoughtful presentation about what was happening in Kalamazoo County during the Civil War years. Mr. Gibson discusses social and political aspects of the…

Recorded 12/02/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Instructional; Kalamazoo History

Tags: Civil War; Local History

Let's Talk About KPL's Manga Collection with Brianna!

Let’s talk about KPL’s manga collection! I’ve loved manga since my middle school days and have wanted to be a Librarian since high school. So, I’m thrilled to channel both…

Recorded 11/05/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Information; Teen

Tags: Manga; teens

Kalamazoo Public Library's Local History Minute!

KPL’s Local History Minute! is a new videos series that features noteworthy collection titles, local history materials, and helpful research services. Watch and keep up to date with KPL’s Local…

Recorded 10/29/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Kalamazoo History; Michigan History

Tags: Local History

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library! | Episode 5

Do you Like scary stories? KPL’s Don’t Be Afraid Of The Library is back with more chilling tales from Miss Sarah! Prepare yourself to be filled with fright with readings…

Recorded 10/27/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Teen

Tags: Ghost Stories; Halloween; horror

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library!

Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! is back with a hauntingly chilling tale! This time KPL Teen Librarian Miss Amanda reads “The Wolves in the Walls” by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated…

Recorded 10/21/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Teen

Tags: Ghost Stories; Halloween

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library!

Don’t miss the good witch, KPL’s Miss Natalie, as she offers up some cute and quirky Halloween storybook readings including, The Hallo-Wiener, I Want To Be In A Scary Story,…

Recorded 10/15/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Teen

Tags: Halloween; Scary Stories

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library! | Episode 3

Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! is back with a hauntingly chilling tale! KPL Teen Librarian Miss Amanda reads the creepy story, “The Wolves in the Walls” by Neil Gaiman.…

Recorded 10/15/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Teen; Timely Topics

Tags: Ghost Stories; Halloween; Scary Stories

Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! | Episode 2

Prepare for another delightfully disturbing edition of Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! KPL Teen Librarian MX Kiersten delivers a chilling reading of Clickity-Clink, Scary Stories to Tell in the…

Recorded 10/12/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Teen

Tags: Don't Be Afraid of the Library!; Ghost Stories; KPLTV

Books and Bellies

Don’t miss the latest edition of Books and Bellies! The reading circle continues with Healthy Babies, Healthy Start, and Kalamazoo Public Library! This fun and informative video series supports new…

Recorded 10/01/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Teen

Tags: Literacy; Read Aloud

Books And Bellies! | Episode 5

Books and Bellies returns! Join Healthy Babies, Healthy Start, and Kalamazoo Public Library for a reading circle for expecting parents! The Books and Bellies video series is a great way…

Recorded 09/23/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Instructional; Teen

Tags: Literacy; Read Aloud

Where You Were When - Remembering 9/11

Today’s teens have only lived in a post-September 11th world. Now we will connect the past to the present by offering vignettes of KPL staff and community members recounting their…

Recorded 09/11/2021

Categories: Family; Information

Books and Bellies | Episode 1

Join Healthy Babies, Healthy Start and Kalamazoo Public Library for a reading circle for expecting parents. Receive books for baby before baby arrives and start reading. This is a great…

Recorded 09/10/2021

Categories: Family; Information; Instructional

Tags: How to; Read Aloud

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Celebrate 125 Years of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"!

Read Along! — The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan Chapters 4-6

Read Along! — The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan Chapter 1-3

Miss Natalie will return with Read Along on Monday, March 7!

Paint Some Happy Trees!

Watch Family Storytime!

End Of The Year Family Storytime!

Books and Bellies!

The Christmas Tree Ship and Other Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes

Kalamazoo County and the Civil War

Let's Talk About KPL's Manga Collection with Brianna!

Kalamazoo Public Library's Local History Minute!

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library! | Episode 5

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library!

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library!

Don't Be Afraid Of The Library! | Episode 3

Don’t Be Afraid of the Library! | Episode 2

Books and Bellies

Books And Bellies! | Episode 5

Where You Were When - Remembering 9/11

Books and Bellies | Episode 1