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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

The Subtlety of Satire - Discussing satire in R.F. Kuang's Yellowface and other works

Watch this insightful and engaging discussion with local author Andy Mozina! Andy, known for his works including “Tandem,” “Contrary Motion,” and “Quality Snacks,” deep dives into the world of satire…

Recorded 03/19/2024

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Information; Instructional

Reading Together 2024 | Publishing from the Inside | Panel Discussion

Get an insider’s view into the publishing industry with R. F. Kuang’s agent, Hannah Bowman, Liza Dawson Associates and others.

Recorded 03/06/2024

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Information

Reading Together 2024 | Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation | Panel Discussion

Check out this insightful panel discussion on “Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation” from Reading Together 2024! Featuring Denise Miller, Nathan Nguyen, and Namita Sharma, this recorded video explores themes central…

Recorded 02/28/2024

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

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

OHOW: Understand Your Storm Windows

Old houses have often been fitted out with one of these two types: wood and metal. Both are great alternatives to replacing old windows for increased efficiency, and in this season…

Recorded 07/17/2021

Categories: Information; Instructional

OHOW: How to Strip Your Hardware

Wings, knuckles, pins, latches, escutcheons, faceplates, and pulls. Oh my! All are things often beautifully crafted and decorative as well as functional. But over time, they get painted because…Well, there…

Recorded 05/15/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Information; Instructional

Tags: agriculture; education; How to; Instructional; Preservation

The Shortstop from Kalamazoo: The Life and times of Neil Berry by William Christiansen Zoom Video Recording

“Baseball Books on Deck with William Christiansen” was recorded by KPL Head of Community Engagement Librarian Kevin King on April 8, 2021. The Shortstop from Kalamazoo: The Life and times…

Recorded 04/08/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information

Tags: baseball; kalamazoo baseball history

¿Qué es el Autismo?

Héctor Cortés, padre de un hijo con autismo, explica como el autismo afecta a las personas con autismo y a sus familias. What is autism? Héctor Cortés, father of a…

Recorded 03/22/2021

Categories: Information

Tags: wellness

OHOW: What Style Is It? (Italianate)

OHOW (Old House Owners Workshop) is a program of the City of Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Commission. OHOW seeks to create educational programs that help old house owners understand their buildings—how and when…

Recorded 03/12/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Instructional

Tags: architecture; kalamazoo; Preservation

Jacqueline Woodson Lecture

“What will Jacqueline Woodson’s legacy be both on children’s literature and on the worlds of the people who get to read her words, step into her stories, and learn about themselves…

Recorded 02/16/2021

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Entertainment; Information

Tags: author; children's books; literature

OHOW: What Style Is It? (Gothic Revival)

Recorded 02/11/2021

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

Tags: architecture; history; kalamazoo; Preservation

Reclaiming Community — Book Discussion

Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Youth Development Network discuss Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work by Dr. Bianca Baldridge. This writing “tells the story of a…

Recorded 01/28/2021

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: black history; business; community support; teens; urban renewal

Reclaiming Community — Book Discussion

Recorded 01/28/2021

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: community support; education

OHOW: What Style Is It? (Greek Revival)

Recorded 01/15/2021

Categories: Information; Instructional; Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; culture; How to

Jazz Speaks for Life: Remembering MLK and the Civil Rights Movement

The Jazz and Creative Institute will be performing big band jazz tunes composed by Black musicians during a time of great protest and change to honor the struggles and triumphs of Martin…

Recorded 01/15/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Instructional; Music & Concerts; Timely Topics

Tags: black history; culture; education

John Davis Presents a Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.

John Davis will recite or read a Martin Luther King, Jr speech. This speech will be more current with today’s social environment. This speech will be for the whole family.…

Recorded 01/14/2021

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

Tags: black history; culture; education; history

Book Thoughts

Listen to a conversation with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie talking about exciting new books for all ages in KPL’s Children’s and Teen collections. This event is prerecorded and will…

Recorded 01/05/2021

Categories: Children; Family; Information; Teen

Tags: author; children; teens

Coping Skills Workshop

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, individuals have been struggling with worry, anxiety and depression. The stress of living in isolation increases the risk of substance use, and jeopardizes…

Recorded 12/02/2020

Categories: Information; Instructional; Timely Topics

Tags: education; Instructional; wellness

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 Children’s and Teen collections.

Recorded 12/01/2020

Categories: Children; Family; Information; Teen

Tags: author; children

Paint Some Happy Trees

Let’s get creative and paint some trees, in true Bob Ross fashion. Each month will feature a different theme but will always include trees in some way.

Recorded 12/01/2020

Categories: Family; Information; Instructional; Teen

Tags: art; education; teens

Curbside KPL @Eastwood Branch

KPL’s Central Library and Oshtemo Branch can both get very busy during Curbside KPL service! Remember we are also offering Curbside KPL service at our Eastwood Branch, located at 1112…

Recorded 11/27/2020

Categories: Information; Instructional

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Featured Videos

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

The Subtlety of Satire - Discussing satire in R.F. Kuang's Yellowface and other works

Reading Together 2024 | Publishing from the Inside | Panel Discussion

Reading Together 2024 | Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation | Panel Discussion

Books And Bellies! | Episode 5

Where You Were When - Remembering 9/11

Books and Bellies | Episode 1

OHOW: Understand Your Storm Windows

OHOW: How to Strip Your Hardware

The Shortstop from Kalamazoo: The Life and times of Neil Berry by William Christiansen Zoom Video Recording

¿Qué es el Autismo?

OHOW: What Style Is It? (Italianate)

Jacqueline Woodson Lecture

OHOW: What Style Is It? (Gothic Revival)

Reclaiming Community — Book Discussion

Reclaiming Community — Book Discussion

OHOW: What Style Is It? (Greek Revival)

Jazz Speaks for Life: Remembering MLK and the Civil Rights Movement

John Davis Presents a Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Book Thoughts

Coping Skills Workshop

Book Thoughts with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie

Paint Some Happy Trees

Curbside KPL @Eastwood Branch