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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

Michigan at the Exposition

Historian Tom Buettner explains why 27 million people attended the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (World’s Columbian Exposition) and describes Michigan’s exhibits in his slide show. Presented Wednesday, May 9, 2012,…

Recorded 05/09/2012

Categories: Information; Michigan History

Tags: history; michigan

African American Newspapers in Genealogical Research

Family historian and lecturer Tim Pinnick, whose 25 years experience includes work in all the major U.S. repositories, explains how to find and effectively use African American newspapers in genealogical…

Recorded 05/06/2012

Categories: Information; Instructional; Michigan History

Tags: black history; education; genealogy; history

Tasting and Touring Michigan's Homegrown Food

Authors Jaye Beeler and Dianne Carroll Burdick discuss their new book Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food: A Culinary Road Trip at Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, April 25, 2012.

Recorded 04/25/2012

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Information

Tags: agriculture; author; culture; food; michigan; nature

African American Quilts

Quilters Bette Boulding and Vicki Fischer talk about who and what inspires their quilting designs, and share their techniques at Oshtemo Branch Library, March 24, 2012.

Recorded 03/24/2012

Categories: Information; Michigan History; Timely Topics

Tags: art; black history; culture

Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures

Author Bruce Mills reads from Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures, an essay collection he co-edited with Debra Cumberland. Kalamazoo Public Library, November 9, 2011.

Recorded 11/09/2011

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Information; Timely Topics

Tags: author; culture

Youth Literature Seminar 2011

Eli Neiburger, associate director for IT & Production at Ann Arbor District Library and author of Gamers…in the Library? and youth literary agent Barry Goldblatt spoke at the 34th annual…

Recorded 11/04/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: author; children; culture; education; michigan; writing

Chemical Kim @ KPL

Kim De Clercq, aka “Chemical Kim,” resident scientist on “Take Five & Company” from ABC affiliate WZZM 13, visits Kalamazoo Public Library, July 18, 2011 (2 videos).

Recorded 07/18/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: children; education

Solar Em-Power-ment

Panelists describe the experiences that inspired their commitment to the development of solar lighting, the challenges facing organizations working in Africa, and the human connections made through their work. The…

Recorded 04/14/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tour of World Literature

Elizabeth Amidon, English professor at Western Michigan University, guides a world tour of authors and books that capture what’s going on in other parts of the globe, or stories told…

Recorded 04/05/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; history; reading together; writing

Moving Beyond Tragedy

Fr. Kenneth Schmidt, Sharon Froom and Olga Bonfiglio talk about their varied experiences in Rwanda, the ongoing efforts to heal after the genocide and other traumas, and their personal reflections.…

Recorded 04/04/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; education; reading together

Art of Creative Nonfiction

Gail Griffin, author and professor at Kalamazoo College; Katherine Joslin, author and professor of English, Western Michigan University; and Kathy Jennings, journalist, writer, and editor, Second Wave Media, IMG Publications,…

Recorded 03/31/2011

Categories: Information; Instructional; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; writing

Rebuilding Burundi

Former U.S. Congressman and Kalamazoo City Commissioner Dr. Howard Wolpe, the Clinton and Obama administrations’ special envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region, discusses his work at the Woodrow Wilson Center’s…

Recorded 03/29/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; education; history

Medicine, Here and Abroad

A panel discussion about the challenges of providing medical care in developing countries, Western Michigan University College of Health and Human Services, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. A Reading Together 2011…

Recorded 03/16/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; education; reading together

History of Burundi and Rwanda

Kalamazoo College African studies professor Joseph Bangura presents a geopolitical survey of Burundi and Rwanda, including pre-colonial and colonial history, civil wars and current events. A Reading Together event at…

Recorded 03/14/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; education; history; reading together

The Immigrant Story

A panel of photographers and immigrants explore why people immigrate to the United States and share their experiences assimilating into American culture. A Reading Together 2011 event at Portage District…

Recorded 03/06/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; reading together

Kalamazoo in World War I

A 1995 documentary in eleven parts by Tom George, MD, about Kalamazoo’s efforts in World War I (11 parts).

Recorded 05/01/1995

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Information; Kalamazoo History

Tags: author; education; film; history; kalamazoo; michigan

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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

Michigan at the Exposition

African American Newspapers in Genealogical Research

Tasting and Touring Michigan's Homegrown Food

African American Quilts

Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures

Youth Literature Seminar 2011

Chemical Kim @ KPL

Solar Em-Power-ment

Tour of World Literature

Moving Beyond Tragedy

Art of Creative Nonfiction

Rebuilding Burundi

Medicine, Here and Abroad

History of Burundi and Rwanda

The Immigrant Story

Kalamazoo in World War I