KPL Videos: author — Kalamazoo Public Library

Drawing Manga with Mark Crilley

Mark Crilley, author of Brody’s Ghost, Miki Falls, Akiko and the Mastering Manga drawing series, presented a hands-on drawing event on Saturday, June 13, 2015, featuring anime, manga, comics and…

Recorded 06/13/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; illustrator

Westnedge Hill Neighborhood: History & Architecture

Lynn Houghton, regional history curator at Western Michigan University’s Archives and Regional History Collections and co-author of Kalamazoo: Lost and Found, examines the history and architectural styles that are found…

Recorded 05/14/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; author; history

"Love Will Steer Me True": A Mother/Daughter Relationship

Kalamazoo authors Jane and Ellen Knuth discussed their newest book, “Love Will Steer Me True,” and how their mother/daughter relationship grew. Jane Knuth has been volunteering at the St. Vincent…

Recorded 04/21/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Timely Topics

Tags: author; culture; women

Waking up Your Garden: A Writer's Perspective

Sarah Stewart, respected author of “The Gardener” and “The Money Tree,” both illustrated by David Small, gives a writer’s perspective of preparing your garden in the springtime.

Recorded 04/07/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: agriculture; author; writing

A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk

In 2009, Loreen Niewenhuis walked the perimeter of Lake Michigan and wrote the bestselling book, “A 1000-Mile Walk on the Beach.” In 2012, she took another long journey, covering 1000…

Recorded 04/02/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; michigan; reading together

Lost and Found: Legendary Lake Michigan Shipwrecks

Author and explorer Valerie van Heest takes us back in time to experience the careers and tragic sinkings of historic Lake Michigan ships, then beneath the lake to participate in…

Recorded 03/31/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; history; michigan; reading together

A Conversation about the Craft and Business of Writing

A casual classroom-style conversation with Jerry Dennis, author of “The Living Great Lakes,” Kalamazoo Public Library’s 2015 Reading Together selection. Jerry talks about his writing process and how he got…

Recorded 03/04/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; reading together; writing

The Great Lakes in Our Lives

Author Jerry Dennis shared his adventures and misadventures while writing The Living Great Lakes, Kalamazoo Public Library’s 2015 Reading Together title. Dennis discussed the impact of the lakes on the…

Recorded 03/03/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; michigan; reading together; writing

Picturing Kalamazoo's Past: Notable Kalamazoo Photographers

Local historian Lynn Houghton looks at more than 100 years of Kalamazoo’s history through the work of six notable photographers: Schuyler Baldwin, Wallace White, Ward Morgan, George and Mamie Austin,…

Recorded 02/23/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History

Tags: author; history; kalamazoo

10 Steps to Self-Publishing

Publisher and self-published author Sonya Hollins shows participants how to form the concept of a book, design it, and sell it. Hollins is the founder of Season Press LLC in…

Recorded 02/17/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; writing

Food For Your Soul

Keneisha Morgan-Darden, restaurant owner and author of “Cooking ‘N Heelz,” tells how to make some healthy meals that comfort the soul. Presented at the Alma Powell Branch of the Kalamazoo…

Recorded 02/03/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Instructional

Tags: author; culture; food; kalamazoo

Women's work and employment in Michigan during the 19th century

Susan Nenadic, author of “A Purse of Her Own,” discusses women’s work and employment in Michigan during the nineteenth century, as told through stories of women who endured the many…

Recorded 10/23/2014

Categories: Michigan History

Tags: author; culture; history; michigan; women

Kalamazoo Area Boys in Blue, 1861-1865

John Urschel, archivist, historian and author of the Michigan Boys in Blue series, follows the soldiers of the five most heavily-recruited Civil War regiments from the Kalamazoo area. Presented Wednesday,…

Recorded 10/23/2013

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History

Tags: author; history; kalamazoo

Valerie van Heest: Fatal Crossing

Valerie van Heest, director of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates and award-winning author, shares discoveries from Fatal Crossing, her new book about the 1950 crash of NWA flight 2501 into…

Recorded 09/11/2013

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; education; history; michigan

Walter Dean Myers @ Powell Branch Library

The late Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talked about his work and answered questions. Powell Branch Library, Kalamazoo, MI, Wednesday, August 7, 2013.

Recorded 08/07/2013

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; education; teens; writing

Walter Dean Myers @ Central Library

The late Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talked about his work and answered questions. Kalamazoo Public Library, Kalamazoo, MI, Tuesday, August 6, 2013.

Recorded 08/06/2013

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; education; teens; writing

Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew

Arnie Johnston, perhaps the foremost translator of songs by Jacques Brel, performs songs by Brel, Gabriel Fauré, Edith Piaf, Kurt Weill, Charles Aznavour, and others, accompanied by special guest D.…

Recorded 05/08/2012

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: author; culture; kalamazoo; music

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

Margean Gladysz: "A Spy on the Bus"

Friends of Kalamazoo Public Library presented a spirited talk by author Margean Gladysz about her fascinating memoir “A Spy on the Bus” at Central Library, April 14, 2012. PBS NewsHour…

Recorded 04/14/2012

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; culture; history; michigan; women

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

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Drawing Manga with Mark Crilley

Westnedge Hill Neighborhood: History & Architecture

"Love Will Steer Me True": A Mother/Daughter Relationship

Waking up Your Garden: A Writer's Perspective

A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk

Lost and Found: Legendary Lake Michigan Shipwrecks

A Conversation about the Craft and Business of Writing

The Great Lakes in Our Lives

Picturing Kalamazoo's Past: Notable Kalamazoo Photographers

10 Steps to Self-Publishing

Food For Your Soul

Women's work and employment in Michigan during the 19th century

Kalamazoo Area Boys in Blue, 1861-1865

Valerie van Heest: Fatal Crossing

Walter Dean Myers @ Powell Branch Library

Walter Dean Myers @ Central Library

Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew

Tasting and Touring Michigan's Homegrown Food

Margean Gladysz: "A Spy on the Bus"

Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures