A special Board of Trustees meeting is being held on Monday, January 30th from 5-7 pm at Central/Van Deusen. Agenda and minutes can be found on our website. 

Central Library’s parking lot located on the corner of Lovell and Rose St. will be closed on Sunday, January 29 due to a construction project. The library will still be open. 

Washington Square

Washington Square Branch Library (WSQ)

Edison Neighborhood of Kalamazoo

It's Storytime Online! 

Enjoy silly stories, songs, special guests, and more with a KPL Librarian! Perfect for kids birth-5. Available on KPL’s Facebook Page.

KPL Presents: Five Author Questions Podcasts!

Hosted by librarians, Sandra Farag and Kevin King, Five Author Questions podcasts delve into the minds of authors.

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Tell us your KPL story and share your photos.

Events @ Washington Square

Adult

Adult Reading Challenge

When:

Thu, December 1, 2022 – Tue, February 28
OPEN HOURS

Where:

All KPL Branches

Children

Talk Read Sing Playgroup @ WSQ

When:

Thu, February 2
10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Where:

WSQ/Community Room

Teen

Peace During War

When:

Wed, February 8
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Where:

WSQ/Community Room

Adult

Adult Reading Challenge Great Books Discussion

When:

Wed, February 8
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where:

WSQ/Community Room

Children

Talk Read Sing Playgroup @ WSQ

When:

Thu, February 9
10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Where:

WSQ/Community Room

See more…

Washington Square Staff Picks

Book

The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body… [2014]

Bessel A Van der Kolk

Book

Gregor the Overlander [2003]

Suzanne Collins

DVD

Space men [2016]

Amanda Pollak

Book

In the dream house : a memoir [2019]

Carmen Maria Machado

Book

The other Black girl : a novel [2021]

Zakiya Dalila Harris

Book

A psalm for the wild-built [2021]

Becky Chambers

Book

The glass hotel [2020]

Emily St John Mandel

Book

Klara and the sun [2021]

Kazuo Ishiguro

DVD

Free guy [2021]

Shawn Levy

Book

Sea of Tranquility : a novel [2022]

Emily St John Mandel

See more…

More Washington Square Collections

Best of 2022 - Steve S.
Best of 2021 Book List for Grades 9th-12th
YA Women's History Month Collection
Picture Books to Read During Black History Month
Best of 2020 - Branch Manager-Washington Square, Steve S.

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