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The Kalamazoo Public Library is an independent district library in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that serves about 120,000 people, has a salaried staff of 90, and spends about $10 million annually. The library consists of the central branch downtown, and four branch libraries.
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Standard atlas of Kalamazoo County Michigan. Chicago: G.A. Ogle. Hager, David C. (1976). Next Stop Kalamazoo: A History of Railroading in Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo Public Museum. Meints, Graydon (September 2005). "The fruit belt line: Southwest Michigan's failed railroad". Michigan Historical Review. 31 (2): 117– 149.
The public schools for the vast majority of Kalamazoo are managed by Kalamazoo Public Schools. [101] Every resident graduate of the Kalamazoo Public Schools is provided with a scholarship for up to 100% of tuition and mandatory fee costs for four years at any public university or community college in Michigan, starting with the class of 2006.
The Ladies' Library Association of Kalamazoo (LLA) is a woman's club in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Officially incorporated in 1852 [1] it was the first women's club organized in Michigan and the third organized in the United States. [2] Its purpose was to promote the cause of equal education for women. [3]
The Haymarket Historic District is a primarily commercial historic area in Kalamazoo, Michigan.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1983. The area includes Michigan Avenue between Portage St. and the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad line; also 105-141 E. Michigan Avenue.
However, in 1878, the association decided to construct a library building. They raised funds, and construction started in 1879. [5] The lot for the building was donated by Ruth Webster, long-time member of the LLA. The building was designed by Chicago architect Henry Lloyd Gay and built by Frederick Bush. [2] A kitchen wing was added in 1913. [5]
The Central Business District, or downtown Kalamazoo, is divided into six districts: Arcadia, Bronson Park, East End, Haymarket, Kalamazoo Mall, and South Town. Educational and cultural venues include the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, the central branch of the Kalamazoo Public Library, and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. The city's nightlife is ...