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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.
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 ...
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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.
Early commercial development in Kalamazoo was along the Michigan Avenue corridor, just west of the Haymarket Historic District. In 1867, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway constructed a rail line to the east of the commercial district, followed in 1870 by another line built by the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, which crossed Michigan nearby.
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 Ladies Library Association Building in Kalamazoo, Michigan was the first building erected as a women's club in the United States. [2] It was also the country's first structure owned by a women's organization. [3] It was built in 1879 by funds raised by the Ladies' Library Association of Kalamazoo (LLA). [4]
Climax is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 767 at the 2010 census.The village is located within Climax Township on the northern boundary with Charleston Township, and is roughly 12 miles (19 km) west of Battle Creek and 16 miles (26 km) east of Kalamazoo.