Virtual Reality Night

CEN/Lower Level Rotunda 315 S Rose St., Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Dive into virtual reality with an array of immersive experiences ranging from simulators to sports to high-intensity action! Children 12 and younger will need a parent/guardian signature to participate.

Mobile Library–New Village Park/Heather Gardens

New Village/Heather Gardens 2400 St. Albans Way, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

The Mobile Library visits New Village Park/Heather Gardens to offer library card registration and renewal and loaning library materials to patrons of all ages.

Black Out Poetry

EAS/Community Room 1112 Gayle, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Censorship usually means hiding certain words, but we’re turning it on its head with Black Out Poetry – highlighting specific words by blacking out the words around them. Come make […]

Mobile Library–Ecumenical Senior Center

Ecumenical Senior Center 702 North Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

The Mobile Library visits the Ecumenical Senior Center to offer library card registration and renewal, loaning library materials, and technology assistance to older adults.

Read Out and Rock Out with Bitch and Crys Matthews

Old Dog Tavern 402 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Celebrate Banned Books Week with a FREE concert from musicians Bitch and Crys Matthews! Bitch makes poet pop with violins and synthesizers. She has toured with Indigo Girls and Ani Difranco. Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social-justice music makers and blends Americana, blues, and bluegrass into a bold, […]

UPDATED Connecting Chords Music Festival: Friends of the Gamelan

CEN/Van Deusen Room 315 South Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Come and see a Chicago-based community ensemble dedicated to the performance, instruction, and promotion of gamelan–traditional music of central Java in Indonesia–made up predominantly of percussive instruments. Join us for this unique musical experience!

Geek Fest

Kalamazoo County Expo Center/Fairgrounds 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Nerds unite! Geek Fest returns to the Kalamazoo County Expo Center on October 14th! Join KPL staff, as well as the other sponsoring libraries: Paw Paw District Library, Portage District Library, and partnering with us for the first time in-person, the Black Arts and Cultural Center of Kalamazoo, and the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. This comic-con […]

Mobile Library–Maple Grove Village

Maple Grove 735 Summit Ave., Kalamazoo, MI, United States

The Mobile Library visits Maple Grove Village to offer library card registration and renewal and loaning library materials to patrons of all ages.

Second Annual Haunted House with Dustin Pari!

CEN/Van Deusen Room 315 South Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Dustin Pari returns for the Haunted House in the Van Deusen room on October 26th. He’ll be your guide through an all-new tour of all things spooky, scary, and that go bump in the night. This family-friendly tour will end with a conversation with our famous host of Ghosthunters and his newest project, The House […]