Your Non-Profit is a Business: Therefore You Should Run it That Way

ONEplace@KPL Online Events

In this virtual workshop, Finance and Business Coach Michelle Mitchell will help you approach your non-profit through the financial lens of a business. This shift will help you make the most of your financial resources, using a practical approach to money, so that you can serve your community passionately and efficiently! Michelle will help you […]

Creativebug Crafts for Adults–Make Your Own Terrarium

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

Terrariums are enclosed, self-sustaining ecosystems that contain everything the plants inside need to thrive. Create your own beautiful miniature world that even those without a green thumb can keep alive! Please register. var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o):document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("action",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("filter",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook("action",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook("filter",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook("action",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook("filter",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks&&(gform.hooks=;null==i&&(i=n+"_"+e.length),gform.hooks.push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks&&((o=gform.hooks).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){"function"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window),"action"==n?t.apply(null,r):r=t.apply(null,r)})),"filter"==n)return r},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks&&(r=(r=gform.hooks).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks=r)}}); Creativebug Crafts for Adults–Make Your Own Terrarium, 09/18 Full Name(Required) Email(Required) PhoneGroup Size(Required)Please enter a number […]

Ready Readers, Creature Club

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

Let’s practice reading and meet cool animals! Get a free book that we will read together, meet an animal ambassador from Kalamazoo Nature Center! For kids in grades 1-3. Registration […]

Author Talk–How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most: An Author Talk with Adam Alter

KPL Online Events

Register here!  Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author Adam Alter about his new book Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most.  Almost everyone feels stuck in some way. Whether you’re muddling through a midlife crisis, wrestling with writer’s block, trapped in a thankless job, or trying to remedy […]

Dungeons and Dragons Game Night

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

Let’s play some Dungeons and Dragons! This is your opportunity to come together with other adults and play a real, live game. Players can choose between beginner and experienced tables, so all experience levels are welcome. Players can bring their own Level 5 character (no additional magic items) or use a pre-made character provided by […]

Creativebug Crafts for Adults–Make Your Own Terrarium

OSH/Community Room 7265 W Main St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Terrariums are enclosed, self-sustaining ecosystems that contain everything the plants inside need to thrive. Create your own beautiful miniature world that even those without a green thumb can keep alive! Please register. WAITING LIST for Creativebug Crafts for Adults–Make Your Own Terrarium, 09/23 Registration for this event has reached capacity. Please fill out the form […]

Photoshop for Beginners

CEN/Idea Lab 315 S Rose St., Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Come to the Idea Lab and learn the basics of Photoshop from an expert in this one-on-one session. var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o):document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("action",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("filter",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook("action",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook("filter",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook("action",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook("filter",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks&&(gform.hooks=;null==i&&(i=n+"_"+e.length),gform.hooks.push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks&&((o=gform.hooks).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){"function"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window),"action"==n?t.apply(null,r):r=t.apply(null,r)})),"filter"==n)return r},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks&&(r=(r=gform.hooks).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks=r)}}); Photoshop for Beginners, 09/26 Full Name(Required) Email(Required) PhoneAccommodationsPlease let us know if you require accommodations in order to fully participate in this event. gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {gformInitSpinner( 2172, 'https://www.kpl.gov/app/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg', true );jQuery('#gform_ajax_frame_2172').on('load',function(){var […]

Books That Go Bump in the Night

CEN 315 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

We’re creeping it real with KPL’s first horror book club! Each month we will explore a classic horror theme or subject. Come prepared to talk about your favorite book and share the scare. Select a book that falls within the following subjects/themes: September: Frankenstein Stories October: Haunted Houses November: Shirley Jackson Check out a title […]

On Writing Three International Bestsellers: An Author Talk with Amor Towles

KPL Online Events

Register Here! Please tune in as we chat online with New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles about his incredible body of work. Rules of Civility, published in 2011, was a New York Times bestseller and was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the year’s best books. The book has been translated into over 15 languages and was […]

Author Talk–On Writing Three International Bestsellers: An Author Talk with Amor Towles

KPL Online Events

Register here! Please tune in as we chat online with New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles about his incredible body of work. Rules of Civility, published in 2011, was a New York Times bestseller and was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the year’s best books. The book has been translated into over 15 languages and was […]

Music Production for Beginners

CEN/Idea Lab 315 S Rose St., Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Come to the Idea Lab and learn the basics of music production using Logic Pro! Registration for this event has reached capacity. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

Illustrator for Beginners

CEN/Idea Lab 315 S Rose St., Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Come to the Idea Lab to learn the basics of graphic design from an expert in this one-on-one session. Registration for this event has reached capacity. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.