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News & Links

News stories about the LLA

2020

  • WMUK – Dedication of Stained-Glass Window
  • Mlive – Installation of Stained-Glass Window

2019

  • WWMT – Ladies Library Anncounces Winner of Stained-Glass Window Competition
  • WMUK – Happy 140th Anniversary to LLA Building
  • Mlive – 140 Years of History Celebrated at Kalamazoo Ladies Library

2018

  • Michigan Radio – Kalamazoo’s First Public Library Was Built by Women
  • Bridge – Michigan House Rivals Meet at LLA
  • WWMT – Ladies’ Library Association Paved the Way for Female Empowerment

2015

  • Keith Roe interviews LLA members Marge Kars and Paula Jamison – Monday Night Live Interview – December 21, 2015

2014

  • Kalamazoo Gazette article and photos on our Dedication Day (May 18, 2014)
  • Lucinda H. Stone honored by Michigan Congressman Fred Upton in 2014

2012

  • Kalamazoo Public Media Network Monday Night Live Show (60 minutes)-Interview with Lois Richmond and Paula Jamison
  • Seeking Michigan Website – Article by Dr. Sharon Carlson of Western Michigan University Archives

Other websites of interest

  • Discover Kalamazoo Website
  • Downtown Kalamazoo website – Local LLA Business Page
  • Kalamazoo Public Library(KPL) – Webpage about the LLA
  • KPL – Webpage about Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, a founder of the LLA
  • KPL – Local History, Houses & Buildings, LLA Building

LLA History on You-Tube (each about 10 minutes)

Part 1
Part 3
Part 5
Part 2
Part 4
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