The Ladies Library building is not available for rental events during December of 2023 or January, February, July and December of 2024.
LLA Book Talk with Paula, Marge, and Sharon – Paula Women’s Worth and Worthlessness; Marge Happy Days of Empress Marie Louise; Sharon Barriers Burned Away
Reservation and $14 payment required.
Friday, July 14, 5-8 pm – Art Hop. Four artists will display their work at the LLA in July. Please note that the images below have been modified to fit the newsletter. Click on the image to see a more accurate representation of each artist’s work. Stop by the LLA to meet each artist and see their work at Art Hop.

Lauren Charesse uses etching and relief techniques in her work and finds inspiration in the shapes, movement and energy she encounters in everyday life.[/one-half]

Michele Boudreaux‘s paper art collection, Le Petite Bookshelf, recently shown at Portage Public Library, celebrates the power of books to excite imagination.
Members welcome to observe.
Kalamazoo’s Automotive Heritage. Most people associate the Checker cab with Kalamazoo’s automotive heritage but there were other vehicles manufactured in our community, too. Tom Dietz will describe Kalamazoo’s automotive history as it evolved from the earlier buggy industry. A well-known historian and speaker, Tom was the local history curator at Kalamazoo Valley Museum, a post he held for 22 years before his retirement.
Private Tour