News stories about the LLA
2025
- Founded in 1852 in Kalamazoo: America’s second-oldest active ladies’ club
- A look at the history of the Ladies’ Library Association
- Country’s 2nd oldest active women’s club to be inducted into Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame
- Kalamazoo Ladies Library Association set to be inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame
2023
- Ladies Library Association of Kalamazoo continues to be a force in the community
- Kalamazoo is home to Michigan’s oldest women’s club
- 3 women who made an incredible impact in Kalamazoo
2020
- Kalamazoo Stained-Glass Window Celebrates Votes For Women
- Ladies Library Association installs stained-glass window in honor of woman’s suffrage
2019
- Ladies’ Library members announce 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
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
- Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) – Webpage about the LLA
- KPL – The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo
- KPL – Webpage about Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, a founder of the LLA
LLA History on YouTube (each about 10 minutes)