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1.6 miOliver Street
1.7 miCollege of Health and Human Services
1.8 miArchives on Howard
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History
Established in 1910.
Library services to Kalamazoo’s south side opened in 1910 in the basement of the old Portage Street School and later moved to a store front on Portage St. The present British Arts & Crafts-style building was dedicated in 1927. Restoration of this neighborhood treasure in 1996 – 97 included updated electrical and HVAC, a new lift to help patrons reach the community meeting room, and new ADA-compliant restrooms. The library site was recontoured to facilitate better drainage and the 42-car parking lot was finally repaved – possibly the most popular improvement!
