This week in our Online Bookstore
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Adult Nonfiction is now on sale! 25% off this week only!
In new listings we have added to Music a number of Music Sets & Reference books, and a great selection of new books to our History category.
Plus, we have many new listings in New on Shopify including Art, Graphic Novels & Comic Books, Crafts, Games & Puzzles, Outdoor Sports, Cookbooks, and Classics.
Over 1200 listings!
Curbside pick-up available!
OPEN BOOKSTORE HOURS: Wed. Noon - 6pm, Thurs - Sat 10am - 4pm. Curbside pickup!
New in Music
Women and Music in America Since 1900
The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera
History
Great Rivals in History: When Politics Gets Personal
By Joseph Cummings
The Neglected War by Hermann Joseph Hiery
The German South Pacific and The Influence of World War I
New on Shopify
Hundertwasser: Complete Graphic Work 1951-1976
This bibliophilic gem is a Hundertwasser original, the first book designed and laid out by the artist himself. Bound in black linen, foil-embossed, and printed in six colors, this book features illustrations of all 71 of Hundertwasser's graphic works created between 1951 and 1976.
Realism in Wood
Detailed Patterns and Instructions for Carving 22 Different Birds and Animals (Fox Chapel Publishing) Shorebirds, Birds of Prey, Ducks, Songbirds, and More.
View the listing for interior illustrations
by George Lehman and David Hunt
MORE ABOUT fRIENDS OF kpl
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS
Becoming a member is another way to support the Friends mission. Your dues support many KPL programs and services.
Benefits of Membership
NEW! For Members-only Pre Sale of our indoor Bag Sales.
Other Benefits include: 10% off all purchases in the Friends Bookstore. Members-only Presale our Annual Gift Books Sale. And 20% off one a Shopify order.
https://www.kpl.gov/category/friends-of-kpl/join-friends/
FRIENDS BOOKSTORE
November 14, 2024
Our newest spotlights this week are Holiday Fiction and Premium Paperbacks.
We continue our spotlight on children, teen, and adult Holiday books, DVDs and CDs. We have a nice selection of Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah items.
On the patio we have a selection of Film & Media for half price! Some are contemporary and many are vintage.
Our Hidden Gem this week is a lovely 12-volume vintage set of The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Copyright date 1883, this set is in great condition. You’ll find this in aisle 8 of the bookstore where you see the Hidden Gem signs.
Store hours:
Wednesday, Noon to 6:00 pm.
Thursday – Saturday 10
am to 4 pm.
The Friends Bookstore is located in the Lower Level of the Kalamazoo Public Library.
315 S. Rose St.
Downtown Kalamazoo
269-553-7820
DONATIONS
We accept donations on Mondays and Saturdays from 10-12 and Wednesdays from 11-1 in the parking lot behind the Central Library.
If you would prefer to schedule an appointment to drop off your donation you can call 269.553.7950 and a volunteer will return your call.
Summer 2024 ... We have a particular need for Classics, Literature and Recent Fiction.
There is a limit of 4 boxes per person per day.
For more information about Friends organization go to our website at KPL:
https://www.kpl.gov/friends