WELCOME TO FRIENDS ONLINE
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Graphic Novels headline our addition to our online bookstore this week with multiple Asterix titles and Weapons of Mass Diplomacy, and Superman at Fifty: The Persistence of a Legend, Ping Pong volumes and many other highly creative, colorful and unique offerings.
Now over 1000 listings in our online collection of gently used books.
Please note: the listings on this site cannot be purchased in the bookstore.
FRIENDS CURBSIDE DELIVERY and instore pick-up during all open Bookstore Hours. Wed. Noon - 6pm, Thurs - Sat 10am - 4pm. Note change in Wednesday hours.
Recent New Editions
24 non-fiction titles in our New on Shopify category, in a wide variety of subjects. The Winds of Change and A Concise History of the Wind Band explore the evolution and history of the Wind Band/Ensemble. We also have Gore Vidal: A Memoir by Palimpsest, a very fun puzzle by Sandra Boyton, and a fascinating 2 volume set on family kinetic drawings by Robert C. Burns and S. Harvard Kaufman, and many more.
New additions to these collections
CINEFEX MAGAZINES
Back issues of Cinefex, the bi-onthly magazine dedicated to the the world of visual effects in film and TV.
Featured Set
The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers by Leroy Edwin Froom, complete set $150.00
MORE ABOUT fRIENDS OF kpl
JOIN THE FRIENDS...
Purchases from The Friends Bookstore, Downtown Kalamazoo and the Friends On-line Bookstore support the programs of the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Becoming a member is another way to support the Friends mission. Your dues support many KPL programs and services including:
Summer Reading Challenge
Reading Together
KPL Scholarships
Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee
Ready to Read
The Global Reading Challenge.
These “extras” help to make your library the special place it is. Click the link below to join or for more membership information.
https://www.kpl.gov/category/friends-of-kpl/join-friends/
September 29, 2022
Our new spotlight is on NOLO Law
for All books on diverse subjects including, Becoming a U.S. Citizen, Credit Repair, Divorce without Court, Leases and Rental Agreements, and Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions. Also new are recent Test Preparation Books for ASVAB, and TOEFL IBT. This week we feature a whole new collection of Cookbooks with a focus on holiday parties and preparation, all in such nice condition they would make perfect gifts. We also present many new Gardening books, with titles on city, organic, and container gardening, and garden design. We have over 70 new foreign film, and 15 nonfiction DVDs.
We continue our spotlights on
Children’s and Youth Halloween Books, Halloween DVDs and Vampire books.
Bookstore shoppers will find thousands of books on our shelves for you to browse.
HOURS:
Wednesday, Noon to 6:00pm
Thursday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm.
The Friends Bookstore is located in the Lower Level of the Kalamazoo Public Library.
315 S. Rose St.
Downtown Kalamazoo
269-553-7820
DONATIONS BY APPOINTMENT HAVE OPENED!
Call 269.553.7950 and our Volunteer Donations Coordinator will return your call to discuss your collection and schedule an appointment.
Please do not drop donations at any KPL location including Central’s drop box.
For more information about Friends organization go to our website at KPL:
https://www.kpl.gov/friends