On a typical weekday afternoon, many students head into the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL), where the smell of paper lingers in the air and rows of bookshelves stretch in every direction. However, the...

From classic novels to cheesy love stories, the Loy Norrix Book Club is creating a community of readers who share a passion for literature. The club, run by Librarian Michele Coash, meets in the library...

In an age where safe places to spend time without spending money have become increasingly scarce, public libraries offer a rare glimmer of hope. They are a space free of advertisements, judgments, rigid...

As you wait in line to scan your I.D. to enter the library, you absentmindedly fit in a piece of the jigsaw puzzle scattered on a table. One piece becomes two, and before you know it, you’re absorbed...

Stepping into the library this year, many returning Loy Norrix students likely noticed something different.  They may have noticed a few reorganized shelves or perhaps the addition of a jigsaw puzzle...

When walking into Loy Norrix library you are greeted by the calming atmosphere of other students quietly typing on chromebooks and reading and a friendly staff. It truly feels like a place you can sit...

"Banned Books Week is a big holiday for librarians celebrating the right to read, and I've never done anything for it in here mostly because it's the beginning of the year and I'm getting things started,"...

During Book Fair week in elementary school, the halls would be abuzz with excitement as fifth graders showed each other the books they wanted and third graders pulled their parents around the shelves set...

By Claire Beougher The doors of the school library should never be closed to students, no matter what the reason. We’ve all seen the signs hanging on the library doors at Loy Norrix saying, “The library...

Artist: Evie Bartley