Support the Library

Kern County Library depends upon patron support for programs, events and collections.  There are several ways you can become a partner and support the library. Thank you for your support!

Kern County Library Wish List at Amazon.com

Due to budget cuts our book budget has been drastically reduced. You can help by purchasing one of the books on our Amazon.com Wish List. Your donation is tax deductible.

Kern County Library Trust Donations

For more than 100 years Kern County Library has been committed to meeting the educational, recreational, cultural, and informational needs of the people of Kern County.

Your donation to the Kern County Library will ensure the continuation of support and care begun in 1902 by the family of Edward Fitzgerald Beale with the founding of the Beale Memorial Library. Kern County Library now includes the Beale Memorial Library, 24 branches and 2 bookmobiles serving a population of over 827,000.

To make a Library Trust donation, please mail in a completed form with a check payable to Kern County Library Trust.

Become a Friend: Join The Friends of the Kern County Library

The Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. is a non-profit organization supporting the goal of excellent library service and resources for all the people of Kern County. For more information, please see the Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. page.

Kern County Library Foundation

The purpose of the Kern County Library Foundation is to raise funds which will be used towards the enhancement and enrichment of the Kern County Library system.

If you are interested in supporting the Library, please make your tax deductible contribution payable to the Kern County Library Foundation c/o Kern County Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301. The Foundation is a California nonprofit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) public benefit corporation (tax I.D. 95-4040808). Donors of $1,000 or more will be recognized on the donor wall at the Beale Memorial Library. Donors who donate to other branches will be recognized on the donor walls at that branch depending on the criteria for that respective branch. Should you wish additional information, please call the Library at 661-868-0712.