Category: Highlights
Share the Gift of Food in Kern County This Holiday Season!
Learn about temporary library closures due to the Building Forward Library Infrastructure Grant Project
Library Branches are Getting a Major Plot Twist! The Kern County Library expresses gratitude for the community’s understanding and patience during the temporary closure of library branches, funded by the Building Forward Library Infrastructure Grant administered by the California State Library. Thanks to the Budget Act of 2021, Senate Bill 129, The Building Forward Library […]
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How to Save a Life & Prevent Opioid Overdose
Next Used Book Sale
Who we are The Friends of the Kern County Library was formed in in the Spring 1953 with the intended purpose of supporting the library. In 1965 the group became an incorporated non-profit organization in the State of California. Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. continues as a 501c3 organization of the State of […]
Now Offering Free Parking Pass Entry to Over 200 Participating California Parks
Now you can use your Kern Library card to check out a free vehicle day-use pass for 200+ California state parks. Research shows that spending time in the outdoors is associated with better mental and physical health, and that many Californians face barriers to accessing their parks. California has a wealth of state parks, and […]
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Read Together, Be Together A Literacy Program for Pre-readers The Kern County Library is excited to offer a fun, easy, and FREE program that promotes reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers. We encourage parents to bond with their children through reading. Our goal is to help parents understand the importance of literacy even before children […]
Job Seeker Toolkit
How We Can Help The Kern County Library and our staff are here to help you! If you have questions about the resource materials or services in our toolkit, please call 661.868.0701 for assistance. This Kern County Library employment toolkit has been designed to help you find the right job for you, and successfully navigate […]
Healthy Living Resources
Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK), CalFresh Healthy Living, and Kern County Library are working together to provide easily accessible nutritional and physical activity information for healthier eating and more active lifestyles for residents of Kern County. Resources at the Library Databases The Kern County Library’s participation in Healthy Day of Action is in partnership […]