Take the Challenge and Join the Fun! This Summer, spend time exploring books, history, social justice, and STEAM through books and creative activities. At the Kern County Library, we encourage you to be creative, try new things, explore art, and find beauty in diversity. Who’s Invited Everyone, ages 0-100 Books That Count Read books, eBooks, […]
Branches & Bookmobile The Library serves the Kern County community through 22 physical locations, one bookmobile, and a vast eLibrary collection, providing access to resources, services, and programs both in person and online. Kern County Holidays and Observances Baker Branch Library 1400 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305 Contact: Facebook | 661-869-0352 | Hours: Tuesday – Thursday, […]
The Primary Title The One Book Project is a communitywide reading and discussion project inviting everyone to read and discuss the themes of civil rights, tolerance, diversity, acceptance, and courage. About the Fall 2022 Primary Title When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she […]
Events at Your Library Print your library branch monthly brochures Access programming by viewing or printing our monthly brochures by age groups Arvin Library August Kids | August Teens & AdultsSeptember Kids | September Teens & AdultsBaker Library August Kids | August Teens | August AdultsSeptember Kids | September Teens | September AdultsBeale LibraryAugust Kids | August […]
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 […]
