Kern County Library, serving an area of 690,000 residents, has a collection of 920,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 35,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 18,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 126 employees, of whom 28 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 25 branch libraries, plus 2 bookmobiles. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $880,000. Patrons make 2,100,000 visits annually, and check out materials 2,300,000 times. Thirty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
701 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield California 93301
Telephone
661-868-0700
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Bakersfield) Kern County Library
(Bakersfield) Kern County Library
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06/09 Coming to The Bakersfield area
Festival Mosaic San Lui Obispo CA July16-28 Five centuries of music on the central California coast.
Santa Barbara Greek Festival Santa Barbara CA July27-28 Enjoy delectable festival favorites like gyros and moussaka. And no Greek village would be complete without homemade pastries from Yiayia's traditional recipes: baklava, melomakarona, and kataifi are just a few of the sweet treats to delight you.
Antique And Garden Show Bakersfield CA August12-13 =The show features 200 dealer spaces, located on five tree covered acres, 30 historic buildings, a variety of great food, and live blues and jazz music.
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