Kern County Library
701 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield CA, 93301, Kern County
Phone: 661-868-0700
Type: Library System
Legal Base: County/Parish
Central Library: 1
| 2011 | |||
| Amount | % | Amount Per Capita | |
| Total Staff: | 92.30 | ||
| Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: | 23.00 | 24.92% | |
| Other Staff: | 68.30 | 74.00% | |
Income & Expenditures | |||
| Total Income: | $8,203,359 | $9.69 | |
| Income from Local Government: | $7,186,659 | 87.61% | $8.49 |
| Income from State Government: | $287,182 | 3.50% | $0.34 |
| Income from Federal Government: | $69,406 | 0.85% | $0.08 |
| Capital Revenue: | $3,447,258 | 42.02% | $4.07 |
| Income from Other Source: | $660,112 | 8.05% | $0.78 |
| Total Expenditures: | $8,203,359 | $9.69 | |
| Total Staff Expenditures: | $5,984,047 | 72.95% | $7.07 |
| Salaries & Wages: | $3,654,738 | 61.07% | $4.32 |
| Employee Benefits: | $2,329,309 | 38.93% | $2.75 |
| Total Collection Expenditures: | $498,509 | 6.08% | $0.59 |
| Printed Matierals Expenditures: | $378,182 | 75.86% | $0.45 |
| Electronic Materials Expenditures: | $71,511 | 14.34% | $0.08 |
| Other Materials Expenditures: | $48,816 | 9.79% | $0.06 |
| Capital Expenditures: | $3,447,258 | 42.02% | $4.07 |
| Other Expenditures: | $1,720,803 | 20.98% | $2.03 |
Collection & Services | |||
| Collections: | |||
| Books & Serial Volumes: | 1,097,438 | 1.30 | |
| Electronic Books & Serial Volumes: | 279 | 0.00 | |
| Audio Materials: | 37,913 | 0.04 | |
| Video Materials: | 26,660 | 0.03 | |
| Total Licensed Databases: | 43 | 0.00 | |
| Print Serial Subscriptions: | 361 | 0.00 | |
| Electronic Serial Subscriptions: | NA | NA | |
| Services: | |||
| Annual Public Service Hours: | 26,619 | ||
| Library Visits: | 928,011 | ||
| Registered Borrowers: | 175,723 | ||
| Total Circulation: | 1,554,073 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Provided: | 155,258 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Received: | 129,286 | ||
| Total Programs | 1,388 | ||
| Total Children's Program | 1,079 | ||
| Total Audience of the Programs | 30,510 | ||
| Total Audience of the Children's Program | 654 | ||
| Internet Computers | 236 | ||
Branches: 24
| Arvin Branch Library | 201 Campus Drive, Arvin CA 93203 |
| Baker Branch Library | 1400 Baker Street, Bakersfield CA 93305 |
| Beale Memorial Library | 701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 |
| Bookmobile I | 701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 |
| Boron Branch Library | 26967 Twenty Mule Team Road, Boron CA 93516 |
| Buttonwillow Branch Library | 116 Buttonwillow Drive, Buttonwillow CA 93206 |
| California City Branch Library | 9507 California City Boulevard, California City CA 93505 |
| Delano Branch Library | 925 Tenth Avenue, Delano CA 93215 |
| Eleanor N. Wilson Branch Library | 1901 Wilson Road, Bakersfield CA 93304 |
| Frazier Park Branch Library | 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Frazier Park CA 93225 |
| Holloway-Gonzales Branch Library | 506 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield CA 93307 |
| Kern River Valley Branch Library | 7054 Lake Isabella Boulevard, Lake Isabella CA 93240 |
| Kernville Branch Library | 48 Tobias Street, Kernville CA 93238 |
| Lamont Branch Library | 8304 Segrue Road, Lamont CA 93241 |
| Mcfarland Branch Library | 500 W. Kern Avenue, Mc Farland CA 93250 |
| Mojave Branch Library | 16916-1/2 Hwy. 14-Space D2, Mojave CA 93501 |
| Northeast Branch Library | 3725 Columbus Street, Bakersfield CA 93306 |
| Rathbun Branch Library | 200 W. China Grade Loop, Bakersfield CA 93308 |
| Ridgecrest Branch Library | 131 E. Las Flores Avenue, Ridgecrest CA 93555 |
| Rosamond Branch Library | 3611 Rosamond Boulevard, Rosamond CA 93560 |
| Shafter Branch Library | 236 James Street, Shafter CA 93263 |
| Southwest Branch Library | 8301 Ming Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93311 |
| Taft Branch Library | 27 Emmons Park Drive, Taft CA 93268 |
| Tehachapi Branch Library | 1001 W. Tehachapi Boulevard, A-400, Tehachapi CA 93561 |
| Wasco Branch Library | 1102 -7th Street, Wasco CA 93280 |
| Wofford Heights Branch Library | 6400-B Wofford Boulevard, Wofford Heights CA 93285 |