Evening hours after 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday by appointment. Call (661) 868-0770.
The Genealogy Room is open to the public during regular library hours. Genealogical Society Volunteers are available Monday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
| Arkelian Children's Library |
(661) 868-0750 |
| Audio-Visual |
(661) 868-0740 |
| Computer Training Lab |
(661) 868-0770 |
| Dial-A-Story (English) |
(661) 868-0794 |
| Dial-A-Story (Español) |
(661) 868-0798 |
| Genealogy Collection |
(661) 868-0773 |
| Information Desk |
(661) 868-0745 |
| Interlibrary Loan |
(661) 868-0779 |
| Jack Maguire Local History Room |
(661) 868-0775 |
| Meeting Rooms |
(661) 868-0740 |
| Reference |
(661) 868-0770 |
| Day |
Date |
Time |
Activity |
| Mondays |
|
10:30 a.m. |
Preschool Storytime |
| Saturday |
11-8 |
10:00 -
11:00 a.m. |
Volunteer at the Library! Orientation |
| |
|
10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m. |
Computer Class: Getting Plugged In - Basic Keyboard & Mouse (Lab closed 10 - 12:30) * |
| Thursday |
11-13 |
6:30 -
8:30 p.m. |
Computer Class: Getting Plugged In - Basic Keyboard & Mouse (Lab closed 6 - 9) * |
| Friday |
11-14 |
10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m. |
Computer Class: Finding Money - Grants for Nonprofits (Lab closed 10 - 12:30) * |
| Saturday |
11-15 |
10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m. |
Computer Class: Word Magic - Microsoft Word (Lab closed 10 - 12:30) * |
1:00 -
5:00 p.m. |
Read Learn Play: Bring your favorite board games to the library and participate in the first National Gaming Day. For more information please call the Children's Room at 661-868-0750. |
| Monday |
11-17 |
5:00 -
6:00 p.m. |
Volunteer at the Library! Orientation |
| Tuesday |
11-18 |
6:30 -
8:30 p.m. |
Computer Class: Beginning Surfing - Basic Internet (Lab closed 6 - 9) * |
| Saturday |
11-22 |
10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m. |
Computer Class: Powerful Presentations - PowerPoint (Lab closed 10 - 12:30) * |
| * Public computer classes are free. No reservations; first come, first served.
Classes are held in the Gates Computer Training Lab, 2nd Floor. |
Located in downtown Bakersfield, the Beale Memorial Library is the central research library for Kern County. The 127,000 square feet facility is built around a 4,000 square feet atrium and has room for 200 vehicles in the parking lot. Many of the furnishings, art and specialized collections in the new facility were provided through private donations to the Kern County Library Foundation.
The original Beale Memorial Library was dedicated on June 2, 1900, a gift to the city of Bakersfield by Mrs. Mary E. Beale and her son Truxtun in memory of their husband and father, General Edward Fitzgerald Beale. That building was destroyed in the 1952 earthquake. A second Beale Library was completed in 1957; the library moved to the present location in April, 1988.
701 Truxtun Avenue
