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 |
| Tuesdays |
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Classes Wishing to schedule tours can call the Children's Library at 868-0750 |
| Monday |
7-7 |
5:00 -
6:00 p.m. |
Volunteer Orientation |
| Saturday |
7-12 |
10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m. |
Computer Class - Getting Plugged In - Basic Keyboard & Mouse (Lab closed 10-12:30) * |
| Tuesday |
7-15 |
6:30 -
8:30 p.m. |
Computer Class - Word Magic - Using Microsoft Word (Lab closed 6-9) * |
| Thursday |
7-17 |
5:30 -
8:00 p.m. |
Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale - Presale for members only. |
| Friday |
7-18 |
10:00 a.m. -
6:00 p.m. |
Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale |
| Saturday |
7-19 |
10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m. |
Computer Class - Beginning Surfing - Basic Internet (Lab closed 10-12:30) * |
10:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale |
| Monday |
7-21 |
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m. |
Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale (Half-Price) |
| Tuesday |
7-22 |
6:30 -
8:30 p.m. |
Computer Class - Powerful Presentations - PowerPoint (Lab closed 6-9) * |
| Saturday |
7-26 |
10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m. |
Computer Class - Getting Plugged In - Basic Keyboard & Mouse (Lab closed 10-12:30) * |
| Tuesday |
7-29 |
6:30 -
8:30 p.m. |
Computer Class - Excel @ Excel (Lab closed 6-9) * |
| * Public computer classes are free. Call (661) 868-0770 to register.
Classes are held in the Gates Computer Training Lab, 2nd Floor. |
| Kids Summer Reading Program Events |
| Mondays |
|
10:30 a.m. |
Bugaroo Storytime |
| Thursday |
7-3 |
7:00 p.m. |
Bugs & More |
| Wednesday |
7-9 |
2:00 p.m. |
Busy Bees with Oxley Pest Control |
| Thursday |
7-10 |
7:00 p.m. |
"Bugs & Books" Magic Show by Michael Kennedy |
| Thursday |
7-17 |
7:00 p.m. |
An Evening of Campfire Fun |
| Thursday |
7-24 |
7:00 p.m. |
Snakes in the Library with E&M's Reptile Family |
| Teen Summer Reading Program Events |
| Fridays |
7-11 |
2:00 -
3:30 p.m. |
Jeanology - the Jean (non-sewing) Transformation Project: Restyle, recycle, repurpose, and reconstruct those old jeans (Tejon Room) |
| 7-18 |
Who Are You? Past, Present or Future Time Transformations Costume Bash - Bring a baby picture and dress up as the kid you used to be or dress as your future self! (Tejon Room)
Note: Last day to enter your artwork for the Beale Teen Comic Book Art Contest. Judging will take place on Friday July 25, 2008 |
| 7-25 |
Photomorphosis: Tips and techniques for digital photography (Tejon Room)
Winners of the Beale Teen Comic Book Art Contest will be announced! |
| Adult Summer Reading Program Events |
| Saturdays |
7-5 |
All events start at 2:00 p.m. |
MOVIE MATINEE, "Duma," voted Best Film of 2005 by the Los Angeles Times. Duma, an orphaned cheetah, is befriended by a young boy. Together they cross the wilds of South Africa to return Duma to his rightful home. Based on a true story by Carol Hopcraft. (Auditorium) |
| 7-12 |
LINDA O. JOHNSTON, author of Kendra Ballantyne, Esq., L.A. lawyer, pet sitter and sleuth. Linda will talk about writing romance and mystery for fun and profit (Auditorium) |
| 7-19 |
FLOWER ARRANGING, Denise from Michaels Art and Crafts Store will demonstrate tips and tricks for beautiful arrangements (Tejon Room) |
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
