KCL - Baker Branch Library

06/24/2026

Big thanks to Urbane Cafe!

Special thanks to our Summer Reading Challenge sponsor Urbane Cafe With their donation of FREE Kids Meal incentives they are helping support literacy during the Summer!

06/24/2026

✨Celebrate 2050 Years of America! 🇺🇸✨
Explore stories that shaped our nation! Discover your next great read as we commemorate America's 205th anniversary. You can place a request for a copy by visiting kerncountylibrary.org

06/23/2026

All Kern County Library branches will be closed for Independence Day on Friday July 3 and Saturday, July 4, 2026.
Branches will resume for standard operating hours on Monday, July 6, 2026.

Our eLibrary is open 24/7! Get your reads ANYtime when you get them online; all you need is your FREE Kern Library card!

06/23/2026

⏰📍Here's a schedule of events happening at the Baker Branch Library today!

06/23/2026

✨As a friendly reminder, we allow 2 renewals if no one else is requesting the item! You can renew online at kerncountylibrary.org or download the ValleyCat app! 📚✨

06/22/2026

Thank you for registering for our Summer Reading Challenge! You are helping our Branstack Beanstalk grow! Haven't registered yet? Sign-up on Beanstack to help it grow more! Register for the Summer Reading Challenge by visiting thttps://kernlibrary.beanstack.org/reader365 or by stopping by and picking up a paper log during open hours.

Plus, if you finish, you can help us have more reading worms!

06/22/2026

✨Take a look at the wonderful events lined up for this week! 🌿📚You can discover the wonders of nature on Thursday, June 25th at 2PM with Wind Wolves Preserve!

Haven't registered for the Summer Reading Challenge yet? Register and join the fun all week long. Plus, enjoy Lunch at the Library for ages 2-18!✨

If you would like more information about any of our upcoming programs, please visit kerncountylibrary.org

06/22/2026

✨Don't forget our Wind Wolves Presentation is this coming Thursday, June 25, at 2:00PM!✨

For more information on program and events, please visit kerncountylibrary.org

06/21/2026

Did you know that in 2015 the Mayor of the City of Bakersfield, California officially proclaimed May 19th as the "Baker Branch Library Day" in recognition of the 100th Anniversary?

06/21/2026

✨Today, we celebrate all of the father figures in our lives who filled our life with love, guidance, and lasting memories! From all of us at the library, Happy Father's Day!✨