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Kids & Teen book sale coming to Beale Memorial Library Saturday
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Beale Memorial Library is set to host a kids and teen book sale...
Kern County blocks McFarland's plan to convert library into a police station
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHearing the protests of its youngest readers, Kern County has blocked McFarland city leaders’ plan...
It's Banned Book Week and librarians are all about protecting your right to read
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 23—The book display on the first floor of the Beale Memorial library in downtown Bakersfield is decorated with official-looking yellow caution tape and paper "flames." All the books on ...
Why do libraries matter? Learn more in panel series
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 10—Libraries offer an amazing free resource for the public to gain knowledge, gather, communicate and overall improve their quality of life. Yet one of their biggest struggles is getting ...
Black History Film Festival continues with screenings, talks
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 15—There's still time to experience the Black History Film Festival, which is being held by the Kern County Library. In its second year, the series offers a mix of documentaries and popular ...
Check it out: Shafter's city-run library becomes its own success story
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 5—SHAFTER — It's no secret that when budgets get tight and pandemics invade communities, libraries are often the losers. Their hours get cut — and sometimes their doors are closed. It's ...
‘They have certain rights’: Lawyers advise tenants of their rights and protections at free clinic
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Renters make up 44% of households in California, however, many are unaware of their rights. On March 1, California State University, Bakersfield and consumer lawyers ...
Inclusion key for latest One Book Project
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 20—In the preface to her book "Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body," author Rebekah Taussig states that she is "not — by any stretch of the imagination — the ...
One Book Project brings powerful programming to Kern
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 19—For 21 years, the One Book Project has brought the community together not only to read a particular book, but also to explore the themes and issues relevant to the work. This year is ...
Local groups hosting events with school board candidates
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 21—Ahead of November's election, a pair of organizations are hosting events to give voters information about candidates who will be on local ballots. From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, the Dolores ...
