The existing building served the needs of the system until 1952 , when it was destroyed by the Kern County earthquake . The new library was completed in 1957 and was used for the next 30 years . By the mid 1980s , that building became too small to hold the growing collection . In 1988 , the library was moved to its current location at 701 Truxtun Ave
Kern County earthquake
1952 Kern County earthquake
Kern County Library