Kern County Libraries get $12.8 M from state for building renovations

A total of $12.8 million dollars has been granted to Kern County Libraries from Senate Bill 129. The money will provide for a series of improvements to all Kern County Library buildings. The largest chunk of the renovation grant, $2 million dollars, will be going into renovating the Beale Memorial Library in Bakersfield. 23ABC's Henry Flores spoke to library staff about how important these improvements are to the future of the library.