Kensington Library serves 5,200 residents in the City of Kensington. Established in 1922, the library is part of the Contra Costa County Library System. The library system maintains 1.2 million volumes and circulates 6.9 million items per year. Kensington Library offers books, magazines, DVDs, e-books, audiobooks, movies, online resources, a meeting room, programs for all ages, Wi-Fi hotspots, free Wi-Fi, public computers, copying, printing, and scanning services.