The Redding Branch Library serves about 11,386 residents in the City of Anderson, Shasta County. The library is one of the Shasta Public Libraries, which maintains about 144,000 volumes and circulates 602,850 items per year. The new Reading Library was opened in 2007 and houses books, local history collections, children's and teens sections, and meeting rooms. programs and services available at the library include preschool storytime, computer classes, book sale, and mobile printing.