Ridgecrest Branch Library serves 28,000 residents in the City of Ridgecrest. The library is part of the Kern County Library System. The library system maintains 920,000 volumes and circulates 1.3 million items per year. Ridgecrest Branch Library offers books, audiobooks, e-books, music, movies, DVDs, periodicals, online resources, free wireless internet access, and public computers with internet access.