Our Community
Kings County is located in the southern San Joaquin Valley which is part of California’s Central Valley. It is home to NAS Lemoore, the U.S. Navy’s largest master jet station. Kings County is a rich agricultural region that provides the foundation for the county’s economy; crops include cotton, corn, alfalfa, various nuts, and fruits.
Some of the nation’s most modern and productive dairy farms are based in Kings County with 84% of the land area devoted to farm land and over 1100 farms. The average farm size in Kings County is 681 acres. Other important employers include NAS Lemoore, Kings County, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation which operates three state prisons in the county.
Cities and towns include Avenal, Corcoran, Hanford, Kettleman City, Lemoore, NAS Lemoore, and Stratford There are several Community Resources for government, law enforcement, business, social services, transportation and entertainment.
Upcoming Events
Library card holders over the age of eighteen may qualify for a scholarship to earn a high school diploma online! Email Kings County Library at LibraryOfKings@gmail.com for more information!
Brainfuse provides online academic support from tutoring to career coaching. Please have library card ID number ready.
OverDrive digital library is a website that allows patrons 24/7 online access to a digital collection of eBooks, audiobooks, music and video. You select from a vast catalog of hundreds of thousands of titles.