Cooling Centers in the San Joaquin and Kern River Valleys will open when temperatures are forecasted to reach 105 degrees or higher.
Centers in the mountain communities of Frazier Park and Tehachapi will open when temperatures are predicted to reach 95 degrees, and centers in the desert region will open when temperatures are forecast to reach 108 degrees or above.
Kern County Libraries will be open during normal operating hours.
Daily decisions to open the centers will be based on National Weather Service forecasts.
Operating hours: 1-8 p.m.
Contact: Aging and Adult Services Department at 661/868-1000 or toll free at 800/510-2020, or the Parks and Recreation Department at 661/868-7000.
San Joaquin and Kern River valleys centers include:
Ben Austin Community Center, 1751 McKee Rd., Bakersfield; California Avenue Veterans Building, 999 East California Ave., Bakersfield; Delano Veterans Building, 1025 Garces Hwy., Delano; East Bakersfield Veterans Building, 2101 Ridge Rd., Bakersfield; East Niles Senior Center, 6601 East Niles Street, Bakersfield; Kern River Valley Senior Center/Veterans Building, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella; Martin Luther King Community Center, 1000 S. Owens, Bakersfield; North of the River Veterans Building, 400 West Norris Road, Bakersfield; Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane, Bakersfield; Shafter Veterans Building, 309 California Ave., Shafter; Silvercreek Community Center, 7011 Harris Road, Bakersfield; South Bakersfield Veterans Building, 1905 Wilson Rd., Bakersfield; Taft Veterans Building, 218 Taylor St., Taft; Wasco Recreation Building, 1280 Poplar Street, Wasco.
Mountain centers include:
Frazier Park Recreation Building, 300 Park Dr., Frazier Park; Tehachapi Veterans Building, 125 East “F” St., Tehachapi.
Desert centers include:
California City Police Department, 21130 Hacienda Blvd., California City; Hummel Community Building 2500 20th St., Rosamond; Inyokern Senior Center, 1247 Broadway, Inyokern; Mojave Veterans Building, 15580 “O” St., Mojave; Rand Community Building, 17721 Broadway Johannesburg; Ridgecrest Senior Center, 125 S. Warner, Ridgecrest.
