Rural California Libraries with Heart
Patrons across more than 50 rural California libraries are now able to check their blood pressure and manage a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke through the American Heart Association’s Libraries with Heart program. Library card holders will also have the option to borrow blood pressure monitoring kits for at home measurement the same way they check out a book at select libraries.
What is high blood pressure?
High blood pressure is known as the silent killer because usually it has no symptoms. The only way to know if someone has high blood pressure is to get it checked, according to the American Heart Association. Almost half of U.S. adults – 47.3% - have high blood pressure, increasing their risk for heart attack, stroke or kidney disease. These poor health outcomes can potentially be avoided if high blood pressure is managed. Unfortunately, many people are not even aware that their blood pressure is elevated and the use of a blood pressure monitor might be difficult because of cost or lack of access. Libraries with Heart aims to improve the health of local communities by making these resources readily available for free for those who need them.
Where in rural California can I find the Libraries with Heart program?
The Libraries with Heart program can be found in the following counties serving rural California:
View the map of locations here.
- Butte County:
- Berry Creek Rancheria (5 Tyme Way Oroville, California 95966)
- Oroville Library (1820 Mitchell Ave. Oroville, CA 95966)
- El Dorado County:
- Georgetown Library (6680 Orleans St., Georgetown, CA 95634)
- Fresno County:
- Bear Mountain Branch (30733 E Kings Canyon Rd, Yokuts Valley CA 93675)
- Glenn County:
- Orland Free Library (333 Mill Street, Orland, CA 95963)
- Willows Public Library (201 N. Lassen St. Willows, CA 95988)
- Inyo County:
- Big Pine Branch (500 South Main Street Big Pine, CA 93513)
- Bishop Branch (210 Academy St., Bishop, CA 93514)
- Furnace Creek Branch (201 Nevares, Death Valley, CA 92328)
- Independence Branch (Central Library, 168 N. Edwards St, P.O. Drawer K, Independence, CA 93526)
- Lone Pine Branch (210 N. Washington Lone Pine, CA 93545)
- Tecopa Branch (408 Tecopa Hot Springs Road, Tecopa, CA 92389)
- Kings County:
- Kettleman City Branch (104 Becky Pease Street, Kettleman City, CA 93239)
- Madera County:
- Madera Branch (121 N G Street, Madera, CA 93637)
- Mariposa County:
- Mariposa County Library (4978 10th Street, Mariposa, CA 95338)
- Mendocino County:
- Coast Community (225 Main St. Point Arena, CA 95468)
- Fort Bragg (499 E. Laurel St. Fort Bragg, CA 95437)
- Laytonville (44960 N. HWY 101 Suite D. Laytonville, CA 95454)
- Round Valley (23925 Howard St. Covelo, CA 95428)
- Ukiah Branch (105 N. Main St. Ukiah, CA 95482)
- Willits (390 E. Commercial St. Willits, CA 95490)
- Mono County
- Bridgeport Library (94 School St, Bridgeport, CA 93517)
- Coleville Library (111569 US-395, Coleville, CA 96107)
- Mammoth Lakes Library (400 Sierra Park Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546)
- Riverside County:
- Banning Library District (21 W. Nicolet St. Banning, CA 2220)
- San Benito County:
- San Benito County Free Library (470 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA 95023)
- Santa Barbara County:
- Carpinteria Community Library (5141 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013)
- Siskiyou County:
- Butte Valley (800 West Third Street, Dorris, CA 96023)
- Dunsmuir (5714 Dunsmuir Avenue, Dunsmuir, CA 96025)
- Etna Branch (115 Collier Way, Etna, CA 96027)
- Fort Jones Branch (11960 East Street, Fort Jones, CA 96032)
- Happy Camp (143 Buckhorn Road, Happy Camp, CA 96039)
- McCloud Branch (300 East Columbero Drive, McCloud, CA 96057)
- Montague Branch (230 South 13th Street, Montague, CA 96064)
- Mount Shasta (515 East Alma Street, Mount Shasta, CA)
- Scott Bar Branch (27233 Scott River Road, Scott Bar, CA 96085)
- Tulelake Branch (451 Main Street, Tulelake, CA 96134)
- Weed Branch (150 Alamo Avenue, Weed, CA 96094)
- Yreka Library (719 4th St. Yreka, CA 96097)
- Sutter County
- Sutter Branch (2147 California Street, Sutter, Ca. 95982)
- Barber Branch (10321 Live Oak Blvd, Live Oak, Ca. 95953)
- Tehama County:
- Corning Branch (740 3rd Street Corning, CA 96021)
- Los Molinos Branch (7881 State Highway 99E Los Molinos, CA 96055)
- Tehama County Library (545 Diamond Ave, Red Bluff CA 96080)
- Tulare County:
- Earlimart (780 E Washington Ave, Earlimart, CA 93219)
- Exeter Branch Library (230 E Chestnut, Exeter, CA 93221)
- Farmersville (623 N Avery Ave, Farmersville, CA 93223)
- Ivanhoe (15964 Heather Ave, Ivanhoe, CA 93235)
- Lindsay (157 N Mirage Ave, Lindsay, CA 93247)
- London (5711 Ave 378, Dinuba, CA 93618)
- Tipton (301 E Woods Ave, Tipton, CA 93272)
- Woodlake (400 W Whitney Ave, Woodlake, CA 93286)
Many other libraries throughout California are also participating in the American Heart Association’s Libraries with Heart program. Contact your local library to find out if they are participating.
Thank you!
Thank you to the non-profit Califa, for supporting Libraries with Heart, as part of the Rural Health Connections Project which is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
To learn more about blood pressure, visit www.heart.org/BP.
