Welcome to California State University, Bakersfield's International Book Club!



California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) is located in Bakersfield, Kern County of southern California.

As of 2021, Bakersfield has a population of about 407,000 people, ranking 1st in Kern County, 9th in California, and 52nd in the United States. 

The most popular industries in Bakersfield are agriculture and oil. Grapes, citrus fruits, almonds, carrots, cotton, and roses are most commonly produced in Bakersfield, and about 10% of domestic oil is harvested here.

CSUB is located in the San Joaquin Valley and is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in which about 70% of students have a Hispanic background. The San Joaquin Valley provides CSUB with a unique and exciting ecosystem, acting as a Kit Fox habitat and hosts a community of ground squirrels all throughout campus!

Every fall semester, CSUB participates in the Kern One Book Project (One Book, One Bakersfield, One Kern) in which freshman composition courses read the text together, share ideas and comprehension, and collaborate on literacy values during class. International Book Club (IBC) operates through CSUB's Extended Education and Global Outreach and invites friends and faculty abroad to read along with us! IBC currently facilitates discussion with Guatemalan, Mexican, Argentinian, and Polish students via Zoom.

If you are interested in learning more about California State University, Bakersfield, check out a few of our websites about campus life, degree programs, and exchange programs/studying abroad here.

https://csub.edu/

https://csub.edu/future-students

https://extended.csub.edu/

https://csub.edu/isp

https://csub.edu/studyabroad





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  1. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM

    Hello, I am a student of UKEN in Cracow. I am glad to find out about your university!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM

    Hello! My name is Julia, and I'm excited to join the International Book Club :D

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  3. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM

    Hello, my name is Magdalena. Julia is from UKEN, and so am I. I have already participated in the 2024 edition (and so have Julia!:P) and I enjoyed our conversations a lot. Excited to do it again! :)

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  4. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM

    Hello, my name is Ola and I'm excited to be here.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM

    Greetings, I am looking forward to this year's edition. University of National Education Commission, Kraków.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM

    Hello! I am a student from the University of the National Educational Commission in Krakow. I can't wait for the first meeting of the Book Club. Thank you for posting more information so we can get familiar with your university. :)

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  7. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM

    Hello everyone! I’m a student of English Studies from the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow. I’m glad that I have heard about this interesting online project. :)

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  8. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM

    Hi! I'm a student of English studies from the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow. I'm so happy to learn about your university and be a part of the project!

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  9. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM

    Hello! I'm a student at UKEN in Kraków. I'm very excited to take part in this International Book Club :)

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  10. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM

    Hello! I'm Wiktoria and it's going to be my 3rd book club. I'm looking forward to our discussions!! :)

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  11. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM

    Hello, I'm very excited to be here :))

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  12. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM

    Hello! I’ve heard a lot about the project from my friends from UKEN. So glad to finally be able to partake in it!

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  13. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM

    Hello! I'm a student of English Studies from the University of Education Commission in Krakow. I'm very happy to participate in this project :-)

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  14. AnonymousMarch 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM

    Hi, greatful to be able to learn more racial issues I'm not deeply familiar with nor can relate to. Although, I'm sure, the next book club edition could benefit from an INTERNATIONAL perspective - maybe next time Poland could propose the book that would depict the Polish struggles or the Polish unique perspective on certain issues - such as World Wars, concentration camps or communism.

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