The public library system for Inyo County, with branches in Bishop, Big Pine, Independence and Lone Pine in the Owens Valley, and in Furnace Creek and Tecopa near Death Valley National Park. The Central Library is in the Independence Courthouse. Along with books, the library offers e-books, downloadable audiobooks, e-magazines and streaming video, and public internet computers are available at all branches. It also runs events for kids and families, including the Summer Reading Program, which visits library branches such as Big Pine and local schools such as Owens Valley School in Independence.