Library Services
Missions of California
Books:
Many of Sacramento Public Library's books on California Missions are located at Central Library. Call numbers for these books are usually J 979.4 (Kids' Place) or 979.4 (4th floor), or you may use the Online Catalog to search for books on your subject.
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Example: Search by Subject: "California missions"
or "Spanish mission buildings--California"
or "Spanish missions of California"
Internet:
- California Mission Studies Association
http://www.ca-missions.org - California Mission History
http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/index.html - The Spanish Missions of California
http://library.thinkquest.org/3615/ - The California Missions
http://www.thecaliforniamissions.com/
Pamphlets:
- California missions information and photographs may be checked out from the Pamphlet File in Kids' Place, Central Library.
Reference Books:
*There are copies available to check out of each of these titles.- The Missions: California's Heritage* (A book for each mission) J979.4 S194zb
- California Missions Fact Cards RJ979.402 C153
- California's Missions* RJ979.4 B344c
- Live Again Our Mission Past* RJ979.4 K97
- Whispers Along the Mission Trail* RJ979.4 F115
- The California Missions: A Pictorial History* RJ979.4 S958c
- Projects and Layouts* RJ979.402 N427 1998
Videos:
Videos are available at all Sacramento Public Library branches. To request a video from a branch, ask at an Information Desk. Some suggested titles, as well as others on individual missions:- Class Project, the Making of a Mission VIDEO 979.402 C614
- California's Heritage, the Missions VIDEO 979.402 C1533
- Inside the California Missions VIDEO 979.402 I59
- Mission Indians VIDEO 979.402 M678