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Book Resource Information - Missions

To ensure that all resources are equally available to everyone, the Mission Viejo Library has a three (3) book subject limit per family.

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject.  Missions are nonfiction and are shelved according to their Dewey Decimal Number.  Most of the books on the same subject are then shelved together. If you would like to find books in the Reference collection (Juvenile or Adult) or in the Adult Non-Fiction collection, the number is the same.  The letter J in front of the call number signifies that it is in the Juvenile collection versus the Adult collection.

Reminder: Reference resources are those that must be used in the library. You can make copies but they cannot be checked out. One exception is our "Circulating Encyclopedia Collection."  Be aware that when doing research in the Public Library, you may have to use Reference sources since the Library is unable to carry enough books for everyone on a subject.

All of these Reference Resources are located at the Children's Reference Desk. You must leave your library card at the desk in order to use these items.

The Missions: California Heritage Series by Mary Boule. These are beige pamphlets located under the call number J979.4 in the Juvenile Non-Fiction collection.

  Mission La Purisima Concepcion Mission San Juan Bautista
  Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad Mission San Juan Capistrano
  Mission San Antonio de Padua Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
  Mission san Buenaventura Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
  Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission San Miguel Arcangel
  Mission San Diego de Alcala Mission San Rafael Arcangel
  Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission Santa Barbara
  Mission San Francisco Solano Mission Santa Cruz
  Mission San Gabriel Arcangel Mission Santa Ines
  Mission San Jose  

California Mission Series. This is a six-book set on the missions organized by region.

  Missions of the Central Coast J 979.4602
  Missions of the Monterey Bay Area J 979.4702
  Missions of the Los Angeles Area J 979.494
  Missions of the San Francisco Bay Area J 979.4602
  Missions of the Inland Valley J 979.4702
  Missions of the Southern Coast J 979.4902

Reference Pamphlet File

  California Missions: A Pictorial History J REF 979.4
  Whispers Along the Mission Trail J REF 979.4
  California Missions J REF 979.4
  Indians and the California Missions J REF 979.4
  Beautiful California Missions J REF 917.9404

Juvenile Biography

Father Junipero Serra was the founder of many California missions. Please look under J Bio Serra in the Juvenile Biography collection to find information on him.

Adult Non-Fiction

There are various books on California missions located under the Call Number 979.4 in the Adult Non-Fiction collection.

Videos

These are located under the Call Number VHS 979.4 in the Adult Non-Fiction collection:

California Heritage: The Missions
Archaeology of Mission San Juan Capistrano and Related Sites
Black, Grey and White: The founding and Fading of California Missions
Mission Era Gardens and Landscapes
The Mission Environment
Mission Period Art, Architecture and Reconstruction

Library Databases and eBooks

Social Studies Facts Cards Online
Fact Cards are a series of research resources designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 through 8. The topics covered by Fact Cards are those California, United States, and World topics included in the social studies curriculum in California.

Internet Resources

Annotated Links to California Mission Web Sites - http://www.ca-missions.org/links.html

The Spanish Missions of California - http://tqd.advanced.org/3615

Mission San Juan Capistrano - http://www.sanjuancapistrano.com/MissionSJC

 

 
 
 

For more information
please contact
Valerie Maginnis, Director of Library Services
(949) 830-7100,
Ext. 3076

 
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