Southern California Libraries cont. Pomona Public Library 627 South Garey Pomona, CA 91769 909-620-2026 I haven't visited this one but I hear it has a very good collection--Especially of Pomona Valley and Southern California materials. Collection maintained by the Pomona Valley Genealogical Society. Carlsbad City Library 1250 Carlsbad Village Dr. Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-424-2870 Home of the North San Diego Co. Genealogy Society. They have a very good collection, including hundreds of books on Microfiche. San Diego Public Library 830 E Street San Diego, CA 90101 619-236-5800 Genealogy Room is locked. Get key from California Room. Located in downtown San Diego. Sherman Foundation Library 614 Dahlia Ave. Corona del Mar, CA 714-673-1880 Records are devoted to California, Baja, and Sonora histories. LA Times from 1881 is available on film. Sons of the Revolution Library 600 So. Central Ave. Glendale, CA 91204 818-240-1775 Small donation required for entry. Especially rich in Virginia and New England materials and military records. Parking is on the street and a bit of a problem. Southern California Genealogical Society Library 417 Irvine Dr. Burbank, CA 91504 818-843-7247 This is a new address as of July 1997. A good collection. Open some Sundays. Offers workshops. Pasadena Public Library 285 E. Walnut St. Pasadena, CA 91101 818-405-4052 I haven't been here, but I hear they have many very old books that may not be availble anywhere else. This may be worth looking into. Santa Fe Springs Library 11700 E. Telegraph Rd. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 310-868-7738 Home of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society. They have a good German research collection. They also have some newspapers on microfilm. Sutro Library--a branch of the California State Library 2495 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco, CA 94118 415-557-0374 If you can't make a trip to San Francisco, you can borrow materials from Sutro through your local library. Most libraries will have a shelf list for Sutro and the reference librarian will usually be able to assist you. There is a small charge for this service. California residents have priority. Out of state you can only borrow if the book is not available anywhere in your own state. There are also genealogy collections at: Escondido Public Library, Riverside City and County Library, Palm Springs Public Library, Thousand Oaks Public Library, Gledhill Library (Santa Barbara Historical Society), and others. If you are doing California research, you may want to visit the California State Library in Sacramento.