About the Library

The San Diego Archaeological Center Library holdings focus on the anthropology, archaeology and history of San Diego County. Associated fields represented include marine life, ceramics, fauna, flora, geology, and art. The catalog contains over 10,400 entries for books, journals, magazines, monographs, and media files; and over 2,600 archaeological reports. The Center Library also contains a small collection of children’s books and an assortment of books about the California Missions.

Catalog entry of materials is on-going and the on-line catalog will be updated periodically. The organization and catalog entry of maps is almost complete. Almost 50% of the archaeological reports have been entered. The Center Library also has a number of digital reports, photographs, slides, audio and video cassettes that are in the process of being catalogued.

Library Catalog

Note: The online Library Catalog is temporarily unavailable. We appreciate your patience while we resolve this issue. If you would like to search the catalog, search requests can be sent to library@sandiegoarchaeology.org.

Library Hours

Monday – Friday 10:00am – 3:00pm. The Library is closed weekends, and Federal holidays. Appointments are recommended. Please contact the Center Librarian Suzanne Moramarco at 760-291-0370, or email at smoramarco@sandiegoarchaeology.org or library@sandiegoarchaeology.org.

Volunteers and Donations

The Library can always use volunteers to perform a variety of tasks, including cataloging, labeling, sorting and repairs. Visit our Volunteer and Internships page for more information.

Due to the high volume of donation offers the Center receives, we are unable to accept unsolicited books, images, or documents unless you first submit a completed donation form. For donation policies and forms, visit our Collections page. The Library reserves the right to not add donations to the collection and dispose of such items as appropriate.

Past donors have included the San Diego County Archaeological Society, and Dr. Raymond Starr, history professor, who donated their entire libraries to the Center. The collection of Dr. Starr includes many biographies of notable San Diegans as well as his personal files containing newspaper and magazine clippings, written oral histories and notes from his many years as a history professor at San Diego State University.