History Day

The 2023-24 NHD theme is Turning Points In History.

Saint Mary's College Library is open to the public. Masks are optional and are available from the Reference Desk or Service Desk upon request. Send me an email at dkk3@stmarys-ca.edu for more details.

If you do not already have one, get your free public library card as soon as possible.  Having a library card allows you to get to online sources for your topic, not just the physical books on the shelf. Check on your public library's website for more information.

Contra Costa County "Get a Library Card"

The Contra Costa Public Library has online reference sources, such as Britannica, and access to secondary magazine and journal articles in Explora.

They also have access to primary sources, specifically Archives Unbound, as well as access to the New York Times.

If you have a library card, this also gives you entry to Link+ which is a library consortium where you can order books from other libraries which are then delivered to your local library.  Click into the library's website to search its collection and to possibly branch out to find books from Link+.

In addition, the State of California has allowed all K-12 schools and students to have access to additional online databases.  If your school does not already access them, you can access them yourself.  Please check the website for further information.  

And finally, the National History Day website offers help to you: Student Resources set up to get you going on your project, as well as Saint Mary's College's own National History Day information, put together by the History Department.