First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sunnyvale

Reading Room and Bookstore

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Hours

Monday: 10 AM - 3 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM - 3 PM
Wednesday: call
Thursday: 10 AM - 2 PM
Closed Thanksgiving, Nov. 27th
Friday: 10 AM - 2 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM

By appointment

call our librarian at 618-328-8770

Location & Phone

1575 Albatross Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-736-7313

Our Reading Room offers

Our Pastor — The Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy — in a variety of languages
Christian Science periodicals including the Christian Science Monitor: both in print and via online subscription.
Educational materials including illustrated children's Bible storybooks and in-depth Bible reference books
Other items published by the Christian Science Publishing Society, including the Christian Science Hymnal and biographies of the founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy

Our helpful staff members can help you find what you are looking for. You can purchase, borrow, or study these items. We can take orders over the phone. If there is something you could use from our Reading Room, give us a call.

Helpful Resources

Concord Express is a search engine for Christian Science literature and citations.

The Christian Science Monitor strives to be a reliable news source that expresses truth to mankind.

The Christian Science Journal, Sentinel and Herald serve as publications meant to express the testimonies of those who applied Christian Science teachings in daily life.

The Bible Lens is an excerpt from the Christian Science Bible Lesson with commentary from the Sentinel.

The Daily Lift is a daily podcast of inspiring talks.

These resources are available for public use at our Reading Room.

Featured Articles

Our Reading Room staff has collected and made freely available some articles to support our community's progress through current events.

A poem Alone No More, by Helen G. Hasler - Christian Science Sentinel
Stopping Contagion, by Jan Keeler - C.S. Monitor religious article
Reversing the Fear of Contagion, by Carolyn B. Swan - C.S. Journal
A podcast How I am Praying about the Pandemic with Virginia Hughes

You can find more articles like these on the Praying about World Issues page on ChristianScience.com.

Wondering how Christian Science unites those around the world? Read this article.

Bible Study/Storytime

We occassionally host Bible Study sessions of the Christian Science Bible Lesson at our Reading Room or online. If you are interested, please email us at fccssunnyvale@gmail.com with your suggestions. We also have hosted Bible storytime events in the past.