AARoads:Library databases
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A subpage for the AARoads project |
Possible places to get access to newspaper archives or if you want your access outside Wikimedia or something Wikimedia does not have. Organized by state and city of the library
Other lists:
- https://www.9thstreetbooks.com/how-to-get-a-library-card-online/
- https://www.aworldadventurebybook.com/blog/libraries-with-non-resident-borrowing-privileges
- https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/uspublic/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Free_resources
Rankings:
- Red: might be serious problems getting anything (though some counties may have more access)
- Orange: you can at least get the Big Paper of your state’s archives
- Green: you can get NewspaperArchive or Newspapers.com
Before paying money, call and make sure that databases are included
- Newspapers.com: Assume that Newspapers.com is the basic version without Publisher’s Extra i.e. the most recent papers after 1920s, unless otherwise stated.
- NewspaperArchive: mostly older papers, but some current. The library edition is generally the full edition.
- Newsbank: comes in US edition and world edition. Most recent (usually 1980s+) major newspapers.
Alabama
(some counties have more, Birmingham is $50/year)
- Birmingham
http://www.bham.lib.al.us/ - county only or $50/year
- Newsbank
- Recent Birmingham News (says it requires residence in Birmingham)
- Newspapers.com (Southeast only)
- Dothan
https://www.dhcls.org/ - county only, $25/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Recent Birmingham News
- Gadsden Times (probably recent)
- Gadsden
https://gadsdenlibrary.org/ - county only
- Gadsden Times (probably recent)
- Huntsville
https://hmcpl.org/ - county/city only, $20/year otherwise
- Recent Huntsville Times
- Newsbank
- Mobile
https://www.mobilepubliclibrary.org/ - nearby counties
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive - AL only
- Recent Mobile Register
- Montgomery
https://www.mccpl.lib.al.us/ - county only, $50-$100/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Dothan Eagle (probably recent)
- Montgomery Advertiser
- Press-Register (probably recent)
Alaska
Check Fairbanks
- Anchorage
https://www.anchoragelibrary.org/ - local resident only, some reciprocal but probably not databases - or $50/year
- Newsbank
- Anchorage Daily News - recent
- Proquest US Major Dailies
- Fairbanks
https://fnsblibrary.org/ - might be other ways to access
- NewspaperArchive
- Newsbank - world
- Recent Anchorage Daily News
- Recent Fairbanks Daily News Miner
- Recent NY Times
- Juneau
https://juneau.org/library - all AK
- Newsbank
American Samoa
https://www.feletibarstow.org/ - not much information available
Arkansas
(many counties have more and the nonresident fees are not too horrible)
https://www.library.arkansas.gov/resources/traveler-statewide-resources-by-subject/traveler-statewide-resources-a-z/ - all AR residents
- Canadian Newsstream
- International Newsstream
- US Newsstream
- Arkansas River Valley
https://www.arvrls.com/ - unclear who can get card
- Newsbank
- Central Arkansas / Little Rock
https://cals.org/library-card-basics - nearby counties, $54/year otherwise
- NewspaperArchive
- Craighead County / Jonesboro
https://www.libraryinjonesboro.org/ - unclear who can get card
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com (Southeast only)
- Crawford County
https://www.crawfordcountylib.org - county only, $10/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Some recent smaller papers
- Fort Smith
https://www.fortsmithlibrary.org/ - residents, $35/year otherwise
- Newspapers.com
- Jefferson County / Pine Bluff
https://www.pineblufflibrary.org/ - county only, $25/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Recent Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Recent Pine Bluff Commercial
- Lonoke County
https://www.youseemore.com/lonoke - unclear who can get one
- Newspapers.com (Southeast only)
Arizona
Look at Scottsdale or Yuma
- Flagstaff
https://www.flagstaffpubliclibrary.org - county only
- Newsbank
- Recent Arizona Daily Sun
- Maricopa County
https://mcldaz.org - county only or $50/year
- Proquest Newsstand
- Phoenix
https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/ - county only or $40/year within state
- Recent Arizona Republic
- Gale Online Newspapers
- Scottsdale
https://www.scottsdalelibrary.org/ - county only or $43/year
- NewspaperArchive with Scottsdale Progress
- Tucson / Pima County
https://www.library.pima.gov/ - all AZ, can get over email
- Recent Arizona Daily Sun
- Newsbank
- Yuma
https://yumalibrary.org/ - county only or $50/year
- NewspaperArchive
- Recent Arizona Daily Sun
- Proquest Newsstand
- Recent Yuma Sun
California
Many libraries were omitted that just had Newsbank
- Alameda County
https://aclibrary.org/ - all CA, can apply by mail
- NewspaperArchive
- Gale OneFile News
- Recent East Bay Times, Argus
- Newsbank - world
- Berkeley
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/ - unclear who can get card
- Newsbank - US
- Recent SF Chronicle
- Burbank
https://burbanklibrary.org/ - everyone
- LA Times
- NY Times
- Proquest Newsstream
- Carlsbad
https://library.carlsbadca.gov/ - all CA residents
- Newspapers.com (not PE)
- America’s Historical Newspapers
- Newsbank US (hidden under AHN)
- Coronado
https://coronadolibrary.org/ - all CA residents
- Newsbank - world
- SDUT historical to 1915
- Fresno County
https://www.fresnolibrary.org - unclear who can apply https://www.fresnolibrary.org/card/apply.html https://www.fresnolibrary.org/referencecat.html
- Fresno Bee (1986-)
- Newspapers.com
- Newsbank - world
- Glendale
https://www.eglendalelac.org/ - unclear who can get one
- LA Times
- Proquest Int’l Newsstand
- Recent NY Times
- Humboldt County
https://humboldtgov.org/library - county only, no useful databases
- Kern County
https://kerncountylibrary.org - Free to all CA residents, $25/year to everyone else but must apply in person
- Access Newspaper Archives (CA only)
- Gale OneFile News
- Los Angeles
https://lapl.org Free to all CA residents, $50/year to everyone else but must apply in person
- A to Z Maps Online
- Access Newspaper Archives
- LA Times
- NY Times
- NewsBank - US
- ProQuest NewsStand - International
- SF Chronicle before 1922
- London Times - recent
- Los Angeles County
https://lacountylibrary.org/ Free to all CA residents
- Access Newspaper Archives (CA only)
- LA Times - recent
- NewsBank - US
- ProQuest NewsStand - top 10 US
- Long Beach
https://www.longbeach.gov/library/ - all CA residents
- LA Times
- Newspapers.com (CA only?) - not PE
- Newsbank / LB Press-Telegram
- Mendocino
https://www.mendolibrary.org/ - probably all CA
- Newsbank
- Santa Rosa Press-Democrat (unclear years)
- SF Chronicle - Newsbank (probably recent)
- Merced
https://www.countyofmerced.com/730/Online-Databases - probably all CA
- Newsbank US
- NewspaperArchive
- Monterey
https://monterey.org/ - all CA residents
- Recent Monterey County Herald
- Newport Beach
https://www.newportbeachlibrary.org/ - all CA residents
- NY Times
- LA Times
- Newsbank CA
- Proquest US Newsstand
- Oakland
https://oaklandlibrary.org/ - all CA residents
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com (CA only) - Oakland Tribune to 1977
- Recent Oakland Tribune
- Palm Springs
https://www.palmspringsca.gov/government/departments/library - unclear requirements, no useful databases
- Palo Alto
https://library.cityofpaloalto.org/ - all CA
- Newsbank
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Pasadena
https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/ - all CA
- LA Times
- Redondo Beach
https://www.redondo.org/depts/library/ - unclear who can get card
- Proquest US Major Dailies
- Sacramento
https://www.saclibrary.org free to all CA residents, must apply in person
- Sacramento Bee
- Gale OneFile News
- Newspapers.com (CA only), ends 2009
- San Diego
https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/services/lending - free to all CA residents, $33/year otherwise, apply in person
- NY Times
- LA Times after 1985
- SDUT after 2019
- Proquest Global Newsstream
- Gale OneFile News
- San Francisco
https://sfpl.org/ Free to all CA residents, must apply in person
- Newsbank - US
- California Historical Newspapers (unclear if this includes SD-UT)
- Proquest Global Newsstream
- InfoTrac Newsstand
- JSTOR
- LA Times
- NY Times
- Newspaper Archives (CA only)
- SF Chronicle
- EastView Russian/NIS Publications
- Proquest - West Regional Historical Newspapers - Desert Sun, Reno Gazette-Journal, Salinas California, Tulare Advance-Register, Visalia Times-Delta
- Proquest - West Regional Recent Newspapers - Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Spokesman-Review
- San Joaquin County
https://www.ssjcpl.org/ - unclear who can get card
- Proquest US Major Dailies
- Newsbank World
- Manteca Bulletin, Escalon Times, The Record - recent
- San Jose
https://www.sjpl.org/ - all CA residents, can apply online for 1 year
- Gale OneFile News
- Newsbank - has recent San Jose Mercury News, old San Jose Mercury News
- Newspapers.com (CA)
- San Luis Obispo County
https://www.slolibrary.org/ - all CA residents, limited card but full digital
- Newsbank world
- Recent SLO Tribune
- Recent LA Times
- San Rafael
https://srpubliclibrary.org/ - probably all CA residents
- Newsbank
- SF Chronicle - recent
- Proquest Newsstand
- Santa Clara
https://www.sclibrary.org/ - unclear who can get it
- San Jose Mercury News (missing 1922-1985)
- Santa Clara County
https://sccld.org/ - supposedly free for all, have to renew in person
- NY Times
- San Jose Mercury News (missing 1922-1985)
- Santa Cruz
https://www.santacruzpl.org/ - all CA
- Newsbank US
- Newspapers.com
- Santa Monica
https://smpl.org/ - all CA
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only
- Shasta County
https://www.shastalibraries.org - free to all CA residents
- ProQuest CA Historical Newspapers - recent Record-Searchlight - also includes Palm Springs, Ventura County Star
- Sonoma County
https://sonomalibrary.org/ - all CA residents
- Newsbank
- SF Chronicle (missing 1922-1980s)
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Newspapers.com - limited to Sonoma County (but some recent titles - Santa Rosa Press Democrat) - but might not always be the case
- Stanislaus County
https://www.stanislauslibrary.org/ - all CA residents, must apply in person
- Newsbank - world - has Modesto Bee
- Thousand Oaks
https://research.tolibrary.org/
- Newsbank - world
- LA Times
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Ventura County Star (recent)
- Torrance
https://www.library.torranceca.gov/ - all CA residents
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only
- Tulare County
https://www.tularecountylibrary.org/ - can call over phone but unclear who can get a card
- Gale OneFile News
- Ventura County
- Newsbank - world
- Newsbank California Newspapers - might be recent
- Ventura County Star - unclear years
Colorado
(couldn’t find Denver Post - also NewspaperArchive libraries don’t have known reciprocity)
- Arapahoe
https://arapahoelibraries.org/ - all CO residents
- Newsbank
- Colorado Newspapers - unclear what this is
- Recent Denver Post
- Boulder
https://boulderlibrary.org/ - all CO residents, says only Hoopla and ILL are limited to local residents
- Newsbank
- Recent Daily Camera (paper)
- Colorado Springs
https://ppld.org/ - county only
- Recent Gazette
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- Newsbank
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only
- Recent Denver Post
- NewspaperArchive
- Denver
https://www.denverlibrary.org/ - all CO residents
- Newsbank
- Recent Denver Post
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only
- NYTimes
- Recent Rocky Mountain News
- Denver Newspapers - unclear what this is
- Garfield County
https://www.gcpld.org/ all CO residents - or $10/year
- Recent Denver Post
- Newsbank
- (Recent?) Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- Grand County
https://gcld.org/ - all CO residents
- Recent Denver Post
- Newsbank
- Grand Junction
https://mesacountylibraries.org/ - county only but no useful databases
- Greeley
https://www.mylibrary.us/ - CO residents can get CLC card, unclear what is available “some”
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive (with Greeley Tribune)
- Jefferson County
https://jeffcolibrary.org/ - all CO residents
- Newsbank
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only
- Recent Denver Post
- Colorado Newspapers (unclear what this is)
- Pueblo
https://www.pueblolibrary.org - unclear what CLC cards can access
- Colorado Newspapers - unclear what this is
- America’s Historical Newspapers
- Newsbank (has recent Pueblo Chieftain)
- Denver Post (recent?)
- Thornton
https://www.anythinklibraries.org/ - unclear who can get a card
- Newsbank
Connecticut
- Bridgeport
https://bportlibrary.org/subject/magazines-newspapers/ - no info on eligibility
- Recent Connecticut Post
- Hartford Courant
- Recent LA Times
- Recent Washington Post
- Hartford
https://www.hplct.org/ - Hartford residents only, out of city cannot get database access unless noted
- Recent Chicago Tribune
- Hartford Courant
- Recent LA Times (any CT card)
- Recent NY Times (any CT card)
- Recent Washington Post (any CT card)
- New Haven
https://nhfpl.org/how-do-i/borrow/library-cards/ - CT residents
- Hartford Courant
- Recent LA Times
- Recent Washington Post
- Stamford
https://www.fergusonlibrary.org/get-a-card - databases are residents only
- Stamford Advocate
- Hartford Courant
- Recent LA Times
- NY Times
- Recent Washington Post
Delaware
- Dover
https://dover.lib.de.us/ - all DE residents, $25/year outside
- Newsbank - includes Dover Post, Delaware news
District of Columbia
https://www.dclibrary.org/getacard - nearby counties free - $20/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Baltimore Sun
- New York Times
- Washington Evening Star
- Washington Post
- Washington Times
Florida
(but many counties have better access and Tampa, Charlotte County are reasonable)
https://www.flelibrary.com/ - all FL residents
- Gale Florida Newspaper Database - not clear what this is
- Charlotte County
https://charlottefl.ent.sirsi.net/ - county only, $35/year otherwise
- NewspaperArchive
- Recent Charlotte Sun
- Clay County
https://www.claycountygov.com/community/library/ - nearby counties only, $100/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Recent Florida Times-Union
- Recent Gainesville Sun
- Recent Ocala Star Banner
- Daytona Beach / Volusia County
https://www.volusialibrary.org/ - nearby counties only, $50/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- America’s Historical Newspapers
- Fort Lauderdale / Broward County
https://www.broward.org/Library - county only or $50/year
- Recent Miami Herald
- Newsbank
- Historical Florida Newspapers (?)
- Recent Southeast Regional Newspapers
- Recent South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Fort Myers / Lee County
https://www.leegov.com/library/ - county only (reciprocal cannot access databases), $50/year otherwise
- ProQuest - recent LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers
- News-Press
- NY Times (all)
- Gainesville / Alachua County
https://www.aclib.us/ - all FL but some digital resources (not specified) for nearby counties only
- Newsbank
- Jacksonville
https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/ - county only, $100/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Florida Times Union
- Recent NY Times
- Manatee County
https://www.mymanatee.org/departments/manatee_county_public_library_system - unclear who can get a card
- Newsbank
- Recent Bradenton Herald, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Tampa Bay Times
- Marion County
https://library.marionfl.org/ - nearby counties only
- Newsbank
- Ocala Star-Banner (recent?)
- Martin County
https://www.martin.fl.us/Libraries - county only
- ProQuest Florida Newspapers
- Miami
https://www.mdpls.org/library-card - nearby cities only, $65/year otherwise, can get online
- Miami Herald
- Newsbank
- Nassau County
https://nassaureads.com/ - all FL residents
- Recent News Leader
- Orlando / Orange County
https://www.ocls.info/ - county only, $125/year online
- Newsbank
- ProQuest - recent LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post
- Recent Orlando Sentinel
- Osceola County
https://www.osceolalibrary.org/ - nearby counties only, $25/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Recent Orlando Sentinel
- Panama City
https://www.nwrls.com/ - nearby counties or $15/year, database list is behind login
- St. Lucie County
https://www.stlucieco.gov/departments-and-services/library/ - county only, $25/year otherwise
- Proquest - Florida Historical Newspapers
- St. Petersburg
http://splibraries.org/ - nearby cities or $100/year
- Tampa Bay Times
- Sarasota County
https://www.scgov.net/government/libraries/ - nearby counties
- NewspaperArchive
- Newsbank
- Seminole County
https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/seminole-county-library/ - nearby counties, $50/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Tampa / Hillsborough County
https://hcplc.org/ - county only, $35/year otherwise
- Tampa Bay Times
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com
- St. Petersburg Times
- Tampa Tribune
- Proquest Historical Newspapers (Southeast)
- Tallahassee / Leon County
https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Library - county only, $30/year otherwise
- ProQuest - Tallahassee Democrat, Pensacola News Journal, News Press, Florida Today - Melbourne (unclear what years)
- West Palm Beach
https://www.wpb.org/government/mandel-public-library-of-west-palm-beach/ - unclear who can get one
- Newsbank
Georgia
No known access to Atlanta Journal-Constitution archives available through libraries
- Albany
https://www.docolib.org/ - all GA residents
- Newsbank
- Athens
https://athenslibrary.org/ - all GA residents, $25/year otherwise
- Proquest Newspapers
- Atlanta - Fulton County
https://www.fulcolibrary.org/ - all Fulton County or Atlanta residents, $40/year otherwise
- Newsbank - has recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Augusta
https://arcpls.org/ - all GA residents
- Augusta Chronicle
- Clarks Hill Region
https://gchrl.org/ - all GA residents, $25/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Proquest Newspapers - recent NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post
- Augusta Chronicle
- Cobb County
https://www.cobbcounty.org/library - county only, $40/year otherwise
- Newsbank - has recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Proquest Newspapers - recent NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post
- Columbus
https://www.cvlga.org/columbus-public-library/ - nearby counties, $35/year otherwise
- Recent Columbus Ledger-Inquirer
- Newsbank
- DeKalb County
https://www.fulcolibrary.org/ - all county residents, $35/year otherwise
- Newsbank - has recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Georgia Newspapers - has Atlanta Journal-Constitution - unclear how far back
- Proquest Newspapers - recent NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post
- Gwinnett County
https://www.gwinnettpl.org/- county only, $40/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Macon (plus several other counties - Middle Georgia)
https://bibblib.org/ - all GA, $25/year otherwise
- Current Macon Telegraph
- Savannah
https://liveoakpl.org/home - all GA
- Recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Recent LA Times
- NY Times
- Recent Washington Post
- South Georgia Regional
https://sgrl.org/ - all GA, $25/year otherwise
- Valdosta Times
- Statesboro Regional
https://strl.info/ - all GA, $25/year otherwise
- Newsbank
Guam
https://gpls.guam.gov/ - residents only
- Newsbank world
Hawaii
Unclear what the library offers
https://www.librarieshawaii.org/ - all HI (only library)
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser (unclear years - ProQuest)
Idaho
Major cities have big paper but rest don’t
- Boise
https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/ - city only or $75/year
- Newsbank (World)
- Boise Statesman
- Coeur d’Alene
https://cdalibrary.org/ - unclear who can get card
- Newsbank
- Idaho Statesman, Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Post Falls Register (recent only?)
- Idaho Falls
https://www.ifpl.org - city only or $120/year, no databases
- Twin Falls
https://www.twinfallspubliclibrary.org/ - unclear who can get card, no databases
Illinois
- Bloomington
https://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/ - nearby towns
- Newsbank
- Recent Peoria Journal
- State Journal-Register
- Recent USA Today
- Champaign
https://champaign.org/e-library/ - unclear who can get card
- Recent News-Gazette
- Chicago
https://www.chipublib.org/faq/library-cards/ - reciprocal libraries but at first glance it looks like almost every IL library is on the list
- Chicago Tribune - 1849-2012
- Newsbank
- Recent NY Times
- Newspapers.com (IL only)
- Decatur
https://decaturlibrary.org/ - city only
- NewspaperArchive
- Newsbank
- Herald and Review
- Peoria
https://peoriapubliclibrary.org/ - city only
- Newsbank
- Journal Star
- Quincy
https://www.quincylibrary.org/ - city only, $80/year otherwise
- Quincy Historical Newspaper Archive
- Rockford
https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/ - has reciprocal agreements
- Chicago Tribune
- Newsbank
- Rockford Historical Newspapers Archive
- Rockford Register Star
- Springfield
https://www.lincolnlibrary.info/ - city only, electronic resources not available for reciprocal
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com
- Peoria Journal-Star
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- State Journal-Register
Indiana
https://inspire.in.gov/ - all IN residents (and maybe more, as of early 2023 the portal did not check authentication!)
- Newspapers.com (IN only) - https://indianastatelibrary.newspapers.com/ - full editions all the way to 2023
- East Chicago
https://www.ecpl.org/ - unclear requirements
- Newsbank
- Elkhart
https://www.myepl.org/ - nearby cities, otherwise $72/year
- NewspaperArchive
- Newsbank
- Evansville / Willard Library
https://willard.lib.in.us/ - all IN or $35/year
- Recent Evansville Courier and Press
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com (appears to be full)
- Fort Wayne / Allen County
https://acpl.lib.in.us - county only, no useful remote databases
- Gary
https://www.garypubliclibrary.org/ - city only
- Newsbank
- Indianapolis
https://www.indypl.org/ - county only
- Indianapolis Star
- NY Times
- Recent Washington Post
- Lake County
https://www.lcplin.org/ - county only
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- Chicago Tribune
- Recent Post-Tribune
- La Porte County
https://laportelibrary.org/ - county only
- Proquest US Major Dailies (recent)
- Porter County
https://pcpls.org/ - nearby towns
- NewspaperArchive
- South Bend / St. Joe County
https://sjcpl.org/ - nearby cities, some fee options for nonresidents
- Newsbank
- Chicago Tribune
- Recent South Bend Tribune
- Newspapers.com
- Terre Haute / Vigo County
https://vigolibrary.org/ - may have reciprocal agreements
- Proquest US Major Dailies (recent)
- Proquest Historical Newspapers - Indiana only
- Tippecanoe County
https://tcpl.lib.in.us/ - may have reciprocal agreements
- Recent Indianapolis Star, Journal and Courier
Iowa
Some cities have more databases - appears Open Access does not include databases
- Ames
https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/ - all IA
- Newsbank with Ames Tribune
- Cedar Rapids
https://www.crlibrary.org/ - nearby counties
- Newspapers.com
- Proquest US Major Dailies
- Davenport
https://www.davenportlibrary.com/ - city residents only
- Newsbank
- Recent Quad City Times
- Des Moines
https://www.dmpl.org/ - all IA
- Recent Des Moines Register
- Proquest US North Central Newsstream
- Dubuque (city)
https://carnegiestout.org/ - city residents only, or $125/year for full access
- Newsbank
- Des Moines Register
- Dubuque Telegraph Herald
- Proquest Historical Newspapers (unclear which ones)
- Dubuque County
https://www.dubcolib.org/ - county only
- Newsbank
- Recent Dubuque Telegraph Herald
- Iowa City
https://www.icpl.org/ - open access doesn’t grant databases
- Newsbank - IA only
- Des Moines Register
- Cedar Rapids Gazette
- NewspaperArchive
- Newspapers.com - IA only, not Publishers Extra
- Iowa City Press-Citizen
- Recent Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- Ottumwa
https://blog.ottumwapubliclibrary.org - unknown, also no databases
- Sioux City
https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/ - city residents or $85/year
- Sioux City Journal
- Waterloo
https://www.waterloopubliclibrary.org/ - local residents
- NewspaperArchive
- Recent Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Kansas
https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-digital-newspaper-program/16126 - Open access to all (with a small added increment of content available to holders of Kansas driver's licenses) - Pre-1923 Kansas newspapers through Newspapers.com
https://kslib.info/221/Online-Databases - all KS library cards or geolocating to KS
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Hutchinson
https://www.hutchpl.org/ - unclear who can get card
- NewspaperArchive (with The Herald)
- Newsbank
- Recent Wichita Eagle
- Johnson County
https://www.jocolibrary.org/ - claims that it is free for everyone (!) but must be in person
- Newsbank
- Kansas City and Regional Newspapers (unclear what this is)
- Kansas City
https://www.kckpl.org/ - must be in Kansas City metro (including MO)
- Acceda Noticias
- Newsbank
- Kansas City Star
- Kansas City Times
- Kansas and Missouri Newspapers (unclear what this is)
- Topeka
https://tscpl.org/ - nearby counties or $85/year
- Newspapers.com
- Newsbank
- NY Times
- Kansas City Star
- Topeka Capital-Journal
- Wichita Eagle
- Wichita
https://www.wichitalibrary.org/ - statewide, some OK counties too
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com
- Recent Wichita Eagle - post-1980s
Kentucky
(many counties can get more access)
- Boone County
https://www.bcpl.org/research/ - unclear who can get a card
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- Herald-Leader
- Bowling Green (Warren County)
https://warrenpl.org/ - unclear who can request
- Newspapers.com (Southeast only)
- Lexington
https://www.lexpublib.org/ - many counties nearby free, $10/year other KY counties
- Newsbank
- Kentucky News Sources - might be recent only
- Recent Lexington News-Leader
- Louisville
https://www.lfpl.org/get-card.htm - county only but $25/year for many KY/IN counties nearby
- Newsbank
- New York Times
- Nashville Tennessean before 1922
- Louisville Courier-Journal
- Paducah (McCracken County)
https://www.mclib.net/ - nearby counties only, $65/year otherwise but nothing useful
Louisiana
(many parishes have more available - out of parish cards also reasonable)
- Avoyelles Parish
https://www.avoyelles.lib.la.us/ - unclear who can get one
- Newsbank
- Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish)
https://www.ebrpl.com/ - may be some reciprocal arrangements
- Beauregard Parish
https://library.beau.org/ - nearby parishes
- Newsbank
- Bossier Parish
https://www.bossierlibrary.org/ - nearby parishes
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com
- Jefferson Parish
http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/ - nearby parishes only, $25/6 months otherwise
- Times-Picayune
- Lafayette
http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/ - parish only
- Newsbank
- Times-Picayune
- Acadiana Advocate
- Lake Charles / Calcasieu Parish
https://calcasieulibrary.libnet.info/ - parish only, some reciprocal agreements but no interesting databases
- Livingston Parish
https://www.mylpl.info/ - nearby parishes only
- Recent Advocate
- Monroe
https://oplib.org/ - some reciprocal agreements - Trailblazer card
- Newspapers.com (Southeast only)
- New Orleans
https://nolalibrary.org/ - nearby parishes - $50/year but can be requested online
- Newspapers.com
- Times-Picayune
- Rapides Parish
https://www.rpl.org/ - nearby parishes, $17/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- St. Mary Parish
https://stmaryparishlibrary.org/ - unclear who can get it
- Newsbank
- Recent Franklin Banner Tribune
- The Daily Review (recent?)
- St. Tammany Parish
https://www.sttammanylibrary.org/ - parish only, $30/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- Times-Picayune
- Shreveport
https://www.shreve-lib.org/ - parish only, nothing interesting
- Tangipahoa Parish
https://www.tangilibrary.com/ - parish only
- Newsbank
- Terrebone Parish
https://mytpl.org/ - nearby parishes
- America’s Historical Newspapers - Times Picayune before 1915
- Vermilion Parish
https://www.vermilionparishlibrary.com/ - unclear who can get one
- Newsbank
Maine
https://library.digitalmaine.org/ - need a valid Maine library card or to be in Maine
- Maine News - Bangor Daily News, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Maine Times, Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal dating back to 1980.
- Bangor
https://www.bangorpubliclibrary.org/ - free to all Maine residents
- Portland
https://www.portlandlibrary.com/ - nearby counties - $20/year otherwise (!) but nothing useful
- Presque Isle
https://www.pimainelibrary.org/ - no info on cards
Maryland
- Allegany County
https://www.alleganycountylibrary.info/get-a-library-card/ - MD residents
- Newsbank (includes Cumberland Times-News)
- Anne Arundel County
https://www.aacpl.net/books-more/get-a-card - MD residents
- Newsbank
- Capital Gazette
- New York Times
- NewspaperArchive
- Proquest Historical Newspapers
- Baltimore City
https://www.prattlibrary.org/ - all MD residents, others $50/year but maybe no database access
- Newspapers.com
- Baltimore Sun
- New York Times
- Washington Post
- Baltimore County
https://www.bcpl.info/ - county residents only
- Baltimore Sun
- Washington Post (recent)
- Carroll County
https://library.carr.org/collections/research.asp - no details
- Carroll County Times
- Frederick County
https://www.fcpl.org/learn/magazines-newspapers - all MD residents, DC/nearby VA with a card, $40 one-time fee otherwise
- NewspaperArchive
- Harford County
https://hcplonline.org/ - MD residents, others $10/year
- Newspapers.com
- Historical U.S. Newspapers
- Newsbank
- Howard County
https://hclibrary.org/ - probably MD only
- Baltimore Sun
- New York Times
- Washington Post
- Newsbank (MD only)
- Montgomery County
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/ - MD, DC, nearby VA
- NY Times
- Washington Post
- Prince George’s County
https://www.pgcmls.info/ - MD, DC, nearby VA - $50/year otherwise
- Washington Post
- Queen Anne’s County
https://www.qaclibrary.org/get-a-libary-card - MD residents, $30/year otherwise
- Newsbank (Delmarva only)
- Record-Observer
- Bay Times
- Washington County
https://www.washcolibrary.org/ - MD residents, PA/WV/VA - $18/year
- Newsbank
- Wicomico County (Salisbury)
http://www.wicomicolibraries.org/ - no details
- Newsbank locked to regional newspapers
Massachusetts
- Boston
https://www.bpl.org/get-a-library-card/ - all MA residents
- Boston Globe
- NY Times
- NewspaperArchive - New England only
- Irish Times
- London Times
- Cambridge
https://www.cambridgema.gov/cpl/aboutus/getalibrarycard - all MA residents
- Boston Globe
- Newsbank - Boston only
- Recent NY Times
- Springfield
https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/get-a-library-card/ - $35 for nonresidents
- Recent NY Times
- Recent Springfield Republican
Michigan
https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/public/online-resources-for-library-cardholders - all MI residents
- Newsbank (MI only) - has Saginaw News, Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Grand Rapids Press, Detroit News, Kalamazoo Gazette - historical and recent
- Detroit Free Press
- Toronto Globe and Mail
- Michigan Chronicle
- NewspaperArchive
- Newspapers.com
- Alpena
https://alpenalibrary.org/ - county only or $25/year
- Ann Arbor
https://aadl.org/ - city only, $150/year otherwise
- LA Times
- NY Times
- Washington Post
- Chippewa River
https://www.crdl.org/ - unclear requirements
- Proquest US Major Dailies
- Recent Morning Sun
- Detroit
https://detroitpubliclibrary.org - all MI or $100/year
- Flint
https://www.fpl.info/ - all MI
- Proquest Historical Newspapers - Michigan
- Grand Rapids
https://www.grpl.org/ - city only
- Recent NY Times
- Jackson District
https://myjdl.com/ - county resident or $75/year
- Jackson Citizen Patriot
- Kent
https://kdl.org/ - nearby counties
- Recent NY Times
- Lansing
https://www.cadl.org - nearby towns, otherwise $50
- Lansing State Journal
- Marquette
https://pwpl.info - nearby towns
- Marquette Mining Journal - missing many years
- St. Clair County
https://stclaircountylibrary.org/ - county only
- Recent Times Herald
- Traverse City
https://www.peninsulacommunitylibrary.org/ - no card info
Minnesota
All residents have Minneapolis Star Tribune, but many years missing
https://elibrarymn.org/ - all state residents
- Minneapolis Tribune up to 1922, and recent
- Recent LA Times, USA Today, Washington Post (ProQuest US Newsstream)
- Anoka County
https://www.anokacountymn.gov/ - county only
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- NY Times
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Carver County
https://www.carverlib.org/ - county only, some reciprocal but unclear whether it includes databases
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- NY Times
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Dakota County
https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries/ - county only, some reciprocal but unclear whether it includes databases
- Newsbank
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Duluth
https://duluthlibrary.org/ - nearby counties, some reciprocal but unclear whether it includes databases - fee cards do not
- Newsbank
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Recent Rochester Post Bulletin
- Mankato / Blue Earth County
http://www.beclibrary.org/ - county only, some reciprocal but no databases
- Minneapolis / Hennepin County
https://www.hclib.org/ - county only, some reciprocal but unclear whether it includes databases - fee cards do not
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- NY Times
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Recent Rochester Post Bulletin
- Rochester
https://www.rplmn.org/ - all MN residents
- Newsbank
- Recent Rochester Post Bulletin
- Ramsey County
https://www.rclreads.org/ - nearby counties
- Newsbank
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- NY Times
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Recent Rochester Post Bulletin
- St. Paul
https://sppl.org/ - county only, some reciprocal but unclear whether it includes databases, $60/year otherwise
- Newsbank (MN only)
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- NY Times
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Recent Rochester Post Bulletin
- Scott County
https://www.scottlib.org/ - county only, some reciprocal but unclear whether it includes databases
- Newsbank
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- NY Times
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Recent Rochester Post Bulletin
- Washington County
https://www.washcolib.org/ county only, some reciprocal but unclear whether it includes databases, $60/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Recent Duluth Tribune
- NY Times
- Recent St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Recent Rochester Post Bulletin
Mississippi
(really not much of anything)
- Columbus
https://www.lowndeslibrary.com/ - No interesting databases, unclear who can get a card
- Greenwood
https://www.glpls.com/ - website is garbage
- Gulfport
https://www.harrison.lib.ms.us/ - nearby counties
- Newsbank - recent MS Press, Mobile Press-Register, Sun Herald
- Hattiesburg
https://hattlibrary.org/ - county only, nothing interesting
- Meridian
https://meridianlauderdalecolibrary.com/ - unclear who can get a card, nothing interesting
- Jackson
https://www.jgrls.org/ - unclear who can get card
- Newsbank - recent MS Press, Mobile Press-Register, Sun Herald
Missouri
Many libraries have Newspapers.com and other databases
- Camden County
https://ccld.us/ - unclear requirements
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only - Chicago Daily Tribune, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post
- Cass County
https://www.casscolibrary.org/ - unclear requirements
- Newsbank
- Jefferson County
https://www.jeffcolib.org/ - nearby only, $80/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com
- Recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only - Chicago Daily Tribune, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post
- Joplin
https://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/ - city only or $50/year
- Recent NY Times
- Kansas City Region - Mid-Continent
https://www.mymcpl.org/ - nearby counties (including a few KS counties)
- NewspaperArchive
- Newspapers.com
- Newsbank
- British Library Newspapers
- Irish Newspaper Archives
- Kansas City Star
- Proquest US Major Dailies - recent only - Chicago Daily Tribune, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post
- London Times
- Recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Kansas City
https://www.kclibrary.org - residents of both cities
- Kansas City Star
- Newsbank
- St. Charles City-County
https://www.stchlibrary.org/ - nearby counties or $80/year
- NewspaperArchive
- St. Joseph
https://sjpl.lib.mo.us - city only
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com - MO only, before 1994
- St. Louis County
https://www.slcl.org/ - nearby counties
- Newsbank
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Proquest US Major Dailies - Historical - Chicago Daily Tribune, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post
- Newspapers.com
- Nineteenth Century US Newspapers
- Proquest US Newsstream
- St. Louis City
https://www.slpl.org/ - nearby counties
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Newsbank
- Newspapers.com
- Scenic Regional
https://scenicregional.org/ - unclear requirements
- NewspaperArchive
- Newspapers.com
- Recent St. Louis-Dispatch
- Springfield
https://thelibrary.org/ - county only or $80/year
- Newsbank
- America’s Historical Newspapers
- “Missouri Newspapers” from Newsbank
- Newspapers.com
- Recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Wright County
http://www.wrightcounty.lib.mo.us/ - unclear requirements
- Newsbank
Montana
Nothing really available
- Billings
https://billingslibrary.org - all MT residents or $20/year, no interesting databases
- Bozeman
https://www.bozemanlibrary.org - county residents or $10/year
- Newsbank, with recent Bozeman Daily Chronicle
- Butte
https://buttepubliclibrary.blogspot.com/ - unclear who can get card but no interesting databases
- Glendive
https://www.glendivelibrary.com/ - unclear who can get card, no interesting databases
- Great Falls
https://www.greatfallslibrary.org/ - county only or $30/year, no databases
- Helena
https://www.lclibrary.org/ - county only or $45 a year
- Newsbank (has recent? Independent Record)
- Missoula
https://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/ - all MT residents, no interesting databases
Nebraska
Lincoln/Omaha have the main paper, others do not
- Kearney
https://cityofkearney.org/1475/Library
- Newsbank
- Kearney Hub (unknown years)
- Lincoln
https://lincolnlibraries.org - nearby counties or $60/year
- Proquest US Major Daily Newspapers
- Omaha World-Herald
- Newsbank
- North Platte
https://www.ci.north-platte.ne.us/library/ - county only or $40/year - no databases
- Omaha
https://omahalibrary.org/ - county only or $75/year
- Proquest US Major Daily Newspapers
- Omaha World-Herald
- Newsbank
Nevada
- Clark County / Las Vegas
https://thelibrarydistrict.org/ - county only
- Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Proquest Historical US Major Dailies
- NewspaperArchive
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- Elko
https://www.exploremybrary.org/ - reciprocal agreements might get access
- Newsbank
- Washoe County / Reno
https://www.washoecountylibrary.us/ - NV residents
- NewspaperArchive
New Hampshire
- Concord
https://www.concordnh.gov/600/Get-a-Library-Card - $100 for non-local residents
- Newsbank - recent Concord Monitor, Union Leader
- Manchester
https://www.manchester.lib.nh.us/Research/Databases - city residents only, $50 otherwise
- Newsbank - recent Concord Monitor, Union Leader
- Portsmouth
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/library-card - $100 for non-local residents
- Newspapers.com (Northeast only, has Portsmouth Herald before 1977)
New Jersey
State library - https://www.njstatelib.org/research_library/get_a_library_card/ - but not many interesting databases
- Atlantic City
City - website broken
- Atlantic County
https://www.atlanticlibrary.org/ - must be county resident
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- Burlington County
https://bcls.polarislibrary.com/polaris/patronaccount/selfregister.aspx all county residents eligible but some have to pay
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- Camden County
https://www.camdencountylibrary.org/get-library-card all county residents eligible, $85/year otherwise
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- Jersey City
https://www.jclibrary.org/get-a-library-card/ all county residents eligible, $50/year otherwise, might be able to get over email
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- Nineteenth Century Newspapers - has archives of the county’s newspapers
- NY Times
- Mercer County
https://mcl.org/ - residents only?
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- Trenton Times
- Newark
https://www.npl.org/ - $50/year for nonresidents, free for residents and probably county residents
- NYT archives
- Newark Evening News
- Ocean County
https://theoceancountylibrary.org/services/library-card - free to county, Burlington County, Monmouth County, $10/month otherwise
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- Asbury Park Press
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Boston Globe
- NY Times
- Trenton Times
- Washington Post
- Somerset County
https://sclsnj.org/using-our-libraries/getting-library-card/ - free to 15 cities, $215 otherwise
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- NY Times
- Sussex County
https://sussexcountylibrary.org/get-library-card/ - residents only
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
- Trenton
https://www.trentonlib.org/apply-for-a-library-card/ - residents free, $75/year otherwise
- Newsbank - has Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Press (probably limited to recent)
New Mexico
https://www.elportalnm.org/ - NM residents
- Newsbank locked to 3 newspapers: Albuquerque Journal 1/1/1995-present; The Santa Fe New Mexican 1994 – current; and the Roswell Daily Record 1/2/2002-present.
- Gale OneFile News
- Albuquerque
https://abqlibrary.org/ - all NM residents
- Proquest Historical Papers - NM
- NewspaperArchive - NM only
- Recent NY Times
- Santa Fe
https://santafelibrary.org/ - county only, nothing additional
New York
https://novelnewyork.org/ - all state residents get the recent NY Times
- Albany
https://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/use-the-library/get-a-card/ - Albany area only
- Times-Union from mid-1980s on
- NY State Newspapers - must geolocate to NY
- Schenectady
https://www.scpl.org/library_account/index.html - county only, Albany can pay $50
- Newsbank
- NY State Newspapers - must geolocate to NY
- Binghamton
https://libraries.4cls.org/fenton/ - no details about cards
- NY State Newspapers - must geolocate to NY
- Buffalo
https://www.buffalolib.org/ - county only
- Recent NY Times
- Elmira
https://ccld.lib.ny.us/ - form has NY prefilled in
- Newspapers.com
- Rochester
https://libraryweb.org/ - free to county, $25 otherwise
- Recent NY Times, restricted to local residents
- New York City
https://www.nypl.org/library-card - all NY residents. May be able to apply online
- Newspapers.com - labeled as temporary
- International Herald Tribune
- Boston Globe
- Chicago Tribune
- Jerusalem Post
- Los Angeles Times
- Japan Times
- Caribbean newspapers - labeled as temporary (before 1876)
- Chinese Newspapers collection before 1853
- Latin American Newspapers before 1922
- South Asian Newspapers (mostly 19th century)
- (UK) Independent
- Times of London
- Washington Post
- Hartford Courant
- Atlanta Constitution
- South China Morning Post
- San Francisco Chronicle
- London Sunday Times
- London Daily Telegraph
- Detroit Free Press
- Toronto Star
- Globe and Mail
- Times of India
- Irish Times
- Global Press Archive
- St Louis Post-Dispatch
- Louisville Courier-Journal
- Nashville Tennessean
- Baltimore Sun
- Austin American Statesman
- Cincinnati Enquirer
- Brooklyn
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/use-the-library - all NY residents, no longer offers out of state cards
- NY Times
- NY State Newspapers - must geolocate to NY
- Queens
https://www.queenslibrary.org/ - reportedly $50 for out of state but not worth it
- NY State Newspapers - must geolocate to NY
- Syracuse
https://www.onlib.org/ - offered to non-residents but no details
- NewspaperArchive, limited to nearby states
- Newsbank
- Proquest Historical Newspapers
- Utica
https://www.uticapubliclibrary.org/using-the-library/get-a-library-card/ - nearby counties only
- NY State Newspapers - must geolocate to NY
- Watertown
https://easthounsfieldlibrary.org/ - website is garbage
North Carolina
https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/search-library/access-materials-and-resources/slnc-government-and-heritage-library-card - any NC resident can get one
- Newsbank
- Charlotte Observer
- NewspaperArchive
- News and Observer (Raleigh)
https://www.nclive.org/browse - for all NC residents but you login through your local library
- Newspapers.com (NC only)
- Recent NY Times
- Recent Washington Post
- Canadian Newsstand
- Buncombe County
https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library/ - county only, $20/year otherwise but must be in person
- Recent Asheville Citizen-Times
- Charlotte (Mecklenburg County)
https://www.cmlibrary.org/ - county residents only, non-resident $45/year
- Durham
https://durhamcountylibrary.org - county residents only, non-resident $45/year
- Recent Herald-Sun
- Greensboro
https://library.greensboro-nc.gov/services/getting-a-library-card - nearby counties
- Recent Greensboro News and Record
- Greenville
https://sheppardlibrary.org/ - all NC residents
- Raleigh (Wake County)
https://libraryweb.wakegov.com/registration/ - county residents only, non-resident $25/year
- Wilmington (New Hanover County)
https://libguides.nhcgov.com/library - county only, $30/year otherwise
- Recent Wilmington Morning Star
North Dakota
Not much of anything unless in Bismarck
http://www.library.nd.gov/onlineresources.html - requires local library card
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Bismarck
https://www.bismarcklibrary.org/ - county only or $30/year
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- Fargo
https://fargond.gov/city-government/departments/library/ - all ND residents but no additional databases
- Minot
https://www.minotlibrary.org - nearby counties, no additional databases
Northern Mariana Islands
https://www.cnmilib.org/ - local residents, no online databases
Ohio
- Akron
https://www.akronlibrary.org/ - all OH
- Newsbank
- Recent Akron Beacon-Journal
- NewspaperArchive (OH only)
- Athens County
https://www.myacpl.org/ - all OH, neighboring counties in WV
- NewspaperArchive
- Cincinnati
https://chpl.org/ - all OH residents
- Cincinnati Post
- NewspaperArchive (OH only)
- Cincinnati Enquirer
- Newsbank
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- Nashville Tennessean before 1922
- Dayton Daily News before 1922
- Proquest Historical Newspapers
- Indianapolis Star before 1922
- Recent NY Times
- Clark County
https://www.ccplohio.org/ - all OH residents
- Newsbank
- Clermont County
https://clermontlibrary.org/ - all OH residents, or $25 - can be paid online
- Cincinnati Enquirer before 1922
- Cleveland
https://cpl.org/ - all OH residents
- 19th Century British Library Newspapers
- Recent Akron Beacon Journal
- (London) Financial Times
- New York Times
- London Times
- Recent USA Today
- 19th Century US Newspapers (includes Cleveland Daily Herald before 1871)
- Columbus
https://www.columbuslibrary.org - all OH residents
- Newsbank
- Columbus Dispatch
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- US Newsstream
- Cuyahoga County
https://cuyahogalibrary.org/ - all OH residents
- NY Times
- Dayton
https://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ - all OH residents - non-resident - $25/year
- Newsbank
- Columbus Dispatch
- Dayton Daily News before 1922, after 1990
- Elyria
https://www.elyria.lib.oh.us/ - all OH residents
- NewspaperArchive
- Geauga County
https://geaugalibrary.net/ - all OH residents
- Newsbank
- Akron Beacon-Journal - recent
- Greene County
https://greenelibrary.info/ - all OH residents - non-resident - $25/year
- Cincinnati Enquirer
- Dayton Daily News (missing 1922-1989)
- NewspaperArchive
- Jefferson County
https://www.steubenvillelibrary.org/ - unclear who can access
- NewspaperArchive
- Licking County
https://www.lickingcountylibrary.org/ all OH residents
- NewspaperArchive
- Newsbank
- Recent Columbus Dispatch
- Recent Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Lima
https://www.limalibrary.com/ all OH residents - no interesting databases
- Lorain County
https://www.lorainpubliclibrary.org/ all OH residents
- Newsbank
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Lorain Morning Journal
- Medina County
https://www.medina.lib.oh.us/ all OH residents
- Newspapers.com
- Newsbank
- Preble County
https://preblelibrary.org/ all OH residents
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- Shelby County
https://shelbycountylibraries.org/ unclear who can access
- Newsbank
- Stark County
https://starklibrary.org/ - all OH residents or $30/year
- Newsbank
- Toledo
https://www.toledolibrary.org/ - all OH residents - call for non-resident options
- Newsbank
- America’s Historical Newspapers
- NewspaperArchive (OH only)
- Proquest Historical Newspapers - limited to NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post
- Recent Toledo Blade
- Newspapers.com
- Tuscarawas County
https://www.tusclibrary.org/ - unclear who can access
- NewspaperArchive
- Wayne County
https://www.wcpl.info/ - unclear who can access
- Newsbank (OH only)
- Youngstown
https://www.libraryvisit.org/ - all OH residents, $50/year otherwise but no interesting databases
- Zanesville / Muskingum County
https://muskingumlibrary.org/ - unclear who can access
- NewspaperArchive
Oklahoma
No statewide options
- Eastern Oklahoma
https://eols.org/ - nearby counties
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- Recent Oklahoman
- Proquest Historical Newspapers - Nashville Tennessean, NY Times
- Recent Tulsa World
- Norman
https://pioneerlibrarysystem.org/ - nearby counties
- Newsbank
- Oklahoman
- Oklahoma City
https://www.metrolibrary.org/ - nearby counties (Pioneer Library System) can get reciprocal account, or $70/year
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- LA Times
- NY Times
- Washington Post
- Newspapers.com
- Recent The Oklahoman (might be some historical)
- Tulsa World (unclear how far back)
- Southeast Oklahoma
https://www.seolibraries.com/ - some reciprocal agreements or $25/year
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- Newsbank
- Recent Tulsa World
- Tulsa
https://www.tulsalibrary.org - county only
- Newsbank
- NY Times
Oregon
Some other options
- Baker County
https://www.bakerlib.org/ - no card info
- Newsbank
- Recent Baker City Herald
- Recent Oregonian
- Bend / Deschutes County
https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/ - free to Deschutes county residents only, $195 yearly otherwise
- Newsbank: The Bulletin (2005-), The Oregonian (1985-)
- Eugene
https://www.eugene-or.gov/4422/Eugene-Public-Library - city only or $11/month
- Recent NY Times, Washington Post
- Newsbank
- Gale OneFile News
- Recent Register-Guard
- Medford
https://jcls.org/ - county only or fee
- Newsbank world, Mail Tribune, Ashland Daily Tidings
- Portland / Multnomah County
https://multcolib.org/ - nearby OR and WA counties or $180/year, also part of Oregon Passport and can get databases
- Newsbank US
- Oregonian
- NY Times
- LA Times - unclear years
- Proquest Global Newsstream
- Tillamook County
https://www.tillabook.org/library/
- Recent Oregonian
- Gale OneFile News
Pennsylvania
- Adams County (Gettysburg)
Seems like residents only https://adams.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/register
- Newsbank (PA only)
- Bucks County
https://buckslib.org/library-cards/ apply in person
- Newsbank
- Dauphin County (Harrisburg)
https://www.dcls.org/get_library_card - nearby counties, some reciprocal agreements
- Harrisburg Patriot-News - recent only
- Newspapers.com (PA only)
- Erie
https://erielibrary.org/services/get-a-library-card/ - PA residents only, non-residents don’t have access to databases
- Newsbank
- Johnstown (Cambria County)
https://www.cclsys.org/card/ - PA residents
- Newsbank (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tribune Democrat)
- Lower Merion
https://lmls.org/e-library/online-resources/
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre)
https://osterhout.info/using-the-library/library-card-application/ - county only
- Newspapers.com (PA only)
- Citizen’s Voice - 1978
- Times Leader - 1992 on
- Montgomery County (Norristown)
http://mnl.mclinc.org/get-a-library-card/
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Philadelphia
https://catalog.freelibrary.org/MyResearch/register - all PA residents
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Pittsburgh
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/services/get-a-library-card/ - all PA residents, out of area $30 but in person
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- NewspaperArchive (listed as temporary)
- Scranton
https://lclshome.org/join/ - PA residents only, but no interesting databases
Puerto Rico
- San Juan
https://yourlibrarysanjuan.org/ - $25/year (not free to residents), no databases
Rhode Island
- Newport
https://newportlibraryri.org - all RI residents
- Newspapers.com
- Providence Journal (recent)
- Newport Daily News (recent)
- Providence
https://www.communitylibrariespvd.org/ - all RI residents, non-residents $125/year but no useful databases
- Warwick
https://www.pontiacfreelibrary.org/ - all RI residents, non-residents $185/year
- Newsbank
- Providence Journal (recent)
- Warwick Beacon (recent)
South Carolina
(Some big cities have more resources, can also pay out of resident for Greenville)
https://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/get-library-card - free to SC citizens
- Newsbank
- Anderson County
https://www.andersonlibrary.org/services/get-a-library-card/ - nearby counties, otherwise $25/year
- Anderson Independent-Mail
- Columbia (Richland County)
https://www.richlandlibrary.com/librarycard - free to county, $65/year otherwise, allows online cards
- SC Historical Newspapers - The State, The Post and Courier
- Charleston
https://www.ccpl.org/getacard - county only, neighboring counties $60/year
- Charleston historic newspapers
- Recent The Post and Courier
- NY Times (some years missing)
- Greenville
https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/get-a-card - nearby counties, otherwise $38/year
- Newspapers.com
- Recent Washington Post
- Horry County (Myrtle Beach)
https://www.horrycountysc.gov/departments/libraries/ - county only, $10/year otherwise
- Recent Sun News
- SC Newspapers (unclear what this is)
- Spartanburg
https://www.spartanburglibraries.org/ - county only (for resources), $35/year otherwise
- Herald Journal
- York County
https://www.yclibrary.org - county only, $25/year otherwise
- Charlotte Observer
- The Herald
- SC Newspapers (unclear what this is)
South Dakota
Not a lot available
https://library.sd.gov/LIB/ERD/complete.aspx - geolocked to SD
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Nineteenth Century US Newspapers
- Pierre
https://rawlinslibrary.org/ - city limits, $15/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Rapid City
https://rapidcitylibrary.org/ - county only or $110/year
- Newsbank
- Rapid City Journal (unclear what years)
- Sioux Falls
https://siouxlandlib.org/ - county only, $63/year otherwise
- Argus Leader - recent
- Proquest Newsstand
- Proquest US Major Dailies
Tennessee
https://tntel.info/General-Public/Research - geolocked to TN
- Newspapers.com (Southeast only)
- The Tennessean
- Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Knoxville News Sentinel
- Chattanooga
https://chattlibrary.org - free to county, $50/year otherwise
- Jackson
https://jmclibrary.org/ - county only
- Johnson City
https://www.jcpl.org/get-a-library-card/ - many nearby counties including VA/NC, otherwise $25/year
- Knoxville
https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org - county only, $40/year otherwise
- Newspapers.com - might be unlocked edition
- Proquest Newspapers Historical/Current - includes NY Times, Washington Post
- Memphis
https://www.memphislibrary.org/start-here/ - free to county, $50/year for many nearby counties in TN, MS, AR
- Nashville
https://library.nashville.org/ - free to county, $10/year for many nearby counties in central TN, KY, AL https://library.nashville.org/get-card
Texas
https://texshare.net - all TX residents
- Austin American Statesman before 1980
TexShare cards do not include online databases
- Abilene
https://abilenetx.gov/237/Get-a-Library-Card - city only or $10/year
- Historical Newspapers - Texas (some Abilene papers, El Paso Times, Corpus Christi Caller)
- Dallas Morning News
- Amarillo
https://www.amarillolibrary.org/ - city only or $18/year but no databases
- Arlington
- Newsbank, includes Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Austin
https://library.austintexas.gov/ - city only or ecard for $22/year
- Newsbank
- Beaumont
https://beaumonttexas.gov/departments/library/library-policies-services/ - website is garbage
- Brazoria County
https://bcls.lib.tx.us/ - unclear requirements
- Newspapers.com (TX)
- Newsbank
- Bryan
https://www.bcslibrary.org/ - county only or $24/year
- Newsbank - has recent The Eagle
- Burnet County
https://burnetcountylibrary.org/ - unclear requirements
- Newsbank
- Corpus Christi
https://www.cctexas.com/library/ - city only or $25/year but no databases
- Dallas
https://dallaslibrary2.org/ - city residents or $250/year
- Newsbank
- Dallas Morning News
- Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Recent NY Times
- El Paso
https://www.elpasolibrary.org/ - city only or $50/year but no databases
- Fort Bend County
https://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us/ - all TX residents or $15/year
- Newsbank, has recent Houston Chronicle
- Fort Worth
https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/library/ - city residents or $50/year, does give online databases
- Newsbank
- Dallas Morning News
- Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Recent NY Times
- Harlingen
https://harlingenlibrary.org/ - unclear who can access but no databases
- Houston
https://houstonlibrary.org/home - all TX residents, $40/year otherwise, can pay online (is not TexShare Card)
- Newsbank - but with historical Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle
- London Sunday Times
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- Harris County
https://www.hcpl.net - all TX (is not TexShare card)
- Texas News Collection - Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Antonio News-Express - unclear dates
- Recent Houston Chronicle
- Laredo
https://www.laredolibrary.org/ - county only
- NewspaperArchive
- Longview
https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2884/ - get a card site is down
- America’s Historical Newspapers
- Newsbank
- Recent Longview News-Journal
- Lubbock
https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/library/ - nearby counties but no useful databases
- Midland
https://www.co.midland.tx.us/611/ - nearby counties
- Newsbank - has Midland Reporter-Telegram
- Odessa / Ector County
https://ector.lib.tx.us/ - all TX (real card)
- Newsbank
- Odessa American - unclear years
- Plano
https://www.plano.gov/1747/Research-Learn - nearby cities or $50/year
- Dallas Morning News
- Plano Star Courier - unknown years
- Port Arthur
https://stacks.paplibrary.org/ - residents only or $20/year
- Newsbank
- NewspaperArchive
- Port Arthur News
- San Angelo
https://www.tgclibrary.com/ - TX resident, but no useful databases
- San Antonio
https://www.mysapl.org/ - county only
- NewspaperArchive
- Recent San Antonio Express-News
- Sherman
http://sherman.harringtonlc.org/ - county only, no useful databases
- Tyler
https://www.cityoftyler.org/government/departments/library/
- Victoria
https://www.victoriatx.org/162/Library - all TX but no useful databases
- Waco
https://www.waco-texas.com/Departments/Library - county or $100/year but no databases
- Wichita Falls
https://wfpl.net/ - city only or $25/year
- Newsbank
Utah
Main paper missing some years
https://onlinelibrary.utah.gov/utah-newspapers/ - need a UT library card - supposedly has all UT newspapers 2006- has recent Salt Lake Tribune 2004-
- Proquest Newstream - recent Salt Lake Tribune but 1990-, Deseret News
https://digitalnewspapers.org/ - Salt Lake Tribune before 1919
- Salt Lake City
https://services.slcpl.org/ - county only or $80/year
- Newsbank
- NY Times
- Salt Lake County
https://www.slcolibrary.org/ - county only or $80/year
Vermont
https://libraries.vermont.gov/online_library/digital_newspapers - available to all state residents
- Newspapers.com - VT only
Virgin Islands
https://www.usvipubliclibraries.com/ - website is a mess
Virginia
https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/az.php - available to all VA residents
- Newsbank - Richmond Times-Dispatch after 1903, some current VA papers
- NewspaperArchive
- Washington Post
- Arlington
https://library.arlingtonva.us/
- Proquest Major US Daily Newspapers (recent)
- Washington Post
- Charlottesville
No interesting databases
- Fredericksburg
https://www.librarypoint.org/card/ - nearby counties, otherwise $30
- Newsbank
- Proquest Major US Daily Newspapers (recent)
- Harrisonburg
https://mrlib.org/our-collections/online-resources.html/title/newspapers - nearby counties, otherwise $35/year
- Newsbank (recent Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
- Loudoun County
https://library.loudoun.gov/a-z - county only
- Washington Post
- Proquest Major US Daily Newspapers (recent)
- Norfolk
https://www.norfolkpubliclibrary.org/i-want-to/faqs/library-cards-borrowing - VA residents
- Newsbank (has Virginian Pilot recent)
- Prince William County
https://www.pwcva.gov/department/library/digital-library - nearby counties in MD, DC, VA
- LA Times
- Washington Post
- New York Times
- Chicago Tribune
- Newsbank
- Richmond
https://rvalibrary.org/services/online-resources/ - not clear who can get it
- Newsbank
- Roanoke County
https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/547/Apply-for-a-Library-Card - all VA residents
- Newsbank - recent Roanoke Times
- Newspapers.com
- Virginia Beach
https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/libraries/digital/Pages/Research-A-to-Z-List.aspx - city residents only, $35/year otherwise
- Newsbank
- Virginian Pilot (unclear if it can be remote)
Washington
https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/newspapers_wsl.aspx#databases - all state residents, have to get a card
- Newspapers.com - not PE, also WA only
- Newsbank - WA, world
- The Olympian
- Seattle Times Historical (1895 to present)
- Recent Spokane Spokesman-Review
- Tacoma News-Tribune (1992 to present)
- Issaquah Press (1907 to 2017)
- Everett
https://www.epls.org/ - nearby counties
- Everett Herald
- Seattle Times
- Newsbank US, world
- Washington State Newspapers
- King County
https://kcls.org/ - county only, many reciprocal agreements
- NY Times
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- Recent Seattle Times
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Kitsap County
https://www.krl.org/ - might be entire state
- "Washington State News"
- Newsbank world
- Recent Seattle Times
- North Central
https://www.ncwlibraries.org/ - some reciprocal agreements or $120/year
- Newsbank world
- “Washington State News”
- Seattle Times - unclear what years
- North Olympic (Clallam County)
https://www.nols.org/ - county only
- Newsbank world
- “Washington State News”
- Seattle Times - unclear what years
- Pierce County
https://www.piercecountylibrary.org/ - county only, some reciprocal agreements
- Tacoma News-Tribune, unclear what years
- “Washington State News”
- Newsbank world
- Recent Seattle Times
- Seattle
https://www.spl.org/ - county only
- America’s Historical Newspapers
- NY Times
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Seattle Times (1895 to present)
- US Major Dailies
- US West Newsstream
- Newsbank - WA, world
- Sno-Isle
https://www.sno-isle.org/ - all WA residents
- Newsbank world
- Bellingham Herald (unclear years)
- Proquest Historical - US Major Dailies
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1986 to 2022), Seattle Times (1985 to present)
- Everett Daily Herald (2005 to present)
- Proquest US Newsstream
- “Washington State News”
- Spokane
https://www.spokanelibrary.org - city only or $42/year
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Spokane County
https://www.scld.org/ - county only but no digital resources for Spokane/Liberty Lake, or $140/year
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Gale OneFile News
- Tacoma
https://www.tacomalibrary.org/ - city only, some reciprocal agreements
- Tacoma News-Tribune, unclear what years
- Timberland Library (Olympia)
- NewspaperArchive
- Recent NY Times
- Newsbank US
- Recent Olympian
- Recent Seattle Times
- Proquest US Newsstream
- Vancouver
https://www.fvrl.org/ - nearby residents, some reciprocal agreements or $115/year
- Proquest Newspapers
- Newspapers.com
- NY Times
- Whitman County
https://www.whitcolib.org/ - nearby counties or $30/year
- Recent Seattle Times
- World Newsbank
- Washington State news (unclear)
- Yakima
https://www.yvl.org/ - nearby area, or Vancouver/North Central, or $100/year
- Newsbank World
- Gale OneFile News
West Virginia
- Bluefield
https://craftmemorial.lib.wv.us but no useful databases
- Cabell County / Putnam County
https://cabellcounty.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/cabell - no specifics
- Newsbank
- Clarksburg
https://clarksburglibrary.org but no useful databases
- Kanawha County (Charleston)
https://www.kcpls.org/ - all WV residents but nothing of interest
- Morgantown
https://www.mympls.org/check-it-out/get-a-card/ - all WV residents, $20/year otherwise
- NewspaperArchive
- Ohio County (Wheeling)
https://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/collection/getting-a-library-card/92 - WV panhandle, some nearby OH-PA counties can pay $5/year
- NewspaperArchive
Wisconsin
https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/ - all WI residents
- Newspapers.com
- Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers - recent only
- Brown County
https://www.browncountylibrary.org - all WI residents
- Kenosha
https://www.communitylib.org/ - unclear requirements
- Kenosha Evening News - recent
- La Crosse
https://lacrosselibrary.org - all WI residents
- NewspaperArchive
- Madison
https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/ - nearby area
- NewspaperArchive
- Marathon County
https://mcpl.us/ - all WI residents
- Milwaukee
https://www.mpl.org/ - city residents only, no remote access otherwise
- 19th Century US Newspapers
- NewspaperArchive
- Recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wyoming
https://www.gowyld.com/ - need WY library card
- Proquest - LA Times (recent), Proquest Historical Newspapers, eLibrary (unclear what is included)
- Casper / Natrona County
https://www.natronacountylibrary.org/ - county only
- Cheyenne / Laramie County
https://lclsonline.org/ - county only
- Recent Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
- Sweetwater County
https://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/
Note: unlike the US document, only the largest cities in each province will have the library information.
Alberta
- Calgary
https://calgarylibrary.ca/ - city only
- Canadian Newsstream (recent papers)
- Globe and Mail
- Calgary Herald
- Edmonton
https://www.epl.ca/ - city only
- Edmonton Journal
- Calgary Herald
- Globe and Mail
British Columbia
BC OneCard allows for reciprocal use but each library can decide whether databases are included
- Vancouver
https://www.vpl.ca/ - metro area only, or $40/6 months
- BC Hist Newspapers - The Province, Vancouver Sun, Times-Colonist
- Canadian Historical Newspapers - Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Victoria Times Colonist, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Regina Leader-Post, Ottawa Citizen, Globe and Mail, Windsor Star, and Montreal Gazette
- Canadian Newsstream (recent papers)
- Globe and Mail
- Proquest Global Newsstream
- Recent NY Times
- Proquest US Major dailies
- Victoria
https://gvpl.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_US/default - metro area only, or $200/year (unclear whether BC OneCard is eligible)
- Canadian Newsstream (recent papers)
- Proquest Global Newsstream
- BC Hist Newspapers - The Province, Vancouver Sun, Times-Colonist
Manitoba
- Winnipeg
https://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/ - local residents or $166/year
- Canadian Major Dailies
- NewspaperArchive
- Winnipeg Newspaper Archives - has Free Press
New Brunswick
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/nbpl/online-library.html#news - all NB residents, need a card
- Canadian Newsstream
Newfoundland and Labrador
https://nlpl.ca/ - all NL residents, but no databases
Northwest Territories
https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/online-resources.aspx - all NT residents but no useful databases
Nova Scotia
- Halifax
https://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/membership/card/ - all NS
- Canadian Major Dailies
https://www.publiclibraries.nu.ca/en - no card info and no relevant databases
Ontario
- Ottawa
https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en - residents only
- Canadian Major Dailies
- Globe and Mail
- Ottawa Citizen
- Toronto
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ - residents only or $120/year
- Canadian Newsstream
- Gale OneFile News
- Globe and Mail
- Toronto Star
Prince Edward Island
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/library-services-and-archives - all PEI residents, but no useful database
Quebec
https://www.banq.qc.ca/ - all QC, can be online
- Canadian Major Dailies
- Globe and Mail
- Le Monde - newspaper based in France
- Montreal Gazette
- NY Times
- London Times
- Montreal
https://montreal.ca/en/libraries - residents only, can subscribe - $88/year
- Quebec City
https://www.bibliothequedequebec.qc.ca/ - local residents
Saskatchewan
- Regina
https://www.reginalibrary.ca/ - databases might be locked to local area
- Regina Leader-Post
- Canadian Major Dailies - “significant backfiles” of Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Financial Post, Globe and Mail, Kingston Whig-Standard, Montreal Gazette, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Winnipeg Free Press
- Saskatoon
https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/ - residents only
- Canadian Major Dailies
Yukon Territory
https://yukon.ca/en/yukon-public-libraries - all YT residents