Newspapers

Current newspapers are kept in the Periodicals section of the first floor, with the exception of H-W News, which is available at the first floor Circulation desk and the second floor Reference desk.

Newspapers to which we subscribe:

  • The Boston Globe (kept for 3 months)
  • Morningstar (strictly digital; click here for information and access)
  • The New York Times
  • Salem News (kept for 3 months)
  • USA Today
  • Valueline (ask for the print at 2nd floor Reference Desk; click here to find optional digital access)
  • The Wall Street Journal

We also get:

  • H-W News
  • Jewish Journal
  • Manchester Cricket

What We Keep:

Newspapers are recycled after one week, with the exception of the Boston Globe and the Salem News. Back issues of these papers are kept in the second floor Closed Stacks, and are recycled after three months.

Past issues of the Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle and The Chronicle & Transcript, two local historical papers, are kept in perpetuity, in both paper and microfilm formats, in our Closed Stacks.  We also retain copies of the ongoing H-W News: December 13 – 19, 2024 (Volume 1, Issue 1) – present.

Our library’s print holdings for the Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle begin in 1965, with microfilm coverage beginning in 1958 to the present. (Please note that some issues are missing.) The last issue of the Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle was May 30, 2019.  It was purchased by Gatehouse Media and consolidated with several other papers to become The Chronicle and Transcript: June 6, 2019 (Volume 1, Number 1) – December 2, 2021 (Volume 3, Number 28), before that paper was also discontinued.

Please ask a librarian for help in retrieving any newspapers from the Closed Stacks. Be prepared to offer some form of ID for the librarian to hold while you are using materials from the Closed Stacks.

Don’t forget:

You may also access articles from the Boston Globe (1980 to present), the New York Times, and thousands of magazine articles via EBSCOHost and InfoTrac, both available through our Electronic Resources page.  Or, register for a Boston Public Library eCard to access electronic newspaper and magazine holdings through the Boston Public Library.