Magazines and Newspapers

Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources. Includes the Seattle Times Collection. 

Compare the latest gadgets. Find reliable cars. Search for appliances by feature. Check with the experts before making your next purchase. Read product reviews, ratings, buying advice, and articles from the latest issues.

Get all the resources you need for your next research project in one place. Choose from topic guides about people, places, historical events, books, and current events. Export your citations or save articles to Google or OneDrive. For students in grades K-12 and college.

Includes:

• articles
• photos
• maps
• video
• transcripts from magazines, newspapers, radio and television news programs
• reference books

Direct links to individual newspapers for focused Google News Archive searching.

Read articles from the New York Times (1980-present).

To find the most current complete articles:

1. Choose "Advanced Search."
2. Search by publication date and specific date range (enter the current date - current date).
3. Select "Full Text" only.

Read articles from:

• New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and
• New York Times (1857-to three years before the current year).

Read U.S. newspapers published in the 19th century. 

Read eBooks or magazines. Listen to downloadable audiobooks. Available on your computer, mobile device, or eReader.

Access to streaming video on OverDrive ended on 9/1/22. Use the Libby app to borrow and read titles from OverDrive. Get Libby in the “View available apps” section below. 

Read newspapers and magazines from around the world in many languages. Newspapers include up to 3 months of back coverage. Log in* to PressReader to share or print articles.

*You will need to log in to use the site. Even if you're in King County Library System (KCLS) library or connected to KCLS WiFi.

To log in:
1. Click on “Sign in” on the upper right corner of the PressReader site.
2. Select the library card icon.
3. Enter your library card barcode number and PIN.
4. Select King County Library System as your library. You will see a green coffee cup icon on the top left side of the PressReader site when you are logged in. Once logged in you will have 48 hours before needing to sign back in again.

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Read articles from thousands of magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Includes:

• The New Yorker
• The Economist
• ABI Business Trade & Industry Articles (ABI/Inform)
• The Chicago Tribune
• Los Angeles Times
• US Newsstream
• US West Newsstand
• CBS 60 Minutes Video Collection

Read the latest editions of this daily newspaper online. Stay current on local business, money, and real estate news.

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Find full-text articles from The Seattle Times, from 1985 to the present. Features full-color newspaper pages, from 2018 to the present.

Read articles from Seattle's LGBTQIA+ news and entertainment weekly since 1974.

Find sources for your school report or project. Read articles and eBooks written for students in grades K-8. Search for downloadable eBooks by grade level or subject. Export your citations or save articles to Google or Classroom.

Read top U.S. newspapers published since 1980.

Read articles from the Wall Street Journal (1984-present).

To find the most current complete articles:

1. Choose "Advanced Search."
2. Search by publication date and specific date range (enter the current date - current date).
3. Select "Full Text" only.

Access to historical Washington State newspapers through the Washington State Library. To access some of these resources you may need a Washington State Library card or ecard

Read articles from the Washington Post (1987-present). 

To find the most current complete articles:

1. Choose "Advanced Search."
2. Search by publication date and specific date range (enter the current date - current date).
3. Select "Full Text" only.