Newspapers & Magazines
The library offers physical and digital access to a variety of newspapers and magazines. This page focuses on the library's physical and local history collections; click here to learn about our digital-only news and magazine options.
If you can't find the magazine, journal, or newspaper article you're looking for, we may be able to request a scan from another library. Visit, call, or email the reference desk to learn more.
If you would like us to consider subscribing to additional newspapers or magazines, please fill out our purchase suggestion form.
Newspapers at Amesbury Public Library
Print editions of newspapers are available for in-house use only. They cannot be borrowed. Please limit yourself to one newspaper at a time so others can access them in a timely manner. For more information about digitized Amesbury newspapers, contact the local history and archives department by email or by phone at 978-388-8148 x609. We offer digital access to news articles from around the country via America's News and around the country and world via Gale OneFile: News.
Looking for the crossword puzzle? Reference librarians make copies of the Boston Globe and New York Times Sunday crosswords at the beginning of each week for patrons to take. If you would like help copying another puzzle, please visit the reference desk, and they will be happy to assist.
| Title | Format | Location | Retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amesbury Daily News | Digital | Amesbury Digital Newspapers | 1894-1962 |
| Amesbury News | Digital | Amesbury Digital Newspapers | 1886-2013 |
| Amesbury and Salisbury Villager | Digital | Amesbury Digital Newspapers | 1883-1891 |
| (Amesbury) Villager | Digital | Amesbury Digital Newspapers | 1849-1883 |
| More Historic Amesbury Papers | Digital | Amesbury Digital Newspapers | Varies |
| The Boston Globe | Reference room | 1 month | |
The Boston Globe | Digital | No longer available due to loss of IMLS funding. Learn more here. | 1980-present |
| The Boston Herald | Reference room | 1 month | |
| The Boston Herald | Digital | America's News | 1991-present |
| The Daily News of Newburyport | Reference room | 1 month | |
| The Daily News of Newburyport | Digital | America's News | 2006-present |
| The Eagle Tribune (Lawrence) | Reference room | 1 month | |
| The Eagle Tribune (Lawrence) | Digital | America's News | 2008-present |
| The Haverhill Gazette | Reference room | 1 month | |
| The New York Times | Reference room | 1 month | |
| The New York Times | Digital | three options: Gale OneFile (plain-text, advanced searching) All-Access (24-hour access to everything nytimes.com has to offer, including Games) nytimes.com (in-library access to nytimes.com, including Times Machine) | 1985-present (Gale), 1851-2002 (Times Machine) |
| USA Today | Reference room | 1 month | |
| USA Today | Digital | America's News | 1987-present |
| The Wall Street Journal | Reference room | 1 month |
Magazines at Amesbury Public Library
Most magazines are available for cardholders to borrow for one week with one renewal.
You can also request magazines from other libraries in the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC) by searching in the catalog or visiting, calling, or emailing the reference desk. See the table below for a complete list of magazines available in the Amesbury Public Library. (Note: The "new room" is the room by the circulation desk and is not newer than the rest of the building; rather, it houses many of our new materials.)
Additionally, the library offers online access to a variety of magazines through OverDrive and the free OverDrive app, Libby, as well as through hoopla (take a look at the titles included hoopla's Magazine Binge Pass), which is available to Amesbury cardholders online or as a free app. Your Amesbury Public Library card also allows you to access Consumer Reports online. Full-text articles from a variety of magazines are also available through Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines.
| Title | Location | Can It Be Borrowed? | Digital Access? |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARP Bulletin | Reference room | No | No |
| AARP Membership | Reference room | No | No |
| AARP Magazine | Reference room | No | No |
| The Atlantic | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Autism Digest | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Babybug | Teen loft | Yes | No |
| Better Homes and Gardens | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| BookList | Circulation desk | No, free to take | No |
| Boston Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Boston Globe Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Christian Science Monitor Weekly | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Chop Chop | Teen loft | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Consumer Reports (Reference Copy) | Reference room | No | No, but you can access CR's online database instead. |
| Consumer Reports (Circulating Copy) | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No, but you can access CR's online database instead. |
| Cooks Illustrated | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Cosmopolitan | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Country Living | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Discover | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Family Handyman | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Food and Wine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Food Network Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Garden Gate | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Girls' Life | Teen loft | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Good Housekeeping | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| HGTV Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| House Beautiful | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| JD Power Used Car Buying Guide | Reference room | No | No |
| Liberty | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Mother Earth News | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| National Geographic Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| National Geographic Kids | Teen loft | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| The New Yorker | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| The New York Times Book Review | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| The New York Times Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| The New York Times Style Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Newburyport Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Otaku | Teen loft | Yes | No |
| People Weekly | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Practical Homeschooling | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Prevention | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Psychology Today | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Reader's Digest Large Print Edition for Easier Reading | Reference room | No | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Real Simple | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Rolling Stone | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Runner's World | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Scientific American | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Smore | Teen loft | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Sports Illustrated | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Teen loft | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Taproot | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Taste of Home | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Time Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Travel and Leisure | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Uppercase | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| Vanity Fair | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Vogue | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| Wall Street Journal Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | No |
| The WEek | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |
| The Week Junior | Teen loft | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive & in hoopla Magazines |
| Yankee Magazine | New room, back issues in reference room | Yes | Select issues in Libby/Overdrive |