Featured Newspapers
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- All online resources can be used in the library.
- Most can also be used from home, though many require you to sign in with your library card number.
- Some are provied for Paxton CW Mars residents with Paxton-issued CWMars libray cards. Newsbank may require both your library card and pin numbers.
- Some require a free Boston Public Library ecard.
Plese contact us if you want help using any of these resources.
Worcester Telegram
Page through, scroll or search a digital version of the paper that looks exactly like the print version. Select the "Image" format.
Or use the text only version. Accessed through Newsbank.
Provided to Richards Memorial Library and available remotely to Paxton residents with a CW MARS card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
The Landmark
Text only version. Accessed through Newsbank. Log in with your library card and pin numbers. Includes 2005-2023
Provided to Richards Memorial Library and available remotely to Paxton residents with a CW MARS card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Boston Herald
Page through, scroll or search a digital version of the paper that looks exactly like the print version. Select the "Image" format.
Or use the text only version. Accessed through Newsbank. Log in with your library card and pin numbers.
Provided to Richards Memorial Library and available remotely to Paxton residents with a CW MARS card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Springfield Republican
Richards Memorial Library Library is open 7 days a week. Check our hours to plan your visit and find out when our expert librarians are available to assist you.
Newsbank
Acess to your favorite local newspapers, current editions and archived. You will be prompted to enter your library card number* and pin.
Access to hundreds of Massachusetts newspapers, as well as national news managazines. Some resources includes Read Aloud content.
Provided to Richards Memorial Library and available remotely to Paxton residents with a CW MARS card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
More to be added soon
More newspapers to be added soon.
Massachusetts Newspaper Archives
The Boston Globe Article Archive
Text only. Coverage: 1980 - current.
Provided by the Boston Public Library and available for free with a BPL eCard. Individuals who live in, own property in, or commute to work in Massachusetts may register for an eCard.
Updated July 2023
BPL ecard Newspaper Access
With a Boston Public Library ecard (free to Massachusetts residens), you have free access to digital newspapers.
1. Register for a Boston Public Library ecard.2. Sign up for a WSJ.com account through the BPL to start using wsj.com immediately.
- Your access will be available for the next 3 days (72 hours). A limited number of passes may be issued each day.
- After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.
- Provided by the Boston Public Library and available for free with a BPL eCard. Individuals who live in, own property in, or commute to work in Massachusetts may register for an eCard.
Available newspapers
Boston Globe (current edition)
Boston Herald (current edition)
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise (current edition)
New York Times (current edition)
The Lowell Sun
Wall Street Journal (Current edition)
Updated 7/2023
*Provided by the MBLC
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System.
International Newspaper Archives
Gale ONEFile
Search through more than 3,500 publications with Gale ONEFILE News. Text-only articles (not page reproductions) from national and international newspapers, newswires, and some magazines.
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System. Updated 7/23
Times (London)
Digital Archive (1785-2014)
Searchable page reproductions of one of the world’s most important and longest-running newspapers.
Provided by the Boston Public Library and available for free with a BPL eCard. Individuals who live in, own property in, or commute to work in Massachusetts may register for an eCard.
Updated July 2023