Newpapers, Magazines & Journals
The State Library currently subscribes to a large selection of newspapers, magazines and journals available in both paper and electronic format. The State Library's subscriptions focus on current affairs and legal and legislative information. The State Library also retains a large collection of historic newspapers dating back to the 18th century.
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The State Library currently subscribes to many Massachusetts local newspapers, including the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. Paper copies are retained for one month for most newspapers, although some are retained permanently on microfilm. The library also subscribes to a selection of national papers, including the New York Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.
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The State Library currently subscribes to a selection of public- and current-affairs journals and magazines in print format, which are available on the fourth floor balcony. The Library also provides access to nearly 17,000 electronic periodicals through our online databases.
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The periodicals balcony of the State Library serves as the main area for microfilm materials. The library retains a number of journals, magazines and newspapers on microfilm, as well as Congressional Hearings, Governors' Executive Orders, Governors' Press Releases, Legislative Documents, Massachusetts Election Statistics, the Massachusetts Register, and the State House News Service.
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Compiled by librarians at the State Library in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Zimmer Index covers newspaper articles of interest to legislators and citizens of the Commonwealth. This resource indexes newspapers from Boston and the surrounding area from 1878 to 1937.
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Located on the fourth floor balcony of the State Library, this index is the only known public index of either the Boston Globe or the Boston Herald for the time period between 1962 and 1983. The index is selective in coverage, primarily documenting persons and events related to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
