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We subscribe to over 250 periodicals and hold back issues for 150 additional titles. Many full-text magazine and newspaper articles are available online from our databases [1].
Newspapers
The library subscribes to the following daily and weekly newspapers, and keeps back issues for 3 months (unless otherwise noted):
- Patriot Ledger
- Boston Globe [2]
- Boston Herald
- New York Times [2]
- USA Today
- Wall Street Journal
- Chinese World
- Quincy Sun (12 months)
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Online Access Sept. 1968 - Dec. 2010 [4]
We can search any name or keyword across every issue of the Sun published between September 1968 to 2012, and find a digital image of the page where the information was published. Microfilm and hard copies of the paper (2012-present) are also available. Need us to do a search for you? Stop by the Main Library reference desk (top floor), call 617-376-1316 or email quref@ocln.org [5].
Back Issues on Microfilm
The full range of Quincy's local newspaper, the Patriot Ledger (1837 - present) is available on microfilm. Also available is The New York Times (1851 - 2010) and the Boston Globe (1971 - 2010). Four microfilm readers are available for public use in the Main Library Reference area. Copies are 15¢ per page.
Magazines
We subscribe to a variety of magazines with titles ranging from American Scholar to Glamour to Model Railroader. Find out what magazines we have in print by searching our online catalog [6] for specific titles, or by browsing the .pdf lists below:
Currently Received Magazines by Subject [7]
Currently Received Magazines for Adults, Alphabetical by Title
[8] Currently Received Magazines for Children & Teens, Alphabetical by Title [9]
Magazines are kept in the Main Library Richardson building. If you are looking for back or current issues of any magazine, or for full-text articles online, please send email [10] or call 617-376-1316.