Current Newspaper Issues
America’s News: Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues, and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S.
Baltimore Banner: Baltimore news coverage, including politics, business, entertainment, food, and events. Please follow these steps:
- Select the Baltimore Banner link above.
- Enter your library card barcode and PIN.
- On the welcome page, select the Get Started button.
- Create an account by entering your name, email address, and a password, or sign in to your existing account.
- On the Limited Time Banner Pass page, type HOWARD as the promo code and select Apply. Charges will be cleared from the page and you will receive a free pass, good for 30 days.
- Click Complete and follow the prompts.
Please note, your Pass will expire every 30 days and you will need to do the steps above to renew your access. Ad-block and pop-up blockers may interfere with the authentication process.
Baltimore Sun (1990 – present)
Baltimore Sun, powered by NewsBank (1990 – present)
Howard County Times digital edition (2001 – present)
Maryland Digital NewsBank: Read 45 local Maryland newspapers including the Howard County Times and Columbia Flier. Text-only; no photographs or advertisements. Also includes text-only versions of 27 magazines such as Washington Family Magazine, National Review, and Slate, plus special reports on hot topics like world health.
New York Times (1980 – present)
PressReader: Read thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world and instantly translate them from one language into another. Only includes last 90 days of news, no historic archives.
ProQuest Global Newsstream [was ProQuest Newsstand]: Includes more than 1,600 U.S. and world newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Toronto Star, the Guardian, etc.
Wall Street Journal (1984 – present)
Washington Post (1988 – present)
Historical Newspaper Archives
Baltimore Afro-American Archives (1893 – 1988): Often called The Afro, this weekly newspaper was the most widely circulated African American paper on the Atlantic coast. It was the first black newspaper to have correspondents reporting on World War II as well as foreign correspondents and female sports correspondents.
Baltimore Sun Archives (1837 – 1997)
New York Times Archives (1851– 2019)
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers: Features full-text and images from urban and rural papers throughout America in the 1800s, with an emphasis on topics such as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration, and Antebellum-era life.
Washington Post Archives (1877-2004)
