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Newspaper Locations

Updated 06/20/07

Maine Newspapers-Daily:                           City:                Reading Room:                      Basement:

BANGOR DAILY NEWS^                            Bangor             latest week’s issues                 1 mo+current mo.

KENNEBEC JOURNAL                                Augusta            latest week’s issues                 1 mo+current mo.

MORNING SENTINEL                                 Waterville         latest week’s issues                 1 mo+current mo.

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD*/^                 Portland           latest week’s issues                 1 mo+current mo.

SUN JOURNAL                                            Lewiston          latest week’s issues                 1 mo+current mo.

 

*=The Portland Press Herald’s weekend edition is called The Maine Sunday Telegram.
^=Back issues also held on microfilm.

 

Maine Newspapers-Weekly:                                  City:                Reading Room:                      Basement:

BAR HARBOR TIMES                                       Bar Harbor            latest issue                             5 mo+current mo.

CAMDEN HERALD - Now HERALD GAZETTE (Combined with the COURIER GAZETTE starting with Nov. 18, 2008 issue).

COURIER GAZETTE - Now HERALD GAZETTE (Combined with the CAMDEN HERALD starting with Nov. 18, 2008 issue).

ELLSWORTH AMERICAN+                              Ellsworth               latest issue                             5 mo+current mo.

HERALD GAZETTE                                     Camden/Rockland           latest issue                             5 mo+current mo.

LINCOLN NEWS+                                              Lincoln                  latest issue                             5 mo+current mo.

MACHIAS VALLEY NEWS OBSERVER           Machias                latest issue                             5 mo+current mo.

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM*/^                      Portland                latest 6 wks’ issues                 5 mo+current mo.

MAINE TIMES+/^                                             (Changed to a periodical.  Last issue 4/25/02)

PENOBSCOT TIMES                                          Old Town              latest issue                               1 year+current year.

REPUBLICAN JOURNAL                                  Belfast                  latest issue                               5 mo+current mo.

STAR HERALD                                                  Presque Isle          latest issue                               5 mo+current mo.

WEEKLY+                                                          Bangor                 latest 6 wks’ issues                   5 mo+current mo.

 

*=The Maine Sunday Telegram is the weekend edition of The Portland Press Herald.
+=No weekend edition.
^=Back issues also held on microfilm.

 

National Newspapers-Daily:                                       Reading Room:                      Basement:

BOSTON GLOBE                                                          latest week’s issues                1 mo+current mo.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR+                             latest week’s issues                1 mo+current mo.

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY+                               latest week’s issues                1 mo+current mo.

NEW YORK TIMES^                                                    latest week’s issues                1 mo+current mo.

USA TODAY++                                                            latest week’s issues                1 mo+current mo.

WALL STREET JOURNAL^                                         latest week’s issues                1 mo+current mo.

 

+=No weekend edition.
++=USA TODAY has a three-day weekend edition that encompasses Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
^=Back issues also held on microfilm.

 

Newspapers-Microfilm Holdings:                                            Microfilm Room:

BANGOR DAILY COMMERCIAL^^                                           1872-1956

BANGOR DAILY NEWS                                                             1900-Present

BANGOR DAILY WHIG AND CURRIER^^                                1836-1900

MAINE TIMES                                                                             1968-2003

NEW YORK TIMES                                                                     1851-Present

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD^^                                                  1947-1978

WALL STREET JOURNAL                                                          1996-Present

 

^^=Microfilm holdings discontinued.