The Algonquin Area Public Library subscribes to a number of online magazine and newspaper services for your reading enjoyment. All can be enjoyed online via a web browser, and many provide apps for reading on tablets and smartphones.
PressReader
PressReader offers unlimited access to newspapers from around the world, in 60+ languages, all on your device. Local papers include Chicago Tribune, Super Express Chicago (Polish), and LaRaza (Spanish) and the New York Times. Click "Sign in" and select "Library or Group" to get started.
Library access to PressReader is also compatible with the PressReader app. Visit your device’s app store to download and install the free PressReader app. Compatible with iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire devices, the app allows you to download issues for offline reading.
The New York Times
Enjoy free access to the New York Times and other premium content usually reserved only for subscribers. Click on the link to redeem a token for 72 hours of complimentary access, then login or create a free account with the New York Times. Access may be extended for another 72 hours by following the same link to obtain a new redemption code.
Complimentary access to the New York Times is also compatible with the New York Times app. Visit your device’s app store to download and install the free New York Times app. Simply login with the same New York Times account you used when you followed the above link. This app is compatible with most iOS and Android devices.
If your device is not compatible with the New York Times app, you should still be able to access directly from the New York Times website through Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, or Silk web browsers.
hoopla
Checkout up to 15 titles per month with your library card and a free hoopla account. Every title on hoopla is instantly available - no holds or waiting lists!
Read current issues of 50+ popular and in-demand magazines with the hoopla Magazines BingePass. From health to home décor, business to baking or anything in between, there's a magazine you'll love. With a reading experience designed specifically for digital use, it's easy to read hoopla Magazines on a mobile device or your computer, and you can even listen to the articles!
Download the hoopla app for your iOS, Android, or Kindle Fire. Desktop users can read in web browsers including Microsoft Edge, and recent versions of Safari (Mac) Google Chrome and Firefox. hoopla ebooks are not compatible with Kindle Paperwhite or other eReaders that do not allow installation of apps.
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Download Apps
Flipster
View, download and read digital magazines. Many popular titles available with back issues you can view on your computer, tablet or mobile device.
Flipster offers an easy, browse-able reading experience. Users can browse magazines by category as well as perform searches for specific periodicals. An online newsstand provides a carousel of the most recent issues, as well as a carousel of all issues allowing for quick access to magazines. The table of contents contains links for quick access to articles of interest and hotlinks within magazines are hyperlinked, opening in separate tabs when clicked. In addition, there is an option to zoom in and out for better readability.
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Download Apps
But wait, there's more
Looking to search magazines and newspapers for articles on a specific topic? For access to even more magazine and newspaper resources, AAPLD subscribes to several other databases that provide access to regional and national newspapers, both current and historical.
Don’t have an Algonquin Area Public Library card? Click here.
- Chicago Sun-Times
** Currently not up to date as of July 1, 2024. Check back later for current issues ** Read current issues of the Chicago Sun-Times digitally on your device or computer. Simply sign in with your AAPLD library card to begin reading.
- Chicago Sun-Times : 1986 - Current
Read current or past copies of the Chicago Sun-Times digitally on your device or computer. Image or text versions are both available. Simply sign in with your AAPLD library card to begin reading.
- Chicago Tribune 1849 - 1998
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
- Chicago Tribune 1985 - 1996
Search full-text articles, classifieds, obituaries, marriage notices, and more from the Chicago Tribune : 1985 - 1996.
- Chicago Tribune 1996 - Present
Search full-text articles, classifieds, obituaries, marriage notices, and more from the Chicago Tribune : 1996 - present.
- Chicagoland News
Research topics in business, education, politics and more from over 200 Illinois news sources, including Chicago Sun-Times, Crain’s Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Northwest Herald, Algonquin Countryside.
- Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
A comprehensive database for consumer-oriented health content containing information on mainstream medicine, complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Includes information from health reference books and encyclopedias, magazines and journals and full-text evidence-based health reports.
- Daily Herald Collection
** Currently not up to date as of July 1, 2024. Check back later for current issues ** Explore suburban Chicago area history through local news, events and people with the Daily Herald Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
- EBSCO Explora (Masterfile, History Reference Center, Science Reference Center)
Articles arranged by topic: Arts and Literature, Biography, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History and Social Science, Science and Math. Search for magazine articles, videos and primary documents.
- ERIC
An index to journal articles and reports in education.
- Flipster
View, download and read digital magazines. Many popular titles available with back issues you can view on your computer, tablet or mobile device.
- hoopla
E-books. Movies. TV shows. Streaming audiobooks. Music. All for you, and all FREE using your Algonquin Area Public Library District card and a web browser phone or tablet. No hassles. No waiting list.
- Libby | Magazines
Here, you can check out digital magazines. Both current and past issues are available.
- New York Times : PressReader
Unlimited access to current and past issues now available to read through Pressreader . Click "Sign In" at the top and choose "Library or Group" search Algonquin and log in with your library card number and PIN (account password) to begin enjoying the New York Times along with other newspapers.
- New York Times Online
To read New York Times online or by using the NYT app, Click this link to redeem 72 hour access, click REDEEM, create an account, and read away. Access also includes over 150 years of archives through the TimesMachine. Mobile version available after account is created.
- NewsBank: America's News Magazines
Search for timely topics in business, education, the environment, science and technology. Featuring Newsweek, Popular Science, Foreign Affairs, Science News, Smithsonian and more.
- Newspapers.com - World Collection
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 300+ million pages of historical newspapers from 8,400+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond.
- Northwest Herald (2020 - Current)
** Currently not up to date as of July 1, 2024. Check back later for current issues ** Read and search through a scanned, image version of the Northwest Herald newspaper. Newspapers are current to the date.
- Northwest Herald (Search 2005-Current)
Find information including community issues and events, business, education, health, politics, sports and more.
- Overdrive | North Suburban Digital Consortium
Find and enjoy the library's digital books on just about any modern device in seconds. E-books have never been easier!
- PressReader
Offers unlimited access to newspapers from around the world, in 60+ languages, all on your device. Local papers include Chicago Tribune, Super Express Chicago (Polish), and LaRaza (Spanish). Click Sign In to get started. For magazines try Libby.
- U.S. Major Daily News
Search full-text articles, classifieds, obituaries, marriage notices, and more from the Chicago Tribune, & Wall Street Journal.
- Wall Street Journal
Read full-text articles from the most current printing back to printings from 1984.