Newspapers
Online Access
Topsfield Library cardholders have digital access to the New York Times and NYT Cooking. Check out our blog post to learn how to fully take advantage of these resources!
Read the digitized print publication of Boston Herald, available in full-color flip-through format daily (2018-present) and text-only format (1991-present).
Read the digitized print publication of USA TODAY, available in full-color flip-through format daily (2006-present).
Read the digitized print publication of the Lowell Sun, available in full-color flip-through format daily (2023-present).
The Boston Public Library has an even more extensive collection of online access to magazines/journals, as well as newspapers and business/investing tools. Most are available to anyone with a BPL ecard.
Full-Text Access to other local papers of note:
Chronicle and Transcript (6/6/2019 – 12/2/2021): text-only access via Newsbank. News, police logs, sports coverage and features from the towns of Boxford, Hamilton, Ipswich, Middleton, Topsfield, and Wenham. The Chronicle and Transcript ceased print publication in December 2022, but community news can still be found at wickedlocal.com/chronicletranscript.
Tri-Town Transcript (6/2/2006-5/31/2019): text-only access via Newsbank. The precursor to the Chronicle and Transcript, covering the tri-town area of Boxford, Middleton and Topsfield. A separate Digital Archive for the Transcript covers the years 1962-2005.
Salem News (2008-present): text-only access via Newsbank
Boston Globe (1980-present): Text-only ProQuest database. Can be searched by keyword or browsed by date (click on Publications and then select the title to browse).
Topsfield Lantern: Free community news source
America’s News (Newsbank) – News and information from reliable news sources spanning the U.S., including over 50 local Massachusetts sources. Includes hot topics, subject lists, and more.
Print Available In-Library
All back print issues kept for three months. All print newspapers are in-library use only.
Banker and Tradesmen
Boston Business Journal
Boston Globe
Jewish Journal
The Local News
The Pilot
Salem News
Wall Street Journal
View our listing of historical newspapers covering Topsfield and surrounding areas
Magazines
Come in and check out any of our available magazines/periodicals for 7 days.
Using the Libby app, we offer access to hundreds of current magazines and periodicals, with no wait list, loan limits, or due dates. See our list below for some of the most popular titles, or visit the Libby app for yourself! Check out our Libby/Overdrive tutorial via Niche Academy to master the art of borrowing e-books from the library!
| Title | Access | Library keeps physical copy for… | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADDitude | Physical copy | 3 years | ||
| Allrecipes | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Cooking | |
| American Farmhouse Style | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Architectural Digest | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Art in America | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Art | |
| The Atlantic | Physical copy | 1 year | News & Culture | |
| Bake from Scratch | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Cooking | |
| BBC History Magazine | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | History | |
| Better Homes & Gardens | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Bloomberg Business Week | Physical copy | 1 year | News | |
| Bon Appetit | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Cooking | |
| Boston Magazine | Physical copy | 1 year | Lifestyle | |
| Bottom Line, Personal | Physical copy | 1 year | ||
| Christian Science Monitor | Physical copy | 6 months | ||
| Conde Nast Traveler | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 Year | Travel | Coming Soon! |
| Consumer Reports | Physical copy and access through our database | 2 years | ||
| Cook’s Illustrated | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Cooking | |
| Cosmopolitan | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Style | |
| Country Life | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Country Living | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Country Style | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Cruising World | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Recreation | |
| Down East | Physical copy | 1 year | Travel | |
| The Economist | Physical copy | 3 months | News & Culture | |
| Elle | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Style | |
| Esquire | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Style | |
| Family Handyman | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Home & Garden | |
| Family Tree | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Family | |
| Fine Gardening | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Home & Garden | |
| Fine Homebuilding | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Fine Woodworking | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Food Network | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Cooking | |
| Food & Wine | Physical copy | 1 year | Cooking | |
| Forks Over Knives | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Cooking | |
| Fortune | Physical copy | 1 year | Business & Finance | |
| Gardens Illustrated | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Gardeners’ World | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Globe Magazine | Physical copy | 6 months | Style | |
| Good Food | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Cooking | |
| Good Housekeeping | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Guardian Weekly | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | News & Culture | |
| HGTV Magazine | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Home & Garden | Coming Soon in physical format |
| Hobby Farms | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Home & Garden | |
| Horticulture | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Home & Garden | |
| House Beautiful | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Ideal Home | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Kiplinger’s Personal Finance | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Business & Finance | |
| Kiplinger’s Retirement Report | Physical copy | 1 year | Business & Finance | |
| Magnolia Journal | Physical copy | 3 years | Home & Garden | |
| Martha Stewart Gardening | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Massachusetts Wildlife | Physical copy | 3 Years | Wildlife | Coming Soon! |
| Medieval World | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | History | |
| Men’s Health | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Health & Fitness | |
| Milk Street | Physical copy | 2 years | Cooking | |
| Modern Cat | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 3 Years | Home & Garden | Coming Soon in physical format |
| Modern Dog | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 3 Years | Home & Garden | Coming Soon in physical format |
| Mother Earth News | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Home & Garden | |
| Motor Trend | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Cars | |
| National Geographic | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Nature | |
| National Review | Physical copy | 1 year | News | |
| New England Home | Physical copy | 2 years | Home & Garden | Coming Soon! |
| New Republic | Physical copy | 1 year | News & Culture | |
| Newsweek | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | News | |
| New Yorker | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 3 months | News & Culture | |
| New York Review of Books | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Book review | |
| New York Times Book Review | Physical copy | 6 months | Book review | |
| Northshore Magazine | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Style | |
| Old House Journal | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| Out | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Style & Personal | |
| Outside | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Nature | |
| People | Physical copy | 3 months | Celebrities & Gossip | |
| Pioneer Woman | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Style & Personal | |
| Psychology Today | Physical copy | 2 years | Health & Wellness | |
| Prevention | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 Year | Health & Wellness | Coming Soon in physical format |
| Radio Times | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | News & Culture | |
| Real Simple | Physical copy | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Remind | Physical copy | 1 year | Nostalgia | Coming Soon! |
| Rolling Stone | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | News & Culture | |
| Scientific American | Physical copy | 1 year | Science | |
| Smithsonian | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | History | |
| Southern Living | Physical copy | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Threads Magazine | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Arts & Crafts | |
| Time | Physical copy | 6 months | News & Culture | |
| Times Magazine | Physical copy | 6 months | Style & Personal | |
| Town & Country | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Home & Garden | |
| Travel & Leisure | Physical copy | 1 year | Travel | |
| US Weekly | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 6 months | Celebrities & Gossip | |
| Vanity Fair | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | News & Culture | |
| Vegan Food & Living | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Home & Garden | |
| VegNews | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 3 years | Style & Personal | |
| Vogue | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Style & Personal | |
| The Week | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | News & Culture | |
| Wired | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | ||
| Women’s Health | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 1 year | Health & Wellness | |
| Woman’s World | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Style & Personal | |
| Woodsmith | OverDrive/Libby | N/A | Arts & Crafts | |
| Writer’s Digest | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | ||
| Yankee | Physical copy and available via OverDrive/Libby | 2 years | Home & Garden |
