Newspapers & magazines
Read local and international newspapers. The library offers access to thousands of daily periodicals, and has a unique microform archive of North Vancouver news dating back to 1905.
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Newspapers
Newspapers can be found on the third floor and on the lobby shelving to the east of the main entrance, and may only be used in the library. You can also access newspapers online with PressReader and The New York Times:
- Browse our print newspapers (link opens in the catalogue)
- PressReader — PressReader gives you online access to thousands of stories in newspapers and magazines.
- The New York Times — Read The New York Times online.
Magazines
Magazines are available for browsing and borrowing on the first floor.
- Browse magazines (link opens in the catalogue)
- Libby/Overdrive magazines — Use your e-reader or smart device to browse magazines in the Libby app.
Investment newsletters
- The Northern Miner is available at the third floor info desk.
- The Successful Investor is available at the third floor info desk.
- Our subscription to Value Line has been discontinued. West Vancouver Memorial Library has this item (in-library use only).
North Shore News archive
The library possesses a unique microform archive of North Vancouver news dating back to 1905. The archive contains the following publications, some issues dating from 1905 to the present:
- The Citizen
- The Express
- Lions Gate Times
- North Shore Shopper
- North Shore News
- North Shore Press
- North Shore Review
- North Shore Times
- North Vancouver District News
For more historical resources, please see also:
The microfiche machine is on the third floor of the library.
Drawer 1: 1905 – 1976
- The Express: Aug. 1905 – Dec. 1912
- North Shore Press: Jan. – Feb. 1913, Jan. 1914 – Dec. 1951
- North Shore Times: Apr. 1926 – Dec. 1926
- North Shore Review: Jan. 1952 – Jul. 1957
- North Vancouver District News: Jan. 1954 – July 1957
- The Citizen: April 24, 1958 – April 23, 1980
- North Shore Shopper: Jan. 1970 – Dec. 1971, Jan. 1974 – Dec. 1975
- North Shore News: Jan. – Dec. 1976
Drawer 2: 1977 – 2000
- North Shore News: Jan. 1976 – Dec. 2000
- The Citizen: July 1977 – Apr. 1980
Drawer 3: 2001 – 2006
- North Shore News: Jan. 2001 – Dec. 2006
Drawer 4: 2007 – Present
- North Shore News: Jan. 2007 – present
Drawer 5: 1939 – 1972
- Lions Gate Times: Feb. 1939 – Dec. 1972