Magazines and Newspapers

Getting Started

• Create an account with your library card and PIN on the Princeton Overdrive website or on the Libby app.
• Getting started with Libby
• Libby app instructions and help
• Computer instructions and help

Highlights and Accessibility Features

• Hundreds of popular magazines such as The New Yorker, Bon Appetit and more
• For access to “The Economist,” see instructions under PressReader.
• Includes world language periodicals such as “l’Express” and “Paris Match”
• Children’s titles such as “Highlights for Children” and “Highlights High Five”
• Compatible with native screen readers to navigate the app and browse for content
• Use “Reading Settings” to change font size, such as OpenDyslexic font or lighting.
• To define words in Libby, tap and hold the word until the menu pops up. Or use a dictionary in languages other than English.

Getting Started

• Download the PressReader app or go to pressreader.com.
• Select Sign in, found in the upper right hand corner. Ignore the subscription or trial information. Access is completely free.
• Select Library or Group.
• Choose Princeton Public Library from the list or type it into the search box.
• Enter library card number and PIN (usually the last 4 digits of your phone number).
• Check the appropriate boxes and sign in.
• You have complimentary access for 30 days, after which you will need to sign in again.
• Access the Help Center.

Highlights and Accessibility Features

• Includes U.S. newspapers, such as “Chicago Tribune,” “New York Daily News,” Philadelphia Inquirer,” and “Baltimore Sun.”
• Includes international newspapers from many countries, in English, including “The Times of India ” and “The Guardian.”
• Includes international newspapers in over 60 languages, including Hindi, German, French, Hebrew, Spanish, Chinese, plus dozens more.
• Ability to translate many titles into 20 different languages.
• Daily issues available immediately, back issue date range varies by title from a few days to a few weeks.
• The library’s subscription also includes access to “The Economist.” To find specific issues, click on the magnifying glass (search symbol) and type economist in the search box. Click Read now to check out an issue for 24 hours. Downloaded issues can be found in the downloaded section of your PressReader account.
• Share, save or print your favorite articles.
• Accessibility features.

REMOTE ACCESS

• PPL library card required.
• Visit nytimes.com/register 
• Create a personal account using your email address and password of your choice.
• Contact us to receive a special code that allows for 72 hours of access.  At the conclusion of the 72-hour period, you may re-use the same code to get another 72-hours.
• For historical articles, try searching ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Major Dailies (1849 – 2017), which includes full-text coverage from Chicago Tribune (1849 – 1997), Los Angeles Times (1881 – 1996), The New York Times with Index (1851 – 2017), The Wall Street Journal (1889 – 2003), and The Washington Post (1877 – 2004).  Library card required.

REMOTE ACCESS

• PPL library card required.
• Contact us to receive a special link that provides 3 days of access.
• This special link will be sent by email.
• Click on the link and create a personal account using your email and password of your choice.
• At the end of the 3 days, use the same link for another 3 days of access and login as an existing user with the email and password created previously.
• Link may be used repeatedly.
• For historical coverage, try searching ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Major Dailies (1849 – 2017), which includes full-text coverage from Chicago Tribune (1849 – 1997), Los Angeles Times (1881 – 1996), The New York Times with Index (1851 – 2017), The Wall Street Journal (1889 – 2003), and The Washington Post (1877 – 2004).  Library card required.