Guide to Newspapers at the Library
Newspaper Access By Format
Print copies of the following newspapers are on the second floor sunroom. These newspapers are available to read in the library, but cannot be borrowed.
| Newspaper | Retention period |
| Herald Citizen | one year |
| Salem News | one month |
| Boston Globe | one month |
| Boston Herald | one month |
Consult the Chronology of Newspapers in Danvers, below, to navigate the name of the Town’s newspaper in a given time period.
| Newspaper | Time period | Source | Notes |
| Boston Globe | 1980 to current | ProQuest |
The current edition of the Boston Globe, as well as archives. Tutorial. |
| 1872-1979 | ProQuest | Digital archive with access to the full content of the historical Boston Globe. You may search and view article & full page images, page through issues and search using a variety of methods. Tutorial. | |
| Herald Citizen (Danvers and Beverly) | 6/6/2019 to current | Newsbank | The Herald Citizen takes up where the Danvers Herald left off. Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more |
| Danvers Herald | 8/4/2005 to 5/31/2019 | NewsBank | Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of the Danvers Herald. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements and other sections. |
| Danvers Mirror | 1882-1920 | Danvers Community History Archive | A searchable digital archive that also includes the Danvers Highschool Yearbooks (1954-2018) |
| New York Times | 1985-present | Gale OneFile and Academic OneFile | Full-text of The New York Times from 1985- searchable as a standalone file. Tutorial. |
Microfilm preserves fragile documents such as rare books, newspapers and other periodicals by using micro-photography to reduce an image onto a roll of plastic film.
Rolls of microfilm with newspaper text are located on the second floor, in the Reference Department.
A machine for viewing microfilm is located in front of the meeting rooms.
Ask staff at the Reference Desk to assist you in locating rolls of microfilm, and operating the microfilm reader. A guide to using the ScanPro2500 machine is also available.
A USB flash drive is required to save scanned files. The files are usually too large to send by email. They can alternatively be printed on a library printer, for a fee.
The following newspapers are available on microfilm:
| Newspaper Name | Geographic Area Covered | Dates Available |
| Salem Evening News | Salem |
January 1972 – December 1995 |
| Salem Evening News | Salem, Beverly and Peabody |
January 1996 – November 1999 |
| Salem Evening News | Salem |
December 1999 to December 2002 |
| Salem News | Salem |
January 2003 to December 2014 |
| Boston Globe |
January 1979 to December 2006 |
| Danvers Mirror |
July 1, 1882 to June 24, 1882 |
| Danvers Herald |
September 24, 1930 to December 2004 |
Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83020183; https://www.loc.gov/item/sn89062073/ accessed October 2024.