News

America’s News
From Home or the Library
Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network.

Black Life in America
From Home or the Library
From the early days of slavery to modern times, people of African descent have had a profound impact on American history. While many Black achievements are not covered in most textbooks, Black Life in America—a unique digital archive of news media—presents the broad sweep of African American history in ways no other online resource can match. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Boston Metro Collection
From Home or the Library
Provides access to an extensive full-text collection of news published in and around Boston. Updated daily, this one-stop resource includes fully searchable archives of nearly 200 daily and weekly news sources, including The Braintree Forum.

Boston Public Library Resources
From Home or the Library
In its role as Library for the Commonwealth, the Boston Public Library provides services to all Massachusetts residents and supplements library resources found in communities statewide. A Boston Public Library card gets you free access to hundreds of online platforms, apps, and databases. If you don’t already have a card, register for an eCard online to gain access to these resources.

Braintree Digitized Newspapers
From Home From the Library
Search Braintree newspapers digitized from the library’s microfilm collection, which includes local papers dating back to 1881, as well as Braintree Directories from 1916 to 1935. Remote access is limited to publication dates up to and including 1966. Library access includes all dates after 1966 until December 31, 2020, the last publication date of The Braintree Forum.

Enterprise Collection
From Home or the Library
Search news from Brockton and vicinity from the year 2000 to today with The Enterprise Collection. Explore current and archived issues of The Enterprise with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles, as well as content only published online. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network.

Heritage Hub
From Home or the Library
HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States, from 1704 through today. This one-of-a-kind collection helps patrons and family historians uncover new family members and understand family relationships on a deeper level than ever before. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

New York Times
From Home or the Library
Full-text of The New York Times from 1985- present.

New York Times Cooking
From Home or the Library
The New York Times Cooking is a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available on all platforms, that helps home cooks of every level discover, save and organize the world’s best recipes, while also helping them become better, more competent cooks.

Access to The New York Times Cooking is in 72 hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 72 hours for uninterrupted access. Please see the instructions for obtaining an access code to get started. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.

New York Times Digital Edition
From Home From the Library
Full access the New York Times Digital Edition. Available in English, Spanish and Chinese.

A New York Times online account, which requires only an email address and a password, is needed to access the newspaper. Access from home is in 72 hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 72 hours for uninterrupted access. Please see the instructions for setting up an account and obtaining an access code to get started. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.

New York Times Games
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Times games have captivated solvers since the launch of the Crossword in 1942. Their experts create engaging word and visual games — in 2014 they introduced the Mini Crossword, followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex. They continue to make new games players will be passionate about

Access to The New York Times Games is in 72 hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 72 hours for uninterrupted access. Please see the instructions for obtaining an access code to get started. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.

News: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
An innovative full-text newspaper resource that allows you to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. It includes access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection
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Search news from Quincy and vicinity from the year 1916 to today with The Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection Collection. Explore current and archived issues of The Patriot Ledger. Study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network.