Newspapers
Online Newspapers
Many newspapers are available online via the library's subscription to the following research tools:
- Courier-Journal (1999-present)
- New York Times (1999-present)
- New York Times Historical (1851-2001)
- Wall Street Journal (1984-present)
- Newspaper Source (includes USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the Lexington Herald-Leader, and other national and regional newspapers)
Print Newspapers
These newspapers are located at the Main Library, 301 York Street, Louisville KY 40203.
| Title | Frequency / Retention |
| Arizona Republic | Sun & Daily/ keep for 4 weeks |
| Ashland Daily Independent | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Atlanta Journal Constitution | Sun & Daily /keep for 4 weeks |
| Austin American Statesman | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Baltimore Sun | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Bardstown Kentucky Standard | Weekly / keep for 4 weeks |
| Barrons Weekly | Weekly/ keep until available on microfilm |
| Birmingham News | Sunday/ keep for 4 weeks |
| Boston Globe | Sunday/ keep for 4 weeks |
| Bowling Green-Park City Daily News | Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Business First of Louisville | Weekly |
| Charleston (S.C.) Post & Courier | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Chicago Defender | Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Chicago Sun Times | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Chicago Tribune | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Christian Science Monitor | Daily / keep for 4 months |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Cleveland Plain Dealer | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Dallas Morning News | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Denver Post | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Detroit News | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Elizabethtown News Enterprise | Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Financial Times of London | Weekly/ keep for 4 weeks |
| Frankfort State Journal | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Houston Chronicle | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Indianapolis Star | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Investors Business Daily | Daily / keep for 6 weeks |
| Las Vegas Review Journal Sun | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Lexington Herald Leader | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Los Angeles Times | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Louisville Courier Journal | Sun & Daily / keep until available on microfilm |
| Louisville Defender | Weekly / keep until available on microfilm |
| Memphis Commercial Appeal | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Miami Herald | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Nashville Tennessean | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| New Albany Tribune | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| New Orleans Times Picayune | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| New York Times (National ed.) | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Orlando Sentinel | Sunday/ keep for 4 weeks |
| Owensboro Messenger | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Paducah Sun | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Philadelphia Inquirer | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Portland Anchor | monthly/keep for 6 months |
| Raleigh News and Observer | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Record (Catholic) | Weekly / keep for 4 weeks |
| Renfro Valley Bugle | Monthly/keep for 4 weeks |
| Richmond (VA) Times Dispatch | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Saint Louis Post Dispatch | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| San Francisco Examiner | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Seattle Times | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Shelbyville Sentinel-News | Weekly/keep for 4 weeks |
| Speedhorse the Racing Report | Weekly / keep for 4 weeks |
| St. Louis Post Dispatch | Sun & Daily / keep for 4 weeks |
| Tampa Tribune | Sunday / keep for 4 weeks |
| Toronto Star | Saturday / keep for 4 weeks |
| USA Today | Daily/ keep for 4 weeks |
| Village Voice | 6 months/arrives weekly |
| Voice Tribune (Louisville, KY) | Weekly / keep for 4 weeks |
| Wall Street Journal | Daily/ keep until available on microfilm |
| Washington Post | Sun & Daily/ keep for 4 weeks |
| Western Recorder | Weekly/keep until available on microfilm |
Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
These newspapers are located on the second floor of the Main Library, 301 York Street, Louisville KY 40203.
| Title | Dates Held | Format |
| Louisville Public Advertiser | July 1818-1832 1834-Oct. 1841 |
Microfilm |
| Louisville daily Journal | NOV. 1830-JAN. 1832 & MAY 1836-NOV. 1868 | Microfilm |
| Catholic Advocate | FEB. 1841 - JUL. 1849, JUN. 1869-1899 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Morning Courier | 1844-1861, 1866-1868 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Daily Democrat | 1851-APRIL 1869 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Courier-Journal | NOV. 1868 - PRESENT | Microfilm |
| Evening Post | MAY 1878 -OCT 1925 | Microfilm |
| Record | 1879 - 1973 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Times | MAY 1884 - FEB. 1987 | Microfilm |
| Kentucky Irish American | 1898 - 1968 | Microfilm |
| Herald | APR. 1903 - OCT. 1925 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Leader | NOV. 1917 - SEPT. 1950 | Microfilm |
| Herald-Post (evening) |
NOV. 1925 - OCT. 1936 | Microfilm |
| Herald-Post (morning) |
NOV. 1925 - FEB. 1927 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Defender | 1951 - present | Microfilm |
Last Updated:
05/28/2008
