You can read a wide variety of local, national, and global newspapers on your computer or mobile device free with your IndyPL Library card.
Need help? Ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or call, text or email Ask-a-Librarian. The Tinker Station helpline at (317) 275-4500 is also available. It is staffed by device experts who can answer questions about how to read, watch, and listen on a PC, tablet or phone.
The Library offers several different subscriptions to the New York Times. If you want to browse the current news, use the New York Times Digital edition.
Your library card gives you free 24-hour access to the digital edition of the New York Times. You must first create a New York Times account if you don’t already have one.
If you are interested in finding a specific article or researching a specific topic in the New York Times, we recommend searching their full-text databases that you can also access with your IndyPL library card.
New York Times with Index Historical Newspaper (1851-2018)
Wall Street Journal Historical Newspaper (1889-2010)
Wall Street Journal (1984-Present)
Wall Street Journal Online (2010-Present)
ProQuest Global Newstream
Current newspapers, journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, and podcasts. Includes Barron's, Indianapolis Star, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full text selections from over 180 regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns, and other sources. Updated daily.
ProQuest Global Newstream
Current newspapers, journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, and podcasts. Includes Barron's, Indianapolis Star, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full text selections from over 180 regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns, and other sources. Updated daily.
Indianapolis Star (1903-2004)
A full-text version of the Indianapolis Star from 1903-1922 including photographs, ads, obituaries, and marriage announcements.
Indianapolis Star (1991-Present)
Full-text coverage from the Indianapolis Star back to 1991, including obituaries, but excluding paid advertisements and freelance writers.
The Weekly View
Published be Eastside Voice Community News Media for 24 zip codes in from Downtown Indy East to Greenfield, North to Lawrence, Geist, and Broad Ripple, and South to Beech Grove, New Pal & Southport.
La Voz de Indiana
La Voz de Indiana Bilingual Newspaper serves all communities by concentrating on the Hispanic and American markets. As the "only" bilingual publication in the state of Indiana , La Voz is published in both Spanish and English. Their goals are to Embrace Diversity by promoting understanding and improve communication between people.
The Free Soil Banner
The Free Soil Banner was published in Indianapolis from 1848 to 1854. Other cities had newspapers by the same name, but the Indiana version was edited by Lew Wallace and William B. Greer, and reportedly funded by Ovid Butler, the founder of North Western Christian University, later renamed Butler University.
If you are wanting to dig deeper during your search, Central Library has Indianapolis newspapers on microfilm from about 1822 to the present. You may access the microfilm collection in person during library hours.