Newspapers & magazines
Read current issues of newspapers and magazines online with your library card, plus explore our archive of historical Westmont newspapers.
Need assistance? Email a librarian or call 630 869 6155. For more involved research assistance, please use our Book a Librarian service.
Chicago Tribune
Read news and opinion from the Chicago Tribune online. To read outside the Library, use your library card number and PIN.
You can also read the Chicago Tribune print edition in digital form.
The Economist
Read the latest issues of The Economist online via PressReader.
To use PressReader outside the Library, select “Sign in,” choose “Library or Group,” then search for Westmont Public Library.
Historical Westmont Newspapers
Read digitized copies of historical Westmont newspapers, hosted at the Illinois Digital Archives. This digitization project is currently in progress. Stay tuned for more issues of The Towne Times, Westmont Progress, and more.
Magazines on Libby (Overdrive)
Libby (Overdrive) offers thousands of magazines in addition to ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and comics.
The New York Times
Read the latest journalism from The New York Times online via PressReader.
To use PressReader outside the Library, select “Sign in,” choose “Library or Group,” then search for Westmont Public Library.
Newspaper Source Plus
Read millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines, including The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.
PressReader
Get access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines, including a variety of US-based and international publications, as soon as they’re available on shelves.
To use PressReader outside the Library, select “Sign in,” choose “Library or Group,” then search for Westmont Public Library.
Please note that PressReader is not searchable via the online catalog.
The Wall Street Journal
Read the latest articles from The Wall Street Journal online. You will be asked to make an account after entering your library card number in order to access WSJ articles. This account will be good for 3 days, after which time you will be asked to re-confirm it or create a new account to continue reading.
Please note that articles are not searchable via the online catalog.