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Digital Magazines & Newspapers

The Prince Rupert Public Library provides access to newspapers and magazines in print and digitally. Print titles are held in the library — current issues for in-library use, back issues available to borrow. Digital magazines are accessible anytime through the Libby app with your library card.

Digital Magazines

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Print Newspapers in the Library

The library receives the following print newspapers. Current issues are for in-library use only; past issues may be borrowed with your library card.

Local paper: The Northern View — Prince Rupert's own newspaper. Current and back issues are available in the library.
The Northern View The Northern View BC Bookworld BC Bookworld Interior News Interior News Kitimat Northern Sentinel Kitimat Northern Sentinel Northword Northword Terrace Standard Terrace Standard Westcoast Reader Westcoast Reader
About the Westcoast Reader: A literacy newspaper written at three reading levels for adult learners, published 10 issues/year (September–June) by Decoda Literacy Solutions and Camosun College. Received free by public libraries through the BC Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. Especially useful for newcomers and ESL patrons.

Digital Newspaper Archives

Historical Prince Rupert newspapers are digitized and freely searchable online through two archives:

Turning the Pages: Prince Rupert Newspaper Archives

Turning the Pages: Prince Rupert Newspaper Archives

Hosted and maintained by the Prince Rupert Public Library. Decades of the Prince Rupert Daily News scanned from the library's own microfilm masters by West Canadian Digital Imaging and MicroCom Systems, funded by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre's BC History Digitization Program.

The physical microfilm and this digital archive cover the same material — see also our Special Collections page for in-library microfilm access.

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UBC Open Collections

BC Historical Newspapers (UBC Library)

UBC Library's open digital collection of historical BC newspapers. Includes early Prince Rupert-area titles — notably the Prince Rupert Optimist, the predecessor name of the Daily News, unavailable anywhere else online.

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Print Magazines in the Library

The library holds the following print magazines. The most recent issue is for in-library use only; past issues may be borrowed with your library card. List current as of July 2025.

For Kids = title aimed primarily at children.

Looking for a specific title or issue? Ask at the circulation desk. Back issues of most titles are available to borrow with your library card.

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