Ebony Magazine Archive 1945-2014

This magazine covers civil rights, education, entrepreneurship, and other social topics with an African American focus. Full text articles and cover pages are fully indexed and advertisements are individually identified. It includes more than 800 issues providing a broad view of African American culture from its first issue in 1945 through 2014.

National Geographic Magazine Archive 1888-2020

This iconic monthly publication resource includes complete, unlimited access to the magazine’s main content through 2020. Every article from every issue, including the vivid photographs and historic articles, as well as engaging videos and detailed maps and map supplements. Each fully searchable through an intuitive interface.

Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine: All back issues

A popular style, liberally illustrated magazine, copublished by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and their nonprofit partner, the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation. The magazine is intended to introduce readers to the Keystone State’s rich culture and historic legacy, to educate them on the value of preserving that legacy, and to entertain and involve them in such a way as to ensure that Pennsylvania’s past has a future.

Time Magazine Archive 1923-2000

This archive presents an extensive collection of the prominent weekly news magazine dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000, presented in a comprehensive cover to cover format. The 4,000 issues include reports of national and international current events, politics, sports, and entertainment.

U S News & World Report Magazine Archive 1926-1984

This magazine features a broad variety of topics in current events, politics, and business, and is well known for its ranked lists of businesses and institutions. With 4,900 issues included, the Archive is valuable to researchers of 20^th century current events, politics, and business, as well as those interested in the history of journalism, advertising and popular culture.

cloudLibrary NewsStand

eMagazines Are Here!

Our new eMagazine service, from the Back Mountain Memorial Library and the Luzerne County Library System, is now available! You will need a library card for Luzerne County.

Check out magazines to download and read online or offline in a variety of languages. Using cloudLibrary NewsStand is as easy as cloudLibrary. Simply go to their website, cloudlibrary.magzter.com, or click the image at left.

There is also an app you can download onto your device! You can find it in your app store under cloudLibrary NewsStand.

Here’s what you will need to get started:

1) Download the cloudLibrary NewsStand app from the App Store on your mobile device or computer, or go to the website listed above. Once the app is downloaded or you are on the website, and you have your library card, you can set up an account in a few easy steps!

2) On the NewsStand website, click on Login in the upper right corner and you will be redirected to the log in page. When using the app, the first screen will ask you to log in.

3) Tap or click on “New user? Please register online/Create a new account.” You will be redirected to the registration page.

4) Fill in your name and email, create a password, and click Next at the bottom of the screen.

5) Next, you will have to select your Country and Library. Scroll to select, and tap on each selection. Then enter your library card number.

For Country ~ United States

For Library ~ Luzerne County Library System

6) Click on Register at the bottom of the screen. “Please Wait” may briefly appear before redirecting you to cloudLibrary NewsStand.

You have now set up your cloudLibrary NewsStand account! You can begin downloading your choice immediately by clicking on it, then clicking on the Read button.