Here is a list of our magazine and newspaper subscriptions, including how long we keep back issues. Most magazines and newspapers may be checked out.
We have included links to the magazine and newspaper websites for your convenience. These websites sometimes help identify articles that readers seek. Content varies greatly. We have no passwords for premium content.
To find a magazine article online, try one of our online magazine databases.
The MLS Union List of Serials lists all the periodical subscriptions in libraries in the Metropolitan Library System. To request an article from another library, contact our Magazine Desk or e-mail us.
See our magazine list by subject here.
Alphabetical List:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
Adoptive Family (Youth Services) 2010-2011
All You Current two years
America Current two years
American Gardener 2010-May/June 2011
American Girl (Youth Services) Current two years
American Heritage Current nine years
American Hiker Current two years
Antiques & Collecting (Now called Treasures) 2010-June 2011
Archaeology Current two years
Architectural Digest Current two years
Architectural Record Current two years
Arizona Highways Current two years
Armchair General 2010-April/May 2011
Art & Antiques Current two years
Arthritis Today Current two years
Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Current two years
ARTnews Current two years
Ask (Youth Services) October 2011-Current
Atlantic Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Audio File 2010-August/September 2011
Audubon Current two years
Aviation Week & Space Technology Current two years, 1982 – 1986 (MFCH)
Backpacker Current two years
Barron’s Current year
BBC Knowledge Current two years
Better Homes and Gardens Current two years
Better Investing Current two years
Bicycling Current two years
Birds & Blooms Current two years
Bloomberg Businessweek Current two years, 1970-2002 (MFCH)
Bon Appetit Current two years
Booklist Current two years, Sept 1, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Bookmarks 2010-May/June 2011
Bottom Line/Personal Current two years
Boy’s Life (Youth Services) Current two years
Brides Current two years
Car and Driver Current two years
Cat Fancy Current two years
Chicago Current two years
Chicago Consumer’s Checkbook Current three years
Chicago History 1994 – 2010, Summer 2011
Chicago Sun-Times One month
Chicago Tribune Current three months, 1972 – 2003 (MFLM)
Chicago Tribune Books Online only
Chicago Trib Local Current two years
Chicago Tribune Magazine 1972 – 2003 (MFLM)
Chicagoland Gardening Current two years
Christian Century Current two years
Christianity Today Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Chronicle of Higher Education Current year
Clean Eating May/June 2009 – Current
Click (Youth Services) Current two years
Cobblestone (Youth Services) Current two years
Conde Nast Traveler Current two years
Consumer Reports Current three years,1982-2003 (MFCH)
Consumer Reports Buying Guide Current two years
Consumer Reports on Health 2009-May 2011
Cooking Light Current two years
Cook’s Illustrated Current two years
Country Living Current two years
Crafts ‘n Things Current two years
Crain’s Chicago Business Current two years
Crain’s Chicago Business-Book of Lists 1996 – Current
Cricket (Youth Services) Current two years
Cuisine At Home Current two years
Current Biography 1940 – Current
Current History 2010-May 2011
Cycle World Current two years
Diabetes Forecast Current two years
Dig (Youth Services) Current two years
Digital Photo Current two years (formerly PC Photo)
Discover Current two years, October 1986-2000 (MFCH)
Discovery Girls (Youth Services) Current two years
Disney Princess (Youth Services) Current two years
Dog Fancy Current two years
Doings Current three years
Dwell Current two years
E: The Environmental Magazine 2010-September/October 2011
Eating Well Current two years
Economist Current two years
Elderhostel Current issues
Elle Decor June 2011-
Entertainment Weekly Current two years
ESPN Current two years
Esquire Current two years
Everyday Food Current two years
Every Day with Rachael Ray-Rachael Ray Recipes Current two years
Family Circle Current two years
Family Fun (Youth Services) Current two years
Family Handyman Current two years
Field and Stream Current two years
Fine Cooking Current two years
Fine Gardening Current three years
Fine Homebuilding Current seven years
Fine Woodworking Current seven years
Fitness Current two years
Food Network Magazine Current two years
Forbes Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Foreign Affairs Current two years, 1982 – December 1996 (MFCH)
Fortune Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Gamepro (Young Adult) January – October 2011
Garden Gate Current two years
Girl’s Life (Youth Services) Current two years
Glamour Current two years
Going Places (Youth Services) Current issue only
Golf Digest Current two years
Good Housekeeping Current two years
GQ Current two years
Guitar World (Young Adult) Current year
Harper’s Bazaar Current two years
Harper’s Magazine Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Harvard Business Review Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Health Current two years
Highlights for Children (Youth Services) Current two years
Highlights High Five (Youth Services) November 2011-Current
Historic Illinois 1994 – 2011 Current issues online only
History Magazine Current three years
Horn Book Magazine (Youth Services) Current two years
House Beautiful Current two years
Humpty Dumpty Magazine (Youth Services) September/October 2011- Current
Illinois Heritage Online only
Illinois Issues Jan – October 2010, Jan 2011, Oct 2011
Inc. Current two years
InStyle Current two years
Internet Genealogy Current three years
Investor’s Business Daily One month
Junior Baseball (Youth Services) Current two years
Justine (Young Adult) Current two years
Kids Have Arthritis Too (Youth Services) Current three years
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Current two years
Ladies Home Journal Current two years
Ladybug (Youth Services) Current two years
Lego Club Magazine (Youth Services) January/February 2011 – Current
Lego Club Jr. Magazine (Youth Services) January/February 2011 – Current
Library Journal Current two years
LibrarySparks (Youth Services) Current two years
Linn’s Stamp News October 2010 – Current (Special Monthly Issues Only)
Living Museum Current issue only
Lutheran Witness Current issue only
M Magazine (Young Adult) Current year
Mac Life Current two years
Maclean’s 2010-September 26, 2011
Macworld Current two years
MAD (Young Adult) Current two years
Mailbox: Grade 1 (Youth Services) Current two years
Mailbox: Grades 2-3 (Youth Services) Current two years
Mailbox: Kindergarten (Youth Services) Current two years
Mailbox: Preschool (Youth Services) Current two years
Make:Technology on Your Time Current two years
Martha Stewart Living Current two years
Mayo Clinic Health Letter 2009-July 2011
McCall’s Quilting Jan-Jun 2010, May-Jun 2011-Current
Men’s Health Current two years
Men’s Journal Current two years
Mental Floss Current two years
Midwest Living Current two years
Model Railroader 2010-July 2011
Money Current two years
More Current two years
Mother Jones Current two years
Motor Trend Current two years
Nation Current two years, 1982 – 2001 (MFCH)
National Geographic Current two years
National Geographic Kids (Youth Services) Current two years
National Geographic Traveler Current two years
National Review Current two years, 1978 – 2002 (MFCH)
National Wildlife 2010-Feb/Mar 2012
Natural History Current two years
New Moon Girls (Youth Services) Current two years
New Republic Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
New York Review of Books Current three years
New York Times Current three months, 1990 – 2003 (MFLM)
New York Times Book Review Current four years
New York Times Magazine Current two years
New Yorker Current two years
Newsweek Current two years, 1970-2003 (MFCH)
Nintendo Power (Young Adult) Current year
Nutrition Action Health Letter Current three years
O: The Oprah Magazine Current two years
Odyssey (Youth Services) Current two years
Old House Journal Current three years
Outdoor Illinois Current two years
Outside Current two years
Pac-O-Fun (Youth Services) 2010-February 2011
Parenting: Early Years (Youth Services) 2010-June 2011
Parents (Youth Services) Current two years
PC World Current two years
People Current two years
Popstar (Young Adult) Current year
Popular Mechanics Current two years, 1982-2002 (MFCH)
Popular Photography & Imaging Current two years
Popular Science Current two years, 1982-1999 (MFCH)
Prevention Current two years
Psychology Today Current two years, 1982-1989,1992-2002 (MFCH)
Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine 2010-August/September 2011
Ranger Rick (Youth Services) Current two years
Reader’s Digest Current two years
Reading Teacher (Youth Services) 2010-September 2011
Real Simple Current two years
Redbook Current two years
Reminisce 2010-June/July 2011
Road and Track Current two years
Rolling Stone Current two years
Romantic Homes Current two years
Rotarian Current issue only
Runner’s World Current two years
Russian Life 2010-September/October 2011
Saveur Current two years
School Library Journal (Youth Services) Current two years
Science News Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Science World (Youth Services) 2010-May 9, 2011
Scientific American Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Scott Stamp Monthly January – November 2010
Self Current two years
Seventeen (Young Adult) Current year
Shonen Jump (Young Adult) Current two years
ShopSmart July 2011- Current
Sierra January/February 2010- Current
Smart Money Current two years
Smithsonian Current two years
Southern Living Current two years
Spider (Youth Services) Current two years
Spin (Young Adult) Current year
Sports Illustrated Current two years, 1982 – 2002 (MFCH)
Sports Illustrated for Kids (Youth Services) Current two years
Stone Soup (Youth Services) Current two years
Suburban Life Current year, 1976 – Current (MFLM)
Sunset Current two years
Technology Review Current two years
Teen Vogue (Young Adult) Current year
Tennis Current two years
This Old House Current three years
Thomas & Friends (Youth Services) Current two years
Threads 2009-June/July 2011
Time Current two years, 1960 – 2002 (MFCH)
Time Out Chicago Current two years
Town & Country Current two years
Traditional Home Current two years
Trains Current two years
Transworld Skateboarding(Young Adult) Current year
Transworld Snowboarding(Young Adult) Current year
Travel & Leisure Current two years
Treasures July 2011-Current
Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter Current three years
Twist (Young Adult) Current year
University of California at Berkeley, Wellness Letter Current three years
U.S News & World Report 1970 – 2002 (MFCH)
US Weekly Current two years
USA Today Current month
UTNE Reader 2010-September/October 2011
Value Line Current three months
Value Line Investment Survey Current six months
Vanity Fair Current two years
Vegetarian Times Current two years
Verena Knitting Spring 2011-Current
Victoria Current two years
Vital Speeches of the Day 1982 – October 1, 2002 (MFCH)
Vogue Current two years
Vogue Knitting Current three years
Vogue Patterns Current three years
VOYA (Young Adult) Current five years
Wall Street Journal Current four months
The Week Current two years
Weekly Standard Current two years
Weight Watchers Current two years
Western Springs Citizen 5/10/1913 – 1975(MFLM)
West Suburban Living Current two years
Where to Retire Current two years
Whole Living-Body+Soul in Balance June 2010 – Current (formerly Body+Soul)
Wine Spectator 2010-July 31,2011
Wired Current two years
Wisconsin Trails Current two years
Woman’s Day Current two years
Wood 2010-May 2011
Working Mother (Youth Services) Current two years
Worth Current two years
Yankee 2010-May/June 2011
Yoga Journal Current two years
Yum Food & Fun for Kids (Youth Services) Winter 2011-Current
Zoobooks (Youth Services) Current two years
