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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.
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Alphabetical List of Titles
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
- AARP The Magazine
- Current two years
- Adoptive Family (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- All You
- June 26, 2009 - Current
- America
- Current two years
- American Gardener
- Current two years
- American Girl (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- American Heritage
- Feb 1958-Aug 1970, Apr 1977-1984, Feb 1986 - Current
- American Hiker
- Current two years
- American Libraries
- Current two years
- American Photo
- July/August 2008-May/June 2010
- Antiques & Collecting
- Current two years
- Archaeology
- Current two years
- Architectural Digest
- Current two years
- Architectural Record
- Current two years
- Arizona Highways
- Current two years
- Armchair General
- Current two years
- Art & Antiques
- Current two years
- Arthritis Today
- Current two years
- Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
- Current two years
- ARTnews
- Current two years
- Atlantic
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Audio File
- Current two years
- Audubon
- Current two years
- Aviation Week & Space Technology
- Current two years, 1982 - 1986 (MFCH)
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- Backpacker
- Current two years
- Barron's
- Current year
- BBC Knowledge
- July/August 2009 - Current
- Believer
- Current two years
- Best's Review
- 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
- December 14, 2009 - Current
- BMX Plus (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Body and Soul
- July/August 2008 - May 2010 (retitled- Whole Living-Body+Soul in Balance)
- Bon Appetit
- Current two years
- Booklist
- Current two years, Sept 1, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Bookmarks
- Current two years
- Bottom Line/Personal
- Current two years
- Boy's Life (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Brides
- Current two years
- Business Week
- July 7,2008 - November 30/December 7, 2009, 1970-2002 (MFCH)(retitled- Bloomberg Businessweek)
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- Car and Driver
- Current two years
- Cat Fancy
- Current two years
- Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog
- Current two years
- Chicago
- Current two years
- Chicago Consumer's Checkbook
- Current three years
- Chicago History
- 1994 - Current
- Chicago Sun-Times
- One month
- Chicago Tribune
- Current two months, 1972 - 2003 (MFLM)
- Chicago Tribune Books
- Online only
- Chicago Tribune Magazine
- 2003 - June 28, 2009, 1972 - 2003 (MFLM)
- Chicago Wilderness
- Summer 2008-Summer 2009 (ceased publication)
- 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
- Commonweal
- Current two years, 1978 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Conde Nast Traveler
- Current two years
- Congressional Digest
- Current two years
- Consumer Reports
- Current three years,1982-2003 (MFCH)
- Consumer Reports Buying Guide
- Current two years
- Consumer Reports on Health
- Current three years,1982-2003 (MFCH)
- Context
- Current two years
- Cookie (Youth Services)
- April 2009 - November 2009 (ceased publication)
- 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
- Cricket (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Cuisine At Home
- Current two years
- Current Biography
- 1940 - Current
- Current History
- Current two years
- Cycle World
- Current two years
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- Dance Magazine
- Current two years
- Diabetes Forecast
- Current two years
- Dig (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Digital Photo
- June/July/August 2009 - Current (formerly PC Photo)
- Discover
- Current two years
- Discovery Girls (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Disney Princess (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Doings
- Current three years
- Dog Fancy
- Current two years
- Dwell
- Current two years
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- E: The Environmental Magazine
- Current two years
- Eating Well
- Current two years
- Economist
- Current two years
- Elderhostel
- Current issues
- 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
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- 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 five years
- Fine Woodworking
- Current five years
- Fitness
- Current two years
- Food Network Magazine
- August/September 2009 - Current
- Forbes
- Current two years, Dec 12 1988 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Foreign Affairs
- Current two years, Spring 1982 - December 1996 (MFCH)
- Fortune
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Fun to Learn Friends (Youth Services)
- July/August 2008 - Current (formerly Playroom)
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- Gamepro (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- 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
- Golf Magazine
- July 2008 - June 2010
- Good Housekeeping
- Current two years
- Gourmet
- July 2008 - November 2009 (ceased publication)
- GQ
- Current two years
- Guitar World (Young Adult)
- Current two years
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- Harper's Bazaar
- Current two years
- Harper's Magazine
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Harvard Business Review
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Harvard Health Letter
- July 2008 - June 2010
- Health
- Current two years
- Herb Quarterly
- Summer 2008 - Summer 2010
- Highlights for Children (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Historic Illinois
- 1994 - Current
- History Magazine
- Current three years
- Horn Book Magazine (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Horticulture
- June/July 2008 - May 2010
- House Beautiful
- Current two years
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- Illinois Heritage
- July/August 2008 - January/February 2010
- Illinois Issues
- Current two years
- Inc.
- Current two years
- InStyle
- Current two years
- Internet Genealogy
- Current three years
- Investor's Business Daily
- One month
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- Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
- 1994 - Current
- Junior Baseball (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Justine (Young Adult)
- Current two years
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- Kids Have Arthritis Too (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Kiplinger's Letter
- Current year
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance
- Current two years
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- Ladies Home Journal
- Current two years
- Ladybug (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Library Journal
- Current two years
- LibrarySparks (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Living Museum
- Current issue only
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- M Magazine (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Mac Life
- Current two years
- Maclean's
- Current two years
- Macworld
- Current two years
- MAD (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Magazine Antiques
- Current two years
- Mailbox: Grade 1 (Youth Services)
- June/July 2009 - Current
- 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
- Current three years
- McCall's Quilting
- August 2008 - May/June 2010
- Men's Health
- Current two years
- Men's Journal
- Current two years
- Mental Floss
- Current two years
- Metropolitan Home
- July 2008 - 2009 (ceased publication)
- Midwest Living
- Current two years
- Model Railroader
- Current two years
- Modern Drummer
- Current two years
- Money
- Current two years
- Morningstar Mutual Funds
- Current five months
- More
- Current two years
- Mother Jones
- Current two years
- Motor Trend
- Current two years
- Muse (Youth Services)
- July/August 2008 - May/June 2010
- Mystery Scene Magazine
- Current two years
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- Nation
- Current two years, 1982 - 1996 (MFCH)
- National Geographic
- 1912 - Current
- National Geographic Adventure
- June/July 2008 - December 2009/January 2010 (ceased publication)
- National Geographic Kids (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- National Geographic Traveler
- Current two years
- National Review
- Current two years, 1978 - 2002 (MFCH)
- National Wildlife
- Current two years
- 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 three years
- New York Times Magazine
- Current two years
- New Yorker
- Current two years
- Newsweek
- Current two years
- Nick Magazine (Youth Services)
- 2008 - December 2009/January 2010 (ceased publication)
- Nintendo Power (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Nutrition Action Health Letter
- Current three years
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- 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
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- Pack-O-Fun (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Parabola
- Current two years
- Parenting: Early Years (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Parents (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- PC Photo
- July/August 2008 - May 2009 (re-titled Digital Photo)
- PC World
- Current two years
- People
- Current two years
- Pop Star! (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Popular Mechanics
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Popular Photography
- Current two years
- Popular Science
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Preschool Playroom (Youth Services)
- July/August 2008-May/June 2010 (retitled Fun to Learn Friends)
- Prevention Magazine
- Current two years
- Progressive
- Current two years
- Psychology Today
- Current two years, 1962 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Public Libraries
- Current two years
- Publisher's Weekly
- Current two years
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- Quest
- July/August 2008 - Fall 2009
- Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
- Current two years
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- Ranger Rick (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Reader's Digest
- Current two years
- Reading Teacher (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Reading Today
- Current issue
- Real Simple
- Current two years
- Redbook
- Current two years
- Reminisce
- Current two years
- 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
- Current two years
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- Saturday Evening Post
- July/August 2008 - September/October 2009
- Saveur
- Current two years
- School Library Journal (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Science
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Science News
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Science World (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Scientific American
- Current two years, 1982 - 2002 (MFCH)
- Scott Stamp Monthly
- Current two years
- Self
- Current two years
- Seventeen (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Shonen Jump (Young Adult)
- May 2009 - Current
- Sierra
- January/February 2010- Current
- Skiing
- September 2008 - February/March 2009
- Sky & Telescope
- Current two years
- Smart Money
- Current two years
- Smithsonian
- Current two years
- Sound & Vision
- Current two years
- Southern Living
- Current two years
- Spider (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Spin (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- 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
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- Technology Review
- Current two years
- Teen Vogue (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Tennis
- Current two years
- This Old House
- Current three years
- Thomas & Friends (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Threads
- Current three years
- Time
- Current two years, August 4,1975 - 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 two years
- Transworld Snowboarding(Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Travel & Leisure
- Current two years
- Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
- Current three years
- Twist (Young Adult)
- Current two years
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- UN Chronicle
- Current two years
- University of California at Berkeley, Wellness Letter
- Current three years
- U.S News & World Report
- Current two years, 1970 - 2002 (MFCH)
- US Weekly(Young Adult)
- Current two years
- USA Today
- Current month
- UTNE Reader
- Current two years
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- Value Line
- Current three months
- Value Line Investment Survey
- Current six months
- Vanity Fair
- Current two years
- Vegetarian Times
- Current two years
- Victoria
- March/April 2009 - Current
- Vital Speeches of the Day
- Current two years, October 15, 1983 - Current (MFCH)
- Vogue
- Current two years
- Vogue Knitting
- Current three years
- Vogue Patterns
- Current three years
- VOYA (Young Adult)
- Current two years
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- Wall Street Journal
- Current three months
- The Week
- June 5, 2009 - Current
- 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
- Current two years
- Wired
- Current two years
- Wisconsin Trails
- Current two years
- Wizard (Young Adult)
- Current two years
- Woman's Day
- Current two years
- Wood
- Current two years
- Working Mother (Youth Services)
- Current two years
- Worth
- Current two years
- WQ: The Wilson Quarterly
- Summer 2008 - Spring 2010
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- Yankee
- Current two years
- Yoga Journal
- Current two years
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- Zoobooks (Youth Services)
- Current two years
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