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Access World News including America’s News
Find information on topics of interest including business, education, homework help, politics and more from a variety of news media including newspapers, blogs, periodicals, videos and web-only content including the Hudson Reporter Publications, Jersey Journal, Star-Ledger and USA Today.

Black Life in America
The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.

Heritage Hub 
Heritage Hub (formerly America’s Obituaries & Death Notices) is NewsBank’s large and comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you’re looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.

Hispanic Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Hispanic American History.

Hudson Reporter Publications
Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from archived issues of Hudson Reporter Publications including the Hoboken Reporter. Additional issues of the Hoboken Reporter are available at the library on microfilm and digitized see the history page for more details.

Jersey Journal
Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from recently archived issues of Jersey Journal from 1/16/1999 to 1/2025: . It includes obituaries, editorials, announcements and other sections.
You can access older issues from the Jersey Journal Historical Archive by clicking here. Additional issues of the Jersey Journal are available on microfilm see the history page for more details.

New York Times Digital Access

To access The New York Times  online while INSIDE the library building (or when connected to our library wi-fi), please follow these steps:

  1. Visit https://www.nytimes.com/
  2. Create a new account with your personal email, or log in if you already have one.
  3. Click through 5+ articles to ensure you do not hit a NYT paywall.
  4. For a quick tutorial on onsite access, watch this YouTube video: Onsite Access.
    You can also access The New York Times at the library or from home via PressReader.

To access The New York Times All Access IN or OUTSIDE the library please follow these steps:

  1. Go to our library’s dedicated NY Times URL to redeem a 24-hour access code.
  2. Your code will appear automatically. Click REDEEM.
  3. Register for a free account, or log in to your existing account if you have one.
  4. After receiving confirmation that your access code is valid, you will have 24-hours of complimentary access. You will also have an opportunity to sign up for New York Times email newsletters and/or games.
  5. Once your 24-hour access code expires, you can simply repeat the process from Step 1 to redeem another 24-hour code.
  6. For a step-by-step guide on offsite access, refer to this video: Offsite Code Redemption.

PLEASE NOTE: Patrons with an existing digital subscription to The New York Times or The Athletic are not eligible to redeem a code using their registered email address. If they wish, they can redeem a code using a different email address or they may cancel their existing subscription and then redeem a code.

PressReader
Hoboken Public Library resident card holders have access to PressReader from anywhere in the world, which provides online access to more than 7,000 top newspaper and magazine publications from around the globe on business, tech, science, design, sports, travel and more.  Included are the local newspapers the New York Times, New York Post, Daily News and El Diario.  Login access is granted in 30 Day increments and is alternately provided without logging in on premise through the Main Building’s WiFi network.

Star-Ledger
Find information on topics of interest including business, education, homework help, politics and more from a variety of news media including newspapers, blogs, periodicals, videos and web-only content.

Wall Street Journal (wsj.com) 
Login for access to the Wall Street Journal; you will need to login again here every three days for continued access. Access is meant for Hoboken Public Library Resident Card Holders Only.