Online Newspapers
Many newspapers are available online via the library’s subscription to the following research tools:
- Courier-Journal (1999-present)
- New York Times (1980-present)
- New York Times Historical (1851-2001)
- Wall Street Journal (1984-present)
- Newspaper Source (includes USA Today and other national and regional newspapers)
- Alt-Press Watch (includes LEO and other alternative newspapers, 1995-2003)
Print Newspapers
These newspapers are located at the Main Library, 301 York Street, Louisville KY 40203.
- Ashland Daily Independent
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Bardstown Kentucky Standard
- Barrons Weekly
- Boston Globe
- Bowling Green: Park City Daily News
- Business First of Louisville
- Chicago Tribune
- Christian Science Monitor
- Cincinnati Enquirer
- Dallas Morning News
- Elizabethtown News Enterprise
- Frankfort State Journal
- Indianapolis Star
- Investors Business Daily
- Lexington Herald Leader
- Los Angeles Times
- Louisville Courier Journal
- LEO
- Louisville Defender
- Memphis Commercial Appeal
- New Albany Tribune
- New York Times (National ed.)
- Owensboro Messenger
- Paducah Sun
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Portland Anchor
- Record (Catholic)
- Renfro Valley Bugle
- Saint Louis Post Dispatch
- Seattle Times
- Speedhorse the Racing Report
- St. Louis Post Dispatch
- USA Today
- Village Voice
- Voice Tribune (Louisville, KY)
- Wall Street Journal
- Washington Post
- Western Recorder
Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
These newspapers are located on the second floor of the Main Library, 301 York Street, Louisville KY 40203.
| Title | Dates Held | Format |
| Louisville Public Advertiser | July 1818-1832 1834-Oct. 1841 |
Microfilm |
| Louisville daily Journal | NOV. 1830-JAN. 1832 & MAY 1836-NOV. 1868 | Microfilm |
| Catholic Advocate | FEB. 1841 – JUL. 1849, JUN. 1869-1899 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Morning Courier | 1844-1861, 1866-1868 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Daily Democrat | 1851-APRIL 1869 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Courier-Journal | NOV. 1868 – PRESENT | Microfilm |
| Evening Post | MAY 1878 -OCT 1925 | Microfilm |
| Record | 1879 – 1973 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Times | MAY 1884 – FEB. 1987 | Microfilm |
| Kentucky Irish American | 1898 – 1968 | Microfilm |
| Herald | APR. 1903 – OCT. 1925 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Leader | NOV. 1917 – SEPT. 1950 | Microfilm |
| Herald-Post (evening) |
NOV. 1925 – OCT. 1936 | Microfilm |
| Herald-Post (morning) |
NOV. 1925 – FEB. 1927 | Microfilm |
| Louisville Defender | 1951 – present | Microfilm |