Magazines & Journals

In-library use only

The Physical Review journals published by the American Physical Society (APS), offer high-quality research and review journals to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics. APS provides free online access to all APS journals in U.S. public libraries. This initiative is offered by APS as a contribution to public engagement with the ongoing development of scientific understanding.

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Contains the full-text of high-quality articles, covering a wide-range of subjects for research papers, class projects, and homework. Includes biographies, primary sources, newspapers, reference books, and images.

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Your favorite magazines like Consumer Reports, The New Yorker, People, Popular Mechanics, Rolling Stone, Sunset, TIME, Wired and more are available on your computer or mobile device. Complete issues with full-color images and articles. No check-out required, just click and read.

Titles available on Flipster: Advocate, American Craft, Ask, The Atlantic, Bicycling, Black Beauty & Hair, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bon Appetit, Booklist, Bust, Casual Game Insider, Christian Science Monitor Weekly, Consumer Reports, Consumer Reports Buying Guide, Consumer Reports on Health, DIVERSEability, Do It Yourself, Dwell, Entrepreneur, Essence, Food & Wine, Food Network Magazine, Forbes, Fortune, Gay Parent Magazine, Good Housekeeping, HGTV Magazine, Hispanic Network Magazine, How it Works,  Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Men's Health, Mountain Bike Action, Muse, The Nation, Native Max, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Newsweek Global, Organic Gardener, People, Poets & Writers, Popular Mechanics, Real Simple, Rolling Stone, School Library Journal, Science News, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Workbook, Southern Living, Sunset, Teen Black Girls Magazine, TIME, Us Weekly,  The Week, and Wired.

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In this resource you will find the National Geographic Kids magazine 2009-present (three-month embargo); more than 500 National Geographic Kids books; 900 kid-friendly, downloadable images; and more than 200 videos. It offers endless opportunities for kids to explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6–14.

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PressReader is a newspaper and magazine service that provides unlimited access to 7,000+ current publications from over 120 countries, in 60 different languages. Publications include The Economist, La Opinión, World Journal, Times of India, El Diario, La Razón, China Daily, Der Tagesspiegel, The Guardian, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Variety, Newsweek, and Popular Science.  (Please note: issues for The Economist are limited to a 24-hour checkout period and can be checked out again once the 24 hour period is up.)

Read online or download. No limits on downloads. Provides up to a 60-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches across all titles. Instantly translates articles into 18 languages. Listen to content out loud.

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Click on PressReader and enter your library card number and last name (instead of PIN), if needed. If you are in a Contra Costa County Library location you may see language indicating you are at a "PressReader Hotspot." This designation should provide you with access to all of the PressReader content.

To use the full features of PressReader, such as creating collections, saving articles, and reading offline, create a personal account from the sign in page using your email address.

Use the PressReader App

1. Download and open the PressReader app
2. Tap on "Libraries & Groups"
3. Search and select “Contra Costa County Library”
4. Enter your library card number and last name (instead of PIN)
5. Tap on Sign in

After you’re authenticated, you have access to the app for about 48 hours. When your two days are up, just repeat the process.

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General reference collection of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. Includes newspapers (Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times), magazines, scholarly journals, books, videos and audios, dissertations and theses, reports and more. 

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Delivers the pros and cons on social issues with relevant, credible information. Analyses and opinions are hand selected from thousands of national and international sources such as newspaper and magazine articles, videos, charts, maps, statistics, primary sources and government documents. Grades 6-12

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Lists periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.) available through many of the Library’s online databases, and links you to the databases that hold their articles. Search for a specific publication or browse by topic area.