Online
Search for journal and magazine articles using online tools like ProQuest, EBSCO MasterFile Elite, and First Search. Find newspaper articles online through the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Daily Herald, Oak Leaves, and Newspaper Source. Search the New York Times with ProQuest.

In Print
The Oak Park Public Library subscribes to nearly 500 magazines, journals, and newspapers. Back issues of selected titles are available. Ask a Librarian about back issues available at area libraries.

Microfilm and Microfiche
The Main Library has a microfilm/microfiche collection of historic local newspapers, telephone directories, and other resources. The Local History Index on catalog cards provides access to this material through 1987; from 1988 to the present the index is available on computer. Two microfilm reader/printers are located on the Third Floor of the Main Library.