The library website will be unavailable on Saturday, November 16 from 6 p.m. to midnight. The cataloguser accounts, and e-media will not be affected if accessed directly.

Southern California News Group


The Los Angeles Public Library provides free online access to newspaper titles from the Southern California News Group.

  1. Select the newspaper title of interest below and enter your library card number and PIN.*
  2. You will be taken to a landing page that offers two different options for access:
    • Anonymous Access – Works for 24 hours. After that time you will need to use the subscription link again for another 24 hours of access.
    • Authenticated Access – Works for 72 hours. For this option you would log in using Google, Apple, Facebook or your email address to gain 72 hour access. At the end of the 72 hours you will need to use the subscription link again for another 72 hours of access.**

*If you are using a Library computer you will not need to input your library credentials.

**MediaNews Group Privacy Policy




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