Richmond County Public Library

NewsBank

We are pleased to offer the following digital services from NewsBank!

You can learn more about each resource below.


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America’s News

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. Login using your Richmond County Public Library card’s barcode number.

Includes access to the following:

    • Richmond Times–Dispatch: Explore Richmond history through local news, events and people with the Richmond Times-Dispatch Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. 1985—Current. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
    • The Virginian–Pilot: Explore Norfolk history through local news, events and people with the Virginian Pilot Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. 1990—Current. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
    • The Free Lance–Star: Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. 2004—Current. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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    HeritageHub

    Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.


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    Black Life in America

    The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.


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    Hispanic Life in America

    The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.

This site is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. It is managed by the The Library of Virginia Library Development and Networking Division.