Newspapers

Print newspapers are located on the 1st Floor. Microfilm is in storage. Ask at the Service Desk on 2nd Floor for assistance.

Bismarck Tribune                    1873-2016 on microfilm plus current and previous 2 months in print. We no longer receive this title on microfilm.      

Fargo Forum                           1891-2016 on microfilm plus current and previous 2 months in print. We no longer receive this title on microfilm. 

Minot Daily News                    1917-2016 on microfilm with some gaps in coverage.

Grand Forks American            1918-1920 on microfilm

Grand Forks Herald                 1879- present.  Replaced by microfilm after 3 months

Grand Forks Plaindealer           1890-1905  on microfilm

Lakota Times                          1987-1990  on microfiche

Grand Forks Herald Access

Access Online Articles:

• To gain full access to online articles and the e-paper version of the grandforksherald.com:
  • Visit the library's 2nd floor Information Desk to get logged into the website for full access to online articles, a new e-paper issue 7 days a week, and the e-paper archives from 2008 to present. 
  • Search for articles using the search bar on the top left side of the page, to filter by date, see next point.
• To do an advanced search for a specific topic or article in the Herald:
  • Search the Grand Forks Herald Website by going to Google and adding this phrase to the end of your topic search: site:grandforksherald.com
  • NewsLibrary.com indexes the Herald from 1987 to present. Once you find an article, use the Library's website login or microfilm for access
  • U.S. Newsstream Newspaper Database indexes and provides some full text from 1991-2015. Once you find an article, use the Library's website login or microfilm for access
  • For further assistance searching the grandforksherald.com, contact the Ask Us desk on the 2nd floor of the library.

Access Print Copies:

• Print copies of the Herald are also available in the library:
  • 1st Floor Newspaper rack near Oversized Items: current issues of the Herald, printed Saturday and Wednesday as well as the Bismarck Tribune and the Fargo Forum
  • 1st Floor Periodicals: latest 3 months
  • 4th Floor Special Collections: 1916-1949, as well as the earlier title, Grand Forks Daily Herald
  • 1st Floor Microfilm Journals, Ask at Desk, as well as Special Collections - continually updated, starting from the first issue in 1879

Link to the Catalog Search for Grand Forks Herald titled items, including some print indexes