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You'll find these newspapers on microfilm in the Genealogy Room at Merrillville Branch. Calumet Press (Highland) 1971 - 1993 Calumet World 1924-1928 Central Labor Union News 1919 - 1920 Chesterton Tribune Jan - Dec 1967 Chicago Tribune 1971 - 2008 Commonwealth Jan 1930 - June 1932 Crown Point Register 1857 - 1966 Dyer Sun Journal 1969 - 1983 East Gary Times 1927-1928 Gary Daily Info 1968 and 1971 Gary Daily News 1908-1901 Gary Daily Tribune 1908-1921 Gary Info 1968 - 1971 Gary Times/Tolleston News 1944 - 1950 Gary Tribune (weekly)1907-1912 Gary Life / Truth 1927-1928 Gary Morning Journal 1963-1976 Gary Sun 1923-1929 Griffith-Calumet Weekly News (Ross, Munster, Highland) 1933 - 1947 Griffith Sun Journal 1963-1976 Hammond Journal 1959-1962 Hammond Scene 1980-1981 Hammond Times see Times (Hammond) Highland Journal 1959-1983 Hobart Chronical 2003-2006 Hobart Gazette 1889-2003 Hobart Index/Commonwealth 1935 - 1939 Hobart News 1910-1930 Indiana Courier Sept 1914 - Nov 1914 Inland Steelmaker 1969-1997 Lake County Democrat Sept 1909 - Jan 1910 Lake County Globe Ledger 1953 - 1956 & 1980 - 1998 Lake County News 1893-1918 Lake County Star (Crown Point) 1882-current Lowell Enterprise Dec 1878 - Sept 1879 Lowell Star May 1872 - Dec 1874 ; Jan 1875 - May 1877 Lowell Tribune 1916-current Merrillville Herald 1970-2000 Munster Journal 1960-1976 New York Times 1851 - 2008 Northern Indianian 1906 - 1909 Northwest Indiana Catholic 1987-1996 Porter County Herald (Hebron) 1944 - 1950 Post Tribune (Gary) 1921 - 2018 (new issues through online database) Region Journal 1955-1958 Rekord (Polish Weekly) Jan - Nov 1929 Southeast Calumet News 1930 - 1932 Sun Journal 1955 -1983 Times (Hammond) 1906-present Wall Street Journal 1975 - 2003 and 2007-2008 Local Newspapers

Please do not arrive at the library for curbside pickup until you receive the notification that your holds are ready for pick up. Curbside service is available at all LCPL locations starting 30 minutes after a location opens and ends 30 minutes before closing time. Here's how it works. Not Sure What to Get? Come on in and browse! Or, check out our staff recommendations . You can also give your favorite branch a call or use our Ask a Librarian form to request a recommendation - just let us know what you like, and we'll make a personalized suggestion. Prefer to live on the wild side? Fill out our surprise bundle request form and we'll put together a bag of five surprise items based on your taste! If you have a lost item on your account, please contact us before using curbside pick-up. Curbside Pickup 1: Place your hold . • Search the catalog for the item you want and click "Place Request". • Not sure what you want? Use Ask a Librarian or call your favorite branch to ask for a recommendation based on your taste! • Filling holds may take one full business day after the item is listed as available in our catalog. Thank you for your patience! 2: Wait for your hold notification . • Do not come to the library until you receive your notification! • We highly recommend using email notifications because they contain detailed instructions. You can use them in addition to text message notifications. Here's how. • You'll have 7 days to pick up your holds once you receive your notification. 3: Drive to the library and call the number on the curbside pickup sign . • If you leave your vehicle we will not deliver your items. • Don't call until you're actually in one of the special curbside parking spots, even if you have to wait for someone else to pull away! • Have your library card number ready. We'll need you to read it to us to make sure you get the right items. • If you won't be able to exit your vehicle to get the items from the hook due to mobility concerns, please let staff know at this time. We'll work with you to hand off your items safely. 4: A staff member will arrive shortly and hang your items on the hook in front of your vehicle. • Don't attempt to return materials during your pick up. Use the drop boxes instead. 5: Enjoy your library items! Here's How Curbside Pickup Works

DIY If you're looking for information on how to do it yourself, you've come to the right page. These databases will help you with crafts and hobbies, as well as larger do-it-yourself projects such as car repair. Recommended Resources Get Started Chilton Library Find information on vehicle repair, including recalls and maintenance for specific models and types.ﾠ Tutorial Get Started Consumer Reports Formed in 1936, ConsumerReports is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering you to make informed choices about the products you buy. Read articles on product safety, unbiased reviews of popular products from kitchen appliances to baby clothes, get shopping tips, and more. Tutorial Get Started Creativebug Over a thousand classes for makers, crafters, learners, and hobbysits! Learn to knit a new stitch, make a holiday wreath, sew a pie carrier, paint with acrylics, and much, much more.ﾠ Get Started Driving-Tests.org Everything you need to prepare to take your Indiana driving test! Contains FAQs and practice tests for cars, motorcycles, and CDL. Resources also available in Spanish! Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Get Started Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning A library of video courses taught by industry experts. Learn business, software, technology, and creative skills! Take courses in 3D animation, music production, marketing, programming languages, and more. Tutorial Get Started Mango Languages Learn a new language! Mango uses interactive lessons to teach practical conversation.ﾠ Tutorial

eBooks Check out an eBook! You have two options when checking out an eBook from LCPL: Hoopla and Libby (aka Overdrive). Each has advantages! Both require a Full Access or Digital Access card and PIN. You'll also find comics, manga, and audiobooks on Libby and Hoopla, and magazines on Libby! Note: If you used Overdrive previously, your reading history will be incomplete with the new switch to Libby. You can export your reading history from the old Overdrive site . (Click Actions, then Email history). Get Started Hoopla Check out ebooks, digital comics, audiobooks, and more! Get Started Overdrive/Libby Use your library card and PIN to check out ebooks, magazines and audiobooks and read on your tablet, computer, phone, or ereader! Feature Overdrive/Libby Hoopla Supported Devices Many versions of iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows Mobile, Nook, and other eReaders. Check and see if your device is supported. Many versions of iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire. Check and see if your device is supported. Number of Checkouts 10 at a time (all Overdrive items count toward this total). These replenish when an item is returned. 16 per month (all Hoopla items (audiobooks, albums, movies, etc) count toward this total). These replenish each month, not when you return an item. Offline Use? Yes! You may download your books to any device. Yes, through the mobile app only. Holds 10 at a time. Not needed! You can check out a title even if someone else has it checked out. Check Out Period 14 days. Returns automatically. 21 days. Returns automatically.

Legal Recommended Resources Get Started Driving-Tests.org Everything you need to prepare to take your Indiana driving test! Contains FAQs and practice tests for cars, motorcycles, and CDL. Resources also available in Spanish! Get Started Legal Forms Library (Gale) Find sample forms and actual forms available for use. Examples include adoption forms, parental consent forms, and general applications.

Fiction Nonfiction Plays & Poems These databases not only contain thousands of articles on literary theory and criticism, many also contain the full text of several classics so that you can download and read them from your computer. Recommended Resources Get Started Author Talks Livestreamed chats with amazing authors! Submit your questions when you sign up to attend. New authors every month! See this month's authors. Get Started EBSCO Research Databases Choose multiple databases to search at once. Offers a variety of topics, including literature and newspapers. Get Started Flipster Sign in with your Full Access card and PIN to read magazines in your browser, or download the app to read on your device! Tutorial Get Started Gale Literary Sources Search for academic articles, essays, and topics about literature. Includes items from Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and more. Get Started Hoopla Check out ebooks, digital comics, audiobooks, and more! Tutorial Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Get Started Literature Criticism Online Browse articles about authors and their works, or browse by topic. Also includes a search engine that allows you to search for articles by year (helpful if you're required to have more recent sources!) Results from this resource are also included inﾠGale Literary Sources. Get Started NoveList Plus A powerful tool to help you find both fiction and nonfiction books and audiobooks based on what you enjoy. This database for all ages is searchable by keyword, author, genre, and even story elements like writing style and mood. Also offers author readalikes! Get Started Overdrive/Libby Use your library card and PIN to check out ebooks, magazines and audiobooks and read on your tablet, computer, phone, or ereader! Tutorial Get Started Something About the Author Thousands of illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and illustrators, all in an easy-to-use interface. Handy features include the ability to print, e-mail, download and access content by "Inside this Entry" and "Inside this Volume." Get Started Virtual Author Talks Monthly live chats with some of your favorite authors! Participants will have the chance to ask questions. You can also explore the archive to watch past talks!ﾠSee this month's authors Get Started WilsonWeb Play Index A catalog for plays and textbooks/articles about plays. This database does not contain full text, but will direct you to the appropriate book.

Biographies If you're interested in learning more about a specific, well-known person, these databases are the place to start. This is also a good place to pick a topic for a paper or presentation on a person. For example, if you need to write a report on 1940s musicians, you can get a list to work from in these databases! Recommended Resources Get Started Biography in Context Comprehensive information on just about any famous person, including inventors, politicians, celebrities, and many others. Get Started Dictionary of Literary Biography Reliable information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, engaging format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Get Started Something About the Author Thousands of illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and illustrators, all in an easy-to-use interface. Handy features include the ability to print, e-mail, download and access content by "Inside this Entry" and "Inside this Volume."

Newspapers Recommended Resources Get Started Access World News Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner, including The Times, Gary Post Tribune, and the Merrillville Post Tribune. Get Started Black Life in America Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications. Tutorial Get Started Chicago Sun-Times (1986-Current) Current news plus a 39 year archive of the Chicago Sun Times. Full text coverage from 1986 through today, including full color pages for current issues. Get Started General OneFile Contains articles from newspapers and magazines from around the world. Searchable by audience, keyword, or publication title. Get Started Hoosier State Chronicles Digitized versions of Indiana's historic newspapers, operated by the Indiana State Library. Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Get Started New York Times Access current articles on world news, business, food, tech, sports, arts, politics, and much more. You will be prompted to redeem a code for 24 hours of access and create a New York Times account if you don't already have one. After 24 hours you can return to this page and click the link again for another code. Tutorial Get Started Newspaper Source Provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 U.S. and international newspapers and selective full text for more than 300 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Full-text television & radio news transcripts also provided from CBS News, CNN etc. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started NewspaperARCHIVE Library Edition Browse through global and local newspaper articles dating back to 1607. Search by first and last name, dates, or regions. Get Started Online Post Tribune or Gary Post Tribune Obituary Index (1921-current) Now you can quickly and easily search local obituaries when tracing your family history! Our brand new obituary search engine lets you search by name, partial name, maiden name, date, city, and age. Once you've found the obituary, we'll be happy to pull a copy for your records. (Please note: Indexing for 1987 - 1989 is incomplete. If you need an obituary from those years, please use ourﾠAsk a Librarian form). Get Started Opposing Viewpoints inContext Presents the different sides of current events from several magazines and newspapers. Get Started Post Tribune (1986-current) Search more than 30 years of Indiana history with the Post-Tribune Collection. Full text coverage from November 1986 through today, including full color pages for current issues. Get Started ProQuest Historical Chicago Tribune Every article of the Chicago Tribune's archive is available in this database Get Started The Times (1990-current) Catch up on current news or check out more than 30 years of local history in our archive of The Times. Full text coverage from 1990 through today, including full color pages for current issues. Get Started Wall Street Journal - Home Access Current coverage of business, politics, entertainment, sports, and more. This link may be used outside of the library, but requires a Full Access or eLibrary Card number and PIN just like our other online resources. You will also be prompted to create a Wall Street Journal account.ﾠ Get Started Wall Street Journal - In-Library Use Current coverage of business, politics, entertainment, sports, and more. This link works within LCPL buildings only, and does not require a log-in. Get Started Washington Post - Home Access Current coverage of business, politics, style, technology, world news, and more. You will be prompted to create a Washington Post account, after which you will gain free access for 7 days. When access expires, return to this page, click the link again, log in with your Washington Post account, and enjoy another 7 days of free access. Repeat as needed. Get Started Washington Post - In-Library Use Current coverage of business, politics, style, technology, world news, and more. This link works within LCPL buildings only and does not require a log-in.

Encyclopedias Use these resources if you need a general idea of a topic, or if you're just starting your research. Recommended Resources Get Started AtoZ The USA Information about the United States, including capitals, cities, rivers, lakes, and the states. Get Started AtoZ The World Information about 176 countries for both students and travelers. Get Started AtoZ World Food Traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories, plus cultural information regarding dining etiquette, daily meals, and more. Tutorial Get Started Encyclopaedia Britannica An excellent place for beginning research. General information on a variety of topics. Get Started Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia Over 25,000 records covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. Contains various images, brief biographies and information in a variety of subject areas. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started World History inContext Presents different perspectives on world issues side-by-side. Includes biographies of important world players and overviews of major historical eras.

Principles of Access / Circulation Policy Revised 3/25/21 Back to List Purpose The mission of the Lake County Public Library (LCPL) is to provide the highest quality informational, educational, cultural, and recreational resources and services to residents of all ages in the Lake County Public Library District. Principles of Access The principles of access to library materials are embodied and expressed in the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights and its Interpretations and its Freedom to Read Statement , which have been adopted by the Trustees of the Lake County Public Library. The Board of Trustees has established policies that foster the widest possible access to the library’s materials and services. Access will not be denied or abridged because of religious, racial, social, economic, or political status; or because of mental, emotional, or physical condition; age; or sexual orientation. The Library abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act and will endeavor to make reasonable accommodation to provide access to library materials for people with impairments. Residents of the LCPL district are eligible for full access cards. Per IC 36-12-2-25 limited access cards are provided to any eligible individuals. The director is responsible for determining the borrowing limits, circulation rules, and guidelines for both full access and limited access cards. The use of the library may be denied for due cause. Such cause may be failure to return library materials or to pay penalties, destruction of library property, disturbance of other patrons, or any other illegal, disruptive, or objectionable conduct on library premises. Rights of Library Users It is the policy of the Board of Trustees of the Lake County Public Library to insure, so far as possible, the privacy of the users of its service and not to make any inquiries into the purposes for which a patron requests information or books. Library circulation records are for the sole purpose of protecting public property and are not to be used either directly or indirectly to identify the types of materials used by individual library patrons. Under no circumstances shall the library staff answer to a third party about what a patron of the library is reading or calling for from the library’s collections. Furthermore, such records shall not be made available to any agency of local, state or federal government except pursuant to such process, order, or subpoena as may be authorized under the authority of, and pursuant to, local, state or federal law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative discovery procedures or legislative investigatory power. The Board of Trustees shall resist the enforcement of any such process, order, or subpoena until such time as a proper showing of good cause has been made in a court of competent jurisdiction. Moreover, any costs incurred by the library in any search through patron records, even under a court order, shall be chargeable to the agency demanding the search. The library uses Google Analytics to analyze website and mobile app traffic. This data is aggregated and anonymized and may not be used to identify individual behaviors. Analytics data is subject to the same confidentiality as circulation records and may not be sold to third parties. For information on your privacy when using library computers, please see the Computer Use Policy . Responsibilities of Library Users Card holders are responsible for all materials borrowed or accessed through their card or the cards of children (under the age of 18) for whom they have assumed responsibility. Lost cards should be reported immediately; card holders are responsible for all materials on their card up to the time that they report the card as lost. The LCPL Board of Trustees believes that parents are responsible for guiding their children’s use of library resources. Parents may choose to monitor or limit the library use of their own child. Standards applied by a child’s parents for that child shall not be imposed on anyone else’s child. For information relating to fines and fees for full access library cards and lost, damaged or overdue material, refer to the Fines and Fees Policy adopted by the Lake County Public Library Board of Trustees. The Lake County Public Library is a member of a variety of resource sharing consortia that provide additional access to resources and services for cardholders. Rules for access to these materials are governed by the policies of individual consortia members and may vary. Back to List Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Lake County Public Library - 11/22/71 Adopted 11/22/71 Revised 01/28/82 Revised 10/28/82 Revised 05/23/85 Revised 01/22/87 Revised 04/28/88 Revised 10/27/94 Revised 12/30/97 Revised 04/22/99 Revised 6/29/17 Revised 3/25/21

Donations & Gift Acceptance Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Lake County Public Library 03/28/2024 Back to List Lake County Public Library graciously accepts donations consistent with the Library’s mission and policies. Donations are not intended to replace regularly budgeted operating expenditures but to extend and enrich library services. The library accepts gifts with the understanding that the gift becomes the property of the library and is subject to disposition at the library’s discretion. The library will acknowledge all gifts in writing. Gifts to the library are tax-deductible as provided by law. As the recipient of a gift, the library cannot legally assign a monetary value for the donor’s tax purposes. Donors should seek assistance regarding value from a legal, tax and or financial advisor. Back to List Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Lake County Public Library 03/28/2024

Market Research Recommended Resources Get Started Consumer Reports Formed in 1936, ConsumerReports is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering you to make informed choices about the products you buy. Read articles on product safety, unbiased reviews of popular products from kitchen appliances to baby clothes, get shopping tips, and more. Tutorial Get Started Data Axle Reference Solutions (Formerly ReferenceUSA) Create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds, and locate people. Tutorial Get Started Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning A library of video courses taught by industry experts. Learn business, software, technology, and creative skills! Take courses in 3D animation, music production, marketing, programming languages, and more. Tutorial Get Started Plunkett Research Online Research industry statistics and trends. This database contains very in-depth industry reports.