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Screenshot of new Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room website featuring a photo of a person’s hand holding a white button emblazoned with “I love [heart image] Old News” just above a wooden desk surface with a wire basket in the background. Caption, “About this Reading Room” appears above photo. Photo is surrounded by main navigation menu above and sidebar menu to the left.
New Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room Website

New Website! Read All About It!

Posted by: Mike Queen

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Check out the new and improved Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room website! Yeah, we’ve got issues when it comes to old news and we let it bleed over into our website for a little too long. No more! Welcome to the 21st Century website that offers access to newspapers past and present, current periodicals, government publications, and comic books.

All the News at Your Fingertips

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