Read and listen to local and national newspapers online
Dorset library card holders can access digital newspapers online, as well as e-magazines and comics from rbDigital:
- access the full text of 1000+ daily, weekly and monthly newspapers from over 100 countries (and in 60 languages), including 166 local, regional and national UK titles
- newspapers can be streamed online via a tablet, smart phone (app available for iOS, Android & Kindle Fire) or web browser
- titles available on the day of publication, including supplements and up to 3 months back issues for most titles
- use the search function to find articles
- change the interface language
- listen to the paper read out loud in your chosen language
New to digital? Visit Libraries West for a quick guide to getting started.
Newsbank
NewsBank is a news database resource which provides archives of media publications as reference materials to libraries.
Newsbank
Access Newsbank
You can use Newsbank for free if you're a member of Dorset libraries. Enter your Dorset library card number prefaced by DORSET, for example, DORSET001234567A.
National titles
You can access these newspapers through Newsbank:
- Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror
- The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- Express and Express on Sunday
- The Financial Times
- The Guardian and Observer
- The Independent and Independent on Sunday
- The People
- The Sun
- The Sunday Times
- The Times
Local titles
You can access these local newspapers through Newsbank:
- Bournemouth Daily Echo
- Bridport and Lyme Regis News
- Dorset Echo
- Western Gazette Yeovil