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Regional Newspapers

The Olympian
Search Olympia area news and history. Coverage from 2014 – present.
The JOLT News
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater provides local news coverage.
Works in Progress
A progressive newspaper that has served the Olympia and Thurston County, WA area for over 20 years.
The Seattle Times Collection
Search Seattle area news and history. Coverage from 1997 – present.
The News Tribune
Find Tacoma area news and history. Coverage from 2014-present.
Washington Digital Newspapers
Washington Digital Newspapers brings together over 600,000 pages from Washington’s earliest Territorial newspapers to the present day. Freely accessible to the public, this growing collection complements the Washington State Library’s physical collection of more than 6,500 newspaper titles.
Wikipedia: List of Newspapers published in Washington State
A list of newspapers published in Washington State.

Washington State Information

Washington State Data Book This link opens in a new window
Published every two years by the Office of Financial Management, the Data Book contains eleven major sections: Population, Economy, State Government Finance, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Education, Natural Resources, Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Local Government.
Washington State Library's Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
Digital collections on Washington State history.
Washington State Office of Financial Management This link opens in a new window
Data and research on a variety of issues related to the state budget, public policy and demographics. Topics include the economy, labor force, criminal justice, health care, and education.

Regional Libraries

Use these libraries, in person or online, to get even more access to our local news sources. Additionally, the public library has other collections that may be helpful, like the zine collection, and the State Library has some of the best historical information related to our region and our state.

Timberland Regional Library
The public library for our region. Borrow materials from any branch in the system. Many databases with excellent coverage of local newspapers and popular magazines. Many branches in the Olympia area have extensive collections of self-published zines.
Washington State Library
Located in Tumwater, the Washington State Library is a great resource for local research.

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