Celebrate Saint Paul Public Library's
Proud Heritage and Bright Future

By the time the Saint Paul Public Library was established in 1882, the Pioneer Press was already 33 years old!

125 years later, the library's print and online subscriptions provide access to the Pioneer Press, Minnesota's First Newspaper, as well as more than 500 national and international newspapers.

When you need to know what’s going on, be sure to check out the library and these great resources:

Saint Paul is My Beat by Oliver Towne

Minnesota Newspapers - Online archives of daily newspapers in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and St. Cloud. Available at all Saint Paul Public Library locations.

ProQuest Newsstand - Access to more than 500 national and international newspapers, many with full-text. Access from:

• Inside the Library
• Outside the Library

More resources...

Homeless men in library reading room, St. Paul, 1933.

Photo courtesy Minnesota Historical Society.

The Saint Paul Pioneer Press is a partner in celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Saint Paul Public Library.