LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Library is happy to announce the immediate availability of its new digital newspaper collection.

Titled “America’s News,” this collection is available to all library patrons and is updated daily.

America’s News provides online access to current and archived issues of over 3,000 full-text newspapers, including the Lake County Record-Bee, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee and USA Today.

America’s News enables library patrons to easily search and browse current and archived news articles, editorials, reviews, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries and a variety of special sections.

Patrons can use this resource for general reference or to research local and national issues, events, people, government, education, arts, business, sports, real estate and much more.

In addition to using America’s News at the library, patrons can access the collection from home at the library’s website under Resources.

America’s News complements other newspaper resources offered by the Lake County Library.

The Lakeport Library has an extensive microfilm collection of local historical newspapers that dates back to 1865.

Online access to the New York Times is also provided on the Lake County Library website thanks to the California State Library.

America’s News is a resource offered by NewsBank, the world’s premier provider of newspapers and other news sources online.

Serving public libraries for more than 45 years, NewsBank offers online access to more than 12,000 titles from the U.S. and other countries around the globe.

For more information, contact the Lake County Library by calling the main branch in Lakeport at 707-263-8817, emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit http://library.lakecountyca.gov.