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Researching Magazines at The New York Public Library: Teens & Kids

This guide covers current and historical magazines at the 42nd Street Library, as well as resources for locating and conducting research on magazine titles and their histories.

Note: This guide only covers a selection of magazines available at the 42nd Street Library, one of the research libraries within The New York Public Library system. This guide does not provide an exhaustive list of all the magazines available in the collection. The collection boasts a vast array of magazines, numbering in the thousands and counting.

American Girl

United States

Print

Blue Jean Magazine

United StatesCover of Blue Jean Magazine

Print

Jump

Cover of JumpUnited States

Print

Sassy

Cover of SassyUnited States

Print

Seventeen

Cover of SeventeenUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

Teen People

Cover of Teen PeopleUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

YM

Cover of YMUnited States

Print

Teen

Cover of TeenUnited States

Print

How do I request a magazine?

Check Format and Location

Each magazine entry lists a link to the Research Catalog and indicates the available format.

Print: Select Request for On-site Use in the Research Catalog or in-person with a call slip in the Rose Main Reading Room.

Microfilm: Select Request for On-site Use in the Research Catalog or with a call slip in the Rose Main Reading Room, where microfilm readers are located.

  • Microfilm readers are a first come, first served.
  • Scans on the microfilm readers can be sent to an email or saved on a USB drive.

Digital Resource: Readers can view it either from home with a Library card or on-site at any NYPL Branch.

Glossary

Each Magazine Entry

  • Many entries contain gaps not included here but are listed in the Research Catalog.
  • Date ranges are for Library holdings, not magazine publishing dates.

Jane

Cover of JaneUnited States

Print

Redbook

Cover of RedbookUnited States

Microfilm

Digital Resource

Sesame Street Magazine

Cover of Sesame Street MagazineUnited States

Print

Young Miss

Cover of Young MissUnited States

Print

New Moon Girls

Cover of New Moon GirlsUnited States

(formerly New Moon)

Print

Digital Resource