Periodicals List

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This is the list of the Chelmsford Library's collection of print magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals, as of 7/2012.

Title	Frequency	Source1	Holdings2	Location3	Electronic	Dates
AARP	Bi-Monthly	Gift	online only	AARP website	AARP website	2003-
American Ancestors	quarterly	Direct	current only	Local History Room
American Girl	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
American Heritage	quarterly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
American History	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
American Libraries	Monthly	Direct	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
American Philatelist	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
American Prospect	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
American Spectator	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Analog Science Fiction & Fact	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Architectural Digest	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Architecture Boston	quarterly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Art & Antiques	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Art in America	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Arthritis Today	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel	Irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Artnews	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Ask	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Astronomy	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Atlantic Monthly	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Atlantis Rising	quarterly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Audubon	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Aviation Week & Space	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Baby Talk	Bi-Monthly	Gift	last 2 years	Children's
Backpacker	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Banker & Tradesman	weekly	Ebsco	1 year	Ask at Reference Desk
Barron's	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Newspaper Room
Better Homes & Garden Wood	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Better Homes & Gardens	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Bicycling	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Big Backyard	irregular	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Bloomberg Business Week	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room	Online Access	1984-
Bon Appetit	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Book Links	Bi-Monthly	Gift	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Booklist	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Boston Business Journal	weekly	Ebsco	1 month	Newspaper Room
Boston Consumer Checkbook	quarterly	Direct	current only	Reference Desk	Library Use Only	2005-
Boston Globe	daily	Ebsco	1985-; microfilm: 1985-2004 1 week	Newspaper Room; Reference MacKay Branch	In Library At Home	1980-
Boston Herald	daily	Ebsco	1 week	Newspaper Room	In Library At Home	1991-
Boston Magazine	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Boy's Life	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Children's
Brides	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Calliope	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Cape Cod Life	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Car & Driver	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Cat Fancy	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Chelmsford Independent	weekly	Direct	current only; microfilm: 1986- 1 week	Newspaper Room; Reference MacKay Branch	Online Access	12/2005-
Chelmsford Newsweekly	weekly	n/a	microfilm: 1940-1993	Reference
Chirp	irregular	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
ChopChop Magazine	quarterly	Ebsco	current only	Children's
Click	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Coastal Living	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Cobblestone	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Coins Magazine	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Commonwealth	quarterly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Computers in Libraries (formerly Small Computers in Libraries)	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Congressional Digest	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Connected World	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Consumer Reports	irregular	Ebsco	current; last 7 years current year	Periodicals Room; Reference MacKay Branch	In LIbrary & At Home Access	2003-
Consumer Reports Buying Guide	annually	Ebsco	current; last 7 years current year	Periodicals Room; Reference MacKay Branch	In LIbrary & At Home Access
Cooking Light	Monthly	Ebsco	current current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Cosmopolitan	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Country Living	irregular	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
CQ Researcher	weekly	Direct	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Crafts & Things	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Creating Keepsakes	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Cricket	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Crochet Today	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Cross Country Skier	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Curriculum Connection (comes with School Library Journal)	bi-annually	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Children's Desk
Cycle World	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Dance Magazine	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Dig (formerly Archeology's Dig)	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Discover	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Discovery Girls	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years last 6 months	Children's MacKay
Down East	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Dwell Magazine	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Early American Life (formerly Early American Homes)	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Economist	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room	Online Access	1988-
Entertainment Weekly	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Entrepreneur	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Esquire	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room	Online Access	1996-
Everton's Genealogical Helper	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	11/03-7/09 (discontinued)	Local History Room
Exceptional Parent	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Faces	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Family Circle	irregular	Gift	current only	MacKay Branch
Family Handyman	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
FamilyFun (formerly Disney Family Fun)	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Children's
Fantasy and Science Fiction	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Fate	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
FDA Consumer	Monthly	Ebsco	free online	online only	FDA archive	1989-
Field & Stream	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Film Comment	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Fine Homebuilding	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Fine Woodworking	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Flying	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Forbes	bi-weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Forbes Life (comes with Forbes)	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Foreign Affairs	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Fortune	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Futurist	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	last 1 year	Periodicals Room
Gifted Child Today	quarterly	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Girl's Life	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	last 6 months	MacKay Branch
Glamour	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Golf Digest	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Golf Magazine	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Good Housekeeping	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
GQ: Gentlemen's Quarterly	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Harper's Bazaar	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Harper's Magazine	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Harvard Business Review	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Harvard Health Letter	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Harvard Mental Health Letter	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Health	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Hemmings Motor News	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Highlights for Children	Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Home Education Magazine	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Hopscotch	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Horn Book Guide	bi-annually	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Childrens Desk
Horn Book Magazine	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Childrens Desk
Horticulture	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
House Beautiful	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Inc.	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Instructor	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Instyle	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Investor's Business Daily	irregular	Ebsco	1 week	Newspaper Room
Kids Discover	Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Kiki Magazine	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Young Adult
Kiplinger Personal Finance	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Kirkus Review	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Knit Simple (formerly Family Circle Easy Knitting)	Monthly	Gift	current year	MacKay Branch
Ladies Home Journal	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Ladybug	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years last 6 months	Children's MacKay Branch
Library Hotline	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Library Journal	irregular	Ebsco	1/00-	Ask at Reference Desk
Linn's Stamp News (formerly Scott Stamp Monthly)	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Lowell Sun	daily	Ebsco	current + 2 months 1 week	Newspaper Room; Reference MacKay Branch	In Library At Home	2001-
MacLeans	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
MacWorld	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Mad	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only last 6 months	Young Adult MacKay Branch
Marie Claire	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Martha Stewart Living	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Massachusetts Wildlife	quarterly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Men's Health	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Mental Floss	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	last 1 year	Periodicals Room
Model Railroader	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Money	Monthly	Ebsco Ebsco	current only current only	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Morningstar Mutual Funds	Bi-weekly	Direct	current only	Ask at Reference Desk	Ask at Reference Desk for login
More	Irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Mother Earth News	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Mother Jones	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Motor Boating	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Motor Trend	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
MS.	quarterly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
NADA Official Older Used Car Guide	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
NADA Official Used Car Guide	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Nation	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
National Geographic	Monthly	Ebsco	1911-	Periodicals Room
National Geographic Kids (formerly National Geographic World)	irregular	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
National Geographic Traveler	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
National Review	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
New England Ancestors	quarterly	Direct	2004-	Local History Room
New England Historical and Genealogical Register	quarterly	Direct	2004-	Local History Room
New Moon Girls	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Young Adult
New Republic	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
New York	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
New York Review of Books	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Newspaper Room
New York Times	daily	Ebsco	current + 2 months (Andover 1875-)	Newspaper Room; Reference	In Library At Home	2000-
New York Times Book Review	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk	In Library At Home	2000-
New York Times Magazine	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room	In Library At Home	2000-
New Yorker	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Newsweek	weekly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
O: the Oprah Magazine	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Odyssey	irregular	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Old House Journal	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Organic Gardening	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Out Magazine	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Outside	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Owl	irregular	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Paper Crafts	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Parenting (formerly Parenting Early Years)	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Parenting School Years	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Parents Magazine	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
People	weekly	Ebsco Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Poetry	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Popular Mechanics	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Popular Photography	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Popular Science	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Prevention	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Psychology Today	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Publisher's Weekly	weekly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
QST	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Quality Progess	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
QuiltLife	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Quiltmaker	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Quilter's Newsletter	Monthly	Ebsco	current year	MacKay Branch
Ranger Rick	Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years last 6 months	Children's MacKay Branch
Reader's Digest	irregular	Ebsco Gift	current only current year	Periodicals Room; Reference MacKay Branch
Reader's Digest - Large Print	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room; Reference
Real Simple	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Reason Magazine	irregular	Ebsco	last 1 year	Periodicals Room
Redbook	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Reminisce	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Road & Track	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Rolling Stone	bi-weekly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Runner's World	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Saturday Evening Post	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
School Library Journal	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Science News	bi-weekly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Scientific American	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Sea Power	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Self	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Seventeen	irregular	Ebsco	current only current year	Young Adult MacKay Branch
Share International	Monthly	Gift	current only	Periodicals Room
Sierra	Monthly	Gift	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Skeptical Inquirer	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Smart Computing	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Smithsonian	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Sound & Vision (was Stereo Review)	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Southern Living	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Spider	irregular	Ebsco	last 4 years	Children's
Sports Illustrated	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room	SI Website	1958-
Sports Illustrated for Kids	Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Sunset	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Tennis Magazine	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Time	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Town & Country	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Trains	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
US Weekly	weekly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
USA Today	daily	Ebsco	1 week	Newspaper Room
Utne Reader	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
ValueLine	weekly	Direct	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Vanity Fair	Monthly	Ebsco	current only current year	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Vegetarian Times	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Vermont Life	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Victorian Homes	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Vital Speeches of the Day	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Vogue	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Vogue Patterns Magazine	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Voya (Voice of Youth Advocates)	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Ask at Reference Desk
Wall St. Journal	irregular	Ebsco	current + 2 months (Andover 1978-)	Newspaper Room; Reference
WebMD	irregular	Gift	current	Periodicals Room	website
The Week	weekly	Gift	current	Periodicals Room
Weight Watchers Magazine	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Whole Living	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Wine Spectator	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Wired	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Woman's Day	irregular	Ebsco Gift	current only current only	Periodicals Room MacKay Branch
Women's Health	Irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Working Mother	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Parents (Children's Room)
Writer	Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Writer's Digest	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Yankee	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	current only	Periodicals Room
Young Children	Bi-Monthly	Gift	last 2 years	Children's
Young Rider	Bi-Monthly	Ebsco	last 2 years	Children's
Zoobooks	irregular	Ebsco	current only	Children's

• Note 1: Meaning of "Source" codes -- Back to Top
• Ebsco: purchased through our periodicals vendor (Ebsco), and comes regularly based on frequency
• Direct: purchased directly from source, and comes regularly based on frequency
• Gift: donated by patron or organization, and therefore may be sporatic or often missing

• Note 2: Holdings -- Back to Top
• Unless specifically specified as "microfiche" or "microfilm," the periodicals listed are available in print format. Microfiche and microfilm are kept in the Reference area on the Lower Lever. In addition, many of these titles are also available electronically, through the Library's databases subscriptions.
• "Current only" means we keep as far back as we have room for, so actual collection will depend on whether the title is published, weekly, Monthly, etc.

• Note 3: Location -- Back to Top
• Unless specifically specified as "MacKay Branch," the periodicals listed are available in the Main Branch. If copies exist in both, then one will be listed as "Main Branch" and one will be listed as "MacKay Branch."