Local, regional, and national Newspapers are located on the Top Floor on the Nouth side of the Library near the periodicals, for in-house reading. Local newspapers include a daily edition of The Columbus Dispatch, The Catholic Times, & weekly issues of Business First. On the national front are such newspapers as Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Newspaper issues are retained in this area for 3 months to one year, depending on title, afterwhich time back issues may be accessible in other formats, such as electronically or on microfilm.