Microfilm
These newspapers are available at Yakima Central Library on microfilm. Two microfilm readers are available onsite. The library also has some of these newspapers available in print and online. Click here to learn more.
You can book an appointment with a librarian to learn how to use all of the microfilm resources at Yakima Central Library.
Titles displayed like this are available in multiple formats through the catalog. Titles displayed like this are only available on microfilm and have no catalog record.
Daily Sun News: August 1985 – April 2006. Yakima Library has Daily Sun News 1996+ ; including Sunnyside Sun on microfilm April 1903-Dec. 1976 (incomplete) ; and Sunnyside Daily News on microfilm Aug. 1985-Oct. 1986 ; and Sunnyside Daily Sun News on microfim Oct. 1986-1988.
New York Times: Sept 1851 + Yakima Library keeps current issues until microfilm arrives(about 2 months). Microfilm available from 1851- .
Selah Valley Optimist: April 1928 -April 1934; May 1947 – May 1949; Jan. 1951 – Sept. 1957; Jan. 1958 – April 1964. Continued as The Optimist (1985-1989).
The Upper Valley Sun (Naches): Oct. 1954 – Feb 1957, later published as The Sun (Naches): March 1957 – Dec. 1960. Only available on microfilm at Yakima Central Library.
Sunnyside Daily Sun News: Yakima Library has Daily Sun News 1996+ ; including Sunnyside Sun on microfilm April 1903-Dec. 1976 (incomplete) ; and Sunnyside Daily News on microfilm Aug. 1985-Oct. 1986 ; and Sunnyside Daily Sun News on microfilm Oct. 1986-1988.
Toppenish Review: Merged with Wapato Independent to become Toppenish Review Independent in 2001. Yakima Library holds microfilm Sept. 1964-Nov. 1970, 1986-1989. Yakima Central Library also has bound print copies: 1911-1921; 1923-1951; 1953-2001.
Toppenish Times: Dec. 1955 – Aug 1959 available on microfilm at Yakima Central Library.
Toppenish Tribune: June 1916 – April 1919 available on microfilm. Yakima Central Library also has bound print copies: 1917-1933.
Upper Valley Review (Naches): Jan. 1950 – Oct. 1954 available on microfilm at Yakima Central Library. Latter published as The Upper Yakima Valley Sun. Oct. 14, 1954-Aug. 9, 1956 available on microfilm at Yakima Central Library.
Wapato Independent: March 1906 – Dec. 1915. Yakima Central Library also holds bound print copies 1910-1943; 1960-2002.
Yakima Nation Review: May 1970 – Aug. 1987 available on microfilm at Yakima Central Library. Print copies available: Feb. 1973-July 1982; Dec. 1995+.
Yakima Daily Republic: Jan. 1899 – March 1986
Yakima Morning Herald: Feb. 1889 – Aug. 1968
Yakima Herald-Republic: April 1968 +
Yakima Democrat: March 1901 – Dec. 1906 on microfilm at Yakima Central Library. Jan. 1899 – Dec. 1906 also available online.
Yakima Valley Sun: June 1969 – Jan. 1985