The library subscribes to a sizable number of magazines and newspapers at the moment totaling over 100.  The titles range from the obvious such as “Time” and “People” to magazines aimed at more limited interests such as “Fine Gardening” and “Foreign Affairs.”  Patrons are allowed to check out back issues of magazines for two weeks; many borrowers take advantage of this to take home stacks of “Entertainment Weekly” or “Family Handyman” to browse though at their leisure. 

 

The subject matter is considerably varied.  Anyone who likes alternative opinions will love the “Utne Reader.”  Or, if you have just taken up that once-again popular needlecraft, you might want to browse through “Threads” for patterns and basic advice. 

               

If you are a history lover, please check out some older issues of “America’s Civil War,” “American History,” “Smithsonian,” or “Archaeology.”  Science fans can try “Discover,” “Scientific American,” “Astronomy,” and “Popular Science.”

               

The pages of “Rolling Stone,” “The Hollywood Reporter,” “Jazz Times,” “In Style,” and “Vanity Fair,” will offer entertainment fans lots of color photographs, gossipy details, and reviews of books, movies and music while sports fans can browse through “ESPN,” “Sports Illustrated,” and “WV Game & Fish.”

               

For those with a practical bent who want ideas to fix up their homes and gardens, the magazines run from the scrumptious such as “Architectural Digest” to the down-home, “Family Handyman.”  “Southern Living,” “Town and  Country,” “Outdoor Life,” “This Old House,” “Real Simple,” and “Better Homes and Gardens” should offer lots of inspiration.

               

You can delve into the political with “National Review” or “The Nation,” watch over your health with “Men’s Journal” and “Health,” take care of your pets with “Dog Fancy” and “Cat Fancy,” travel near and far with “Pittsburgh Magazine” and “National Geographic Traveler,” or just try new recipes with “Taste of Home” or “Food Network Magazine.”

 

So next time you visit the library be sure to browse through the many magazines, settle in one of the comfortable chairs to read, or find a stack to take home and flip through when you have a moment.