KFL has several newspaper publications available for public research. The follow listing contains the titles, dates, and formats of our holdings.
| Title | Date Range | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Visiter | 1813-1820 | Microfilm |
| Kennebunk Gazette | 1822-1842 | Digital* – Click here |
| Eastern Star | 1877-1920 | Microfilm (1903-1907 missing) |
| National Investigator | 1884 | Currently unavailable- Ask librarian |
| The Wave | 1887-1890 | Digital*- Click here |
| Seaside Echo | 1901-1907 | Digital*- Click here |
| Kennebunk Enterprise | 1904-1920 | Digital*- Click here |
| Kennebunk Star | 1921-1964 | Microfilm |
| York County Coast Star | 1965-Present | Physical papers (January-June 1965- Ask librarian)Microfilm (July 1965- present)In-house digital (2019-present)(Current year is physical paper) |
| Maine Times | 1968-1988 | Microfilm (10/1977 – 09/1978 missing) |
| Kennebunk Post | 2019-Present | Microfilm (2019) In-house digital- (2019-2023; Ask librarian for current year) |
*KFL is pleased to have made The Wave, the Seaside Echo, and the Kennebunk Enterprise available digitally to the public with funding provided through a Maine Humanities Council Bicentennial Grant awarded in 2020, the Kennebunk Gazette through a Maine Humanities Council SHARP Project Grant awarded in 2022, and via partnerships with Osher Map Library for digitization and with the Maine State Library for hosting.
Access:
Microfilmed and in-house digital newspapers may be accessed during the library’s open hours. Visit the circulation desk to obtain the microfilm reels for the dates you would like to use. The microfilm reader may be reserved in advance for two-hour research slots or may be accessed on a walk-in basis (availability not guranteed).
In-house digital access can be had on our public computers. Ask at the circulation desk for the digital files. Public computers may be reserved in advance for one hour sessions or may be available on a walk-in basis (availability not guaranteed).