The Bermuda National Library holds a collection of local papers preserved on microfilm. All copies of the newspapers held in the collection were filmed, starting in the 1970s. This means that our microfilm covers our whole collection but, since our collection has some gaps, the microfilm coverage has some gaps as well. The Bermuda National Library's collection of newspapers (with some gaps) consists of the following:
Royal Gazette 1784 to current date.
Bermuda Sun May 1964 to July 2014.
Mid-Ocean News 1961 to October 2009.
Bermuda Times March 1987 to December 1995.
The Recorder 1933 to 1975.
The current papers are filmed overseas, causing a delay in the availability of the newspapers on microfilm. Hard copies of current issues are available in the Reading Room or can be obtained, upon request, from the Circulation Desk. The Bermuda National Library also offers access to our digital collection of newspapers, please see Digital Resources for more information.