The library has the following newspaper microfilm that may be accessed any time the library is open. Staff at the Columbia Public Library and the Callaway County Public Library are available to do limited searching for articles and obituaries if specific information is provided (e.g. an exact date of death for obituary records).
Columbia Public Library
| Newspaper | Availability |
|---|---|
| The Columbia Tribune | September 1901 to within the past year. |
| New York Times | Sept. 1851-Dec. 1861; Jan. 1933-Dec. 1935; March 11-20, 1936; 1969 to 2018. |
| USA Today | Jan. 1985-Dec. 1998. |
| Wall Street Journal | Jan. 1985 to within the last two months of publication. |
Callaway County Public Library
| Newspaper | Availability |
|---|---|
| Auxvasse North Callaway Spirit | 1989-1996 |
| Auxvasse Review | 1889-1962 |
| Callaway Weekly Gazette | 1877-1926 |
| Cedar City Chronicle | 1899-1906 |
| Daily Sun Gazette | 1927-1969 |
| Fulton Daily Sun | 1888-1926 |
| Fulton Focus | 1973 |
| Fulton Journal | 1891-1915 |
| Fulton Sun | 1891-1909 and 1985-present. Paper copies are available for the current and previous year. |
| Fulton Telegraph | 1863-1904. (See also Missouri Telegraph.) |
| Fulton Weekly Times | 1916 |
| Holts Summit Progress | 1976 |
| Holts Summit South Callaway Courier | 1994-1995 |
| Kingdom Daily News | 1971-1981 |
| Kingdom Daily News & Sun-Gazette | 1982-1984 |
| Missouri Telegraph | 1848-1862 and 1905-1956. (Some issues are missing between 1848-1870.) |
| Mokane Herald Post | 1900-1909 |
| Mokane Missourian | 1910-1971 |
| New Bloomfield News | 1903-1957 |
| Portland Ledger | 1902 |
| Tebbetts Post | 1899-1900 |
| Twentieth Century | 1902-1903 |