American Girl (Children's Area)
Created especially for girls age 8 and up, American Girl is an appealing, age-appropriate alternative to teen magazines. Features advice, crafts, contests, puzzles, games, giggles, and more!

American Heritage (Adult Area)
A magazine of cultural, social, political, and military history for a general audience; publishes articles on significant persons, events, issues, and places from America's past.

Atlantic Monthly (Adult Area)
This general editorial magazine focuses on contemporary social and cultural issues. Its emphasis includes a wide variety of subjects. The Atlantic Monthly encourages a rich and balanced lifestyle through commentary, criticism, fiction and humor.

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Babybug (Children's Area)
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Babybug begins a lifelong love of books for infants and toddlers 6 months to 2 years. For babies who love to be read to and parents who love to read to them. It's filled with colorful pictures, simple rhymes, and stories that babies and parents will delight in reading together over and over again.

Better Homes & Gardens (Adult Area)
This home and family service magazine is designed for husbands and wives who have a primary interest in the home and family. It services its readers in the form of ideas, advice, information and inspiration to achieve a better home and family.

Better Investing (Adult Area)
It is a monthly how-to magazine for people who want to learn how to become successful lifelong investors. It comes complete with investment principles to follow, tools to use to help find good companies at good prices, and even a support group - a community of other investors ready and willing to help you in your efforts to become a better investor.

Bicycling (Adult Area)
Magazine for bicycling enthusiasts featuring product reviews, riding techniques, touring routes, fitness schedules, racing reports and bicycle repair.

Body & Soul (Adult Area)
The very best of new age thinking from today's leading-edge visionaries, focusing on a healthy lifestyle.

Brides (Adult Area)
Plan your perfect wedding and honeymoon with Brides, America's favorite bridal magazine! Every issue brings you dazzling dresses for every bride's budget and style, fashion ideas for the entire wedding party, tips for personalizing your reception, ideas for a romantic honeymoon, and much more.

Business Week (Adult Area) 
BusinessWeek Magazine prepares you to succeed in today's complex economy. You'll find in-depth coverage of the latest trends in technology, finance and management. Our insight and analysis helps you succeed, personally and professionally.

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Christian Science Monitor (Adult Area - Newspapers)
Reports on global issues. Correspondents worldwide write on political, cultural, social, economic, religious trends and topics.

Christianity Today (Adult Area)
Magazine covering a wide range of news and editorials from a Christian perspective.

Consumer Reports (Adult Area) 
The editorial focus of this magazine is to provide information as a resource about different products to general consumers. It evaluates all products on an unchanging and thorough scale to provide a fair, unbiased, evaluation for individuals seeking to purchase.

Cooking Light (Adult Area)
Cooking Light is dedicated to giving readers the necessary information to make smart choices about their food and their entire lifestyle, helping them feel better and look their very best.

Cosmopolitan (Adult Area) 
COSMOPOLITAN focuses on personal growth, relationships and careers, with expanded reporting on fashion and beauty, health and fitness. Covered as well are celebrities and pop culture... and just about everything else young women want to know about.

Country (Adult Area)
Celebrates America's beauty with rural photography, recipes, and crafts for those who live in or long for the country.

Country Living (Adult Area)
 This is a lifestyle magazine edited for the country homeowner who wants to recreate the warmth and charm of the country lifestyle. Each issue embraces American country cooking, antiques, home building, real estate and travel.

Country Woman (Adult Area) 
Country Woman is a 68-page, full-color, bimonthly magazine for women who live in or long for the country. It is a positive, upbeat, entertaining and informative publication. The publication reflects the many interests and roles of its readers through short, photo-illustrated profiles of rural women doing interesting things, be it having a special hobby or avocation, running a rural-based business, or engaging in a special volunteer activity. Every issue features a large food section filled with mouth-watering recipes for today's country cooks. The heart of the food section is the recipe contest, with the winning recipes printed on recipe cards. There are also ideas for easy country decorating, casual entertaining, crafts, gardening, fiction, puzzles and nostalgic photos and reader remembrances.

Crafts N Things (Adult Area)
The craft magazine that assists with large color photos, step-by-step instructions and full-size patterns.

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Detroit Free Press (Adult Area - Newspapers)
The Detroit Free Press is a daily newspaper with regular columns on national and international news, opinion, business, finance, sports, technology, arts, entertainment, letters, and classified ads.

Dog Fancy (Adult Area)
Your complete guide to help you better understand, care for and enjoy your dog. Every issue includes top canine healthcare information, grooming tips, expert training techniques, and in-depth breed profiles. Celebrate the bond between you and your dog with entertaining stories.

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Eating Well (Adult Area)
A delicious balance of cooking and must-have nutrition features, EatingWell is the award-winning Magazine of Food & Health. Readers find inspiration to shop smarter, cook lighter (and quicker) and dine better. Beautiful color images illustrate more than 50 never-fail, full-flavored recipes per issue for healthful everyday eating and entertaining.

Ebony (Adult Area)
Features pictorial articles and stories about Black America's history, goals, aspirations, fashion, and food. Each month EBONY gives readers the best about achievers in all fields and their keys to success.

Economist (Adult Area)
A weekly news and business publication written for top business decision-makers and opinion leaders who need a wide range of information and views on world events. It explores the close ties between domestic and international issues, business, finance, current affairs, science and technology. Published in London, England.

Encore (Adult Area)
Encore Magazine is beginning its 32nd year of serving the Kalamazoo Community. It focuses on the people behind all that's good in the Kalamazoo area and showcases residents' activities and community contributions. Each issue features columns written by area experts on a variety of topics. We also publish two poems each month, which have been written by local poets. The mission of the magazine is to provide a positive, entertaining focus on the people behind the strengths of our diverse community.

Enterprise (Online only!)
A free monthly online magazine for and about business in Southwest Michigan, which contains articles of interest to local entrepreneurs, and listings of area business seminars, training, and meetings. The Chamber's mission is "To help members grow and prosper through leadership, programs and services focused on competiveness, community improvement and regional cooperation." You must have an e-mail address to subscribe.

Entertainment Weekly (Adult Area)
Stretch your entertainment dollar to the max! It will last longer through the resources of Entertainment Weekly. It's America's most exciting weekly entertainment magazine. With it you can stay on top of what is hot and what's not as it covers movies, videos, books, and more.

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Family Circle (Adult Area)
For contemporary women, providing information on a variety of today's issues ranging from financial planning to food, from health to beauty and fashion, to planning the perfect family outing.

Family Fun (Adult Area)
Familyfun, a magazine for parents with children ages three to twelve, is an idea book for all the exciting things families can do together.

Field & Stream (Adult Area)
America's Number One sportsman's magazine, featuring in-depth articles on hunting, fishing, outdoor adventure, and conservation news. First-class fiction, and more. Field & Stream, editorial excellence for over 100 years.

Forbes (Adult Area)
The hard-hitting journalism that you have come to expect from America's leading business magazine. Read more about Technology, Money & Investing, Market Trends, Portfolio Strategy, Entrepreneurs and Forbes Life. Supplements: FYI (quarterly)

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Girls Life (Teen Area)
Girl's Life is an intelligent, non-condescending and age appropriate (10-15) magazine that has won the pretigious Parent's Choice Award. It is the magazine for girls.

Golf Digest (Adult Area)
For all golfers from beginners to low handicap players. Each issue contains instructional articles written by playing and teaching professionals which discuss various aspects of the game. Other articles deal with the personalities and accomplishments of tournament players and other golf figures.

Good Housekeeping (Adult Area)
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING focuses on food, nutrition, fashion, beauty, relationships, home decorating and home care, health and child care and consumer and social issues. Articles are enhanced by reports from the Good Housekeeping Institute, the evaluation laboratories of the magazine, that serve to simplify purchasing decisions of readers.

Grand Rapids Press (Adult Area - Newspapers)
The Grand Rapids Press is the largest of Michigan's eight Booth newspapers, all owned by Advance Newspapers. The Press is published every weekday evening; Saturday, Sunday and holiday mornings. At the hub of West Michigan, The Press serves all of Kent and Ottawa counties, and is distributed in 28 additional counties.

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Harpers (Adult Area)
An American journal of literature, politics, culture, and the arts published continuously from 1850.

Health (Adult Area)
Health is America's most-trusted health and wellness magazine, giving women the most credible, useful, and up-to-date information and inspiration on how to live a healthier, happier life. Its get-real perspective helps readers make sense of conflicting news, trends, and studies. Health covers well-being, fitness, nutrition, and beauty with intelligence and flair, showing that healthy living truly looks good on you.

Healthy Cooking (Adult Area)
Treat yourself to a new food magazine! Each issue serves up 75 "slimmed down" recipes which include hearty healthy entrees, savory soups & sides, luscious low-fat desserts even complete holiday spreads! Every recipe comes with complete nutritional analysis & certified by a registered dietitian. (Formerly "Light & Tasty" magazine)

Highlights (Children's Area)
Highlights for Children delivers puzzles, science projects, jokes and riddles to challenge young minds, while characters in regular features like Hidden Pictures, The Timbertoes, Goofus and Gallant and the Bear Family, keep children coming back like good friends should.

Horticulture (Adult Area)
Since 1904, Horticulture magazine has been the authoritative voice of gardening, providing inspiration, instruction, and entertainment for passionate gardeners. Celebrating the simple pleasures of growing plants and creating gardens, Horticulture serves as an indispensable guide and trusted friend, a primary resource for avid gardeners from every corner of the country.

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Kalamazoo Gazette (Adult Area - Newspapers)

Kids Discover (Children's Area) 
Kids Discover is a beautiful commercial-free magazine that helps children ages 6 and up to become involved, interested, and to understand. Kids Discover satisfies their natural curiosity, and makes it fun to learn about our world!

Kiplingers Personal Finance (Adult Area)
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine provides you with down-to-earth advice on managing your money and achieving financial security. You get trustworthy information and practical guidance on saving, investing, planning for retirement, paying for college, buying an automobile, home and other major purchases.

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Ladies Home Journal (Adult Area)
Presents advice, information and entertainment. Every issue contains dozens of recipes, celebrity profiles, articles on relationships, and tips on health, beauty and fashion, real-life stories and fiction, as well as advice on money and career management.

Ladybug (Children's Area)
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Ladybug opens the door to reading for kids ages 2 - 6. Every page of Ladybug is beautiful, colorful, and a delight to read. Each issue is filled with charming characters, activities, songs, poems, and stories.

Light & Tasty see Healthy Cooking

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Mad (Teen Area)
Magazine of social parody, political satire and just plain silliness.

Men's Health (Adult Area)
A lifestyle magazine dedicated to showing men the practical, possible and positive actions that make their lives better, with features covering fitness, relationships, nutrition, careers, grooming, travel and health issues.

Metropolitan Home (Adult Area)
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This magazine focuses on the art of living well. It contains coverage of home design, furnishings, fashion, food, wine and spirits, entertaining, electronics and travel. It is aimed at quality-conscious young adults seeking personal, individual style and comfort in decorating.

Mi Biz Southwest. Muskegon (Mich.): 1988- . Bi-monthly. (Adult Area)
Founded in 2001 by its editor/publisher, William R. Lowry, MiBizSouthwest today presents readers with an in-depth snapshot of the business scene throughout Southwest Michigan 26 times a year.

Money (Adult Area)
Money - Strategies to help you reach your financial goals and make the most of your money, including advice on investing, cutting taxes, and planning for retirement.

Mother Earth News (Adult Area)
A country lifestyle publication that helps readers with how-to information on home improvement, organic gardening, small business development, outdoor recreation, wood working projects, and natural country cooking from scratch.

Mother Jones (Adult Area)
Mother Jones is an independent nonprofit whose roots lie in a commitment to social justice implemented through first rate investigative reporting.

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Nation (Adult Area)
A journal of politics, economics, education, foreign policy, labor, law and other social issues, literature and the arts.

National Geographic (Adult Area)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, the flagship magazine of the National Geographic Society, chronicles exploration and adventure, as well as changes that impact life on Earth. Editorial coverage includes people and places of the world, with an emphasis on human involvement in a changing universe.

National Geographic Kids (Children's Area)
A colorful monthly magazine created especially for curious kids. Novelty and hands-on learning make a winning combination that has captivated nearly one million readers for more than 20 years. Features encourage its readers to protect the planet.

National Geographic Traveler (Adult Area)
Contains articles on enticing sites in the United States, Canada, and abroad. Helps readers to discover when to go and what to see and do.

National Review (Adult Area)
America's conservative magazine. Commentary and analysis on politics, economics, and current events from a conservative perspective.

New Yorker (Adult Area)
The New Yorker is a national magazine edited to address current issues, ideas and events. The magazine blends domestic, and international news analysis, with in depth features, critics and humorous observations on politics and business, culture and the arts, education, style, sports and literature.

Newsweek (Adult Area)
This weekly news magazine covers the national and global news front through news, commentary and analysis. It includes national and international affairs, business, lifestyle, society, the arts, politics, the economy, personal business, the Washington scene, health, science and technology.

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O (Oprah Magazine) (Adult Area)
A personal growth guide that will give women the tools they need to explore and reach for their dreams. Aiming to give smart women confidence to express their individual style and to make choices that will lead to a happier more fulfilling life. Follows a no stress approach.

Outdoor Life (Adult Area)
For the outdoor enthusiast, containing up-to-the-minute information on fishing, hunting, boating and conservation as well as award winning outdoor adventure stories.

Outside (Adult Area)
For those who lead active year-round lifestyles. In addition to feature articles devoted to outdoor activity, it contains photography and literary pieces by award-winning photographers and writers. Also covers travel, sports, adventure, people, politics, the environment, art, literature.

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Parents (Adult Area)
Parents is written and edited for women from 18 to 34, who have growing children. It focuses on family formation and growth including the daily needs and concerns of modern mothers. It also regularly features information about beauty, food, fashion, home, age specific child development and more.

People (Adult Area)
The editorial focus of this magazine is on the compelling personalities of today both famous and infamous, ordinary and extraordinary. It is a guide to who and what are hot in the arts, science, business, politics, television, movies, books, music and sports.

Popular Mechanics (Adult Area)
This is a service magazine covering a variety of issues of interest to men. It includes information on home improvement, automotive needs, electronics, computers, telecommunications, outdoors, fitness and science and technology. Each issue contains product evaluations, practical applications, how-to information and news of technological developments.

Popular Science (Adult Area)
The "what's new" magazine of science and technology. Covers energy, new products for the home, work and leisure. Provides blueprints for projects and test reports on new cars, electronics and cameras.

Practical Homeschooling (Adult Area)
Practical Homeschooling will bring you up to date on everything from preschool and reading to college prep. In-depth reviews and annual Awards for best products. Expert columnists, including Bill & Mary Pride. Plus, success stories, inspiration & contests with prizes!

Preschool Playroom (Children's Area)
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Where Bear in the Big Blue House, Spot, Maisy, Mr. Potato Head, Paddington Bear and Peter Rabbit make learning fun. Perfect for preschoolers, each issue contains drawing, matching, counting, coloring and reading activities. A character poster, plus a 6 page pull-out workbook, are also included.

Prevention (Adult Area)
Presents practical information on health, nutrition, fitness and psychology. Articles are based research on published in professional journals, as well as interviews with medical authorities.

Psychology Today (Adult Area) 
The only magazine devoted to exploring human behavior is better than ever. From self-help to our relationships, from anxiety to parenting, this legendary and groundbreaking magazine covers it all. Because learning about yourself has never been this entertaining.

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Quiltmaker (Adult Area)
Tips, techniques & patterns for today's quilters. Features include projects, lessons, and instructions for all interest levels and abilities.

Ranger Rick (Children's Area)
Ranger Rick is for children ages 7 and up. Each issue is packed full with amazing facts, stunning photos and outdoor adventures that help kids sharpen reading skills and develop a deeper appreciation for nature and the natural sciences. A Parent's Choice Gold Award recipient in 1999.

Readers Digest (Adult Area) 
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This is a general-interest family magazine which offers a variety of reading. Its articles and stories cover a range of subjects including health, ecology, government, international affairs, sports, travel, science, business, education and humor.

Readers Digest Large Print (Adult Area)
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In large print for easier reading. It's BIG and easier to read the world's most-read monthly magazine. This is a general-interest family magazine which offers a variety of reading. Its articles and stories cover a range of subjects including health, ecology, government, international affairs, sports, travel, science, business, education and humor.

Real Simple (Adult Area) 
Real Simple is the new magazine for the way you want to live today. You'll find actionable solutions to streamline the ways you manage your life. Systems for reducing clutter, saving time, and reducing stress. Inspiring ideas about home, food, money, clothes, health, work, family, and holidays.

Redbook (Adult Area)
The editorial focus of this magazine is on young, working mothers. It seeks to help women who juggle a husband, family, home and job. Its feature articles deal with fashion, beauty and health, food and nutrition, parenting and relationships. Additionally, each issue offers fictional short stories and excerpts from longer fictional works.

Rolling Stone (Adult Area)
This magazine is compiled for young adults who have a special interest in popular culture. Its regular features cover state-of-the-art audio and electronics columns, record reviews, reader correspondence, interviews and photojournalism features.

Runners World (Adult Area)
Edited for the mature runner who takes his sport seriously. Articles on keeping in touch with the running world, upcoming events and helpful hints on the sport.

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Saturday Evening Post (Adult Area)
Saturday Evening Post has something for the entire family. A magazine containing fiction, humor and graphic elements of interest of the American family. Includes articles on volunteerism, health, exercise, fitness, etc.

Seventeen (Teen Area)
This is a young woman's premier style and beauty magazine. It is tailored for women in their late teens and early twenties and highlights information on fitness, food, cars, college, careers, talent, entertainment, fiction and crucial personal and global issues.

Shonen Jump (Teen Area)
Why are Japanese animation, toys and video games so popular around the world? Because they're based on manga -- Japanese comics. The most popular manga magazine in Japan is Weekly Shonen Jump, the birthplace of the greatest artists and stories. Weekly Shonen Jump sells over 3.5 million copies every week, to ages ranging from elementary school students to adults--in a country with half the population of the U.S. Now, VIZ has brought SHONEN JUMP to the U.S., featuring the most popular comics from the original Japanese edition. Each issue of SHONEN JUMP contains over 300 pages of manga, plus artist interviews, card games, videogames, toys and anime information.

Simple & Delicious (Adult Area)
imple & Delicious magazine is a great source for quick, easy recipes made with everyday ingredients. Every issue features more than 100 kitchen-tested recipes for family-friendly weekday and weekend meals! Each issue helps simplify dinner prep with regular features like “Shop Once…Eat All Week,” which includes a weeknight menu plan with a handy grocery list to eliminate last-minute shopping trips. You'll find 12 contest-winning reader favorites on handy clip-out recipe cards. Plus, all five of the meals in “30-Minute Menus” truly can be ready in half an hour.

Smart Computing (Adult Area)
Smart Computing is a monthly magazine devoted to helping users improve their productivity with personal computers. The magazine, founded in 1990 as PC Novice, emphasizes tutorial articles and plain-English writing that defines technical terminology.

Smart Money (Adult Area)
'Smart Money is a personal business magazine edited for discriminating investors, featuring practical and imaginative ideas for investing, spending, and saving. Articles and features provide action-oriented information on investment opportunities and pitfalls. Editorial asks tough questions about the big names and big businesses that affect important personal business decisions.' --from web site.

Smithsonian (Adult Area)
The Smithsonian covers and chronicles the arts, environment, sciences and popular culture of the times. Composed for modern, well-rounded individuals with diverse interests.

Spider (Children's Area)
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'SPIDER magazine is a children's magazine filled with fun stories, poems, and activities perfectly pitched for newly independent readers and learners. It's specially written and edited for children who have reached that amazing age when they first get excited about reading on their own.' --from web site.

Spin (Teen Area)
'Spin gives you the edge on music and youth culture. From film, fashion, and art to politics and music-ska, pop, rock, hip hop, rap, and more.' --from web site.

Sports Illustrated (Adult Area)
'Every week SPORTS ILLUSTRATED gets you closer to the heart of sports with spectacular action photography and in-depth coverage. Experience the insider track as SI takes you into the minds and hearts of the players and coaches. With SPORTS ILLUSTRATED you Get Into It!' --from web site.

Sports Illustrated for Kids (Children's Area)
'SPORTS ILLUSTRATED for KIDS magazine covers and highlights sports the way kids like it. Interviews with sports heroes. Hilarious comics. Awesome action photos and much, much more for the kid's mind and eye.' --from web site.

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Teen Ink (Teen Area)
'Teen Ink is a monthly print magazine, website, and a book series all written by teens for teens. There are over 16,000 pages of student writing on this site. We're now entering 17th year of publishing and look forward to many more!' --from web site.

This Old House (Adult Area)
Bursting with great ideas and expert tips and advice, This Old House magazine helps you uncover the full potential of your old or new home. Each issue is filled with the right combination of information and inspiration.

Time (Adult Area)
TIME gives you more than just a weekly news summary. TIME provides insightful analysis of today's important events and what they mean to you and your family--from politics to scientific breakthroughs to human achievement. Plus, TIME helps you keep up with the arts, business, and society.

Turtle (Children's Area)
Turtle Magazine features colorful and entertaining stories and poems, perfect for reading aloud. Hidden pictures, dot-to-dots, and mazes challenge young minds. Easy recipes teach kids kitchen skills and nutrition facts. Ask Dr. Cory features the latest health information for parents and teachers.

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US News & World Report (Adult Area)
Focuses on news you can put to immediate, personal use with practical information on health, personal finance, careers and education. Shows how and why national and world events are important to its readers and offers a frame of reference for changes taking place throughout society and the world.

Us Weekly (Adult Area)
Us Weekly magazine is a revealing, insider's look at all the trends and personalities important to the entertainment industry. Every weekly issue of Us Weekly brings you celebrities, gossip, photos, fashion and much more!

UTNE Reader (Adult Area)
Get a different read on life with Utne magazine. Utne magazine draws attention to ideas and issues not receiving attention in the mainstream media. Utne provides new perspectives on social change, environment, community, politics, and humor.

Vanity Fair (Adult Area)
VANITY FAIR presents the issues, events and people that define the times. This chronicle of contemporary culture features art, entertainment, politics, business, and the media. Each issue includes in-depth reporting and profiles targeted to a young, affluent audience.

Vegetarian Times (Adult Area)
Contains topics on vegetarian lifestyles, such as diet, fitness, cooking, health, consumer choices, natural foods, environmental concerns and animal welfare. Also includes meatless recipes, news, celebrity profiles, humor, product reviews, restaurant guides, book reviews and classifieds.

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Wall Street Journal (Adult Area - Newspapers)
This daily newspaper publishes the latest in news from the business and finance world. Additionally, it strives to connect current domestic and international news events to business fluctuations and market changes. It also seeks to inform the educated reader about pressing economic changes and evolution.

Weight Watchers (Adult Area)
Weight Watchers Magazine magazine is written for women committed to change and seeking a healthy lifestyle. It delivers advice on health, fitness, fashion, beauty and food, plus any other issues to develop healthy living.

Womans Day (Adult Area)
This magazine is edited for the contemporary woman in that it covers the various issues that are important to women today. It features articles devoted to information on food and nutrition, health and fitness, beauty and fashion as well as the traditional values of home, family and children.

Zoobooks (Children's Area)
Simply written and beautifully illustrated. Each monthly issue "captures" one of 60 different animals through magnificent photography, illustrations, diagrams, descriptions and includes interactive activity pages. Kids get "up close and personal" with the world's most amazing creatures.

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