News junkies, pay attention here!

PressReader is a service that provides access to over 7,000 publications (newspapers and magazines) in over 120 countries, according to its own count.

Sign up and log in, and you’ll be able to choose from a diverse selection of current news stories chosen from different publications, or you can dive into the latest edition of newspapers from around the U.S. and the world. PressReader provides the print replica editions, with some fancy footwork to move through the pages and articles in a publication.

It’s coverage is somewhat spotty. In Hawaii, you can read the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the Garden Island on Kauai, Hawaii Tribune Herald on the Big Island, and the Maui News. But looking for news in Oregon? Nothing.

It can translate from other languages, but I haven’t tried this function yet.

And the good news is that the Hawaii State Library System now subscribes, and all you need is a library card to access PressReader for free.

You can find the instructions here explaining how to set up your account.

Free access via the library system’s subscription is given for 24-hours at a time. You just log out, then log back in again to trigger your next 24-hour period.

You apparently have an option to establish a private paid account, although I haven’t yet figured out what that would cost. But why do that if our library system provides what you need?

For those who don’t have a library card, perhaps this is enough of a reason to stop by your local library and get one.