The Central Voice newspaper, formerly Alternative Central newspaper, was a bi-monthly publication that ran from July 2003 through August 2020. The title Alternative Central was used from July 2003 through October 2006, when The Central Voice title started to be used and continued use to the end of the publication. Both newspapers prioritized news, events, and stories most relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. Though the geographic scope of the newspaper focused on south-central Pennsylvania, including cities such as Harrisburg, statewide and national news and events were also covered.

The second part of the September / October 2005 issue and the full November / December 2005 issue of Alternative Central are missing and could not be digitized. The Central Voice issues from 2014 onward are born-digital newspapers. The Central Voice also published special issues such as the LGBT Pages (for LGBTQ+-friendly business) and special programs for the central Pennsylvania Pride Fest and the York Pride Fest.

The Alternative Central and The Central Voice are copyrighted publications of the publisher, Press and Journal Inc., which have been provided to the State Library for educational research use.

The Blair County Whig was a weekly newspaper that served Hollidaysburg (and for a period, Altoona) Pennsylvania that started publication in 1851, and ceased operations in 1866. This newspaper was the successor publication to the Blair County Whig and Hollidaysburg and Gaysport Telegraph. George Raymond was the first proprietor of the newspaper. The issues presented here are a "New Series" that started over on October 18, 1861 with vol. 1, no. 1, and printed weekly on Saturdays.  John Brotherline published the majority of the issues during this Civil War era.  There is a publication gap between May 6, 1864 and December 9, 1865, which may reflect Brotherline's service in the army. During the Civil War, though the newspaper was usually published in Hollidaysburg, Altoona was the place of publication from November 1862 to May 1864. The Blair County Union Printing Association was the final proprietor of the newspaper in 1866.

The Dollar Newspaper was a weekly newspaper from Philadelphia, published in 22 volumes from 1843 to 1864 by A.H. Simmons.  Unlike many other newspapers of the era, it claimed to be "independent on all subjects," rather than supporting a political party. After publication ceased, the newspaper was succeeded by The Home Weekly and Household Newspaper. Current digitized holdings represent volumes 19 through 22, though not all issues from each volume are present.

The State Library's newspaper holdings include Pennsylvanian German-language newspapers from Berks, Lehigh, Lancaster, Northampton, and Lebanon counties. German immigrants to Pennsylvania passed their language through the generations, which is represented in their print culture. In southeastern and southcentral Pennsylvania, the heart of "Pennsylvania Dutch County," German was commonly-spoken well into the 20th century by everyone of German descent, and a significant number of descendants in the region today retain fluency. The printed German used for the newspapers is High German; however, spelling may vary from modern High German.

The Mapleton Item was a weekly newspaper from Mapleton Depot in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Publication started in April 1889, and continued until about 1920. Proprietors of the newsaper were I.N. Swope & H.A. Thompson.

The Pennsylvania State Council of Defense, also referred to as the Pennsylvania Council of National Defense, was a Commonwealth civilian organization started during World War I, in March 1917. Cooperating with the Federal Council of National Defense and advising the governor, the Council assisted civilian affairs such as business and wartime industry to ensure safety and security in Pennsylvania. The Council also worked to promote war bonds, drafting, Red Cross initiatives, and other aspects vital to wartime efforts. The Council was essential in organizing the Commonwealth's industrial and civilian personnel for wartime preparations in the years preceding and during World War II. The organization was phased out in post-war years in favor of other organizations, such as the State Council of Civil Defense, resulting from federal legislation.

The Pennsylvania Evening Post was a Philadelphia newspaper / periodical from 1775 to 1783 that published advertisements, classifieds, social happenings, and foreign and domestic political news in English to interested Pennsylvania citizens. This newspaper was one of the first sub-weekly newspapers in the United States, being published tri-weekly to start (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays), and later daily in 1783. The printer and publisher, Benjamin Towne of Philadelphia, initially had a special relationship with the Continental Congress that allowed him to print numerous pieces for the Congress, often appearing in the Evening Post. The July 6, 1776 issue contained the first newspaper publication of the Declaration of Independence, though this issue is not represented in the collection at the State Library. However, the paper later turned towards loyalist sympathies, and after controversy, diminished the paper to irrelevance by the 1780s until closure in 1783 or possibly 1784.

The Pennsylvania Gazette was a Philadelphia newspaper / periodical from 1728 to 1815 that published advertisements, classifieds, social happenings, and foreign and domestic political news in English to interested Pennsylvania citizens. Started in 1728 by Samuel Keimer, the fledging paper was sold the next year to Benjamin Franklin and Hugh Meredith, who turned the Gazette into a successful publication. Franklin soon bought out Meredith to be the sole owner. The famous "Join, or Die" political cartoon was first published in The Pennsylvania Gazette in the May 9, 1754 issue. David Hall purchased Franklin's share of the Gazette outright in 1766, having been his apprentice (and then shop foreman) since 1744, and recognized as a partner since 1747-8. William Sellers joined Hall as a partner a few months later in 1766. The Gazette after Hall's death in December 1772 came under custody of William Sellers and David Hall's sons, David Jr. and William, who published the newspaper during the Revolution and Early Republic eras; the print shop name was thereafter shortened to simply "Hall and Sellers" to recognize Hall's sons. A full text of the Declaration of Independence was printed on the front page of the Gazette in the July 10, 1776 issue. During British General Howe's Philadelphia Campaign, the Gazette was  disrupted in September 1777. The printers moved with the Continental Congress to York, where publication recommenced in January 1778, and remained in York until June 1778, then resuming publication in Philadelphia in January 1779. The text of the "Plan for the New Federal Government", later the Constitution, was published in the September 19, 1787 issue. Operations of the Gazette ceased in 1815.

The Pennsylvania Packet was a daily newspaper based out of Philadelphia from 1771 to 1839 (and Lancaster from 1777-1778), and the first successful daily newspaper publication in America. Beginning as The Pennsylvania Packet, and General Advertiser by John Dunlap, David C. Claypoole later joined as a partner, and the pair renamed the newspaper The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser in 1784. The September 19, 1787 issue is notable for printing the full United States Constitution, created two days prior to printing. In 1791, the prefix Pennsylvania Packet was removed and the newspaper went through a series of name changes until being bought out at the end of 1839: Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (1791-1793), Dunlap and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (1793-1795), Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (1795-1800), and Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (after the paper was purchased by Zachariah Poulson, 1800-1839). George Washington's Farewell Address was first published in the Septemer 21, 1796 issue.

The Watch on the Rhine was an American military newspaper, started after World War I when the United States Army Third Infantry Division (also recognized in the newspaper as the Marne Divison) was stationed in the Rhineland. In 1919, the Division was reassigned home to the United States, where the newspaper continued publication as the Division went from base to base. The holdings of the State Library of Pennsylvania contain selected issues of volume I dated between August 15, 1919 and May 29, 1920. The earliest issue in the holdings was published in Andernach, Germany, while the rest were published in Little Rock, Arkansas.