You can find articles in print (reading a physical magazine) or online (using a computer to find and read an article).
The way you are accessing the content doesn't matter as much as the content you are finding. Below is more information.
In Print
To read magazines in print, you can go to the library to read the newest issue or you can browse older issues.
Browsing issues for a specific topic might be difficult. Let's say you are looking for an article in a magazine about the Revolutionary War. How are you going to know what magazine and issue you should look in?
When searching for articles on a specific topic, it is usually easier to search online resources such as BadgerLink.
Online
Find a listing of all the BadgerLink resources that have newspaper and magazine content:
Additionally, your library may have subscriptions to other online resources.