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United States
Free 72-hour pass with a public library card
Many US library systems license NYTimes.com. Los Angeles Public Library and Seattle Public Library both give cardholders a 72-hour pass to use from home, and you get a new one when it runs out. Seattle's pass also covers Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic, while LAPL limits how many passes can be active at once. Search your own library's website for 'New York Times' to see its terms.
24-hour passes at some libraries
Some systems hand out shorter passes. Multnomah County Library in Oregon, for example, gives 24-hour passes that you can request again once yours expires, though you may have to wait if every pass is taken. Many libraries also give unlimited access while you are on their Wi-Fi or computers.
Print replica on PressReader via your library
Some US libraries carry the Times in their PressReader collection, which shows the newspaper page by page. DC Public Library lists the Times among its popular PressReader titles. Log in to PressReader with your library card to check whether your library includes it.
Academic Pass through your college or university
Many colleges buy NYT Academic Passes for their students, faculty and staff. You activate one with your school email, usually on the campus network or through the library's off-campus link. These passes leave out Games, Cooking, The Athletic and e-reader editions. Ask your library, or search its website for 'New York Times'.
High school access (Sponsor a Student programme)
US high schools can get digital access, either in school only or at school and at home, through a programme funded mostly by home-delivery readers. The school signs up through the Times' group-subscription form, not individual students.
Group subscription through your employer
The Times sells group digital subscriptions to companies and institutions. If your workplace has one, you sign up with your work email or through the company's single sign-on. Ask HR or your internal library before you pay yourself.
Gift articles from a subscriber
Subscribers can use the Gift button to send articles that anyone can open with a free NYT account. The help centre currently gives no monthly cap (it was 10 a month until at least late 2025), and a recipient has 30 days to read each article. Gift articles don't count against your free-article limit.
Limited free articles
Non-subscribers can read a limited number of articles, and the Times does not publish the exact number. After a few articles, the site usually asks you to create a free account or log in.
Free email newsletters
Anyone can sign up for most Times newsletters, but a few are for subscribers only. Some links inside a free newsletter can still lead to subscriber-only articles.
Student rate
Student Beans lists a US$1-a-week Times subscription for students, with enrolment checked through SheerID. Check which plan it covers and what it renews at before you sign up.
Apple News+ (The Athletic only, not NYT news)
Apple News+ carries The Athletic, the Times' sports site. It does not include New York Times news articles.
Canada
72-hour pass from Canadian public libraries
Several Canadian libraries, including Toronto Public Library and Coquitlam Public Library, give cardholders a free 72-hour pass that you renew by getting a new code. At Toronto the pass includes Cooking and Wirecutter but not Games or The Athletic.
Print replica on PressReader via your library
PressReader is the only distributor of the Times to public libraries outside the US. A library that adds the title gives cardholders the full print replica. Log in to PressReader with your library card to see whether yours has it.
Gift articles from a subscriber
A Times subscriber anywhere can send you a gift link. You open it with a free NYT account and have 30 days to read it.
Apple News+ (The Athletic only, not NYT news)
The Canadian Apple News+ catalogue includes The Athletic but not New York Times news.
United Kingdom
Print replica on PressReader via your library
Outside the US, public libraries can only get the Times through PressReader, and each library decides whether to add it. If your council library offers PressReader, log in with your library card and search for the title.
Gift articles from a subscriber
Gift links work worldwide. You need a free NYT account to open one, and you have 30 days to read it.
Apple News+ (The Athletic only, not NYT news)
The UK Apple News+ catalogue includes The Athletic. New York Times news articles are not part of it.
Australia
24-hour pass from Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Victoria)
Yarra Plenty Regional Library in Melbourne's north offers a 24-hour NYT pass from home, which you can get again as often as you like. Access is unlimited while you are on library Wi-Fi.
Print replica on PressReader via your library
Many Australian councils offer PressReader, and libraries outside the US can add the Times to it. Log in with your card and search for the title.
Gift articles from a subscriber
Gift links work worldwide. You need a free NYT account to open one, and you have 30 days to read it.
Apple News+ (The Athletic only, not NYT news)
The Australian Apple News+ catalogue includes The Athletic but not New York Times news.