New York Times All Access


Great news! As a DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library patron, you now have free access to every­thing The New York Times has to offer:

  • News: Under­stand the world with orig­i­nal report­ing from 1,700 journalists
  • Games: Spelling Bee, Wor­dle, The Cross­word and more
  • Cook­ing: Recipes, advice and inspi­ra­tion for any occasion
  • Wire­cut­ter: Inde­pen­dent reviews for thou­sands of products
  • The Ath­let­ic: In-depth, per­son­al­ized sports journalism

Here’s how to get started.


Get free access to NYTimes​.com, onsite at your library:

  1. Vis­it nytimes​.com using any device. Ensure you are using the library’s WiFi connection.
  2. Go to the upper right-hand cor­ner of the screen. Click on Log in” to cre­ate a free account or log-in to your exist­ing account.
  3. You now have full access to all jour­nal­ism on nytimes​.com while logged in at the library.

Note: Access to The NYT News and Audio Apps, New York Times Games, New York Times Cook­ing, Wire­cut­ter and The Ath­let­ic can be accessed using a 24-hour access code —from any­where. See direc­tions below.

Get free access to New York Times News, Games, Cook­ing, Wire­cut­ter, and The Ath­let­ic — includ­ing apps— from anywhere:

Whether you are at the library or at home, you can access the full world of The New York Times from any­where with 24-hour access codes! These codes will allow you unlim­it­ed 24-hour access to News, Games, Cook­ing, Wire­cut­ter and The Athletic.

  1. Go to our library’s ded­i­cat­ed URL to redeem a 24-hour access code.
  2. Your code will auto-pop­u­late. Click redeem.
  3. You will need to either reg­is­ter for a free account or log in to your exist­ing account.
  4. After receiv­ing con­fir­ma­tion that your access code is valid, you will have 24-hours of com­pli­men­ta­ry access to the full world of The New York Times, includ­ing News, Games, Cook­ing, Wire­cut­ter and The Ath­let­ic. See here for every­thing your access includes.
  5. Once your 24-hour access code expires, you can sim­ply repeat the process from Step 1 to redeem anoth­er 24-hour code.