{"id":17275,"date":"2026-02-03T16:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpl.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=17275"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:19:57","slug":"read-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.wpl.ca\/news\/read-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Read &#8220;The New York Times&#8221; with Your Library Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the online edition of <em>The New York Times<\/em> for free with your Waterloo Public Library card. Access includes the U.S., International, Canadian, Spanish, and Chinese editions of <em>The New York Times<\/em>. Explore news, videos, and audio content, as well as some games and Wirecutter. Please note that a separate subscription is required for the Crossword puzzle, Cooking, and The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To access The New York Times IN the library:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>wpl.ca<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Online Resources<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>eReading &amp; Streaming<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to <em>The New York Times<\/em> and click on <strong>Use Inside Library<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Create an account<\/strong> for <em>The New York Times<\/em> by clicking Log In and entering your email address and a password. If you already have an account for <em>The New York Times<\/em>, enter your account information instead.<\/li>\n<li>You are now ready to browse the news, read articles, play games, and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To access The New York Times OUTSIDE the library:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>wpl.ca<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Online Resources<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>eReading &amp; Streaming<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to <em>The New York Times<\/em> and click on <strong>Use Outside Library<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Redeem<\/strong> to redeem your access code. 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