To access The New York Times you need to first activate a Digital Pass and create a personal free account using your Lancaster email address.
1. Visit nytimes.com/passes to activate your New York Times digital pass.
2. On nytimes.com/passes, click on "Register" and create a free account using your school email address. If you already have a NYTimes.com account associated with your school email address, log in with those credentials.
3. Validate your email address. Check your email inbox for a confirmation message from The New York Times. Click on the link in your confirmation message to validate your email address and claim your New York Times Digital Pass. Note: If the confirmation email didn’t arrive, check your spam folder. If it isn’t there, send an email to schools@nytimes.com from your school email address to request confirmation.
Accessing The New York Times
Once you've created an account, you will see a Start Your Access screen which will contain a note about your account's expiration date. Once this registration process is complete, you will be able to access The New York Times online without having to connect through the library's website -- simply access nytimes.com and its features directly using the email and password that you just registered
