UW Libraries Upgrades New York Times Access to Include Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic
Published October 12, 2026
University of Wyoming Libraries has upgraded its New York Times (NYT) subscription
to the All Access package, expanding the digital content available to students, faculty
and staff at UW and Wyoming’s community colleges.
In addition to full digital access to news via www.nytimes.com and the NYT app, the upgraded subscription now includes Games, Cooking, Wirecutter
and The Athletic. Access is provided through a variety of NYT apps.
The All Access package includes:
-- News: Global reporting, analysis and cultural commentary that deepen students’
understanding of the world.
-- Games: Word, visual and number games from The Crossword to Wordle and Spelling
Bee, that build problem-solving skills, provide a mental break and delight solvers.
-- Cooking: A digital cookbook and cooking guide that supports students’ total wellness
and kitchen confidence.
-- Wirecutter: Independent product recommendations and reviews based on real-world
testing, helping students choose products confidently and feel empowered as consumers.
-- The Athletic: In-depth, personalized sports coverage that can foster media literacy
on a subject that students are passionate about.
“We are excited to be able to provide All Access to the New York Times for the added
value these additions bring to students, faculty and campus communities,” says Shannon
Smith, chair of collection management at UW Libraries. “In particular, their offerings
of Wirecutter and Cooking enrich our library resources related to financial and consumer
topics.”
UW and Wyoming community college members can find activation instructions and information
on updating existing subscriptions at https://uwyo.libguides.com/newspapers.
The NYT joins several other newspapers available through UW Libraries, including The
Wall Street Journal (which also includes Wyoming community colleges) and Bloomberg.
UW Libraries also offers the Wyoming Digital Newspaper Collection at WyomingNewspapers.org, a partnership between UW Libraries and the Wyoming State Library that provides access
to the state’s historical newspapers. The site has attracted more than 22,000 users,
including historians, genealogists, students and scholars who explore first-person
accounts of local news dating back to 1849. The collection includes 386,153 issues
comprising 5,691,856 pages.
Nonrestricted content in the collection is in the public domain and available to all
users. Restricted content can be obtained through interlibrary loan by contacting
a local library.
For a complete list of UW Libraries’ newspaper subscriptions, including FAQs for digital
access, visit https://uwyo.libguides.com/newspapers.
About The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City with worldwide readership. It was founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones and was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Co. The newspaper has won more than 130 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national newspaper of record.
