One caveat is the subscription "rental" is for only a 3 day period, so you have "renew" your subscription every 3 days. This only takes 2 clicks though. For San Francisco public library: https://ezproxy.sfpl.org/login/nyt.
I can’t promise I would pay $300/yr to access a great public library, but I would like the option to try it.
My in-laws have a decent (not great, but decent) one in their city, and for sure they will never use it, but they aren’t going to drag the documentation up there and get cards just for me.
Many of us do not have that option.
Changes every 6-12 months, but that's easy to update.
What's your library's page?
I have a few library cards so I'm curious as to which ones have better or worse terms.
It used to be 3 days until some time last year.