Research & Learn

Free online resources through WYLD, a resource offered by the Wyoming State Library. View academic databases by subject area and search for specific journals. 

Complete encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster dictionary and Thesaurus, and the Britannica Book of the Year. Additional resources include Gateway to the Classics, World Atlas, and Notable Quotations.

Explore learning materials, a dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features - all at the appropriate grade level. Includes resources for PreK-2 (Fundamentals), PreK-5 (Elementary), Grades 6-8 (Compton's), and Grades 9-12.

Explore learning materials, a dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features - all at the appropriate grade level. Includes resources for PreK-2 (Fundamentals), PreK-5 (Elementary), Grades 6-8 (Compton's), and Grades 9-12.

Provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.

A research portal for middle grade researchers.

provides schools with access to carefully curated, curriculum-aligned content and professional learning resources.

provides schools with access to carefully curated, curriculum-aligned content and professional learning resources.

Curious about today's important social issues? Find overviews, news, and opinions of people on multiple sides of hundreds of issues.

Explore history through digitized, text-searchable primary sources

Expand students' understanding of U.S. History with engaging resources that bring the major people, events, and trends in history alive, while integrating often untold stories into the curriculum.

Databases for kids shared by the Wyoming State Library--from early literacy to K-8 grades.

Struggling with your studies? HelpNow offers free online tutoring, writing & language labs, and collaborative tools designed for students in all grades. Log in with your library card for help now!

An extensive digital map collection, with more than 400,000 high-resolution, full-color historic maps.

A starting point for studying history from ancient times to contemporary society.  Suitable for researchers at all levels.

Articles from popular, middle school magazines. Find biographies, historical essays, reference books, the Encyclopedia of Animals, an image collection, maps and flags.

The complete archive of National Geographic magazine - every page of every issue from 1888 to the present.

Children's fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more