State Library Guide
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Wyoming Libraries: Free for Students, Parents & Teachers

What your Wyoming public and state library gives you free with a card: research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, homework help, early literacy, and accessible reading.

Public Libraries
23
Locations
77
Annual Visits
2,430,017
Items Borrowed / yr
4,029,806
Your State LibraryBy the NumbersResearch DatabasesAccessible ReadingFind a LibraryOfficial Links
Your State Library

Wyoming State Library

Every resident of Wyoming has free access to a statewide library system run by Wyoming State Library. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.

Worth knowing: GoWYLD Kids (K-8) offers BookFlix, NoveList, and tutorials for younger students.
The state, by the numbers

Wyoming public libraries at a glance

Public libraries
23
library systems in the state
Service locations
77
main libraries, branches & bookmobiles
Visits a year
2,430,017
in-person visits statewide
Items borrowed a year
4,029,806
total materials circulated
Program attendance
343,186
at library programs
Children's program attendance
246,793
at youth programs
Visits per resident
4
per person, per year
Source: U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Public Libraries Survey (FY 2024). View the data →
Free for students

Research databases: GoWYLD.net

GoWYLD.net is Wyoming's free statewide research service.

Resources students can use inside GoWYLD.net include:

  • EBSCO & NoveList
  • Gale
  • ProQuest & SIRS
  • Ancestry Library & HeritageQuest
  • Britannica & BookFlix
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • Pronunciator (languages)
  • TumbleBooks

Ebooks & audiobooks: Libby (OverDrive); TumbleBook Library, free with a library card.

For print-disabled readers

Accessible reading & talking books

Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through the state talking-book library, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. The Wyoming Talking Books Program (Wyoming State Library) is an NLS service for residents who can't read regular print due to a temporary or permanent visual or physical limitation.

Get started

Find a library & get a card

Use the official locator to find your nearest Wyoming public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →

Through WYLD Network, you can borrow materials from libraries across the state by interlibrary loan.

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Official links