Library

• BIOGRAPHIES - Look up almost anyone you need to know about!
• BrainPOP - This site has a wide variety of subjects and tips for homework and learning.
• Social Studies - 50 States - This site gets you to information about the U.S. state you might be looking for.
• Social Studies - CIA World Factbook - This site has amazing facts about anywhere in the world.
• Science - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - This government site has amazing information and pictures about our solar system.
• Science - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - This government site offers more than just weather.
• General Homework Help - Factmonster - This site offers a wide variety of helpful facts and tips.
• iTools - This site offers many reference tools in one stop.
• Smithsonian Tween Tribune - This site lets you pick and search current articles based on your student's Lexile level. This could help if you want a class discussion on a similar topic, but have a wide range of ability levels.

Challenge of the Books

Challenge of the Books is a contest for Wyoming Middle School students who love to read. The list of 12 books used for this competition is derived from the Wyoming Library Association's Indian Paintbrush nominee list. The intent of this program is to encourage students to read from these specific book lists and to engage in a fun competition.

Challenge of the Books 2026-27

• Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• Greeking Out: Tales from the Underworld by Kenny Curtis
• Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate
• Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner
• Ripley: Fire Station Five by W. Bruce Cameron
• Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
• Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
• Under Attack by Marsha Forchuk-Skrypuch
• Mystery of Mystic Mountain by Janet S. Fox
• The Amazing Generation by Jonathon Haidt and Catherine Price
• Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Blood in the Water by Tiffany Jackson

Challenge of the Books (CoB) Teams - A local competition is held among LMS teams, if we have more than one. We generally have three. The winning team advances to a competition with area schools like Worland, Cody, Greybull, Rocky Mountain, Cloud Peak, Burlington and Thermopolis. Schools rotate who hosts the competition and there is a trophy that is passed along from year to year.

The local Challenge of the Books will be in December 2026.

The regional challenge will be in early 2027.

Previous competitors:

School and Regional Winners, 2025-2026

Booktopia - (Formerly known as RIF) Students get a free book.

Book Exchange - There is no planned student book exchange this year.

Indian Paintbrush Nominees 2026-27

• 39 Clues: Maze of Bones (Graphic Novel adaptation) by Ethan YoungAllergic (Graphic Novel) by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• Greeking Out: Tales from the Underworld (nonfiction) by Kenny Curtis
• Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner
• Mystery of Mystic Mountain by Janet S. Fox
• Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate
• Ripley: Fire Station Five by W. Bruce Cameron
• Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
• Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
• Under Attack by Marsha Forchuk-Skrypuch

Click HERE to see previous nominees and winners.

To see the Lexile® rating of many of the books in our library catalog, select the book title you are interested in and then click into the details of the book. If available, the Lexile® will appear near the bottom. Most Lexiled® books on the library shelves are labeled with an orange dot on the spine.

LEXILES®: Typical Reader Measures, by Grade*

Professional Magazines:

• Better Homes and Garden Wood
• SchoolArts Magazine
• Woodsmith Magazine

Please open the following document to see the professional books and videos we have. We now have almost 100 titles.

LMS Professional Reources

Don't trust just anybody!
Warning: Not everything you read is TRUE

Think R.E.A.L.

R= Read the URL (.org/.gov/.edu vs. blog/.com/~)

E= Examine the site's content (reliable? current?)

A= Ask about the author/publisher

L= Look at the links (Do they link out, or are they linked to?)

Can you spot fake news?

Decide if your group's assigned website below is real or not:

• Group A Zapatopi
• Group B Elephantseal
• Group C DHMO
• Group D BlueVoice

You can trust Databases 

• Find Magazine Articles 
• Find videos in Britannica 
• Find Books 

Library/Media Center

The library has books, e-books, reference materials and periodicals available for staff and students.

• The library is open from 8:00-3:45 Tuesday-Thursday and from 8:00-1:00 on Fridays.
• Students can check out books/e-books for a two-week period.
• Students need a pass from a teacher or the office in order to come to the library on their own.
• Teachers may sign up to bring their entire class for various activities.
• Library materials are ordered every two months. If you have requests, please let the library staff know.
• Inter-library loans between district libraries may be arranged if there is a book in another building you would like to check out.
• No fines are charged for overdue books, but students must pay for lost or damaged materials; however, patrons may be charged for lost magazines.