The Reston, Denver, and Menlo Park libraries maintain GEOCenters, containing materials that are loaned to teachers in the region and to USGS staff who speak before public gatherings and school groups. The collections include maps, posters, models of the earth and dinosaurs, rock samples, books, videos, and other instructional materials. For information on the use of these collections, contact the appropriate regional library. The Denver, Menlo Park and Reston libraries have broad collections of maps covering domestic and foreign areas. The Flagstaff library concentrates on maps of the Southwestern United States.
Staff can provide information or referral on a variety of cartographic topics.
USGS Topographic Maps - These maps date from the early 1880's to the present. Denver - The collection includes current and historic editions of topographic maps for all states. Menlo Park - The library has current editions for the Western states and historic editions for California only. Reston - The collection includes current and historic editions of topographic maps for all states. USGS Series Maps - Denver, Menlo Park, and Reston have complete sets of specialized maps showing the geology, water resources, minerals, and other earth science aspects of areas of the United States, foreign countries, and outer space.