We invite you to spend a few moments looking at our new library Web site. With help from the State Library of Iowa, we are able to create a place on the Web where you, our customers, can explore, learn and get help with all your information needs.

Ever want to travel throughout the United States without leaving your desk chair—or spending a dime?

Stanhope Library has acquired a database with information on all 50 states plus five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, available free to library patrons through our website. Think this is just another database? Think again. Using this database is like getting into a deluxe R.V. and traveling to every far-flung corner of the country and beyond.

That’s because AtoZ the USA offers in-depth e-content in 156 data categories, with 50-plus maps for each state. It also includes thousands of U.S. state reports and articles ready to download, royalty-free image collections of flags, vintage postcards, panoramic photos, license plates and more. Map collections offer thousands of modern and antique maps and data on geography, government, history, and society and culture. Created by a dedicated team of researchers, cartographers, and writers, the database is continually updated. 

AtoZtheUSA.com is proving valuable to multiple educational disciplines. People relocating to another part of the country, students working on research for state reports, and various students of U.S. history all will find what they need within this site.