The NOAA Central Library, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and its libraries at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami), National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center (Miami), Western Regional Center (Seattle), and Camp Springs (Maryland), provide information and research support to NOAA staff and the public. The library also networks with over 30 NOAA libraries across the nation. Disciplines covered include weather and atmospheric sciences, oceanography, ocean engineering, nautical charting, marine ecology, marine resources, ecosystems, coastal studies, aeronomy, geodesy, cartography, mathematics and statistics.

The NOAA Central Library is unique in that it provides an extensive historical and multidisciplinary collection, and offers an information exchange network. Historically, 40% of the items catalogued in the Central Library are not found anywhere else.

The NOAA Photo Library captures the work, observations, and studies that are carried on by the scientists, engineers, commissioned officers, and administrative personnel within the agency. It includes thousands of weather and space images, hundreds of images of our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine species images ranging from the great whales to the most minute plankton.

To view some MPA photos, browse the image catalog of the following two collections:
National Marine Sanctuaries: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/sanctuary/index.html
National Estuarine Research Reserves: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nerr/index.html

The photos in the collection are in the public domain and images can be downloaded for use in publications, presentations, or websites.