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The Mercantile Library Art Museum is in the running for
Best Art Museum on the St. Louis Magazine A-List!
Help us make it to the top and vote by visiting
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Vote for us daily through April 10th!
About the Library:
Established in 1846 by civic leaders and philanthropists, the Mercantile exists today as a vibrant community and cultural asset. It is the oldest library west of the Mississippi and the grandparent of St. Louis cultural institutions.
The task of the Mercantile Library as a research library is to make its collections, which have come to concentrate on Western Expansion and the history, development, and growth of the St. Louis region and of the American rail and river transportation experiences, available to the widest number of local and national users.
View the latest edition of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Newsletter!
Learn about the UMSL Libraries Renovation!
Library Tours:
Get more out of your visit to the Mercantile Library with a free, docent-led tour! Tours are available by reservation-only at this time, and offered during open library hours. To schedule a docent-led tour, please call 314-516-7248 or email mercantilelibrary@umsl.edu.
Research:
For Research Inquiries:
Email: mercantilelibrary@umsl.edu
Mercantile Library Research Request Form
Phone: 314-516-7240
The UMSL Digital Library
The UMSL Library Catalog, which includes items from the Mercantile and its collection.
