Collection

The collection is general, with special strengths in books pertaining to Cincinnati and Ohio. Some of the books are from the Library's earliest purchases which included books far older than the Library itself. A number of volumes are from collections bequeathed by members. Most books circulate. The Library adds to the collection continually. Staff take pride in the speed with which books are catalogued and made available to members.

The online catalog resides on the University of Cincinnati catalog--while the catalog below is set to search only Mercantile Library holdings, when searching extensively be sure to select "Mercantile Library" under "Limit all future searches" to avoid searching all U.C. Libraries catalogs.