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December 18, 2020
Whatever else it was, 2020 was a great year for reading at the Mercantile. Circulation is up, and readers have found gems in the stacks...
March 20, 2020
It might seem odd to think of libraries at a time like this. But it might also be worth noting that libraries exist for times...
February 12, 2020
The Mercantile Library Visitors' Register, 1872-1918 is Online
Excuse me while I geek out. The Mercantile Library’s Visitor Register is now available online, thanks to the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County...
January 31, 2020
A soon-to-be shuttered bookstore is a sad place. On lunch this week, I visited The Booksellers on Fountain Square for the last time, picking up some...
December 19, 2019
As 2019 winds down, inspired by the collection of “best of the decade” book lists at LitHub, and so many other of our favorite reading...
December 19, 2019
As 2019 winds down, inspired by the collection of “best of the decade” book lists at LitHub, and so many other of our favorite reading...
December 19, 2019
We hope you’re sitting down because we’re about to tell you something shocking: We all read a lot in 2019. Circulation at the Library is up,...
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