The winning bidder will receive a certificate good for a One Year Household Membership to The Mercantile Library...the best kept literary secret in the city.

Household membership benefits extend to up to four people at the same address.

Membership includes:

• Use of the Mercantile's Reading Room


• Borrowing privledges from our 80,000+ volume collection and eBooks


• Free admission to Signature Events


• Early notice of and discount admission to other events


• Quarterly newsletter and booklist


• Weekly e-newsletter each Monday


• Free yoga on Wednesday and Saturday mornings

On April 18th, 1835, forty-five merchants and clerks from boomtown Cincinnati came together to create the Young Men’s Mercantile Library Association. To fulfill its initial mission, the Library maintains and expands its historic collection of books while presenting an expansive schedule of events. Full of visits by authors and writers, book discussions, workshops, and forums, there’s something on the schedule for all bibliophiles. Additionally, the Library is home to a diverse collection of artworks including portrait busts, paintings, and sculpture.

The Mercantile is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (closes at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays), and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.

Learn more at MercantileLibrary.