Library & Research Center · Skinker
A century and a half of evidence.
Maps, manuscripts, periodicals, photographs, and the papers of a city. Open to researchers — students, scholars, family historians, journalists — by appointment.
Hours
- Tuesday – Friday10am – 5pm (by appointment)
- Saturday10am – 5pm (second + fourth Sat.)
- Sunday – MondayClosed
Address
225 South Skinker Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63105
Admission
Free. Appointments encouraged; researcher registration required on first visit.
Parking
Free lot on site; metered street parking available.
LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS
On view at the Library.
Papers of a City: Manuscript Highlights, 1820–1920
A rotating selection of letters, ledgers, broadsides, and journals from the manuscript collection — chosen by the curatorial team to surface what's most asked-for and least seen.
Reading Room · Library & Research Center · Skinker
Washington Park Cemetery Card Index: A Reading Room Rotation
A working selection of name-index cards from the historically Black cemetery in Berkeley, MO — the most-requested genealogical record set at the Library, on cradles in the Reading Room.
Reading Room · Library & Research Center · Skinker
Recently Accessioned: A Library Collecting Spotlight
A quarterly cradle display of the Library's newest manuscript and ephemera acquisitions — what staff archivists have catalogued in the last 90 days.
Reading Room · Library & Research Center · Skinker
UPCOMING
Programs at the Library.
Library · Sun, Jun 21 · 11:00am – 12:30pm
Behind the Boxes: A Library Curator Tour
A small-group walkthrough of the manuscript vault and conservation lab with the curator.
WHAT THE LIBRARY DOES
The working archive of the region.
The Library & Research Center holds the documentary memory of St. Louis: 175,000+ artifacts, millions of pages of manuscripts, the largest regional photograph collection in the Midwest, and a working reading room that serves researchers seven days a month — for free.