ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ðə wˈʌn,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə mˈɜːkɐntˌaɪl lˈaɪbɹɛɹi vˈoʊɾᵻd fɔːɹ ænd ɐpɹˈuːvd ðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz mˈuːv fɹʌm ɪts dˈaʊntaʊn sənt. lˈuːi loʊkˈeɪʃən tə ðə tˈɑːməs dʒˈɛfɚsən lˈaɪbɹɛɹi bˈɪldɪŋ.
In 1996 the 1,250 members of the Mercantile Library voted for and approved the Library's move from its downtown St. Louis location to the Thomas Jefferson Library building.