baɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi hˈaʊzd mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn mˈɪliən vˈɑːljuːmz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ fˈɛdɚɹəl dᵻpˈɑːzɪtˌoːɹi lˈaɪbɹɛɹi, ɐ kəmpjˈuːɾɚɹˌaɪzd lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ kˈɑːmənz, ænd ðə sənt. lˈuːi mˈɜːkɐntˌaɪl lˈaɪbɹɛɹi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mɪzˈʊɹɹi sənt. lˈuːi.
By 2005 the Libraries of the university housed more than one million volumes, including a Federal Depository Library, a computerized Library Research Commons, and the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.