Bringing people together for nearly ninety years. Whether you go to the Taft, the Scottish Rite…read moreAuditorium or Ballroom at the Taft, Founder's Hall or any other place in the building's 350,000 square feet, you will be transported to a bygone era of beauty and architecture. Are parts of it dated? Absolutely: just adds to the building's endearing charm! Parts of the building are available for rental for that special occasion.

What a beautiful old building. I have had a chance to attend a couple of meeting in the Masonic…read moreTemple and taken a tour afterward. It has seem to be such a secretive place for so long it is nice that it is opening up more for outside events. There are a variety of rooms for meetings and receptions. There is even a chapel. There are also 2 auditoriums, which will be used for the world choir games. It has such a historical old world feel inside the place, older than the building is. For the world choir games, besides some of the newer theatre's it is great that we do have some older (although still young by most of the world standards) auditoriums to show off. If you get a chance to visit the masonic temple, try to see if you can get a tour, it is well worth the visit and an option for a special event or a work meeting, it you want something that is different and full of history.

Finally got a membership here in my 3rd year of working downtown and it's the best $65 I've spent…read morein 2025. There's so many cool events for both members and non-members. I've found books both popular and obscure. And it's free to come in, look around, and soak in the Hogwarts-esque energy. Which is even better after the recent extensive renovations.

Cincinnati's Hidden Gem. As the Mercantile library is on the 11th and 12th floor of the Mercantile…read morebuilding, take their dedicated elevator and enjoy its new and renovated beautiful place to chill, work, study and enjoy. There are so many reading groups and activities. And many great authors visit. You do not have to be a member to visit the library, there are too many benefits to list them all. Sign up for a tour! A household membership works out to be about 30 cents a day. A student membership is only $30 per year! Now the Mercantile library is renting their cool space for your special events including wedding! Visit and see for yourself. Great for residents, students and visitors! Highly recommended!

This library has a wide selection of movies and books but unfortunately no CDs. I've been coming…read morehere for years and each time is wonderful.

Friendly, helpful staff. Great selection. Well-kept building with many places to read or study.read more

My three children grew up going to this location. The staff are GREAT! Still know all three of my…read morekids names and it's been almost 10 years since the kids were in the reading group and other activities that the staff do for the children of Cleves and any child who comes to their location and I personally go out my way to go to this location where I ALWAYS feel welcomed. John DeMoss

Fantastic library! Staff is very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Always something special…read morefor the kids. Summer programs are amazing. Easy to access building itself and one level once inside. A great place to browse, sit and read, or grab your books and go.

How can you not love a small community, public library that is solely focused on Mystery books and…read moreauthors? The two women working there when my family and I visited the last time were funny and intelligent. We enjoyed talking with them and hearing about the history of the library. The building itself is one of the original buildings in Milford, and I enjoyed venturing on to Water Street, aptly named, since it's right next to the Little Miami River in Old Milford. You won't be disappointed if you stop by here- especially if you are a mystery writer! TIPS- The staff was quick to point out to me that even though the overdue fines are 10 cents per day, it's only 30 cents per week since they are only open three days! Oh yeah- they are only open three days a week, so check the hours before making a special trip!

"Do you love a good secret or mystery? Then visit the Milford Mystery Library - one of the best…read morekept secrets in Milford, OH" This is a small library in an old stone building built by the Kugler family, of Kugler Mill fame. It has a selection of mystery novels much larger than most libraries - separated by genres. Worth a visit if you're a mystery or history fan. The library also welcomes small groups to use the space for gatherings - with advance notice of course! Hours are now: 10am-4pm Wed. & Sat., and 2pm-7pm on Thurs.

Probably one of my favorite local library's! Very well spread out and there is a little bit of…read moresomething for everyone. Books, movies and conferences rooms can be reserved for private tutoring. I recently had to come make color copies and the staff were so helpful. Did you know everyone has $5.00 of free color copies on their card? Parking is right out front with handicap spaces if needed and large automatic doors out front. Come pay a visit!

This library has recently been renovated and greatly expanded. Now the space is beautiful, open and…read morespacious with low shelving in places giving clear site lines of large portions of the space. There are various seating options as well as meeting rooms and study areas. Highly recommend a visit!

As the library tour continues, my most recent stop was at the Groesbeck Branch on Galbraith Road,…read moremaybe a quarter mile from Colerain Avenue. I didn't have high expectations for this branch, but I was actually pretty blown away by this library. In fact, I think it may have been the best branch (Main Library excluded) I've seen. I could tell it was fairly new, and as it turns out a 36-year-old branch was demolished in 1999 and completely rebuilt and then finished in May 2000. I would have guessed that it was just a few years old, rather than eight going on nine, because everything looked so new: carpet, shelves, counters, and even the bathrooms. While every branch in town seems to have a teen area, what I saw for the first time was a "TeenScene" neon sign. How cool is that? The overall design of the library is great, and it even includes "skylights, clerestory windows, and vaulted ceilings." The children's area was very nice too, and there was just an overall friendly environment to the whole library. Another neat thing the Groesbeck Branch offers is a drive-up window. In addition to having a drive through book drop, the library is one of four in Hamilton County to have an actual drive-up window. Wow.

I have ben to many libraires in most states. I found this Library to be fine. Clean, well laid…read moreout, and the staff were very helpful. If you need to not be disturbed you can go downstairs. Easy to get to by using the bus that goes down Montana Ave. Large room to reserve for Events. Santa Claus used it for his visit in 2024. There is a small friendly Playground across on the other block and also a dog park.

Loudest Library I have ever been too!!. Kids lined up on the computer playing video games…read more Librarians listening to loud baby videos at the desk..wanted to make a routine out of taking kids to library to do homework. I guess we will have to go to Clifton Library!