Prospero's Books occupies a historic 1890 building three floors above Kansas City's 39th Street restaurant and bar district, just five minutes from the Plaza. The store carries roughly 50,000 titles across 70 categories, including books, vinyls, CDs, and film. Browsers can explore art and oddities, settle into quiet reading nooks, and spend hours discovering stock organized throughout the spacious building.

The store buys and trades books in good condition, offering trade credit toward store purchases or cash. Hours run Monday through Saturday from approximately 10:30am to 8pm, with Sunday hours from around 11am to 6pm. Prospero's Books has maintained near-daily operations for 30 years. Contact the store at 816-531-9673.

Last updated: 2026-06-07

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