Prospero's Books
Record store in Kansas City, MO
Prospero's Books occupies a historic 1890 building in Kansas City's 39th Street restaurant and bar district, a short drive from the Plaza. The store carries roughly 50,000 titles across 70 categories, with books, vinyl, CDs, film, art, and oddities spread through the building.
The current listing also notes that Prospero's buys and trades books in good condition, offering trade credit toward store purchases. For record buyers, the useful context is that music sits inside a much larger used-books-and-media environment.
Last updated: 2026-07-16
Quick facts
- 4.7 on Google (1300 reviews)
- Formats noted: CDs and books
- Current notes include buying, trade-in, cash, or store credit signals.
- Store hours are included in the current listing text.
Source checked: 2026-07-10
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