Parkville Branch

The Parkville Branch

The current Parkville Branch opened in 1992. Before becoming the Parkville Branch, this library was the Platte Woods Branch. It originally opened in 1961. Last year, 197,591 patrons visited the library.

The Parkville Branch Staff

The Parkville Branch Staff

Are you looking for an item? An answer? A suggestion? This group is here to help. If your branch staff doesn't know the answer to your question, they likely know where to help you look. All you have to do is ask.

Families attending an event outside the Parkville Branch.

Events for Families

There are many types of events at the library. You never know who you might meet or what you might learn! Check out the events list on this page to find a program for you.

Parkville Branch Reading Area

What Will You Read Next?

The Parkville Branch offers a collection of over 136,000 items. If you can't find it here, check the catalog to see if another MCPL branch has it. If so, it'll be delivered to your branch in a couple of days.

Blogs

Not So Well-known or Perhaps Forgotten Famous Missourians

As a graduate of History from PU (Park University), I knew I still had a lot to learn. I’ve been surprised during the past couple of weeks by facts I had never heard about Missouri. 

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A Model Library

If you’ve been to visit the Parkville Branch in the last couple of months, you may have noticed some big changes recently. Like several other branches of MCPL, here at Parkville, we have reduced the size of our reference desk and installed four shiny new checkout stations where our old desk used to be.

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It’s the Final Countdown!

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