Public Library



Physical Address:
103 East Moore Street

Mailing Address:
30006 Kodiak Place - La Plata, Missouri 63549

North side of the square

Cindy Moore, Librarian
Wava McHenry, Assistant Librarian

Telephone & Fax: (660) 332-4945
Email: laplib@missvalley.com

Library Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday - 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday - 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

In 1939, the Federated Clubs of La Plata, recognized a need for a public library. A Library Committee was appointed to solve the problems of housing and stocking the shelves. The City Fathers were persuaded to make available unused rooms in the City Hall with lights, heat, water, and janitor services furnished. Members of the Atalpal Federated Club took donations of books, held fund raisers, and served as volunteer librarians for a number of years. In 1946, through the efforts of Atalpal, the community voted a library tax of 2 1/2 cents on each $100 assessed valuation. In 1953, through the combined efforts of three federated, a new tax was voted - 10 cents on each $100 assessed valuation. this enabled the Library to receive State Aid for the first time. In the Spring of 1968, the Library was moved to its present location on the North Side of the square. In 1971, the City Council took over the financial management of the now tax supported Library.

In recent years it has become one of the best genealogical libraries in northeast Missouri.

Genealogy Resources
La Plata Cemetery Listings, Macon County, MO Cemetery Listings, Adair County Cemetery Listings, Misc. Funeral Records, Foutes Obituary Books 1900-Present, Mears Obituary Books 1874-1933, La Plata Home Press on Microfilm, Macon County Census on Microfilm, Macon County History Books - 1884, 1910, 1987, Macon County Atlas - 1875, 1897, 1918, 1930, Macon County Family Histories, La Plata Sesquicentennial History Book 1855-2005, and many other genealogical resources.