The Missouri Center for the Book is a program of Missouri Humanities and the state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. Our mission is to commemorate and promote appreciation for and greater awareness of Missouri’s rich literary heritage. This includes promoting awareness of regional authors, books, writing, reading, the book arts, publishing, poetry, and literacy in Missouri.
Since receiving Affiliate Center status in 2021, our work has been guided with input from numerous literary and literacy-based organizations, authors, and educators from across the state of Missouri who serve on the Missouri Center for the Book (MOCFTB) Planning Team.