 Family Fun Night with Karima Amin!
Join us Thursday, February 18th at 6:30pm in the Central Library for a special presentation by storyteller, educator and author Karima Amin.
Families and children of all ages are welcome as this amazing storyteller shares her gift at this free event. Karima is a co-founder of "Spin-A-Story Tellers of WNY" and "Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of WNY." The Race is on!
Join us at the Central Library on Feb 27th for "Robots and Remote Controls"
From 10AM to 2PM the UB Robotics Club will present lectures and demonstrate the robots they have created.
The Central Library will host a remote control car race - run a maze and compete for your very own robot!
Also, starting at 2PM, the Saturday free movie will be Iron Giant. Click here for complete details. Calling all Lego® owners!
Do you have well-loved, but no longer used Lego®s stored in your basement or attic? The Library has a perfect solution: give them to us! Some of our libraries are forming Lego® Clubs. Our young builders and architects will use their imaginations to transform your donations into works of art. Lego®s can be dropped off at any Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Thanks! Got questions? We can help you find the answers!
Ask Us 24/7 is a virtual chat service that connects you with a reference librarian.
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Enter your question and a librarian will respond almost immediately.
• How many bones in the neck of a giraffe?
• Who invented the paper clip?
• How much snow fell during the Blizzard of '77?
Ask Us! Your library is always open with Ask Us 24/7. Branched Out Programs
The Branched Out Program schedule, offered by the Buffalo Museum of Science, is now available. "Under the Sea!" will be studied by the Young Scientists (ages 6-10), while Young Explorers (ages 3-5) will discover "What a Wonderful Body!". Check out the program offerings at the Crane, Dudley, East Clinton, East Delavan, Merriweather, and NorthPark Libraries.
 Digital Local History Pilot Project!
View a sample of the Local History File on Flickr. The Local History File, located in the Grosvenor Room at the Central Library, is B&ECPL's most comprehensive resource on Buffalo's history. It consists of index cards with citations to articles and books about Buffalo and Erie County topics. The Richardson Olmsted Complex is featured in the pilot project. Are you knowledgeable about this landmark? Enhance the project’s images by adding comments and tags. Click here to view the project.  eBooks have arrived!
Choose from hundreds of new titles and enjoy your eBook anywhere and anytime. EPUB eBooks and PDF eBooks can be read on many eBook readers (excluding Amazon Kindles) -- eReaders are very popular!
Remember, you can also download audiobooks and videos. Downloads 2 Go is available 24/7 so your library is always open!
Click here to checkout titles today. Book a Librarian Service
Can't find the information you need? Have a research project? We can help! Book a Librarian Service is now available at the Central Library. You can make a free one-on-one appointment with a librarian to assist you with your research needs.
 DARWIN: THE ORIGIN OF INFLUENCE Charles Darwin's revolutionary On the Origin of Species (1859) rocked science, religion, literature, and everyday life. For its 150th anniversary year, an exhibit drawn from the collections of the Library and UB celebrates the man, his work and Origin's influence even now.
Click here for more information.
For a sampling of Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
holdings of related material, visit the Darwin Pathfinder.
 Library Program Podcasts Now Available
Some of the Central Library’s most popular public programs are now available in streaming audio and video format, as well as downloadable. Currently available programs include featured speaker Richard Brookheiser discussing the era of Alexander Hamilton and four participants in the Meet The Author Lunchtime Library Series presented in conjunction with WBFO-FM. Click here to check out these great programs.
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