ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL) serves as a center of information, education, culture and entertainment for the residents of Erie County. Learn more about the B&ECPL below.

• Mission Statement/Principles
• Board of Trustees
   - Meeting Schedule
   - Meeting Minutes
   - Bylaws
• A Message from the Library Director
   - 2009 B&ECPL Completed Goals & Objectives (PDF)
   - Highlights of 2008 (PDF)
• State Of The Library Address
   - 2007 (PDF)
   - 2008 (PDF)
• History
• ACT (Association of Contracting Library Trustees)
  - Presentation from 2007 NYLA Conference
  - Friends Group Considerations
  - Why Have A Friends Group
  - Relationship of Friends, Board and Director
  - Friends Role
  - Trustee Role
• Annual Reports
   - 2003 (PDF:  85KB / 3 pages)
      - 2003 Statistical Supplement (PDF: 11KB / 2 pages)
  
• Circulation and Public Access Computer Statistics
• Five Year Plan
• Technology Plan
• B&ECPL Adopted Budget Summaries
  - 2008 (PDF: 279KB / 27 pages)  
  - 2007 (PDF: 76KB / 18 pages)
   - 2006 (PDF: 17KB / 2 pages)
   - 2005 (PDF: 31KB / 2 pages)
   - 2004 (PDF: 354KB / 31 pages)
   - 2003 (PDF: 443KB / 25 pages)
• Monthly Operating Financial Report
• 2007 B&ECPL Completed Goals & Objectives (PDF)
• 2007 State Reports
   - Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Annual Report for Library Systems - 2007 (Public Library Systems)
   - Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Annual Report For Public And Association Libraries - 2007
• Policies
• Press Releases
• Operations, Budget and Planning