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Central Library
Wireless Internet Access Available
1 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203-1887 Map
716-858-8900 (phone)
716-858-6211 (fax)
Bridget Quinn-Carey , Director
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to Central Library
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Special Hours
Extending two city blocks in length, encompassing more than
400,000 square feet of floor space and more than 58 miles of shelving, the Central Library
in Lafayette Square in the heart of downtown Buffalo is headquarters of the Buffalo and
Erie County Public Library system. Completed in 1964, this facility houses approximately 2 million volumes, special exhibition rooms for rare and valuable materials like the Mark Twain Room, a host of centralized
administrative and support operations for the 37-outlet system, and a 324-seat auditorium
with a Steinway grand piano. The auditorium and meeting rooms may be reserved for events.
Black and white copies are available
at 15 cents each and color copies are available at 50 cents each. Public access
computers are available. Printing from public access computers is 20 cents per page.
"What can I do at a Public Access Computer?"
Wireless access is also available on both the first and second floor.
Now on Display at the Central Library
Meeting Rooms at the
Central Library
Specialized
Databases at the Central Library
Special Collections
Grosvenor Room (Genealogy, Music, Rare Books)
Mark Twain Room
More Collections Organized by Topic
Special Hours
| Day |
Business Science Technology Department |
Grosvenor Room |
Children's Room |
Novel Ideas/Encore Editions Gifts and Used Books |
Fables Café |
| MONDAY |
8:30AM - 6PM |
8:30AM - 6PM |
10AM - 6PM |
11AM - 2PM |
830AM - 3PM |
| TUESDAY |
8:30AM - 6PM |
8:30AM - 6PM |
10AM - 6PM |
11AM - 2PM |
830AM - 3PM |
| WEDNESDAY |
8:30AM - 6PM |
8:30AM - 6PM |
10AM - 6PM |
11AM - 2PM |
830AM - 3PM |
| THURSDAY |
8:30AM - 8PM |
8:30AM - 8PM |
10AM - 8PM |
11AM-730PM |
830AM - 3PM |
| FRIDAY |
8:30AM - 6PM |
8:30AM - 6PM |
10AM-6PM |
11AM - 2PM |
830AM-3PM |
| SATURDAY |
8:30AM - 6PM |
8:30AM - 6PM |
10AM-6PM |
11AM - 4PM |
830AM - 3PM |
| SUNDAY |
1PM-5PM |
1PM-5PM |
1PM-5PM |
Closed |
Closed |
Rare Book Room
Researchers are advised to call for an appointment at 858-8900.
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The next scheduled holiday for this location is Monday, May 26, 2008 (Memorial Day).
| Winter Hours |
| Mon |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Tue |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Wed |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Thu |
8:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Fri |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Sat |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Sun |
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
*Summer hours run from Memorial Day Weekend UNTIL Labor Day.
| Summer Hours | | Mon |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Tue |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Wed |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Thu |
8:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Fri |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Sat |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Sun |
Closed |
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Events and Programs at this Library
Nickle City Reptiles | | Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | | Time: 2:00 pm - | | Family Programs : For all ages. Held in the Central Meeting Room.
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Glen Colton | | Wednesday, July 16, 2008 | | Time: 11:00 am - | | Family Programs : For all ages. Held in the Central Library’s Auditorium.
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Zoomobile | | Wednesday, July 30, 2008 | | Time: 11:00 am - | | Children Events : Spineless Wonders: Bugs and their relatives. For ages 7 and up. Held in the Central Meeting Room.
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Bee Movie | | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 | | Time: 11:00 am - | | Family Programs : For all ages. Held in the Ring of Knowlege of the Central Library. |
Mike Randall | | Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | | Time: 11:00 pm - | | Family Programs : For all ages. Held in the Auditorium of the Central Library. |
Preschool Story Hour | Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - Tuesday, August 05, 2008
(Tuesdays) | | Time: 10:30 am - | | Preschool Programs : Preschool Story Hour held in the West Room of the Central Library. Registration is required for groups of 10 or more children. |
Summer Fun Club | Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - Tuesday, August 05, 2008
(Tuesdays) | | Time: 2:00 pm - | | Children Events : For school age children in the West Room of the Central Library. Registration is required for groups of 10 or more children. |
Summer Science with the Museum of Science | Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Thursday, August 14, 2008
(Thursdays) | | Time: 11:30 am - | | Children Events : For children ages 8 - 12 on Thursdays. Registration is required. |
Literally Speaking 2008 | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - Tuesday, November 18, 2008
(Tuesdays) | | Time: 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm | | Book Club : Downtown’s Lunchtime Book Discussion Group held in the Central Library’s West Room. Bring your lunch or order a delicious lunch from Fables Cafe’ at 858-7127. Selected Titles - Jan. 15 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, Feb. 19 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, March 18 - Self-Made Man: One Woman’s Journey Into Manhood and Back Again by Norah Vincent, April 15 - Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon, May 20 - Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman, June 17 - Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, July 15 - Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Aug. 19 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Sept. 16 - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Oct. 21 - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, Nov. 18 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Free and open to the public! |
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