2022 Media Releases
Summer Fun @ Your Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries
Library Night @ the Bisons, July 29, 2022 Online form here: https://ways2give.buffalolib.org/bisons
Erie County Clerk Announces Mobile Mondays @ the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library
Message to Library cardholders, exciting news about 2 new digital services and more
Statement on Mass Shooting at an East Side Buffalo Grocery Store on May 14, 2022
Media Release - Libraries are going Fine Free
Message to Library cardholders, Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries are Going Fine Free!
Celebrate Love Your Library Month in April 2022
Library System Awarded Federal Grant for Teen Literacy Programs
New Library2GO Van Ready to Hit The Roads of Erie County
Crane Branch Library in Buffalo -Temporary Closure March 2022
Legislator Baskin Presents 2022 Black Doll Exhibit at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library
Library Director Announced
2022 Board of Trustees Announced
NY State Senator Sean Ryan Joins the Library System to Advocate for Library Construction and Digital Inclusion Grants
Gaming Unplugged! Board Games Available for Free Borrowing with a Library Card
2021 Media Releases
Most Popular Books Based on Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Patron Borrowing
Sports Equipment Lending @ Several Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries. Plus, Children Can Play Down their Fines!
Congressman Higgins Announces American Rescue Plan Funding for the Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries and Burchfield Penney Art Center
Indie Author Day Planned for Sat., November 13, 2021 @ Central Library
Crane Branch Library to Reopen on November 1, 2021
Building Bridges Between Cultures...With Books. Chinese Club of WNY Donates Books to Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries
Huge Used Books Sale Oct. 21 -24 @ Central Library
Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Executive Director Mary Roberts to Receive IMAGINE Greater Buffalo Award
October 5, 2021 Message from the Library System - Revised
October 5, 2021 Message from the Library System
Books for Kids 2021 Donation Drive & Video Release
Buffalo's Riverside Branch Library Renamed in Honor of Longtime Library Advocate Elaine M. Panty
New York State Senator Sean Ryan Announces Library Construction Funding for 2 Libraries in his District
Hispanic Doll Exhibit @ Isaias Gonzalez-Soto Branch Library - Sept. 22 - Nov. 29
Hispanic Doll Exhibit Flyer
Name Dedication Ceremony @ the Elaine M. Panty Library - Sept. 20, 2021
New Exhibit @ Central Library- Audubon's Quadrupeds
Crane Branch Library in Buffalo to Close Temporarily for Major Construction
Lancaster Public Library Team Wins 2021 Battle of the Books
August 5, 2021 NY State Assemblyman Bill Conrad Announces Special Aid for Libraries in his District
July 15, 2021 Dr. Eva M. Doyle Auditorium Dedication
July 2, 2021 Summer Update from the Library System
Summer Reading Tails and Tales @ Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Director To Retire in June 2021
Buffalo Native Donates Portrait of Harriet Tubman to the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library in Buffalo
April is National Library Week & Love Your Library Month @ Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries!
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library wins 2021 ALA Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation
List of Libraries Assisting Patrons with COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Mass Email - Take Action - sent on March 5, 2021
Antiques Roadshow Book Appraiser Featured in Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Virtual Program on March 24
Women's History Month - Picturing Women Inventors Central Library Poster Display from the Smithsonian Institute
Crane Branch Closed for Construction March 8 - 12, 2021
Project Flight's Leaders are Readers Award to Buffalo Academy of Science Charter Elementary School
Women's History Month Calendar - March 2021
Erie County Legislature Chairwoman April Baskin's -The Black Doll Exhibit @ Central Library -posted February 25, 2021
February 17, 2021 _ Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski
Buffalo & Erie County Libraries Team Up with Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Schools to Expand Access to eResources -posted February 15, 2021
Neighborhood Update Meeting for the Crane Branch Library
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System Announces 2021 Board of Trustees- Kathleen Berens Bucki to Serve Third Term as Board Chair
Library by Mail Program for the Homebound Announced - posted January 28, 2021
Take Your Child to the Library Day is February 6, 2021
One Million eBooks Downloaded by Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Patrons in 2020
Virtual Job Fair flyer
Virtual Job Fair - posted January 8, 2021
Imagine Buffalo Speaker Series January & February 2021
2020 Media Releases
List of Most Popular Materials Borrowed in 2020
December 23, 2020- Seasons Greetings Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski
Russell J. Salvatore Donates New Buffalo Baseball Books to Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries
November 20, 2020 Update
Indie Author Day 2020 Announced - all are invited to participate via Zoom, Free - posted 10/20/2020
NY Assemblyman Sean Ryan Announces State Aid for Library Construction @ the Crane Branch Library in Buffalo - posted 10/16/2020
Dictionary Day - Free Pocketsize Dictionary for all - posted 10/12/2020
Rotary Reads-Kids Clubs Unveiled @ Dudley Branch Library - September 30, 2020
B is for Book - New Exhibit @ the Downtown Central Library -posted 9/24/2020
Fall 2020 IMAGINE Buffalo Lecture Series in Live Zoom Format Begins Tuesday, September 22, 2020
September 3, 2020 Library Card Sign-Up Promotions
September 1, 2020 Media Event for Library Card Sign-Up
August 21, 2020 Update- All Libraries are Open! Stop in Today!
July 1 Update - Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski as of 7/1/2020
Get Counted in the 2020 Census - A message from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System 6/22/2020
Libraries are reopening! Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski as of 6/5/2020
Open Drop Boxes as of 6/10/2020
Book Sale Postponed Elaine M. Panty Library
Updated Message Message Walk-up/Curbside and Open Drop Boxes as of 6/2/2020
Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski - updated 6/1/2020
Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski 5/29/2020
Reopening Walk-up, Curbside and Drive-Through Details beginning 6/1/2020
Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski 5-14-2020
Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Commissioner of Health reads children's book about COVID-19
Find the Library at Your Place- National Library Week 4-18-2020
Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski 4-7-2020
Message from Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski 4-6-2020
Statement on 3-27-2020 Re: City of Buffalo Public Library Update
Shape the Future of Our Community - Take the 2020 Census
Virtual (online) Programs for all Ages as of 4/1/2020
Statement on 3-24-2020 Re: Plenty to do @ Your Library
Statement on 3-17-2020 Re: Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries Closed Through March 31, 2020
Statement on 3-16-2020 Re: Single Day Closure on 3-17-2020 Central Library and City of Buffalo Branches
Statement from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Re: Public Meeting Rooms & Social Distancing
New V.I.P. program - Library cards get you great discounts at 20 + local cultural venues
Census invitations are arriving soon!
NY State Assemblyman Sean Ryan Calls for Additional Funding for Libraries in 2020-2021 NY State Budget
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System Announces 2020 Board of Trustees. Kathleen Berens Bucki to Serve Second Term as Board Chair
Leaders are Readers 2020 Award
Winter Reading 2020 From A to Z, Come Read with Me!
02-16-2020 Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation New Music Series featuring the band Ten Cent Howl
01-08-01-17-2020 Job Fair @ Central Library on January 27, 2020
2020 42nd Annual Community Celebration @ Central Library Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To Be Held January 16
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