Central (downtown Buffalo)
Welcome to the downtown Central Library!
Central Library Regular/non-holiday/non-emergency hours
Monday & Tuesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 8 am - 8 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 12 pm - 5 pm
The fully accessible Washington Street doors to enter/exit the building are open during all library hours. The Washington St. entrance is located across from Lafayette Square, between Broadway and Clinton Streets.
Important - the Library's Ellicott Street, underpass entrance to the building is open during limited hours: Monday-Friday.
Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: April 11 - April 19, 2026
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Saturday, April 11 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Explore Buffalo New Docent Training Class. West Room*
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM American Party of Labor Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AP Gorny: Different from the Rest Curator's Tour. Meet at Rare Book Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room* (registrations fully booked)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM S.A.V.E. Suicide Prevention Training. Central Meeting Room
1:00 PM - 3:15 PM Universal Anime Saturdays: Spirited Away (2001). Auditorium
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Reality Saturdays. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Comfort Cotton Collective Monthly Craft Club. Central Meeting Room
2:00 PM - 4:50 PM Buffalo Writers' Critique Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
Sunday, April 12 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
12:00 PM - 4:50 PM Western New York Genealogical Society Collection Assistance. Grosvenor Room
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Intelli-Fun, Inc. Letter-Sleuth Learning Game. West Room
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Liberation for One, Liberation for All (LOLA) Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Monday, April 13 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Interactive Journaling Program Group Sessions. West Room*
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Cassadaga Job Corps. Near Computers
Tuesday, April 14 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tiny Tots Storytime. Children's Room
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM ISUPK Class. West Room
Wednesday, April 15 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Creative Sensationz Solutionz Job Fair. West Room
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's Room*
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Noon Yoga Recharge. Central Meeting Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Tea Blend Workshop. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM CA BOCES Career Exploration. Central Meeting Room*
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pathways Point Help Desk. Main Concourse
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: What's Love Got to Do with It? (2022). Ring of Knowledge
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM NYCLU Teen Activist Project. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
5:30 PM - 7:55 PM Tenant Rights Clinic. Auditorium
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Speculative Fiction Book Club. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Thursday, April 16 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Class Visit. Children's Room*
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Leadership Development Program. Auditorium
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wellness @ Central. Main Concourse & West Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Ethics Book Club. Ring of Knowledge & West Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Tech Training: Google Maps. TechKnow Lab*
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM VFCW ROME Contract Ratification. Central Meeting Room
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Library Board of Trustees Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's Room*
Friday, April 17 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Creative Sensationz Solutionz Job Fair. Central Meeting Room
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pathways Point Help Desk. Main Concourse
Saturday, April 18 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Craft & Create: Dried Flower Trinket Dishes. West Room*
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Young Historians Huddle. Buffalo Presidential Center*
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room*
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Arabic Calligraphy and Vegetal Arts in Islam. Grosvenor Room*
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Dungeons & Dragons. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Reality Saturdays. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Lecture: A Night on the Town: Harry Altman's Entertainment Empire. Ring of Knowledge
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
Sunday, April 19 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Intelli-Fun, Inc. Letter-Sleuth Learning Game. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sunday Concerts @ Central: Buffalo Jazz Collective. Ring of Knowledge
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
AP Gorny: Different from the Rest. Rare Book Room
Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy. Ring of Knowledge
C-SPAN Presidential Portraits. Buffalo Presidential Center, only open Saturdays 10 AM - 4 PM
Programs denoted with an asterisk (*) are for pre-registered participants only.
Entering the Library:
Everyone must go through a weapon detection system to enter the Library.
The Washington St. entrance is open during all Library hours. The Ellicott St. open hours are varied. The Clinton St. entrance is only open for Auditorium programs.
Your Buffalo & Erie County Public Library card means you can receive discounts across Erie County. Learn more about the VIP program here.
We want to hear from you.
The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is exploring how future interior improvements @ the downtown Central Library can better meet the needs of Erie County residents.
Imagining Buffalo Niagara in the 21st Century, after 600 programs,
IMAGINE Buffalo ran its final program in February 2026.
The Library is thankful to program host and volunteer Dennis Galucki.
IMAGINE Buffalo was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature (C-SAAHN) in conjunction with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Click here for an archive of past Zoom programs dating back to 2020: Archive of past IMAGINE Buffalo zoom programs
Click here for a full archive of all recordings dating back to 2009