Central (downtown Buffalo)
Welcome to the downtown Central Library!
Central Library Hours
Monday & Tuesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 8 am - 8 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Important - the Library's Ellicott Street, underpass entrance to the building is open during limited hours: Monday - Thurs., from 10 am- 3 pm and Friday from 9 am - 3 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.
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: July 19 - July 27
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org
Saturday, July 19 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sensory Playtime. Collections Gallery Conference Room
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM The Bad Guys Book Club. West Room *
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Queen City Workers' Center Tenant Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lecture/Performance: The Bowed Revolution. Ring of Knowledge
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pint-sized Picasso. Children's Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Sunday, July 20 Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.
Monday, July 21 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers
Tuesday, July 22 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services Meeting. Central Meeting Room *
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM my Social SecuritySign-up Event. TechKnow Lab *
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Information Table: Clearview Treatment Center. Near Computers
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Baby/Toddler Storytime. Children's Room
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM FeedMore Kids in the Kitchen. West Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers
4:30 PM - 5:55 PM ISUPK: Israelite School Universal Practical Knowledge. Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, July 23 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Cassadaga Job Corps. Near Computers
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM WNY Genealogical Society Library Collection Research Assistance. Grosvenor Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services Meeting. Central Meeting Room *
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: Godzilla x Kong:The New Empire (2024). Ring of Knowledge
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM BookTok IRL. Near Teen Space
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM Buffalo Presidential Center Board Meeting. Gallery Conference Room
Thursday, July 24 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services Meeting. Central Meeting Room *
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Nickel City Reptiles: Reptiles of the World. Auditorium
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Building Better Stories: Huckleberry Finn and James. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Friday, July 25 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Walk-in Legal Clinic. Study Rooms
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Afternoon Art Break. West Room
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers
Saturday, July 26 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sensory Playtime. West Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pint-sized Picasso. Children's Room
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Tori Einher's Beneath the Aurora Mountains Book Launch Party. Collections Gallery
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM Queen City Jazz Festival by Colored Musicians Club. Outside - Lafayette Sq./Washington St.
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Buffalo SUNY BDS: The Encampments Film Screening & Discussion. Auditorium
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Special Collections Tour. Meet @ Grosvenor Room
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary. Rare Book Room
Lincoln's Funeral. Bflo Pres. Ctr, 2nd floor. Open Fri., 12 noon – 4:30 pm and Sat., 10 am – 4 pm
Lafayette’s Tour in America. Main Concourse
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.
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Imagining Buffalo Niagara in the 21st Century
A lecture/discussion series held every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.
This program runs virtually on Zoom.
Calendar of programs.
Discussions are hosted by program founder Dennis Galucki. Call the Library for details about the speaker schedule, which is subject to change. 716-858-8900.
IMAGINE Buffalo is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature (C-SAAHN) in conjunction with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Archive of past IMAGINE Buffalo zoom programs beginning in Fall 2020.
Visit the Teens page for more information about middle school to high school age events and resources - www.BuffaloLib.org/Services/teens