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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: 12 - 5 pm 

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: June 7 - June 15

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org

 

 

Saturday, June 7                    Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM             Sensory Playtime. Children's Room

10:45 AM - 2:00 PM                Chess Clinic and Club. Central Meeting Room

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM                  Universal Anime Saturday: Selections from the Climate Future Film Festival. Auditorium

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 - 4:15 PM                  Lecture: Buffalo Stories: The Buffalo History Channel. Ring of Knowledge

                        

Sunday, June 8                       Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

                        

Monday, June 9                     Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM               Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM                  Erie County Re-Entry Services. West Room

                        

Tuesday, June 10                   Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM             Baby/Toddler Storytime. Children's Room

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM              Erie County Safety Meeting. Central Meeting Room

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM               It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM                 IMAGINE Buffalo Speaker Series: Dr. John Montague & Anne Conable. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84525205704

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                  Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM                  ISUPK: Israelite School Universal Practical Knowledge. Gallery Conference Room

                        

Wednesday, June 11              Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM               Class Visit. Children's Room, Central Meeting Room *

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                  Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers

3:00 PM - 4:50 PM                  Movie Matinee: Captive State (2019). Ring of Knowledge

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM                  Citizens' Climate Lobby Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room

6:30 PM - 7:45 PM                  InSchool Music Piano Recital. Auditorium

                        

Thursday, June 12                 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM               It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM                Wellness @ Central. Main Concourse, West Room

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                  Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM                  B&ECPL Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting and Budget & Finance Committee Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM                  Erie County Re-Entry Services. West Room

                        

Friday, June 13                       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, June 14                  Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM                 Collective Wisdom: Community Archiving Projects Workshop. Central Meeting Room *

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM             Sensory Playtime. Children's Room

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM                  Lecture: The Erie Canal, Silo City & Flour Milling in Buffalo. 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

2:00 PM - 4:45 PM                  Buffalo Writers Critique Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room

                        

Sunday, June 15                     Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.

                        

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    

Celebrate Art! Buffalo Public Schools Art Show. Collections Gallery 

Lafayette’s Tour in America. Main Concourse 

Programs denoted with an asterisk (*) are for pre-registered participants only.  

 

Everyone must go through a weapons 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.
 

 

photo of Central Library 1964

 

https://tinyurl.com/TBNCentral

 

 

IMAGINE Buffalo Logo

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.

 

Tween/Teen Programs

Visit the Teens page for more information about middle school to high school age events and resources -  www.BuffaloLib.org/Services/teens