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: June 27 - July 5, 2026
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Saturday, June 27 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Craft & Create: Bedazzled Books. West Room*
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM "We the People: A Quilt of Belonging" Pop-up Program. Grosvenor Room
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Visible Mending Workshop. Gallery Conference Room* (registrations full)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Love Is Love Wedding Day. Auditorium
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Saturdays. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM Buffalo Writers' Critique Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Special Collections Tour. Meet at Grosvenor Room
Sunday, June 28 Library closed.
Monday, June 29 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services Summer Youth Employment Program. Auditorium*
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Cassadaga Job Corps. Near Computers
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM Art Break. West Room
Tuesday, June 30 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services Summer Youth Employment Program. Auditorium*
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 Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, July 1 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services Summer Youth Employment Program. Auditorium*
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's Room*
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Cookbook Club. Central Meeting Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Information Services Desk or Computer Desk
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: Captain America: Brave New World (2025). Ring of Knowledge
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space
Thursday, July 2 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 - 2:00 PM Summer at Central: Bubble Party with The Buffalo Zoo. Reading Park Ramp
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Information Services Desk or Computer Desk
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's Room*
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Graphic Novel Book Club: American Born Chinese. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Friday, July 3 Library closed. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.
Saturday, July 4 Library closed. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.
Sunday, July 5 Library closed.
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
AP Gorny: Different from the Rest. Rare Book Room
We the People: Commemorating 250 Years of the Declaration of Independenc. Ring of Knowledge
Lincoln’s Funeral Train. 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