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 20 - June 28, 2026
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Saturday, June 20 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Buffalo Commons Charter School Art Reception. West Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room*
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM "Strings Unbound: The Electric Cello Reimagined." Ring of Knowledge
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM University Express: "History of Transportation in Buffalo." Gallery Conference Room*
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Assets in the Attic with Mark Dabney: A 3-Part Series. Ring of Knowledge
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Saturdays. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
Sunday, June 21 Library closed.
Monday, June 22 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Information Table: Pathways to Success - University at Buffalo. Near Computers
4:00 PM - 5:50 PM Art Break. West Room
Tuesday, June 23 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 Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, June 24 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Dept. of Social Services Summer Youth Employment Program. Central Meeting Room*
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's 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: Love, Simon (2018). Ring of Knowledge
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM Buffalo Presidential Center Board Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Thursday, June 25 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Information Table: Pathways to Success - University at Buffalo. Near Computers
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Dept. of Social Services Summer Youth Employment Program. Central Meeting Room*
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Change of Command Prep. Auditorium
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*
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Trivia @ the Library! Central Meeting Room
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Paging Through History: The Quiet Reading Club. Grosvenor Room
Friday, June 26 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Dept. of Social Services Staff Meeting. Central Meeting Room*
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Walk-in Legal Clinic. Study Rooms
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Change of Command. Auditorium
2:00 PM - 4:50 PM Love is Love Wedding Rehearsal. Auditorium*
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Lecture: "AP Gorny's Book of Trial Proofs." Ring of Knowledge
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 - 1:00 PM Visible Mending Workshop. Gallery Conference Room* (registrations full)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Love Is Love Wedding Day at the Library. 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
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