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.
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: October 3 - October 11, 2026
Saturday, October 3 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Literacy Buffalo Niagara Tutor Training. Central Meeting Room *
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lecture: "Presidential Peculiarities." Buffalo Presidential Center
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Dungeons & Dragons. Collections Gallery Conference Room * (registrations fully booked)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. Children's Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Saturdays. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Arabesques MENA Oral History Project Launch. Ring of Knowledge
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Introduction to Oral History. Grosvenor Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Teen Jewelry Making. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
Sunday, October 4 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, October 5 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Shakespeare in Delaware Park Workshop. Central Meeting Room
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Interactive Journaling Program Group Sessions. West Room *
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Shakespeare in Delaware Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Auditorium
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM Spectrum Health and Human Services Meeting. Atrium Room
Tuesday, October 6 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Class Visit. Central Meeting Room *
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 *
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Catholic Charities Foster Grandparent Program. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM ISUPK Meeting. West Room
Wednesday, October 7 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM American Indian College Fund Scholar Workshop. West Room
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
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Information Tables: Energy Affordability Assistance. Main Concourse
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Information Services Desk or Computer Desk
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: Gremlins (1984). Ring of Knowledge
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MOVEMENTS: In Conversation with Rashad Robinson. Auditorium *
Thursday, October 8 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:00 AM - 12:45 PM Class Visit. Children's Room & Central Meeting Room *
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Information Services Desk or Computer Desk
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's Room *
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM Spectrum Health and Human Services Meeting. Atrium Room
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Game Night. Central Meeting Room
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM Buffalo Sewing Club. West Room
Friday, October 9 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
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting. West Room
Saturday, October 10 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Kids' Costume Market. Ring of Knowledge
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Library Tour. Meet at Café
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Chess Clinic and Club. Central Meeting Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Information Table: Cooke Web & Marketing. Near Computers
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lecture: "World War II: Buffalo Women on the Homefront." Ring of Knowledge
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. Children's Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Saturdays. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Teen Jewelry Making. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM Buffalo Writers' Critique Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. Children's Room
Sunday, October 11 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Concert featuring Musicians from Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo. Ring of Knowledge
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
The Dr. Catherine Collins Victorian Tea Exhibition. 2nd floor Collections Gallery
Buffalo's Vitascope Theatre & Edisonia Hall Display. 2nd floor
AP Gorny: Different from the Rest. Rare Book Room
We the People: Commemorating 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence. Ring of Knowledge
Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear. Buffalo Presidential Center, open Saturdays 10 AM - 4 PM only
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