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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: 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: June 28 - July 6

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org

 

Saturday, June 28    Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM  11:00 AM  Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition Listening Session. West Room 
10:00 AM 11:00 AM  Sensory Playtime. Collections Gallery Conference Room
11:00 AM  12:30 PM  Central Library Tour. Meet @ Café
11:00 AM  1:00 PM   H.A.N.G.: Helping Adolescents Needing Guidance Program. Central Meeting Room 
1:00 PM   3:00 PM   Pint-sized Picasso. Children's Room
1:00 PM   4:00 PM   WNY Genealogical Society Library Collection Research Assistance. Grosvenor 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 
3:00 PM   4:00 PM   Special Collections Tour. Meet @ Grosvenor Room


Sunday, June 29      Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025. 
 

Monday, June 30     Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8:00 AM   10:00 AM  Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers
9:00 AM   4:00 PM   Erie County Social Services Youth Employment Program. Auditorium *
11:00 AM  1:00 PM   Information Table: Project Mona's House. Near Computers
4:15 PM   5:15 PM   Erie County Re-entry Services: Anger Management. West Room *
 

Tuesday, July 1      Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:00 AM   4:00 PM   Erie County Social Services Youth Employment Program. Auditorium * 
10:30 AM  1:00 PM   It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room * 
1:00 PM   3:00 PM  iPad and iPhone Basics. TechKnow Lab *
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 2    Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:00 AM   4:00 PM   Erie County Social Services Youth Employment Program. Auditorium *
11:00 AM  2:00 PM   Cookbook Club. 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   4:40 PM   Movie Matinee: Transformers: One (2024). Ring of Knowledge 3:30 PM   
5:00 PM   Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space
 

Thursday, July 3     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 Reading Kickoff Party! Reading Park Ramp 
1:00 PM   3:00 PM   Walk-Up Tech Help. Near Computers
4:15 PM   5:15 PM   Erie County Re-entry Services: Anger Management. West Room * 

Friday, July 4     Library closed. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.
 

Saturday, July 5     Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM  11:00 AM  Sensory Playtime. West Room
12:00 PM  5:00 PM   WNY Genealogical Society Library Collection Research Assistance. Grosvenor Room 
1:00 PM   3:00 PM   Universal Anime Saturday: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). Auditorium 
1:00 PM   4:00 PM   Love is Loud, Inc. Luncheon. West 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 6       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           

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.
 

 

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