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.
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Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: September 12-20, 2026
Saturday, September 12 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 Central Library Tour. Meet @ Café
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AP Gorny: Different from the Rest Curator's Tour. Meet @ Rare Book Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Buffalo History Channel presents The Apollo Theatre. Ring of Knowledge
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Tori Einher presents "The Meltembra Experience." Auditorium
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. West Room
2:30 PM - 4:45 PM Street Crier Karaoke. Launch Pad MakerSpace
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Write Around Now. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Sunday, September 13 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, September 14 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Interactive Journaling Program Group Sessions. West Room *
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Cassadaga Job Corps. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
Tuesday, September 15 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Tarot Tuesday. Grosvenor Room
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration. Ring of Knowledge
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM ISUPK Meeting. West Room
Wednesday, September 16 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's Room *
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Tea Blend Workshop. 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
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: Stand and Deliver (1988). Ring of Knowledge
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM T1D Connections. Central Meeting Room & West Room
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Speculative Fiction Book Club. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Thursday, September 17 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
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 - 6:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pick-up. Children's Room *
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Library Board of Trustees Meeting & Budget and Finance Committee Meeting. Board Room
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Buffalo Fashion Week Model Boot Camp. Auditorium
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM The Grant Lady Grant Writing Workshop. Central Meeting Room
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM AP Gorny: Different from the Rest Curator's Tour. Meet @ Rare Book Room
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM Buffalo Sewing Club. West Room
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sunset Yoga. Reading Park Ramp
Friday, September 18 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Teen Crafts. Teen Space
Saturday, September 19 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM How-To Festival 2026. Throughout Library
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)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Open Memory Lab Hours. Grosvenor Room
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Letter-Sleuth Interactive Learning Game. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Saturdays. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Teen Jewelry Making. Teen Space
Sunday, September 20 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Buffalo Voices Local Author Showcase & Young Writers Publishing Awards. Central Meeting Room
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