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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: 12 pm - 5 pm

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: August 30 - September 7

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org

 

 

Saturday, August 30                   Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM                 Peaceful Playtime. West Room

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM                    H.A.N.G. Helping Adolescents Needing Guidance Program. Central Meeting Room

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                    3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Pint-sized Picasso. Children's 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, August 31                       Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.

                                

Monday, Sept. 1                            Library closed for Labor Day. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.

                                

Tuesday, Sept. 2                            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 *

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM                     Virtual IMAGINE Buffalo Series: Suzanne Ernst. BL.BuffaloLib.org/IMAGINEBuffalo

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM                        Literacy Buffalo Niagara DIGI-SKILLS Digital Health Literacy Workshop. Gallery Conf. Rm

4:30 PM - 5:55 PM                        ISUPK Class. Collections Gallery Conference Room

                                

Wednesday, Sept. 3                    Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM                    Cookbook Club. Central Meeting Room

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM                        Movie Matinee: Les Misérables (2012). Ring of Knowledge

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM                        NYSERDA State Energy Plan Hearing. Auditorium

                                

Thursday, Sept. 4                          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 *

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Spectrum Health and Human Services Reentry Program. West Room

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM                        Lecture: FDR's Four Freedoms Speech. Buffalo Presidential Center

                                

Friday, Sept. 5                                 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Morning                                            Literacy Buffalo-Niagara Board Meeting. Gallery Conference Rm *

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                     Afternoon Art Break. West Room

                                

Saturday, Sept. 6                           Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM                 Sensory Playtime. West Room

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 *

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Pint-sized Picasso. Children's 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, Sept. 7                              Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM                            Buffalo Fashion Week Designer Check-ins. Central Meeting Room

 

Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.                        

Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy. Ring of Knowledge 

What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary. Rare Book Room          

FDR: Buffalo's Friend in War, Peace & Hard Times. Bflo Pres. Ctr, 2nd floor. Open Fri., 12 noon – 4:30 pm and Sat., 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.
 

 

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