Here's What's Happening at the Anna Reinstein Memorial Library...

Hours

For more details about our resources and weekly schedule, visit our Library Info page.

Book Sale

Ongoing Book Sale - $2 Bag Sale (BYOB - bring your own bag)

Twisted Stiches: Knit, crochet or Loom? Relax and enjoy some friendly conversation while working on your craft. BYOS: Bring your own supplies or project. Looking to Learn? We can show you how! For ages 15 and up. We meet every Monday at 5:30pm to 7:30pm from September to May. We do not meet on holidays.

Twisted Stitches - Monday, October 6th at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Twisted Stitches - Monday, October 13th at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Twisted Stitches - Monday, October 20th at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Twisted Stitches - Monday, October 27th at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Pumpkin Painting - Tuesday, October 7th at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Please join us in decorating and painting foam or ceramic pumpkin to keep for the Halloween and fall season. Registration is required. Register at the Anna Reinstein Library at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY or call (716) 892-8089 to sign up.

Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 17+: This is a Dungeons and Dragons session for adult players. We will continue the current campaign. New players are welcome to use a prebuilt character or bring their own character. Registration is required and space is limited. Register at the Anna Reinstein Library at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY or call (716) 892-8089 to sign up.

Dungeons and Dragons - Monday, October 13th at 4:30pm

Dungeons and Dragons - Monday, October 27th at 4:30pm

Fall Crafternoon - Saturday, October 18th at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Please join us in creating a series of fall themed crafts, including a bookmark and a fall wreath. Enjoy a sweet treat of boo-berry flavored cotton candy while you craft! All ages welcome. Registration is required. Register at the Anna Reinstein Library at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY or call (716) 892-8089 to sign up.

Spooky Magic Show! - Saturday, October 18th at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a free spooktacular Halloween-themed magic show with magician Cris Johnson! For children ages 4 -12 and fun-loving adults. There will be music, age appropriate humor, and fun magic tricks! This event is designed to encourage children to read more during the fall season. Register at the Anna Reinstein Library at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY or call (716) 892-8089 to sign up.

YES: Lego Club - Monday, October 20th at 6:00pm

Join us in making your very own Lego creation to be displayed in the library. Call (716) 892-8089 or stop in at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY to sign up. Registration is required.

Kids Crocheting - Saturday, October 25th at 10:30am - 11:30am

Kids can learn 6 basic crochet stitches. For children with their adults. The fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30am from September - May, not on holidays. Please call 716-892-8089 or register in person at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

Crochet for All - Saturday, October 25th at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Learn the 6 basic crochet stitches, and more. Including how to work around them, combine them, make a magic ring, and read patterns. Bring your own supplies (yarn and crochet hook). Any age. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The fourth Saturday of the month at 12:00pm - 1:00pm from September - May, not on holidays. Please call 716-892-8089 or register in person at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

Movie Day: Halloweentown - Saturday, October 25th at 1:00pm
Join us while we watch Halloweentown (1998, rated TV-PG). Snacks will be provided. Please call 716-892-8089 or register in person at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225. Walk-ins welcome if space available. Synopsis: Marnie and her siblings get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown - and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal' life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world.

Knitting for All - Saturday, October 25th at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Learn to knit and purl using either the US or Continental way. Bring a set of knitting needles and some 4-ply yarn. All ages welcome.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call 716-892-8089 or register in person at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

Night Owl Storytime with Miss Bofinger: Join us for stories, activities, and a craft. For children 0-8 years old, with their adults. Wednesdays at 6:00 pm from September 10th - November 19th. Please call 716-892-8089 or register in person at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225. Walk-ins welcome if space available.

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, October 1st at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, October 8th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, October 15th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, October 22nd at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, October 29th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, November 5th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday November 12th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, November 19th at 6:00pm

Early Bird Storytime with Miss Bofinger: Join us for stories, activities, and a craft. For children 0-8 years old, with their adults. Thursdays at 10:30am from September 11th - November 20th. Please call 716-892-8089 or register in person at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225. Walk-ins welcome if space available.

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, October 2nd at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, October 9th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, October 16th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, October 23rd at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, October 30th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, November 6th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, November 13th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, November 20th at 10:30am

Bike Locks Available

Bike locks are now available for use at the library. Only intended to be used while visiting the library.

Can't make it in? Check out our eLibrary!

Check out eBooks and eAudiobooks from Libby!

Wondering how to check out books and audiobooks while our buildings are closed? We created a short tutorial series on getting started with Libby!

Signing Up for an eLibrary Card

Getting the Libby App

eReader Questions and Answers

Reading Digitally During and After Library Closures

History of Anna M. Reinstein

Anna Reinstein was born in 1866 to a family of minor Russian nobility near Kiev. Her interest in medicine was encouraged by her mother, who was an herbalist, and her family. Her parents sent her to a school in Berne, Switzerland and there she received her doctorate in medicine in 1891, and met her future husband, Boris Reinstein. By the time Anna emigrated to the United States in 1888, she spoke three dialects of Polish as well as French, Ukrainian, high Russian, German, Italian, Hebrew, Yiddish and English. She could also read and write Latin and Greek, which was required as a physician. She chose to settle in the Buffalo area because of its large Polish population, feeling a physician fluent in Slavic languages could establish a comfortable practice here.

Anna built her practice steadily. She worked as a midwife before passing her U.S. medical boards exams and is reported to have delivered over 2,000 babies. Many times, around the turn of the century, she could be spotted on her bicycle, black bag in hand, driving the roads of East Buffalo and Cheektowaga to tend to her patients' needs. In 1904, Anna moved to Cheektowaga and continued to practice medicine here until February 12, 1948. Her son Victor, born in 1894, joined her medical practice in 1916.

In the early 1900's, Anna Reinstein acquired much property in Cheektowaga and built homes in the area. One of the reasons she began in real estate was to provide rental housing for the railroad workers and other working-class people who need shelter.

The library was made possible by a donation given by Victor Reinstein, her son, to memorialize Anna. A woman who came to Cheektowaga back in 1904, who practiced medicine in the area for more than 40 years, and became a part of the township. The Reinstein family has always known the value of education and books which recorded the experiences of men and women who lived before them. This belief became possible in the community where the Reinstein family once lived, where youth can recognize the benefits which man can find in his search for knowledge at the Anna M. Reinstein Memorial Library.

The Reinstein Family Archives is housed at the Anna M. Reinstein Memorial Library. This special collection contains documents that encapsulate the history of the family with focus on the lives of Boris Isaevich Reinstein, Anna Mogilova Reinstein, Honorine Reinstein, Nadina Reinstein Kavinoky, Victor Reinstein, and Julia Boyer Reinstein. Onsite access to The Reinstein Family Archives is by appointment only. Presently there are 102.25 cubic feet of records in the Archives with dates spanning from 1805-1998. Online access to a selected set of items from the Archives is made available in partnership with New York Heritage Digital Collections.