Isaías González-Soto Branch Library

The Isaías González-Soto Branch Library is temporarily closed
for complete air conditioner replacement.

Public Meeting (within Board of Trusees Meeting)
for the purpose of input regarding naming auditorium after Dr. Tamara Alsace
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Joseph B. Rounds Conference Room at Central Library
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

Public notice: The Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York, Inc. has submitted a request to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library to name the auditorium at the Isaías González-Soto Branch Library located at 280 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201, after Dr. Tamara Alsace.

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Board of Trustees will host a Public Meeting for the purpose of input regarding the request to name the auditorium at the Isaías González-Soto Branch Library after Dr. Tamara Alsace.

The Public Meeting will be held during the the Library System Board Meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. in the Joseph B. Rounds Conference Room at the Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203.

Renaming Library Buildings, Spaces and Programs Policy & Guidelines and Procedures for Naming Spaces withing City of Buffalo Libraries available here: buffalolib.org/policies/becpl-policies

 

Mural showing six cartoon portraits by artist Angelee Vargas. A middle-grade girl of Asian descent holds up a peace sign. A woman with an afro smiles. An elderly man with a long beard, glasses, and a head covering smiles. A woman with blond hair waves. A man with a fedora and tie smiles. A man with glasses and blue eyes waves.

Please visit your improved Isaías González-Soto Branch Library located at 280 Porter Avenue in Buffalo, NY.
There is a parking lot available next to the library (enter the lot via Prospect Avenue).

Upcoming Events

Individuals in need of an accommodation may contact the ADA Coordinator at access@buffalolib.org within 7 days of the program

A group of children ages 6-12 years old pose at one of 2nd Generation Theatre Academy's free kid's theatre classes.

FREE Kid's Theatre Classes
by 2nd Generation Theatre Academy
Mondays
4:00pm-5:00pm
October 20 - December 15
& February 23 - March 30

Join professional theatre instructors for free kid's theatre classes on our very own private stage at Isaías González-Soto Branch Library.
Please register on the following page (scroll to the bottom and choose "Sign up for Classes at Gonzalez-Soto): www.secondgenerationtheatre.com/kids-classes/

Hispanic Heritage Council Music Academy
Mondays
4:00pm - 5:30pm
during the academic year

Join the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY for their music academy for youth ages 12 to 17 years old in our private meeting room.
Registration Required, visit https://hispanicheritagewny.org/music-academy.php to register.
 

A cartoon duck holds a mug of coffee and invites you to drop into Isaías Craft Café every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 5 to 7pm. A record player, box of pocky (a Japanese cookie snack) and friendship bracelet made of embroidery floss adorn the rest of the image.

Isaías Craft Café
Drop-in
2nd Wednesdays 5:00pm-7:00pm
(beginning in November)

Enjoy a featured world snack and our coffee/tea bar. Unwind while listening to selections from the Library's historic record collection. Make the featured nostalgic craft (think friendship bracelets, boondoggle, bead buddies, fuse beads) or bring your own project to work on!

LEGO Club
3rd Wednesdays
5:30pm-7:00pm

Children 1.5 years old and older make their very own LEGO build and display it in the library until the following month. We have Duplo Blocks suitable for ages 1.5-3 years and LEGO Bricks suitable for ages 4 and up. Adult supervision is required.
Call 716-882-1537 or sign up online at tinyurl.com/IGS-Events.

Aerial picture of a group of people sitting on a wooden floor around a Cluedo game board.

Board Game Club
4th Wednesdays
5:30pm - 7:00pm

All Ages - Play one of our classic games or try one out from Central’s Gaming Unplugged (available for checkout)!

Frankenweenie is a zombie dog seated on a hill in front of a full moon in black and white in this movie poster.

Halloween Film: Frankenweenie (2012, rated PG)
Thursday, October 30th
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Join us for a viewing of Frankenweenie (2012, rated PG) for a fun spooky film right before Halloween. There will be snacks!

"Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor's fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals -- with monstrous consequences." Description from RottenTomatoes

 

New Take and Make Craft every Monday. Free! Drop in while supplies last.

Take and Make Crafts
Drop-in throughout week
New drop every Monday

New Take and Make crafts drop every Monday at Isaías González-Soto Branch Library.
Find them by the holds shelf and self-checkout throughout the week until supplies run out.
No registration needed, just stop by and take a craft!

Join the Scavenger Hunt! Final all the pictures around the children's area to win a prize from staff

Scavenger Hunt
Drop-in
New theme every month

There is an ongoing scavenger hunt for children and tweens in the children's area.
Stop by any time during open hours to start hunting!

Ongoing book sale downstairs. $1.00 per bag.

Book Sale

There is an ongoing book sale in the lower level of the library. $0.25 per item, or $1.00 per bag of items.