Anna Reinstein Memorial Library

2580 Harlem Rd., Cheektowaga, NY 14225 
(716) 892-8089 
Sunday - Closed | Monday - 12pm - 8pm | Tuesday - 9am - 5pm | Wednesday - 12pm - 8pm | Thursday - 10am - 6pm | Friday - Closed | Saturday - 9am - 5pm

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

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

Candlelight Concert - Monday, February 2nd at 6:00pm

Join us for a special musical event. Buffalo-based folk duo Sally Schaefer (fiddle, vocals) and Tyler Bagwell (guitar, vocals) will breathe fire into a set of Valentine’s Day themed folk songs old and new. Monday, February 2, 6-7 pm at the Anna Reinstein Memorial Library Nonfiction Room, 2580 Harlem Rd., Cheektowaga, NY 14225. Please call 716-892-8089 to register or register in person at the Library. Walk-ins welcome if space available.

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, January 26th at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Twisted Stitches - Monday, February 2nd at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Twisted Stitches - Monday, February 9th at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Twisted Stitches - Monday, February 23rd at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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 January 7th - March 11th. 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, January 21st at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, January 28th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, February 4th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, February 11th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, February 18th at 6:00pm

Night Owl Storytime - Wednesday, February 25th 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 January 8th - March 12th. 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, January 22nd at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, January 29th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, February 5th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, February 12th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, February 19th at 10:30am

Early Bird Storytime - Thursday, February 26th at 10:30am

Kids Crocheting - Saturday, January 24th at 10:30am - 11:30am 

Kids Crocheting - Saturday, February 28th 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,  January 24th at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Crochet for All - Saturday,  February 28th 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.

Knitting for All - Saturday, January 24th at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Knitting for All - Saturday, February 28th 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. Please call 716-892-8089 to register or register in person at 2580 Harlem Rd. Cheektowaga, NY 14225. All ages welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Round Loom Knitting Anyone? - Saturday, February 7th at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Learn how to knit a hat using a round loom. Bring a round loom no larger than a 31 peg loom and a skein of 4-ply yarn. First Saturday of the month. Sept-May, no holidays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm. Please call 716-892-8089 to register or register in person at the library: Anna M. Reinstein Library, 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

YES Lego Club - Monday, February 9th at 6pm

Please join the Cheektowaga Youth and Recreation Y.E.S. group for Lego Club! Kids can create a Lego build using Legos provided by the library. Their creations will be displayed in the library until the next Lego Club. Please stop in or call (716) 892-8089 to sign up. Registration is required. The Anna Reinstein Memorial Library is located at 2580 Harlem Rd., Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

Movie Day: How to Train Your Dragon - Saturday, February 21st at 2:30pm

 Please stop in or call (716) 892-8089 to sign up. Registration is required. The Anna Reinstein Memorial Library is located at 2580 Harlem Rd., Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

Synopsis: On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.

Evidence Based Longevity Strategy Talk - Monday, February 23rd at 6pm

Dr. Harman aims to explain what longevity is, review the challenges to health, & lay out a practical, evidence-based approach for optimizing your health span & lifespan. Join us at the Anna M. Reinstein library at 2580 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225. Sign up by calling (716) 892-8089. 

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

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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.

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