Hours for 2021:

Monday 10-7

Tuesday 12-8

Thursday 10-7

Friday 12-5

Saturday 10-2 

• Everyone who enters the building is REQUIRED to wear a mask.
• If possible please utilize self-checkout.
• Do not hand items you are returning directly to staff.  Items must be quarantined prior to check-in. Please place them in the drop box. 
• Due to social distancing requirements, staff can provide limited assistance while in the library.
• Items can still be returned in the drop box during open or closed hours.

Curbside/Walk-Up Services Continue to be Available:

Call the library 716-941-3516 or email bos@buffalolib.org during these hours to request titles from items available at the Boston Free Library. Check the library's online catalog using the "Limit Search Results" selecting "Boston" to see currently available items. A staff member will record the titles requested and check them out on your library card. 

A pickup time will be arranged with curbside or walk-up specified.  Walk-up items will be placed in the foyer upon arrival for pickup. Your safety is very important to us. Face coverings are required and social distancing will be in effect. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Items can be returned at any time in our drop box. Library materials will be quarantined for 48 hours after return and will remain on your card during this time, but will be backdated so no fees will accumulate from items returned on time.   

For the health and safety of our staff, we are not accepting book/material donations at this time. Thank you for your understanding.

Virtual (online) Programming will continue.

Below are the Board approved reopening and safety plans for the Boston Free Library:

Reopening Plan

Safety Plan

Micro-Cluster Strategy Plan - revised 1/4/2021

Thursday, April 22nd from 10 AM - 1 PM - Spectrum Health Outreach NY Project Hope 

Feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, anxious during COVID? We are here for you to stop in for free support!

Virtual Programs

Story Time - Mondays at 10:00 AM on Facebook and YouTube

Virtual Craft Programs:

Fridays at 2:00 PM on Facebook and YouTube

Yard Games

The Boston Free Library now has yard games available for a 7-day loan period. Must be picked up and returned at the Boston Library; not eligible for reservations.

• Corn Hole
• Bocce
• Giant Jenga 
• Volleyball/Badminton 
• Croquet 
• Kubb 
• Kan Jam
• Ladder Ball

Library of Things

The Boston Free Library has the following items available for 7-day loan period.  Must be checked out on a valid adult library card and picked up and returned at the Boston Library during open hours.

• Sports Action Camera
• Green Screen
• Outdoor Projector and Screen
• Telescope
• Trail Camera
• Ukulele
• Portable Light Therapy Energy Lamp
• Digital Radon Detector
• Metal Detector
• Karaoke System
• Bubble Machine
• Film Slide, Negative and Photo Converter
• Super 8 and 8 mm Film Converter
• Record Player - Converts Vinyl, Cassette and CD to USB Flash Drive

Purchase of these items was made possible by funding generously secured by Senator Gallivan.

3D Printing at the Boston Library

• Lulzbot Taz 6 Printer available for use
• stl files accepted by email, web link, or USB with approval based on the library's 3D Printer Policy
• Fees based on weight of the finished project at $.05 per gram
• PLA, ABS and PETg available; colors subject to change
• Check out Thingiverse.com for ideas about what types of things can be printed