Julia Boyer Reinstein Library
Library Info
1030 Losson Rd.
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
United States
Located on Losson Road between Union Road and Borden Road. Wheelchair accessible.
Parking lot available.
Public Access Computers: 32 computers, networked (printing and Mobile Printing 10 cents per page black and white; 25 cents per page color) Microsoft Office Applications, Internet Access, Misc. "What can I do at a Public Access Computer?"
"ALL" PUBLIC COMPUTERS SHUTDOWN 15 MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING!
Meeting Room, capacity 100. Conference Room, capacity 12. Study Rooms Available upon request. Copy machine available for public use. '
Wireless Internet Access Available
Check out our Facebook Page!
Book Sale at the Library!
Check out our sale of new and gently used materials just inside the library!
Please check out a wonderful link by patron Susan Marie, that honors our library in such a beautiful way!
Julia Boyer Reinstein Library Policies
- Bulletin Board Policies (pdf)
- Conflict of Interest Policy (pdf)
- Display Case Policy (pdf)
- Meeting Room Policy (pdf)
- Open Meeting Policy (pdf)
- Procurement Policy (pdf)
- Reimbursed Policy (pdf)
- Rules of Conduct Policy (pdf)
- Whistleblower Policy (pdf)
System-Wide Policies
What’s Happening
Julia Boyer Reinstein Library
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Sunday- 12pm-5pm Monday- 9am-8pm Tuesday- 9am-8pm Wednesday- 9am-8pm Thursday- 9am-8pm Friday- 9am-5pm Saturday- 9am-5pm
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Preschool Story Hour
This program is for children ages 5 and under, and will meet on Wednesday mornings, October 1st to November 26th. Parents may sign up for either the 10 am or 11 am session. Please call the library at #716-668-4991 to reserve your seat.
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Hooks, Needles & Thread
We welcome you to join our knitting/crochet fellowship group, this program will be on Thursdays at 12:00pm. Please call us at #716-668-4991 or stop by the library to sign up for the program!
WESTERN NEWYORK IRIS SOCIETY
Date & Time: October 5th, AT 1:00pm [Sunday]
Join us at the Julia Boyer Reinstein Library for a Special Presentation by Dave O'Donnell. This program is free and open to public!
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YES CRAFT NIGHT
SESSION A: October 2nd [Thursday], 6:00pm to 7:00pm
SESSION B: October 16th [Thursday], 6:00pm to 7:00pm
THEME: Batty for Candy
Join the Cheektowaga Y.E.S. volunteers for an evening of crafts, games and other fun themed activities! Pre-registration is required. Call 716-668-4991 to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
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YES Lego Club
SESSION A: October 9th [Thursday], 6:00pm to 7:00pm
SESSION B: October 23rd [Thursday], 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Kids ages 4 to 12 are invited to imagine and build with Legos! Space for this program is limited; Please call #716-668-4991 to reserve your child's seat.
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Silent Book Club
Date & Time: October 13th, 10:00am to 12:00pm [Monday]
Silent Book Club will be meeting at the Study Table Area near our Young Adults Section.
There is no registration needed, just bring your book and happy reading!
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Adult Craft Hour
THEME: Bottlecap Magnets
Date & Time: October 27th, 1:00pm to 2:00pm [Monday]
The theme for the Adult Craft Hour this month is Bottlecap Magnets. Space is limited; Please call #716-668-4991 or visit the library's information desk to register!
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Next Chapter Book Club
Date & Time: October 27th, 6:00pm to 7:00pm [Monday]
Join Ms. Kathy and learn about all the new books coming out!
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Crochet Corner for Kids
Join Learn 6 basic crochet stitches. Bring your own supplies, if you have them. Supplies will be availale for use during the class!
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Beyond Basic Crocheting
Learn more than just the 6 basic stitches, including how to work around them, combine them, make a magic ring, and read patterns. B.Y.O.S: Bring your own supplies.
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Wednesday Writer's GroupMeeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, welcomes both new and advanced writers in a positive, friendly, comfortable and relaxed atmosphere where everyone can learn from each other!
For more information, Please call Wendy: (716) 675-3024.
See us at the desk when you get here so you can leave your ride safely outside
Board Info
Cheektowaga Board Info
Annual Report
Board of Trustees (Term of Office)
Mark E. Weber - Chairman (January 2025 - December 2029)
Judith M. Mietlicki - Vice-Chairman (May 2023 - December 2027)
Denise Wilczak - Secretary-Treasurer (January 2022 - December 2026)
Philip Martino - Trustee (June 2025 - June 2030)
Open - Trustee (Open as of 9/17/25)
CPL Board of Trustees By-Laws (pdf)
5 Year Strategic Plan of Service (2025 -2030)
Board Meetings, Agendas, Minutes
2025
Cheektowaga Public Library Board Meeting Schedule (Every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 4 pm, ** unless otherwise specified)
January 15, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR July 16, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR
February - 19, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR August - No Meeting **
March 19, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR September 17, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR
April 16, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR October 15, 2025 - 4:30 pm @ JBR
May 21, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR November 19, 2025 - 4:30 pm @ JBR
June 18, 2025 - 4 pm @ JBR December - No Meeting **
Wednesday, January 15 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) |Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (Nov) (pdf) | JBR Program Report (Dec) (pdf) | REI Program Report (Nov) (pdf) | REI Program Report (Dec) (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf) | Strategic Plan of Service (2025-2030) (pdf)
Wednesday, February 19 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday, March 19 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday, April 16 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday, May 21 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday June 18 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | 2024 Community Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday July 16 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Agreement Between B&ECPL and the Cheektowaga Public Libraries | Director's Report (pdf) |
Wednesday September 17 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (July) (pdf) | JBR Program Report (Aug) (pdf) | REI Program Report (July) (pdf) | REI Program Report (Aug) (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf) |
2025 Board Minutes
- January 2025 (pdf)
- February 2025 (pdf)
- March 2025 (pdf) - Draft
- April 2025 (pdf) - Draft
- May 2025 (pdf) - Draft
- June 2025 (pdf) -Draft
Board Meetings, Agendas, Minutes
2024
Cheektowaga Public Library Board Meeting Schedule (Every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 4 pm, ** unless otherwise specified)
January 3, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR ** July 17, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR
February - No Meeting ** August - No Meeting **
March 20, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR September 18, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR
April 17, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR October 16, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR
May 15, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR November 20, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR
June 26, 2024 - 4 pm @ JBR** December - No Meeting **
Wednesday, January 3 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (Nov) (pdf) | JBR Program Report (Dec) (pdf) | REI Program Report (Nov) (pdf) | REI Program Report (Dec) (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
No Scheduled Meeting for February
Wednesday, March 20 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (Jan) (pdf) | JBR Program Report (Feb) (pdf) | REI Program Report (Jan) (pdf) | REI Program Report (Feb) (pdf) | CPL Meeting Room Policy for review (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday, April 17 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday, May 15 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf) | April visitor, WIFI, PAC, circ counts (pdf)
Wednesday, June 26 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf) | Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf) | May visitor (pdf) , WIFI (pdf), PAC (pdf), circ counts (pdf)
Wednesday, July 17 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf)| Draft Minutes (pdf) | JBR Program Report (pdf) | REI Program Report (pdf) | Director's Report (pdf)
No Scheduled Meeting for August
Wednesday, September 18 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf)| Draft Minutes (pdf)| JBR Program Report - July (pdf)| REI Program Report - July(pdf)| JBR Program Report - August (pdf)| REI Program Report - August (pdf)| Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday, October 16 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf)| Draft Minutes (pdf)| JBR Program Report (pdf)| REI Program Report (pdf)| Director's Report (pdf)
Wednesday, November 20 @ 4 p.m. (Julia Boyer Reinstein Library) Agenda (pdf)| Draft Minutes (pdf)| JBR Program Report (pdf)| REI Program Report (pdf)| Director's Report (pdf)
No Scheduled Meeting for December
2024 Board Minutes
- January 2024 (pdf)
- No February Meeting
- March 2024 (pdf)
- April 2024 (pdf)
- May 2024 (pdf)
- June 2024 (pdf)
- July 2024 (pdf)
- No August Meeting
- September 2024 (pdf)
- October 2024 (pdf)
- November 2024 (pdf)
- No December Meeting
2023 Board Minutes
- January 2023 (pdf)
- No February Meeting
- March 2023 (pdf)
- April 2023 (pdf)
- May 2023 (pdf)
- June 2023 (pdf)
- July 2023 (pdf)
- No August Meeting
- September 2023 (pdf)
- October 2023 (pdf)
- November 2023 (pdf)
- No December Meeting
2022 Board Minutes
- January 2022 (pdf)
- No February Meeting
- March 2022 (pdf)
- April 2022 (pdf)
- May 2022 (pdf)
- June 2022 (pdf)
- July 2022 (pdf)
- No August Meeting
- September 2022 (pdf)
- October 2022 (pdf)
- November 2022 (pdf)
- No December Meeting
2021 Board Minutes
- January 2021 (pdf)
- No February Meeting
- March 2021 (pdf)
- April 2021 (pdf)
- May 2021 (pdf)
- June 2021 (pdf)
- July 2021 (pdf)
- No August Meeting
- September 2021 (pdf)
- October 2021 (pdf)
- November 2021 (pdf)
- No December Meeting
2020 Board Minutes
- January 2020 (pdf)
- No February Meeting
- No March Meeting
- April 2020 (pdf)
- May 2020 (pdf)
- June 2020 (pdf)
- July 2020 (pdf)
- August 2020 (pdf)
- September 2020 (pdf)
- October 2020 (pdf)
- November 2020 (pdf)
- No December Meeting
2019 Minutes
- No December meeting
- November 2019 (pdf)
- October 2019 (pdf)
- September 2019 (pdf)
- No August 2019 Meeting
- July 2019 Minutes (pdf)
- June 2019 Minutes (pdf)
- May 2019 Minutes (pdf)
- April 2019 Minutes (pdf)
- No March Meeting
- No February Meeting
- January 2019 Minutes (pdf)
2018 Minutes
- No December Meeting
- November 2018 Minutes (pdf)
- October 2018 Minutes (pdf)
- September 2018 Minutes (pdf)
- No August Meeting
- July 2018 Minutes (pdf)
- June 2018 Minutes (pdf)
- May 2018 Minutes (pdf)
- April 2018 Minutes (pdf)
- No March Meeting
- No February Meeting
- January 2018 Minutes (pdf)
2017 Minutes
- No December Meeting
- November 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- October 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- September 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- August 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- July 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- June 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- May 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- April 2017 Minutes (pdf)
- March Meeting Cancelled
- No February Meeting
- January 2017 Minutes
2016 Minutes
- November 2016 Minutes (pdf)
- October 2016 Minutes (pdf)
- September 2016 Minutes (pdf)
- No August Meeting
- July 2016 (Special) Minutes (pdf)
- June 2016 Minutes (pdf)
- May 2016 Minutes (pdf)
- April 2016 Minutes (pdf)
- March 2016 Minutes (pdf)
- No Feburary Meeting
- January 2016 Minutes (pdf)
2015 Minutes
- December 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- November 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- October 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- Septemeber 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- August 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- No July Meeting
- June 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- May 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- April 2015 Minutes (pdf)
- No March Meeting
- No February Meeting
- January 2015 Minutes (pdf)
Bylaws (pdf)
Budget
New York State Office of
the Comptroller:
Cheektowaga Public Library Audit Report (pdf)
Strategic Plan (pdf)