
Library Info
560 Ridge Rd.
Lackawanna, NY 14218
United States
Located on Ridge Road between Route 5 and South Park Avenue. Wheelchair accessible. Parking lot available.
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Public Access Computers: 16 computers, networked (printing 10 cents B&W per page, 25 cents color per page) Microsoft Office Applications, Internet Access, Misc. "What can I do at a Public Access Computer?"
Meeting Room. Study Room. Copy machine, copies 15 cents each. Radio receiver for the visually impaired.
What's Special About the Lackawanna Library
The Lackawanna Public Library is a beautiful colonial style building with magnificent oak woodwork throughout the interior. Located on Ridge Road between Route 5 and South Park Avenue, the library was built in 1922 with money donated by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie was a 19th Century steel tycoon who became one of the 20th Century’s most famous national philanthropists. The Lackawanna Library was one of the last Carnegie Libraries ever constructed.
The Lackawanna Public Library also houses a Local History museum on our ground floor. Our collections cover maps, photographs, and artifacts from Bethlehem Steel as well as Lackawanna itself. If you would like more information please call or stop on in and we will be happy to point you in the right direction.
Lackawanna is rich in local history and just a short walk from the library you will find several local landmarks including Our Lady of Victory Basilica and Shrine and the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. The Library itself was built on a potter’s field and in 1994 a monument was added to honor the unknown buried there. In 2018 the PRONE Group (Paranormal Researchers of Niagara and Erie County) found evidence of paranormal activity at the Lackawanna Library and this "patron" is now affectionately known as Charlie.
The Lackawanna Library provides something for every age group. Each month the library has story times, crafts, movie nights, book clubs, bingo, computer classes and much more. All of these programs are provided free of charge. The Staff at the Lackawanna Public Library kindly invite you to visit soon and experience everything the library has to offer.
Lackawanna Public Library Policies
- Building Renaming Policy
- Bulletin Board Policy
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- COVID-19 MicroCluster Plan
- Covid-19 Reopening Safety Plan
- Distribution Policy
- Ethics Policy
- Exhibits and Displays Policy
- Facility Use Policy
- Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Policy
- Gift and Donor Recognition Policy
- Lost and Found Policy
- Photography and Filming Guidelines Policy
- Policy for Cooperation with Organizations and Agencies
- Policy for the Loan and External Exhibition of Rare and Unique Materials
- Procurement Policy
- Public Health Emergency Operations Plan
- Rules of Conduct
- Special Collections Development Policy
- Whistleblower Policy
System-Wide Policies
The Lackawanna Public Library is a member of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System.
What’s Happening
Lackawanna Public Library
Library Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday CLOSED
Check out our Virtual Programming
Every Thursday in April @ 10:30 AM Virtual Toddler Time
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Friday April 16, 2021 @ 6:00 PM Virtual Cooking Demo as we make Assorted Mini Quiche
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Wednesday April 21, 2021 @ 2:00 PM Virtual Fun Family Fixens as we make Orange Creamsicle Smoothies
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Everyday we are open we have Make & Take Crafts in the Children's Room from Virtual Toddler Time
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Board Info
Lackawanna Library Annual Report
2019 Community Report
Board of Trustees
William Tojek, President
John Ingram, Vice President
Michael Sobaszek, Treasurer
Michelle Saniewski, Secretary
Dean Otoka, Trustee
Gregory Stachowski, Trustee
Andrea Haxton, Trustee
Joseph Geyer III, Trustee
Board Meeting Minutes
2021 Minutes
2020 Minutes
- January 2020 Minutes
- February 2020 Minutes
- March 2020 Minutes
- April 22, 2020 Minutes
- May 28, 2020 Minutes
- June 10, 2020 Minutes
- July 22, 2020 Minutes
- September 30, 2020 Minutes
2019 Minutes
- January 2019 Minutes
- February 2019 Minutes
- March 2019 Minutes
- April 2019 Minutes
- May 2019 Minutes
- June 2019 Minutes
- July 2019 Minutes
- August 2019 Minutes
- September 2019 Minutes
- October 2019 Minutes
- November 2019 Minutes
Bylaws
Lackawanna Public Library Bylaws
Budget
Strategic Plan