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Central (downtown Buffalo)

Welcome to the downtown Central Library!

Central Library Hours
Monday & Tuesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 8 am - 8 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
 Sunday: CLOSED

Important - the Library's Ellicott Street, underpass entrance to the building is open during limited hours:  Monday - Thurs., from 10 am- 3 pm  and Friday from 9 am - 3 pm.
 
The fully accessible Washington Street doors to enter/exit the building are open 
during all library hours.  The Washington St. entrance is located across from 
Lafayette Square, between Broadway and Clinton Streets.

 

Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here


Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: July 4 - July 13

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org

 

 

Friday, July 4                                   Library closed. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.

                                

Saturday, July 5                             Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM                 Sensory Playtime. West Room

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM                     WNY Genealogical Society Library Collection Research Assistance. Grosvenor Room   

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Pint-sized Picasso. Children's Room

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Universal Anime Saturday: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). Auditorium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Love is Loud, Inc. Luncheon. West Room

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM                        VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace

                                

Sunday, July 6                                Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.

                                

Monday, July 7                              Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM                    Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM                        Queen City Worker's Center Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM                       Erie County Re-entry Services: Anger Management. West Room *

                                

Tuesday, July 8                              Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM                    Information Table: Clearview Treatment Center. Near Computers

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM                 Baby/Toddler Storytime. Children's Room

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM                    It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers

4:30 PM - 5:55 PM                        ISUPK: Israelite School Universal Practical Knowledge. Gallery Conference Room

                                

Wednesday, July 9                      Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM                    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Leadership Program. Auditorium

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                    3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM                     WNY Genealogical Society Library Collection Research Assistance. Grosvenor Room

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM                        Movie Matinee: Jurassic World Dominion (2022). Ring of Knowledge

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM                        Citizens' Climate Lobby Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM                        Spiritualism's Place: Reformers, Seekers & Séances at Lily Dale. Ring of Knowledge

                                

Thursday, July 10                         Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM                    Erie County Dept. of Social Services Training. Central Meeting Room

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM                    It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM                 Hawk Creek: Talk on the Wild Side. Auditorium

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM                        Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee Mtg. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM                       Erie County Re-entry Services: Anger Management. West Room *

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM                        Building Better Stories: Huckleberry Finn and James. Gallery Conference Room

                                

Friday, July 11                                Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM                    Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Walk-in Legal Clinic. Study Rooms

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                     Afternoon Art Break. West Room

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Tech Training: Google Account Recovery. TechKnow Lab

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM                        Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM                        Teen Advisory Group. West Room

                                

Saturday, July 12                          Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM                 Sensory Playtime. West Room

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM                    Chess Clinic and Club. Central Meeting Room

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                    3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM                        Performance: DiAPER! the band (all ages). Ring of Knowledge

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Pint-sized Picasso. Children's Room

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM                        VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace

                                

Sunday, July 13                             Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.

 

Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.                        

What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary. Rare Book Room                          

Lincoln's Funeral. Bflo Pres. Ctr, 2nd floor. Open Fri., 12 noon – 4:30 pm and Sat., 10 am – 4 pm           

Lafayette’s Tour in America. Main Concourse    

Programs denoted with an asterisk (*) are for pre-registered participants only.                                       

                

Entering the Library:

Everyone must go through a weapon detection system to enter the Library.

The Washington St. entrance is open during all Library hours. The Ellicott St. open hours are varied. The Clinton St. entrance is only open for Auditorium programs.
 

 

photo of Central Library 1964

 

https://tinyurl.com/TBNCentral

 

 

IMAGINE Buffalo Logo

Imagining Buffalo Niagara in the 21st Century 
A lecture/discussion series held every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.
This program runs virtually on Zoom. 
Calendar of programs.

Discussions are hosted by program founder Dennis Galucki. Call the Library for details about the speaker schedule, which is subject to change. 716-858-8900.

IMAGINE Buffalo is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature (C-SAAHN) in conjunction with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

Archive of past IMAGINE Buffalo zoom programs beginning in Fall 2020.

 

Tween/Teen Programs

Visit the Teens page for more information about middle school to high school age events and resources -  www.BuffaloLib.org/Services/teens