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: 12 pm - 5 pm
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: October 4 - October 12
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org
Saturday, October 4 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Literacy Buffalo Niagara Tutor Training. Gallery Conference Room *
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM Chess Clinic and Club. Central Meeting Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pint-sized Picassos. Children's Room
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM Love is Loud, Inc. Luncheon. Central Meeting Room
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Black Alliance for Peace AFRICOM Webinar Viewing. West Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Buffalo Stories: The Buffalo History Channel. Ring of Knowledge
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Sunday, October 5 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Buffalo Fashion Week Designer Check-ins. Central Meeting Room
Monday, October 6 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Project Mona's House. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spectrum Health & Human Services Reentry Program. West Room
Tuesday, October 7 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tiny Tots Storytime. Children's Room
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Erie County Department for the Aging Community Focus Group. West Room
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Virtual IMAGINE Buffalo Series: Alan Davis. BL.BuffaloLib.org/IMAGINEBuffalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM COVID-19 Awareness Workshop. Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spectrum Health & Human Services Reentry Program. West Room
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM VOCAL-NY Buffalo Chapter Meeting. Central Meeting Room
4:30 PM - 5:55 PM ISUPK Class. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, October 8 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Noon Yoga Recharge. Central Meeting Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Movie Matinee: Migration (2023). Ring of Knowledge
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Citizens' Climate Lobby Buffalo Chapter Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
6:00 PM - 7:55 PM City of Buffalo Charter Revision Commission Public Hearing. Auditorium
Thursday, October 9 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Class Visit. Central Meeting Room *
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Tarot Thursdays. Grosvenor Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM TechKnow Class: iPad & iPhone Basics. TechKnow Lab *
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Bad Art Night. Central Meeting Room
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Peyton Harris: From the Erie Canal to the Michigan Street Baptist Church. Gallery Conf. Rm
6:00 PM - 7:55 PM NYS Office of Mental Health Community Engagement Session. Auditorium & Ring of Knowledge
Friday, October 10 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM NYS Office of Mental Health Community Engagement Session. Central Meeting Room
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Western New York Genealogy Society Collection Assistance. Grosvenor Room
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Walk-in Legal Clinic. Study Rooms
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM A Discussion with Author Neil Gong. Collections Gallery Conference Room
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Afternoon Art Break. West Room
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Teen Resource Fair. Teen Space
Saturday, October 11 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Citizen Emergency Preparedness Workshop. Central Meeting Room *
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary Curator's Tour. Meet @ Rare Book Room
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lecture: Spiritualism in Western New York. Ring of Knowledge
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Universal Anime Saturday: Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989). Auditorium
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pint-sized Picassos. Children's Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM Buffalo Writers' Critique Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Sunday, October 12 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Buffalo Fashion Week Designer Check-ins. Central Meeting Room
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy. Ring of Knowledge
What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary. Rare Book Room
FDR: Buffalo's Friend in War, Peace & Hard Times. Bflo Pres. Ctr, 2nd floor. Open Fri., 12 noon – 4:30 pm and Sat., 10 am – 4 pm
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.
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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.
Visit the Teens page for more information about middle school to high school age events and resources - www.BuffaloLib.org/Services/teens