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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 26 - August 3

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org

 

Saturday, July 26                          Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

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

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

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Tori Einher's Beneath the Aurora Mountains Book Launch Party. Collections Gallery

1:00 PM - 8:00 PM                        Queen City Jazz Festival by Colored Musicians Club. Outside - Lafayette Sq./Washington St.

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM                        Buffalo SUNY BDS: The Encampments Film Screening & Discussion. Auditorium

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

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Special Collections Tour. Meet @ Grosvenor Room

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

                                

Sunday, July 27                             Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.

                                

Monday, July 28                           Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM                    Information Table: Project Mona's House. Near Computers

                                

Tuesday, July 29                           Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM                 WNY Digitization Center Opening & Media Event. Ring of Knowledge, Grosvenor Room

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 *

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM                        Literacy Buffalo-Niagara Health Literacy Workshop Series. 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 30                    Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM                    Information Table: Cassadaga Job Corps. Near Computers

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

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                     Noon Yoga Recharge. Central Meeting Room

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

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM                        Movie Matinee: Wonder (2017). Ring of Knowledge

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM                        VOCAL-NY Buffalo Chapter Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room

                                

Thursday, July 31                         Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM                   Correctional Facilities Libraries State Aid Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room *

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

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM                 Performance: African Diaspora Drummers (for all ages)! Auditorium

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

5:00 PM - 6:45 PM                        Trivia @ the Library! Central Meeting Room

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM                        City of Buffalo Envision Neighborhoods Community Meeting. Collections Gallery

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM                        Paging Through History: The Grosvenor Room Quiet Reading Club. Grosvenor Room

                                

Friday, August 1                            Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

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, August 2                      Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM                 Sensory Playtime. Collections Gallery Conference Room

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM                 The Bad GuysBook Club. West Room *

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                     BWELL & Buffalo Sewer Authority Lunch & Learn. Collections Gallery Conference Room

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM                     Buffalo Infringement Festival. Central Meeting Room & Collections Gallery

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

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Universal Anime Saturday: Castle in the Sky (1986). Auditorium

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

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM                        Lecture: Buffalo Stories: The Buffalo History Channel. Ring of Knowledge

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

                                

Sunday, August 3                          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