Central (downtown Buffalo)
Welcome to the downtown Central Library!
Central Library Regular/non-holiday/non-emergency hours
Monday & Tuesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 8 am - 8 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 12 pm - 5 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.
Important - the Library's Ellicott Street, underpass entrance to the building is open during limited hours: Monday-Friday.
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: Feb 7 - Feb 16, 2026
Saturday, February 7 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Chess Clinic and Club. Central Meeting Room
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Dungeons & Dragons. Collections Gallery Conference Room * (registration full)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Love is Loud, Inc. Luncheon. West Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. Children's Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
Sunday, February 8 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
12:00 PM - 4:55 PM WNY Genealogical Society Collection Assistance. Grosvenor Room
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Liberation for One, Liberation for All (LOLA) Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Intelli-Fun, Inc. Letter-Sleuth Learning Game. West Room
Monday, February 9 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Cassadaga Job Corps. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spectrum Health Anger Management Program. West Room *
Tuesday, February 10 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 - 4:00 PM WNY Genealogical Society Collection Assistance. Grosvenor Room
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM ISUPK Class. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, February 11 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Class Visit. Children's Room & Central Meeting Room *
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Every Bottom Covered. Main Concourse
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pathways Point Help Desk. Main Concourse
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: 42 (2013). Ring of Knowledge
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM NYCLU Teen Activist Project. Collections Gallery Conference Room
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Art Break. West Room
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting. Central Meeting Room
Thursday, February 12 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Free Tax Assistance. TechKnow Lab *
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Class Visit. Children's Room & Central Meeting Room *
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Screening: Two Wars: The Road to Integration. Ring of Knowledge
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Ethics Book Club. West Room
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Free Tax Assistance. TechKnow Lab *
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services: ALICE Experience by United Way. Central Meeting Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spectrum Health Anger Management Program. West Room *
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room
Friday, February 13 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
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pathways Point Help Desk. Main Concourse
Saturday, February 14 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Buffalo Sewing Club Meeting. Central Meeting Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AP Gorny: Different from the Rest Curator's Tour. Meet @ Rare Book Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room *
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Universal Anime Saturdays: Whisper of the Heart. Auditorium
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. West Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Buffalo History Channel Screening. Ring of Knowledge
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM Buffalo Writers' Critique Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
Sunday, February 15 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Intelli-Fun, Inc. Letter-Sleuth Learning Game. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Live Jazz with the Colored Musicians Club. Ring of Knowledge
Monday, February 16 Library closed for Presidents' Day. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
AP Gorny: Different from the Rest. Rare Book Room
Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy. Ring of Knowledge
Buffalo African American Museum Display. Main Concourse
Christmas from the White House. Buffalo Presidential Center, only open Saturdays 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.
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.
We want to hear from you.
The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is exploring how future interior improvements @ the downtown Central Library can better meet the needs of Erie County residents.
Attend an online public engagement session on Wed., Nov 5 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom: https://bl.buffalolib.org/CEN-Zoom. To learn more visit: https://bl.buffalolib.org/CEN-Study
See the brochure here:
https://tinyurl.com/TBNCentral
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.
Mason Winfield guest on the IMAGINE Buffalo program (audio) October 28, 2025 Mason Winfield guest on the IMAGINE Buffalo program (slides) October 28, 2025
Visit the Teens page for more information about middle school to high school age events and resources - www.BuffaloLib.org/Services/teens