About the B&ECPL

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL) consists of a Central Library, 8 branches in the City of Buffalo and 22 contract member libraries which operate 28 facilities outside the City of Buffalo.  The libraries serve as centers of information, education, culture and entertainment for the residents of Erie County.  Learn more about the B&ECPL below.

• B&ECPL Public Health Emergency Operations Plan(pdf)
• Meet the Administrative Team
• ACT (Association of the Boards of Trustees of the Contracting Library Trustees)
• Annual Reports
• Budget Information
  • Monthly Operating Financial Report
  • 2023 Return on Investment(pdf)
  •  2023 Key Metrics(pdf)
• 2022 Return on Investment(pdf)
• 2022 Key Metrics(pdf)
• 2021 Key Metrics(pdf)
• Five Year Plan
• History of the B&ECPL
• Mission Statement/Principles
• Monthly Statistics
• News Releases
• Organizational Chart
  • Governance and Finance(pdf) 
  • Administrative Organizational Chart(pdf)
     
• Patron Surveys
• State Reports
• Strategic Plan 2022 -2026
• System Goals and Objectives
• Technology Plan