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
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: October 18 - October 26
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org
Saturday, October 18 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Young Historians Huddle. Buffalo Presidential Center
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central Library Tour. Meet @ Café
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spooky Library Party. Throughout Library
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space
Sunday, October 19 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Cultural Experience with Dr. Meghana V. Bapardekar: Diwali. Ring of Knowledge
Monday, October 20 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Project Mona's House. Near Computers
Tuesday, October 21 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Partnership for the Public Good Agenda Committee Meeting. West Room
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 - 2:00 PM Tai Chi Tuesdays. Central Meeting Room
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Virtual IMAGINE Bflo Series: Melissa Parker Leonard. BL.BuffaloLib.org/IMAGINEBuffalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Literacy Buffalo-Niagara Wellness Workshop. Collections Gallery Conference Room
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM VOCAL-NY Buffalo Chapter Meeting. West Room
4:30 PM - 5:55 PM ISUPK Class. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, October 22 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority Finance Meeting. Auditorium
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Class Visit. Children's Room & West Room *
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: Musafa: The Lion King. Ring of Knowledge
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM NYCLU Teen Activist Project. West Room
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM BookTok IRL. Near Teen Space
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM Buffalo Presidential Center Board Meeting. Collections Gallery Conference Room
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Liberation for One, Liberation for All Campaign Meeting. Central Meeting Room
Thursday, October 23 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Diversity Career Fair. Main Concourse
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM New York State Civil Service Workshop. West Room
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Tarot Thursdays. Grosvenor Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spectrum Health & Human Services Reentry Program. West Room
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Library Board of Trustees Governance Committee Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Grant Writing Training and Non-profit Consulting. Central Meeting Room
6:00 PM - 6:55 PM Lecture: More than Words: Dictionaries as Containers. Ring of Knowledge
Friday, October 24 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Class Visit. Throughout Library *
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
Saturday, October 25 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Peaceful Playtime. West 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
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM University Express: Witches, Werewolves, Vampires and Other Dangerous Creatures of the Night. Central Meeting Room *
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Lecture: An Afternoon with Erie Canal Expert Pamela J. Vittorio. Ring of Knowledge
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 - 4:00 PM Special Collections Tour. Meet @ Grosvenor Room
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Sunday, October 26 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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