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 - 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.
Upcoming scheduled holidays/closures for the Central Library are:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20th, 2025
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: January 18 - January 26
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org
Saturday, January 18 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sensory Playtime. West Room
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Literacy Buffalo-Niagara Tutor Training. Gallery Conference Room *
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM WNY Genealogical Society Library Collection Research Assistance. Grosvenor Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Crafternoons. Children's Room
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM New Year Calligraphy. West Room *
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Queen City Workers’ Center Tenant Support Meeting. Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Sunday, January 19 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Death Café: Conversations about Death & Dying. West Room
Monday, January 20 Library Closed - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Visit us at www.BuffaloLib.org.
Tuesday, January 21 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All Day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Art Project. Children's Room
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Baby Toddler Storytime. Children's Room
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Project Mona's House. Near Computers
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM IMAGINE Buffalo Speaker Series: Kari Winter, Uncommon Profits: Imagining Freedom in the Age of Revolution. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81662823575
4:00 PM - 5:55 PM ISUPK: Israelite School Universal Practical Knowledge. Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, January 22 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All Day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Art Project. Children's Room
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Peaceprints of WNY Community Resource Fair. Main Concourse, Café, Ring of Knowledge
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-Up Tech Help. Near Computers
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Genealogy Guided: Online Western New York Church Records (Virtual). *
3:00 PM - 4:40 PM Movie Matinee: Supercell (2023). Ring of Knowledge
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Teen Book Club. Near Information Desk
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM Buffalo Presidential Center Board Meeting. Gallery Conference Room
Thursday, January 23 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All Day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Art Project. Children's Room
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-Up Tech Help. Near Computers
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Paging Through History: The Grosvenor Room Quiet Reading Club. Grosvenor Room
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM PUSH Buffalo/NY Renews Fund Climate Teach-In. Gallery Conference Room
Friday, January 24 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All Day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Art Project. Children's Room
10:00 AM - 12:45 PM Class Visit. Central Meeting Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UB Humanities Series: How Do We Search for Truth in a World Saturated with Illusions? with Professor David Castillo. Ring of Knowledge
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Afternoon Art Break. West Room
Saturday, January 25 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All Day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Art Project. Children's Room
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central Library Tour. Meet @ Information Desk near café
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Crafternoons. Children's Room
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM Buffalo Writers Critique Group. Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Special Collections Tour. Meet in Grosvenor Room
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Sunday, January 26 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular library hours
Rare Books 101. Rare Book Room
Leonardo da Vinci Rare Book Themes. Collections Gallery, 2nd floor
Say Their Names. Collections Gallery, 2nd floor
President John F. Kennedy. Buffalo Presidential Center, 2nd floor. Saturdays, 10 am - 4 pm
Buffalo Public Schools Peace Project. Ring of Knowledge
Programs denoted with an asterisk (*) are for pre-registered participants only.
Entering the Library:
Everyone must go through a weapons 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