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: August 23 - September 1
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org
Saturday, August 23 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sensory Playtime. West Room
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM UB HEALS: CPR and Narcan Training. Collections Gallery Conference Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pint-sized Picasso. Children's Room
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Queen City Workers' Center Tenant Support Meeting. West Room
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, August 24 Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.
Monday, August 25 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Camp B-U Foundation, Inc. Youth Mentor Training. West Room
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: Project Mona's House. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spectrum Health and Human Services Reentry Program. Gallery Conference Room
Tuesday, August 26 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Baby/Toddler Storytime. Children's Room
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Gallery Conference Room *
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Literacy Buffalo Niagara DIGI-SKILLS COVID-19 Workshop. Gallery Conf. Rm
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers
4:30 PM - 5:55 PM ISUPK Class. Collections Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, August 27 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Job Fair. Throughout Main Floor
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 - 5:15 PM Movie Matinee: Little Women (2019). Ring of Knowledge
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Ahorra Energía y Ahorra Dólares Workshop. Central Meeting 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
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Speculative Fiction Book Club. West Room
Thursday, August 28 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spectrum Health and Human Services Reentry Program. West Room
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM Trivia @ the Library! Central Meeting Room
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Paging Through History: Quiet Reading Club. Grosvenor Room
Friday, August 29 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
Saturday, August 30 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sensory Playtime. West Room
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM H.A.N.G.: Helping Adolescents Needing Guidance Program. Central Meeting 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
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace
Sunday, August 31 Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.
Monday, September 1 Library closed for Labor Day. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.
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