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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:  
Good Friday, April 18, 2025 
Easter Sunday, April 20 

Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here


Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: March 29 - April 6

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org
             

Saturday, March 29               Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM             Sensory Playtime. West Room

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM                Stitch Circle Special Edition: Craft Supply Swap! West Room

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                 Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                  Pint-Sized Picasso. Children's Room

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM                  Curator's Tour of Rare Books 101. Meet @ Rare Book Room

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM                  VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM                  Women's History Month Program: Clarissa’s Battle (2022). Gallery Conference Room

                        

Sunday, March 30                 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM                  Queen City Workers' Center Tenant Support Meeting. West Room

                        

Monday, March 31                Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM                 Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Collections Gallery *

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM                Information Table: Cannabis Workforce Initiative. Near Computers

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                 Lecture: Trans Buffalo: A History, 1900-Present. Ring of Knowledge

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM                  Arts for Learning WNY ArtWorks Program. Central Meeting Room *

                        

Tuesday, April 1                    Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM                 Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Collections Gallery *

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM             Baby/Toddler Storytime. Children's Room

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM                Information Table: LaBrown Agency. Near Computers

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM               It Takes a Village Action Group. Gallery Conference Room *

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                  iPhone Tips. TechKnow Lab

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM                  Arts for Learning WNY ArtWorks Program. Central Meeting Room *

                        

Wednesday, April 2              Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM                 Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Collections Gallery *

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM             Early Childhood Library Series. West Room

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                 Cookbook Club. Central Meeting Room

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                  Information Table: Best Self Substance Use Disorder Program. Near Computers

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                  Walk-Up Tech Help. Near Computers

3:00 PM - 5:15 PM                  Movie Matinee: Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Ring of Knowledge

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM                  Arts for Learning WNY ArtWorks Program. Central Meeting Room *

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM                  NYCLU Teen Activist Project. Gallery Conference Room

                        

Thursday, April 3                  Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM                 Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Collections Gallery *

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM               Free Tax Assistance - Morning Session. TechKnow Lab *

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM                Information Table: LaBrown Agency. Near Computers

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM               It Takes a Village Action Group. Gallery Conference Room *

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM               Queen City Jazz Festival Planning Meeting. West Room *

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                  Walk-Up Tech Help. Near Computers

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM                  Free Tax Assistance - Afternoon Session. TechKnow Lab *

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM                  Arts for Learning Community Art Project. West Room

                        

Friday, April 4                       Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM                 Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Collections Gallery *

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM               Small Business Resources Presentation for Canisius Women's Business Center. TechKnow Lab *

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                 Afternoon Art Break. West Room

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM                  Teen Advisory Group. West Room

                        

Saturday, April 5                   Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM               Explore Buffalo 2025 Docent Training. West Room *

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM                Chess Club. Collections Gallery Conference Room

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM                 Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                  Pint-Sized Picasso. Children's Room

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM                  VR @ the Library. Launch Pad MakerSpace

                        

Sunday, April 6                     Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM                 Buffalo Fashion Week Seminar and Bootcamp. Central Meeting Room

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM                  Queen City Workers' Center Tenant Support Meeting. West Room

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM                  Jazz Sunday: Duke Ellington Celebration. Ring of Knowledge

                      

Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.             

Rare Books 101. Rare Book Room, through April 1                    

The Black Doll Exhibit. Ring of Knowledge, through April 1                                              

Two Hundred Years on the Erie Canal. Collections Gallery                  

Lincoln's Funeral. Bflo Pres. Ctr, 2nd floor. Sat., 10 am – 4 pm                      

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.
 

 

photo of Central Library 1964

 

https://tinyurl.com/TBNCentral

 

 

IMAGINE Buffalo Logo

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.

 

Tween/Teen Programs

Visit the Teens page for more information about middle school to high school age events and resources -  www.BuffaloLib.org/Services/teens