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: April 19 - April 27
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org
Saturday, April 19 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central Library Tour. Meet @ Café
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spark Micro Film Festival. Ring of Knowledge, Central Meeting Room
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 20 Library Closed. Visit us 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org.
Monday, April 21 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Near Whisper Space *
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM Arts for Learning WNY ArtWorks Program. Central Meeting Room, TechKnow Lab *
4:00 PM - 5:55 PM Queen City Workers' Center Tenant Support Meeting. Gallery Conference Room
Tuesday, April 22 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Near Whisper Space *
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. Collections Gallery Conference Room *
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM IMAGINE Buffalo Speaker Series: Marisa Riggi. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84395321774
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Amazing Women's Shelter Clothing Giveaway. Ring of Knowledge
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Technology Training: Canva. TechKnow Lab
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM Arts for Learning WNY ArtWorks Program. Central Meeting Room, West Room *
4:30 PM - 5:55 PM ISUPK: Israelite School Universal Practical Knowledge. Gallery Conference Room
Wednesday, April 23 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Administrative Professionals Collaboration. Gallery Conf. Room
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Near Whisper Space *
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Erie County Dept. of Social Services Meeting. Central Meeting Room
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Class Visit. West Room & Children's Room *
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Information Table: BestSelf Substance Use Disorder Program. Near Computers
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walk-Up Tech Help. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 5:45 PM Movie Matinee: No Time to Die (2021). Ring of Knowledge
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM Arts for Learning WNY ArtWorks Program. Central Meeting Room, West Room *
4:15 PM - 7:45 PM Better Together Film Festival presented by Butterfly Chief Films, LLC. Auditorium
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM NYCLU Teen Activist Project. Collections Gallery Conference Room
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Buffalo Presidential Center Board Meeting. Buffalo Presidential Center
Thursday, April 24 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Beyond Support Network: Without Walls Program. Near Whisper Space *
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Information Table: LaBrown Agency. Near Computers
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
4:00 PM - 7:30 PM It Takes a Village Graduation Ceremony. Gallery Conference Room & Gallery Kids' Area
4:15 PM - 7:45 PM Better Together Film Festival presented by Butterfly Chief Films, LLC. Auditorium
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM Trivia @ the Library! Central Meeting Room
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Paging Through History: The Grosvenor Room Quiet Reading Club. Grosvenor Room
Friday, April 25 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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, April 26 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sensory Playtime. West Room
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Lincoln Day. Buffalo Presidential Center
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM 2025 Middle School Chess Championship. Central Meeting Room
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Stitch Circle. Launch Pad MakerSpace
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UB HEALS Shop for Free Event. Ring of Knowledge
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pint-Sized Picasso. Children's Room
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, April 27 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Queen City Workers' Center Tenant Support Meeting. West Room
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary. Rare Book Room
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.
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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