Central (downtown Buffalo)
Welcome to the downtown Central Library!
Central Library Regular/non-holiday/non-emergency hours
Monday & Tuesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 8 am - 8 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 12 pm - 5 pm
Central Library will be closed on
Friday, April 3 & Sunday, April 5 for Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
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.
Coming Up @ Central Library & Online: Mar 21 - March 29, 2026
Download This Week @ Central Schedule Here
Saturday, March 21 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM ACT Annual Workshop. Central Meeting Room*
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Young Historians Huddle. Buffalo Presidential Center* (registrations fully booked)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM NY Caring Majority: Informational Session on "Care Not Corruption" Campaign. West Room
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM "Who Rules Buffalo? A Field Guide to the Local Power Structure." Ring of Knowledge
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Dungeons & Dragons. Collections Gallery Conference Room* (registrations fully booked)
1:00 PM - 4:50 PM Research Day with the Polish Genealogical Society. Grosvenor Room* (registrations fully booked)
1:00 PM - 4:50 PM Western New York Genealogical Society Collection Assistance. Grosvenor Room
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. Children's Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Reality Saturdays. Teen Space
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
Sunday, March 22 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Intelli-Fun, Inc. Letter-Sleuth Learning Game. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sunday Concerts @ Central: Kody & Herren. Ring of Knowledge
Monday, March 23 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Interactive Journaling Program Group Sessions. West Room*
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Class Visit. Central Meeting Room*
Tuesday, March 24 Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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*
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM ISUPK Class. Collections Gallery Conference Room
4:30 PM Library Search Committee Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room*
Wednesday, March 25 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movie Matinee: On the Basis of Sex (2018). Ring of Knowledge
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Every Bottom Covered Diaper Pickup. Children's Room*
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM NYCLU Teen Activist Project. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM Buffalo Presidential Center Board Meeting. Central Meeting Room
Thursday, March 26 Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Free Tax Assistance - Morning Session. TechKnow Lab*
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Class Visit. Children's Room*
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Diversity Career Fair. Throughout Main Floor
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM It Takes a Village Action Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Demystifying NYS Civil Service and NY HELPS. West Room
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Free Tax Assistance - Afternoon Session. TechKnow Lab*
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk-up Tech Help. Near Computers
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, March 27 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
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pathways Point Help Desk. Main Concourse
Saturday, March 28 Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Literacy Buffalo Niagara Tutor Training. Collections Gallery Conference Room*
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Children's Egg Hunt - Presented by Teen Advisory Group. Children's Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 3D Printer Certification Class. West Room*
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Pint-sized Picassos. West Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual Reality Saturdays. Teen Space
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Sneakvibing Media Presents: The Ladies First Project Film Screening. Auditorium
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM Buffalo Writers' Critique Group. Collections Gallery Conference Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peaceful Playtime. West Room
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Special Collections Tour. Meet @ Grosvenor Room
Sunday, March 29 Library open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM "Feathered Tourists of Tifft Nature Preserve." Ring of Knowledge
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Tifft Nature Preserve Family Activity. Children's Room
Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.
AP Gorny: Different from the Rest. Rare Book Room
Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy. Ring of Knowledge
C-SPAN Presidential Portraits. Buffalo Presidential Center, only open Saturdays 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.
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.
Your Buffalo & Erie County Public Library card means you can receive discounts across Erie County. Learn more about the VIP program here.
We want to hear from you.
The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is exploring how future interior improvements @ the downtown Central Library can better meet the needs of Erie County residents.
Imagining Buffalo Niagara in the 21st Century, after 600 programs,
IMAGINE Buffalo ran its final program in February 2026.
The Library is thankful to program host and volunteer Dennis Galucki.
IMAGINE Buffalo was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature (C-SAAHN) in conjunction with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Click here for an archive of past Zoom programs dating back to 2020: Archive of past IMAGINE Buffalo zoom programs
Click here for a full archive of all recordings dating back to 2009
Visit the Teens page for more information about middle school to high school age events and resources - www.BuffaloLib.org/Services/teens