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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: 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 2 - August 10

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

716-858-8900 | www.BuffaloLib.org

 

Saturday, August 2                      Library open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM                 Sensory Playtime. Collections Gallery Conference Room

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM                 The Bad Guys Book Club. West Room *

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                     BWELL & Buffalo Sewer Authority Lunch & Learn. Collections Gallery Conference Room

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM                     Buffalo Infringement Festival. Central Meeting Room & Collections Gallery

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

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Universal Anime Saturday: Castle in the Sky (1986). Auditorium

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Saturday Jewelry Making. Teen Space

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM                        Lecture: Buffalo Stories: The Buffalo History Channel. Ring of Knowledge

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

                                

Sunday, August 3                          Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.

                                

Monday, August 4                        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

                                

Tuesday, August 5                       Library open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM                    Erie County Dept. of Social Services Training. Central Meeting Room

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM                    Information Table: Clearview Treatment Center. Near Computers

10:15 AM - 11:00 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 - 12:30 PM                 FeedMore Kids in the Kitchen. West Room

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM                        Literacy Buffalo-Niagara Health Literacy Workshop. Gallery Conference Room

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers

                                

Wednesday, August 6                Library open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM                    Cookbook Club. Central Meeting Room

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

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM                     WNY Genealogical Society Library Collection Research Assistance. Grosvenor Room

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

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM                        Movie Matinee: Dog Man (2025). Ring of Knowledge

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM                        Teen Bingo Night. Teen Space

                                

Thursday, August 7                     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 *

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM                 Defiant Monkey Improv: Color Your World. Auditorium

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

                                

Friday, August 8                            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

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM                       Tech Training: Streaming Media. TechKnow Lab *

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM                        Information Table: BestSelf Connections to Care. Near Computers

                                

Saturday, August 9                      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                 Morning Movie: The Bad Guys. Ring of Knowledge

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM                    Chess Club & Clinic. Central Meeting Room

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        Love is Loud, Inc. Luncheon. 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 10                       Library closed. The Library will reopen on Sundays beginning Sept. 7, 2025.

                

Exhibits & Displays: Open during regular Library hours.                        

What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary. Rare Book Room                          

Lincoln's Funeral. Bflo Pres. Ctr, 2nd floor. Open Fri., 12 noon – 4:30 pm and Sat., 10 am – 4 pm           

Lafayette’s Tour in America. Main Concourse    

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.
 

 

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