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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: 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.
 

 

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