The Central Library in downtown Buffalo has a TON of events this week! Check them out and get involved!

By Yasmin Young
By Yasmin Young
By Yasmin Young

The month of May blooms with One Community One Book featuring A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. There are several programs taking place throughout the month at Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries including the One Community One Book - World War I Day at Central Library this Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. featuring WWI exhibit tours, a Donut Girls themed children’s program, presentations on the legacy of WWI by Jacek Wysocki, a discussion on Hemingway by Mary Sorrels, and songs from WWI with James Kimball and more!
To see the entire month of free Library programs, click here: https://goo.gl/3RFo5k.

Monday, May 7

10 am-12 noon: Information Table: United Healthcare Community Plan. Near computers, main floor

11 am-2 pm: Information Table: Jericho Road Community Health Center. Outside Media Room, main floor

12 noon-1 pm: BPOvations Series: Finnish Composer/Violinist Jaakko Kuusisto. Ring of Knowledge, main floor

3:30-4:30 pm: UB Talks Student Presentations. Ring of Knowledge, main floor

5:30 pm: Young Audiences of WNY Board Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room, second floor

Tuesday, May 8

10 am-12 noon: Computer Training: Microsoft Word Basics. Register 716-858-7132. TechKnow Lab, second floor

11 am-2 pm: Information Table: Say Yes Buffalo. Near computers, main floor

12 noon-1 pm: IMAGINE Buffalo Series. Video: The Rise of Iron and Steel Framed Buildings. Speaker Carl Skompinksi, Board Member, Central Terminal on Central Terminal’s World Monuments Fund Watch. Ring of Knowledge, main floor

3-5 pm: Maker Tuesday: Clay Pets. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor

4-5:30 pm: Buffalo Never Fails Educator Preview. Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor

4-6 pm: Buffalo Public Schools Art Show Opening & Reception. Ring of Knowledge and West Room, main floor

Wednesday, May 9: Library closed for staff development

Thursday, May 10

9:30-11:30 am: Buffalo Public Schools Literacy Club. West Room, main floor

9:30 am-12 noon: US Army Corps of Engineers Open House. Central Meeting Room, second floor

11 am-2 pm: Information Table: Say Yes Buffalo. Near computers, main floor

11 am-2 pm: Information Table: UB Educational Opportunity Center. Outside Media Room, main floor

11 am-3 pm: Rehearsal, Building Brighter Futures Talent Show (May 17). Auditorium, lower level

3-6:30 pm: Buffalo Memories Book Scanning Session with The Buffalo News. West Room, main floor

3-7 pm: VR: Google Tilt Brush Art Showcase. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor

4-6 pm: B&ECPL Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room, second floor

5-7 pm: Thursday Movie: Paths of Glory (1957). Ring of Knowledge, main floor

6-8 pm: Rehearsal, L2D Dance Co. Dance Recital (May 12). Auditorium, lower level

Friday, May 11

12 noon-1 pm: Chairman’s Book Club: Panel Discussion, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. Ring of Knowledge, main floor

12 noon-2:30 pm: Information Table: WNYIL Mental Health Peer Connection. Near computers, main floor

1-3 pm: Take Apart Friday. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor

1-3 pm: Literacy NY Buffalo Niagara Drop-In Tutoring Center. West Room, main floor

Saturday, May 12

9 am-12 noon: BTC Course: History of Buffalo. Pre-registration required. Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor

10-11 am: Medical Mile Talks & Walks. Discussion and walking tour. Ring of Knowledge, main floor

10:30 am-12 noon: Grandpa’s Invention: Genealogical Research with US Patents. Central Meeting Room, second floor

1-2 pm: Toddler Storytime. Kids’ Space, main floor

1-2 pm: Young Audiences Second Saturday: Bollywood Dance: Past and Present.  Ring of Knowledge, main floor

1-3 pm: Adolescent Advocacy Program. West Room, main floor

2-3 pm: Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I. Free, public guided tour. Collections Gallery, second floor

2-3:30 pm: LEGO Club. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor

2-4 pm: Make a Succulent Garden. Register online: www.goo.gl/o6BAoT. Kids’ Space, main floor

2-4 pm: L2D Dance Co. Dance Recital. $$. Auditorium, lower level

Saturday, May 13

1-5 pm: VR: Google Tilt Brush Art Showcase. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor

Launch Pad MakerSpace Hours

3D printing, Sphero Ball & recording studio
Main floor by Fables Café

Monday           11 am - 5 pm

Tuesday          9 am - 5 pm

Wednesday     Closed

Thursday         9 am - 7:30 pm

Friday              11 am - 5 pm

Saturday         10 am - 4 pm

Sunday            12 noon - 5 pm

Currently on Display

Collections Gallery, second floor: Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I

Rare Book Room, main floor: Omar Khayyám’s Rubáiyát: The Persian Poem That Became a Sensation in English Translation

Concourse, main floor: Buffalo Public Schools Annual Student Art Show Celebrating Art 2018

 

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