Here's the events this week at the Central Library

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

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Monday, Feb. 12
8:30 am-5 pm: Erie County Dept. of Social Services Meeting. Central Meeting Room, second floor
10 am-4 pm: Neighborhood Legal Services Workshop. Auditorium, lower level
3-5 pm: Maker Monday: Valentine’s Day Cards. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor
4-6 pm: Work for Yourself at 50+. Presented by WEDI Buffalo. Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor
6-9 pm: Poor Man’s Campaign: Screening and Discussion of At the River I Stand. Presented by Buffalo NAACP. Auditorium, lower level. (Enter at Clinton Street)

Tuesday, Feb. 13
10 am-12 noon: Information Table: United Healthcare. Near Media Room, main floor
11 am-2 pm: Information Table: Say Yes Buffalo. Near computers, main floor
12 noon-1 pm: IMAGINE Buffalo Series. Video: Suspension Bridges: The Challenge of Wind. Speaker Dennis Maher, Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo Dept. of Architecture. Ring of Knowledge, main floor
12 noon-3 pm: Information Table: Oishei Healthy Kids Health Home. Near Media Room, main floor

Wednesday, Feb. 14
9 am-4 pm: Erie County Dept. of Social Services Staff Training. Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor
10 am-3 pm: Information Table: SafeLink. Near computers, main floor
11 am-2 pm: Wellness Wednesday: Love Your Heart. Ring of Knowledge, main floor
12 noon-1 pm: Express Group of AA. West Room, main floor

Thursday, Feb. 15
9:30-11:30 am: Buffalo Public Schools Literacy Club. West Room, main floor
10 am-12 noon: Erie County Dept. of Social Services: Get to Know Us: Fiscal/Accounting. Central Meeting Room, second floor
10 am-4 pm: Free Tax Preparation Assistance. TechKnow Lab, second floor
11 am-2 pm: Information Table: Say Yes Buffalo. Near computers, main floor
3-7 pm: Virtual Reality Open House. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor
4-5:30 pm: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Workshop. Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor
4-6 pm: B&ECPL Board of Trustees Meeting. Joseph B. Rounds Board Room, second floor
4-6 pm: Free Tax Preparation Assistance. West Room, main floor
5-7 pm: Thursday Matinee: Daughters of the Dust (1991). Ring of Knowledge, main floor
5:30-7:30 pm: Computer Training: Microsoft PowerPoint Basics. TechKnow Lab, second floor
6-7:30 pm: Queer History for the People Community Class. LGBTQ history from WWII to the present. Presented by Jeffry J. Iovannone, Ph.D., SUNY Fredonia. Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor

Friday, Feb. 16
10 am-12 noon: Computer Training: Microsoft Excel Basics. TechKnow Lab, second floor
1-3 pm: Information Table: Fidelis Care. Near computers, main floor
1-3 pm: Literacy NY Buffalo Niagara Drop-In Tutoring Center. West Room, main floor
1-4 pm: Erie County Assigned Counsel Program. Central Meeting Room, second floor

Saturday, Feb. 17
11:30 am-2 pm: Opening: Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Black History Month Exhibit. Ring of Knowledge, main floor
1-2 pm: Preschool Storytime. Kids’ Area, main floor
1-3 pm: Information Table: Persistence Preparatory Academy. Near Media Room, main floor
2-3 pm: Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I. Free public guided exhibition tour. Collections Gallery, second floor

Sunday, Feb. 18
1-5 pm: Virtual Reality Open House. Launch Pad MakerSpace, main floor

Launch Pad MakerSpace Hours
3D printing, Sphero Ball & recording studio
Main floor by Fables Café
Mon./Wed./Fri. 11 am - 5 pm (Closed 2/19)
Tuesday 9 am - 5 pm
Thursday 9 am - 7:30 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: Building Buffalo: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings. More material @ Ring of Knowledge
Behind Ring of Knowledge, main floor: Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Black History Month Exhibit. (to 3/2)
Fables Café Display Windows, main floor: Proposals and Strategies for the Reading Park at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. (to 3/23)