Community: Events the Week of August 21st through August 27th at the Central Library
The Central Library in downtown Buffalo has a TON of events this week! Check them out and get involved!
Monday, August 21
11 am-1 pm: Information Table: Snelling Staffing. Near escalators, main floor
11:30 am-1 pm: Simple Coding for Kids: Ozobots. Launch Pad, main floor
11:30 am-1:30 pm: Information Table: SafeLink. Across from Launch Pad, main floor
1-3:30 pm: Eclipse Viewing Event! Outdoors at Washington Street main entrance
1-3:30 pm: NASA Eclipse Live Feed Viewing. Ring of Knowledge, main floor
Tuesday, August 22
10 am-12 noon: Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority Board Meeting. Central Meeting Room, second floor
10 am-12 noon: Computer Training: Microsoft Excel Basics. Register: 858-7132. Computer Training Lab, second floor
10 am-12 noon: Take Apart Tuesday. Learn what is inside a computer and how it works! Launch Pad, main floor
10 am-1 pm: Information Table: Veterans Outreach Center. Near Media Room, main floor
11 am-1 pm: Flight of Five Outdoor Chess. Open to all! Outdoors at Washington Street main entrance
11 am-1 pm: See the Library @ Canalside Buffalo for Build a Better World Summer Reading fun! Every Tuesday this summer!
1-4 pm: Virtual Reality For All: An HTC Vive Demo. Launch Pad, main floor
Wednesday, August 23
10 am-12 noon: Information Table: Health Home Partners of WNY. Near Media Room, main floor
12 noon-1 pm: Information Table: Job Club. Across from Launch Pad, main floor
12 noon-1 pm: Express Group of AA. West Room, main floor
Thursday, August 24
11 am-2 pm: Information Table: UB Educational Opportunity Center. Across from Launch Pad, main floor
3-5 pm: Coding for Teens: HTML. Learn to develop a simple website. Register: 858-7132. West Room, main floor
4:30-7:30 pm: Computer Training: Family History Research. An introduction to tracing your family’s roots with Ancestry Library Edition (ALE). Register: 858-7132. Computer Training Lab, second floor
5-7 pm: Thursday Matinee: Sing (2016). Ring of Knowledge, main floor
Friday, August 25
11:30 am-1:30 pm: Information Table: SafeLink. Across from Launch Pad, main floor
1-3 pm: Information Table: Fidelis Care. Near escalators, main floor
1-4 pm: Virtual Reality for All: An HTC Vive Demo. Launch Pad, main floor
Saturday, August 26
1-2:30 pm: Minecraft Club. Ages 6-12. Register: 858-8900. Computer Training Lab, second floor.
2-3 pm: Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World! Free guided exhibition tour. Collections Gallery, second floor
Launch Pad MakerSpace Hours
3D printing, Sphero Ball and recording studio!
Main floor by Fables Café
Monday 11 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 11 am - 5 pm
Thursday 9 am - 7:30 pm
Friday 11 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Currently on Display:
Collections Gallery, second floor: Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!
Rare Book Room, main floor: Building Buffalo: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings. More material @ Ring of Knowledge
Behind Ring of Knowledge, main floor: HEART Adoption Gallery, Erie County Department of Social Services
Whisper Space, main floor: Artwork from Starlight Studio