Community: Events the Week of May 8-14th at the Central Library!
The Central Library in downtown Buffalo has a TON of events this week! Check them out and get involved!
Monday, May 8
-11 am-5pm: Launch Pad MakerSpace open hours. Launch Pad, main floor
-11:30 am-1:30 pm: Information Table, SafeLink. Across from Launch Pad, main floor
-1-4 pm: Virtual Reality for All: An HTC Vive Demo. Launch Pad, main floor
Tuesday, May 9
-9 am-5 pm: Launch Pad MakerSpace open hours. Launch Pad, main floor
-10 am-12 noon: Computer Training, Computer Basics. Computer Training Lab, second floor
-10 am-1 pm: Information Table, Veterans Outreach Center. Near Media Room, main floor
-10 am-2 pm: Information Table, United Healthcare Community Plan. Near escalators, main floor
-12 noon-1 pm: IMAGINE Buffalo Series. Video: The Cathedral: Decorated and Perpendicular English Gothic. Speaker: Sylvia Coles, author. Ring of Knowledge, main floor’
Wednesday, May 10
-11 am-2 pm: Wellness Wednesday. Pre-Mother’s Day program of women-focused information, stress relief, mindfulness and massage. Ring of Knowledge, main floor and Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor
-11 am-5 pm: Launch Pad MakerSpace open hours. Launch Pad, main floor
-11:30 am-1:30 pm: Information Table, US Army. 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
-1-3 pm: VOCAL-NY Town Hall Meeting on Hepatitis C Virus Elimination. Central Meeting Room, second floor
Thursday, May 11
-9 am-7:30 pm: Launch Pad MakerSpace open hours. Launch Pad, main floor
-10 am-12 noon: Erie County Dept. of Mental Health Updates Within the Children’s System of Care. Central Meeting Room, second floor
-10 am-2 pm: Information Table, BlueCross BlueShield of WNY. Near escalators, main floor
-11 am-2 pm: Information Table, UB Educational Opportunity Center. Across from Launch Pad, main floor
-12 noon-1 pm: One Community, One Book: “Rowing & Sailing Buffalo’s Historic Small Boats.” Speaker: John Montague, co-founder, Buffalo Maritime Center. Ring of Knowledge, main floor
-12 noon-2 pm: Printmaking. Use a simple printmaking process to make a card for Mother’s Day. Launch Pad, main floor
-5-7 pm: Thursday Matinee: The Sons of Katie Elder (1965). Ring of Knowledge, main floor10 am-2 pm: Information Table, UB Audiology. Learn how to protect your hearing, how hearing is tested and where to find help for hearing loss. Near Media Room, main floor
Friday, May 12
-11 am-5 pm: Launch Pad MakerSpace open hours. Launch Pad, main floor
-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
Saturday, May 13
-10 am-12 noon: ECMC MWBE Certification Training. Registration/information, 898-6170. Collections Gallery Conference Room, second floor
-10 am-4 pm: Launch Pad MakerSpace open hours. Launch Pad, main floor
-11 am-12 noon: Toddler Storytime. Kids’ Space, main floor
-1 pm-2 pm: Young Audiences Second Saturday, Making Music Workshop with Miriam Minkoff. Ring of Knowledge, main floor
-2-3 pm: Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World! Free public guided exhibition tour. Collections Gallery, second floor
-2-3 pm: LEGO Club. Launch Pad, main floor
Sunday, May 14
-12 noon-4:30 pm: Launch Pad MakerSpace open hours. Launch Pad, main floor
-12:30-5 pm: Science Sundays. Two science-related mini-documentaries plus a Sci-Fi feature film! Ring of Knowledge, main floor
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
-Ring of Knowledge, main floor: Building Buffalo
-Whisper Space, main floor: Aspire of WNY, iXpress: Awash in Blue