BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Downtown Buffalo’s Central Library reduced hours earlier this month after fights were breaking out almost daily. Now, a community group is stepping in to help keep the peace.

The Buffalo and Erie County Public Library has a new leader following a nationwide search. Christine Schonhart is taking over ...

The Library’s Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of Christine Schonhart as Library Director, effective early August 2026. Schonhart, a Western New York native, joins Buffalo’s oldest ...

Creating equitable and accessible play opportunities. You’ve heard of The Tool Library – a community center where people can borrow tools, instead of purchasing them. Now, the Buffalo Toy Library is ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Starting Friday, the downtown Buffalo Central Library will be closing at 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Buffalo and Erie County Public Library director says it's in response to ...

In honor of Buffalo being named host city for the Gaelic Games, the most popular sports tournament in Ireland, the UB Libraries is bringing the work and life of famed Irish author James Joyce to a ...

First comprehensive exhibition at Central Library’s Rare Book Room showcasing Buffalo-born, Yale Fellow, whose work resides in the Vatican Library, Guggenheim, and Library of Congress — told through ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A car crash led to the temporary closing of a Buffalo public library. The East Clinton Branch Library did not provide any other details about the accident, but small part of the ...

UB graduate students will staff the downtown library in a pilot project connecting patrons facing housing, behavioral health ...

Host Chrisena gets a special tour in this episode at the Central Public Library. Explore the stacks, special exhibits, rare books, and maker space at the Buffalo Central Library. Host Chrisena visits ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Propaganda posters from World War I are the focus of a new exhibit opening at the Buffalo and Erie County Library. The exhibit is opening Saturday at the system’s Central Library ...

The First Folio, the original printing of legendary playwright William Shakespeare’s canon of works, is one of the rarest books in existence. Only 234 copies exist in the world, two of which reside in ...