Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

Buffalo is Spinning it Forward! New drop today. We ALSO have cool new friends in the effort - BTPM TheBridge!

Today's tunes include:

Sweet Dreams / Angel Olsen
Take You On A Cruise / Interpol
Hard Luck Karma / Handsome Jack
Time (You and I) / Khruangbin

#SpinItForward

(Music by Handsome Jack)

[Buffalo & Erie County Public Library logo] INDIE AUTHOR DAY! We're looking for local writers, booksellers, editors, literary agents, illustrators, influencers, and other creative partners to be part of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's Indie Author Day 2025 on November 15, 2025. Submit your program idea by August 31 to be considered. All genres, backgrounds, and levels of experience are welcome to apply. Profoundly PUBLIC [Library slogan]

Call for submissions for Buffalo & Erie County Library's Indie Author Day 2025 on Saturday, November 15 & additional literary programming throughout November. Deadline to apply: Sunday, August 31. BL.BuffaloLib.org/IAD2025Proposals

#IndieAuthorDay #IndieAuthors #ReadLocal #BookLover #Writing

Join us for a very special storytime featuring author and Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford on Monday, August 25 at the Crane Branch Library! Storytime starts at 11:30 a.m. and will feature his book “Stylish Safari: The Adventures of Being You.”

Earlier this week, the Library officially celebrated the opening of the Western New York Digitization Center at the Central Library, a major milestone in our commitment to preserving and sharing local history.

Learn more: www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/western-new-...

We’re excited to kick off the Library's #SpinItForward effort with “The Villain” by @malblum.bsky.social, who’s performing tonight at Babeville! Check them out this evening, then (soon) check out their vinyl record from the stacks!

#SpinItForward invites you to shop a local independent record store, purchase any new or gently-used record after 1989 & drop off your donation at any one of our libraries in Erie County. Like a book donation, donating a new record puts inspiration in the hands of our neighbors!

In honor of National Vinyl Record Day (8/12), the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is launching SPIN IT FORWARD – an ongoing effort to revitalize our vinyl collection (which hasn’t been replenished since 1989) & an encouragement to shop our amazing independent record stores.

Join us this Thursday, July 31 from 5:30-6:45 pm at the downtown Central Library for Trivia @ the Library! Test your knowledge on categories like Buffalo history, pop culture, science, TV, movies & more! Registration requested but not required. Details: buffalolib.libcal.com/event/14061842

Interim Director Dorinda Darden will continue to manage daily operations of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System until further notice.

Donations in honor of John Spears can be made to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's "Freedom to Read" campaign at: bl.buffalolib.org/SpearsMemorial

John leaves behind his partner, Brian Dimit, his father, brother, and sister, and many friends in the library, Elmwood neighborhood and the Buffalo Quaker communities.

A public Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

He was also an active member, advocating for library funding and resources, through speaking engagements and published articles for @wnylrc.bsky.social, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, Library Leadership and Management Association, NYLA, @ifla.org and Public Libraries Magazine.

In 2024, Director Spears was honored by the New York Library Association (NYLA) for innovative leadership in fostering relationships with all sectors of the community and libraries.

John Spears will best be remembered for his leadership in advocating to protect intellectual freedoms. He was known for taking a prominent stance in encouraging funding for libraries to continue to provide free, equal, and equitable access to information for everyone.

John Spears was appointed Library Director in Buffalo in April 2022 following a national search. He brought with him more than 25 years of library management experience having worked in libraries in Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, and Utah.

It is with great sadness that the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System announces the passing of Library Director John Spears following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 51.

[Buffalo & Erie County Public Library logo] INDIE AUTHOR DAY! We're looking for local writers, booksellers, editors, literary agents, illustrators, influencers, and other creative partners to be part of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's Indie Author Day 2025 on November 15, 2025. Submit your program idea by August 31 to be considered. All genres, backgrounds, and levels of experience are welcome to apply. Profoundly PUBLIC [Library slogan]

Call for submissions for Buffalo & Erie County Library's Indie Author Day 2025 on Saturday, November 15 & additional literary programming throughout November. Deadline to apply: Sunday, August 31. BL.BuffaloLib.org/IAD2025Proposals

#IndieAuthorDay #IndieAuthors #ReadLocal #BookLover #Writing

#Give716 kicks off tonight at 7:16 pm!

Support your neighbors and take part in this day of giving hosted by the Bills & Sabres foundations. Your donation to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library can make a huge difference in our community!

bl.buffalolib.org/Give2025

Photo of Alex Cousins

Join us this Saturday, July 19 from 1-2 pm at the downtown Central Library for "The Bowed Revolution," a 60-minute multimedia lecture & performance tracing the evolution of bowed string instruments!

Free & open to the public, for all ages.

www.facebook.com/events/14367...

#Give716 kicks off tomorrow night!

By donating to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, you're investing in one of WNY’s oldest & most trusted public institutions. We've also got some pretty sweet incentives - check it out, then make your tax-deductible donation here: bl.buffalolib.org/Give2025

Split screen photo. The top half is a screen shot from a Buffalo & Erie County Public Library ad that says "Proudly Public." The bottom half is a screenshot from the same ad of the interior of a library, featuring a skylight, beautiful stone work, and if you look very, very closely, the back of my head.

Locally there's a @buffalolibrary.bsky.social ad running before Superman and at the 8-9 second mark are a couple shots of my branch starring the back of my head. I'm famous! 😂

Join us for “Books & Bases” as we cheer on the Buffalo Bisons on Friday, August 1 at 6:35 p.m. at Sahlen Field. Tickets are $18 each and are located in Section 117. Proceeds from ticket sales support the Library. bl.buffalolib.org/Ballpark

Happy Canada Day to our friends across the border! #BuffaloLovesCanada

Had a great time this evening meeting author Jonathan Eig and hearing him speak at the @buffalolibrary.bsky.social this evening! Can't wait to dive into this MLK biography, which won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize. Books sold from Zawadi Books, of course!

Just a few more weeks until #Give716! We joined other local nonprofits at Highmark Stadium yesterday to snap 📸 some promo shots & videos! Thanks to the Buffalo Bills for your hospitality 💙 ❤️ #LetsGoBuffalo #ProfoundlyPublic

Photo of Jonathan Eig, author who is speaking at Central Library on 6/25 at 6 pm.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Eig visits Central Library tomorrow, Wed., 6/25 @ 6. Free. Eig wrote King: A Life, and Ali: A Life. Esquire named it 1 of the 25 greatest bios. He also penned Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig & other award-winning books.

A heat wave is expected to hit Western New York this week. Escape the high temperatures at the Central Library with air conditioning (!), free WiFi & computers, books, movies & more.

See full Library hours here: www.buffalolib.org/hours/otd.php

Less than a month until #Give716! We joined other local nonprofits at KeyBank Center today to learn more about fundraising incentives & snap 📸 some promo shots! #LetsGoBuffalo #ProfoundlyPublic

@buffalolibrary.bsky.social is hiring a Community Engagement Manager. Learn more about the position and how to apply here: www3.erie.gov/employment/p...

@buffalolibrary.bsky.social is hiring a Senior Accountant. Learn more about the position and how to apply here:
www3.erie.gov/employment/p...