Elaine M. Panty Branch Library

03/25/2023

Borrow sensational series that kids love, free with your Buffalo & Erie County Public Library card in the hoopla app. https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/7423

03/25/2023

Library advocates, we need your help to ensure that New York State lawmakers vote in support of increased Library aid in the final budget! Send a letter to your state legislator TODAY: https://bit.ly/NYLATakeAction23

03/24/2023

Gabrielle Zevin’s “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” is “an exhilarating epic of friendship, grief, and computer game development (Publisher’s Weekly).” Received multiple starred reviews and appeared on many “best of” lists. Click this catalog link to see title info: https://tinyurl.com/2p8wjsdm

03/23/2023

Check out the NEW Community Pantries in Buffalo libraries! An easy way for neighbors to help neighbors who need food, hygiene or household items, community pantries belong to all of us. Details here: https://www.buffalolib.org/hours/otd.php

03/22/2023

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is now available on DVD and BluRay. Place a free hold today! https://tinyurl.com/4z8akwxa

03/22/2023

Our NEW BOOKS signage is up! Please visit the library and check out all our latest Fiction, Graphic Novels, and Non-Fiction books for adults, children, and young adults! The Elaine M. Panty Branch is open today, Wednesday, March 22nd until 5:00 PM!

03/21/2023

Learn hands-only CPR by borrowing a free training kit from the Library. Borrow from & return to the same library location. Details: https://tinyurl.com/CPRBECPL

03/21/2023

Congratulations Library Trustee Elaine Panty, honored earlier today by the Buffalo, New York Buffalo Common Council for Women's History Month! Recognized by Common Councilman Joseph Golombek!

03/21/2023

Come in to the Elaine M Panty Library and pick up a bundle of five or six DVDs with various themes: Buddy Films, Inspirational, Based on the Book, and more! The library is open today, Tuesday, March 21st until 6:00 p.m.

03/20/2023

Looking for resources to help you prepare and file your income taxes? The Library’s subject guide provides links to helpful websites, necessary forms & info about assistance at local libraries. https://www.buffalolib.org/subject-guides/business-and-finance/taxes

03/19/2023

Local author & historian Rick Falkowski speaks at the next free, virtual IMAGINE Buffalo program. See you on Zoom on Tue., March 21 @ 12:30 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84877803736

03/18/2023

The Final Budget is Around the Corner! Ensure Libraries Receive an Increase in Aid.

Let your voice be heard! Advocate for your Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries! Now is the time to send an email or call your New York State lawmakers to let them know you love your library. Follow this link to thank them for their support and ask they vote in favor of recommendations to improve library funding: https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=19892. If you would like to write a letter or email on your own, you can find full contact information for lawmakers listed by library at: https://www.buffalolib.org/locations-and-hours/legislators-page

With the Assembly and Senate one-house budget proposals released, we now enter the home stretch of New York's budget season! As such, NYLA is asking our across the state to tell t...

03/18/2023

The PBS Kids Writers Contest encourages children in grades K-3 to celebrate the power of creating stories and illustrations by submitting their original work. Deadline for submission is March 24. For more information, visit - https://wned.org/writerscontest/

03/18/2023

Today Saturday, March 18th from now until 12:00 PM Chloe and Lin are here from Buffalo Hope to provide assistance to learn about services in our community.

03/17/2023

Support the Library with your purchase of beautiful prints & posters from the Library’s special collections at our Online Store. LibraryStore.BuffaloLib.org

03/16/2023

Learn hands-only CPR by borrowing a free training kit from the Library. Borrow from & return to the same library location. Details: https://tinyurl.com/CPRBECPL

03/15/2023

Stop by the downtown Central Library on Thu., March 16 from 11 am – 1 pm for the next Wellness @ Central event. Connect with organizations offering health & wellness resources. Free!

03/15/2023

Find free tax assistance programs at libraries across Erie County: https://tinyurl.com/TaxHelp2023

03/14/2023

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with all things Irish from the hoopla app! https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/15120

03/14/2023

Celebrate Women’s History Month by borrowing downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks in the Libby app! https://buffalo.overdrive.com/collection/1426904

03/13/2023

Please join our event tonight, Monday March 13th at 5:00 pm! Healthy Living for your Brain and Body with information provided by the Alzheimer's Association!

03/13/2023

Justin Booth, Executive Director of GObike Buffalo, speaks at the next free, virtual IMAGINE Buffalo program. See you on Zoom on Tue., March 14 @ 12:30 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89708823680

03/12/2023

The next Just Buffalo BABEL event features Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr at Kleinhans (discount w/ your library card). Learn more about Doerr through the Library’s Subject Guide: https://tinyurl.com/ar53p2d7

03/11/2023

Chef and culinary instructor Karista Bennett presents 100 of her favorite seafood recipes as a tour to bring novices to expertise. Details: https://tinyurl.com/bdhavmmw

03/10/2023

Have local history or genealogy questions? The Library’s Special Collections Department can help! Connect with us via our Research Services page to request an obituary, article or city directory search! https://tinyurl.com/2p8pc4js

03/09/2023

Join a book club at the Library! In-person and virtual options available for kids, teens and adults https://tinyurl.com/BECPLBookClubs

03/08/2023

Today is International Women's Day! Come into the library to explore our display for Women's History Month, or enjoy this digital display from home! The Elaine M. Panty Library is open today, Wednesday, March 8th until 5:00 PM.

In celebration of Women's History Month, we invite you to explore the Library's scrapbooks featuring the work of women in planning the Pan American Exposition of 1901. These scrapbooks, which are in delicate physical condition, are available to view anytime on the Library's Digital Collections page: http://digital.buffalolib.org/collections/show/21. Items in the digital collection are free for the public to use for educational purposes -- including the classroom!

03/08/2023

Start a “read aloud” habit today and add words, imagination, and a love of learning to your child’s life. Join the Challenge at https://www.readaloud.org/21daychallenge.html

03/07/2023

Now available for loan compliments of Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western New York, Lawley Insurance, the American Heart Association and the Buffalo Bills Foundation: CPR Kits! Kit includes a DVD featuring practice-while-watching video segments, an inflatable Mini Anne personal CPR manikin, a CPR reminder card, and instructions for use. This fully bilingual kit features English and Spanish options on DVD and reference materials. The Elaine M. Panty Branch Library is open today, Tuesday, March 7th until 6:00 pm. come in to borrow one or place your hold today! https://bepl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2182060/one

03/07/2023

March is National Craft Month! Download eBooks in the hoopla app. All you need is your Library card to get started. https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/11798

03/06/2023

Join March 1-15 and borrow ‘River Woman, River Demon’ by Jennifer Givhan with no waitlists or holds. Download through the Libby app. https://buffalo.overdrive.com/

03/05/2023

Dr. Barbara Seals-Nevergold, co-founder of Uncrowned Queens Institute, speaks at the next free, virtual IMAGINE Buffalo program. Join us on Zoom on Tue., March 7 @ 12:30 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86285503008

03/04/2023

The City of Buffalo recently announced a partnership with the Simplicity App, launching a free smartphone app to deliver information and updates to residents.

You can even get updates from the Library through the app! Learn more: https://simplicity.app.link/buffalo

03/04/2023

In honor of Women’s History Month, local hip hop teaching artists B.flo Girls will lead an interactive session about the history and gender issues in hip hop, plus teach breaking moves and DJ'ing techniques. Join us at the downtown Central Library on Sat., March 11 from 1-2 p.m. Free!

03/03/2023

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's Digital Collections

Diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, directories, newspapers and more! You will be amazed as to what the Library has to offer in our digital collections. Learn more with this free video training:

Diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, directories, newspapers and more! You will be amazed as to what the Library has to offer in our digital collections. Chapte...

03/03/2023

Read eBooks your way! Customize font, text size, lighting & more in the Libby app. Learn more: https://www.buffalolib.org/downloadsstreaming

03/02/2023

Come into the Elaine M. Panty Branch and complete a craft here or take it home to make! This time we are offering a snowdrop scene in anticipation of Spring. The library is open today, Thursday, March 2nd until 7:00 pm.

03/02/2023

Post anytime during March: Celebrate Women’s History with free, downloadable eBooks & eAudiobooks from the library! https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/14838

03/01/2023

Did you know that the Elaine M. Panty Branch Library is just down Tonawanda Street from Riverside Park? Come in to the library and check out some books, read the newspaper or play with a toy or a game. The Library is open today, Wednesday, March 1st until 5:00 pm.

03/01/2023

There’s still time to see The Black Doll Exhibit at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library. On display through Saturday, April 1. Free & open to all during regular Library hours.