Niagara Falls Public Library - Local History Department

07/07/2025

Need ideas for what to read for the summer reading challenge? Here ya go! (What is this summer reading challenge we speak of? Stop by either of our locations to find out. Hint: it involves the chance to win some pretty cool prize baskets! Because a Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizza is great when you're 9, but you've grown and matured since then 😉 ?!? )

06/09/2025

Join us TODAY at 5:00 PM in the Niagara Falls Public Library auditorium! We're excited to see you there!

05/29/2025

Celebrate Juneteenth with the Niagara Falls Public Library! We're welcoming Saladin Allah of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area on June 9th at 5:00 PM in the auditorium of our main library building. The talk is free to the public and no registration is required. We look forward to seeing you there!

05/09/2025

We are sorry to announce that our June 2nd Speaker Series event with Dr. Sonya De Lazzer has been postponed until the Fall. We will keep you updated on rescheduling news.

03/03/2025

This is tomorrow! Hope to see you all there!

A quick reminder that our Speaker Series continues at La Salle on Tuesday, March 4th at 5:00 PM with Jim Baker of Chateau Niagara Winery. We're excited to see you all there! No registration required.

02/26/2025

A quick reminder that our Speaker Series continues at La Salle on Tuesday, March 4th at 5:00 PM with Jim Baker of Chateau Niagara Winery. We're excited to see you all there! No registration required.

02/06/2025

The 2025 Speaker Series rolls on! Join us on Tuesday, March 4th at 5:00pm as Jim Baker from Chateau Niagara Winery will give a talk on "Building a Wine Region". Jim will discuss what he has learned in the years of not only growing his own vineyard and business, but the work he has to put in to establish our area as a wine region - distinct from the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes, and Niagara-on-the-Lake. 🍷

01/23/2025

Join us as the 2025 Speaker Series continues on Monday, February 3rd at 5:00 pm at our Lasalle Branch auditorium where we'll hear Dr. Hope Russell talk about The Women of Suspension Bridge Village. No registration is required, and the talk is free to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!

01/14/2025

Join us on January 21st at 5:00pm at the LaSalle Branch for the first installment of our 2025 Speaker Series featuring the Di Camillo Bakery!

01/14/2025

Here's the lineup for the speaker series in the coming months... hope you can join us!

The local history speaker series resumes next week! On Tuesday, January 21, Thomas, Michael and Skip DiCamillo will discuss the legendary Niagara Falls bakery and its history. The program, "DiCamillo Bakery: A Family Business" will be moderated by Kevin DiCamillo, with Q&A to follow. Refreshments will be provided. Program begins at 5:00pm. Please call 716-283-8309 to register.

Here's a link to program descriptions and dates for the entire series: https://www.niagarafallspubliclib.org/services/local_history/speaker_series.php

11/01/2024

Lois Gibbs will be speaking at the University of Buffalo in room 403 on UB's South Campus at 6 pm on Thursday, November 14th. The talk is free and open to the public.

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BUFFALO — The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning and the Urban Land Institute’s Western New York Women’s Leadership Initiative are hosting a talk on Nov. 14 by

09/06/2024

The Local History Department has reopened. Please email or call to schedule an appointment. Our hours have changed to the following:

Monday: 1-8 pm
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am -4 pm

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