Buffalo & Erie County Public Library 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

"This is the Central library for the entire county, so it's the best stocked overall. There are (obviously) books, but also DVDs, music CDs, microfilm readers, computers (and a few scanners and printers), 3d printers, musical instruments and a recording area, meeting rooms, and board games. There are even more materials in the stacks, which can be accessed just by requesting them from the librarians. There are always displays of different topics reflecting different ethnicities, or relevant occurrences (They just 'celebrated' banned book week by highlighting books that had been banned, explaining why they had been banned, and offering them to be taken out and read). While there are some issues with some homeless and unsupervised teenagers who can be disruptive, the library staff, security, and county law enforcement really work to minimize the disruptions and still serve people who want to use the library services. ETA: The library has set up a section especially for teens, so if they are being disruptive elsewhere in the building, they can be directed there, and that's cut down a lot on the noise/roughhousing."

"I was visiting the area and stopped by the library to take respite from the April cold.. but was super impressed by what the library had to offer! There are several floors and lots of different sections of books, I also thought the makerspace was really cool. The exhibit on bookbinding was also a delight to see. If I lived in the area I would stop by here all the time."

"Visiting the area for a brief time and happened to be when they were having their book sale! Security and employees were nice and helpful. Big place with lots of historical exhibits and computers for all."

"At one time I gave this place a 5 star review. But now it deserves 1 star. Had to print out a bunch of stuff that's work related and when I asked for a receipt for all that I printed out. I was told that they do not give receipts. That's absolute BULLSHIT!! I've been given receipts in the past for work related print jobs. That's pure LAZINESS at it's finest. Shameful and irritating"

"I just moved to the city and first thing I did was to get a membership for Central Library. I just applied online and they sent my library card within a week to my home address. I could easily hold my first book on the online system and I just picked it up other day. The library is amazing and huge! It has so many sections such as kid’s, DVDs for music&movie, special exhibition of Mark Twain, 3D printing, computers for scanning and printing. This is one of the best libraries I had visited and I cannot wait to go there and spend more time. Considering that everything is free, I think everyone in the city should benefit from it and get a membership! Thank you for your amazing service. :)"