Buffalo & Erie County Public Library: what’s on for kids
255 children’s programmes over the next two weeks across 55 branches, read every night from the library’s own calendar. Library programmes are free; some ask you to register on the library’s page.
Tue, Oct 13
- Baby Storytime
- Take Home Craft
- Tuesday Preschool Storytime
- Baby Bounce
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Preschool Story Time with Miss Stefanie
- Preschool Storytime
- Tiny Tots Storytime
- Preschool Story Time
- Toddler Time
- Family Storytime
- Sensational Story Time for ages 2-4
- Pre School Story with with Miss Abbie
- Toddler Storytime
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- Paws for Love Therapy Dog - Meet Gus
- Halloween Makery II
- Independent Preschool Story Time Fall '26
- Chess Club for Children & Teens
Wed, Oct 14
Thu, Oct 15
- Monthly Scavenger Hunt
- Make and Take a Paper Bat Airplane
- Take and Make a Football Player (Ghost?)
- Take Home Craft
- PROGRAM FULL Toddler Time for Twos
- Toddler Time Fall '26
- Thursday Independent Preschool Storytime
- StoryTime ShookUp!
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Itty Bitty Lap Sit & Story Time with Miss Stefanie
- Tiny Tots Storytime
- Family Storytime
- Lapsit
- Storytime Show & Tell
- Storytime with Miss Karyn
- Preschool Story Time
- PROGRAM FULL Baby Bounce
- Toddler Storytime
- Preschool Play Hour
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- Homeschool LEGO® Club
- Button Day
- Free Kid's Theatre Classes
- Pokémon Club (ages 6-12)
- Pumpkin Patch
- Teen Advisory Group Meeting (TAG)
- Orchard Park Library Evening Family Storytime
Fri, Oct 16
Sat, Oct 17
- Family Board Game Day!
- Pumpkins Due: No Carve Pumpkin Decorating Contest
- Monthly Scavenger Hunt
- Make and Take a Paper Bat Airplane
- Take and Make a Football Player (Ghost?)
- Take Home Craft
- Meet the Grandfriends!
- Menstrual Health for Teens
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Leave a Crack For the Light: A Community Storytime
- Pokémon Club
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- Halloween in the Library
- Library Leaders Fall Project (Saturdays - Please also Register for Thursdays)
- Fall Festival
- Pint-Sized Picassos
- Teen Jewelry Making
- Kids' Costume Market
- Teen Dungeons & Dragons
- Peaceful Playtime
Sun, Oct 18
Mon, Oct 19
- Trick-or-Read Halloween Story Walk®
- Decorated Pumpkin Contest Voting
- Crafts to Go!
- Monthly Scavenger Hunt
- Make and Take a Paper Bat Airplane
- Take and Make a Football Player (Ghost?)
- Baby Storytime
- Take Home Craft
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Lapsit Storytime
- Lap Sit with Miss Abbie
- Monday Toddler Storytime
- Preschool Story Time
- Peekaboo Pals Baby Play
- Toddler Time
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- SGT Theatre Classes
- Hispanic Heritage Council Music Academy
- DND Survivalists
Tue, Oct 20
- Decorated Pumpkin Contest Voting
- Monthly Scavenger Hunt
- Make and Take a Paper Bat Airplane
- Baby Storytime
- Take Home Craft
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Preschool Story Time with Miss Stefanie
- Preschool Storytime
- Tiny Tots Storytime
- Preschool Story Time
- Toddler Time
- Family Storytime
- Sensational Story Time for ages 2-4
- Pre School Story with with Miss Abbie
- Toddler Storytime
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- Birth Control Education for Teens
- Throwback Family Movie: "Halloweentown" (PG), 1998
- Pumpkin Painting
Wed, Oct 21
Thu, Oct 22
- Decorated Pumpkin Contest Voting
- Monthly Scavenger Hunt
- Make and Take a Paper Bat Airplane
- Take Home Craft
- PROGRAM FULL Toddler Time for Twos
- Toddler Time Fall '26
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Itty Bitty Lap Sit & Story Time with Miss Stefanie
- Tiny Tots Storytime
- Family Storytime
- Lapsit
- Storytime Show & Tell
- Storytime with Miss Karyn
- Preschool Story Time
- PROGRAM FULL Baby Bounce
- Toddler Storytime
- Preschool Play Hour
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- FeedMore WNY
- Free Kid's Theatre Classes
- Pokémon Club (ages 6-12)
- Read to a Dog with Echo & Ebbie!
- Sloth Story Time
Fri, Oct 23
Sat, Oct 24
- Family Board Game Day!
- Decorated Pumpkin Contest Voting
- Monthly Scavenger Hunt
- Make and Take a Paper Bat Airplane
- Take Home Craft
- Drag Storytime
- Saturday Morning Sensory Play
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Read with Paddy
- Toddler Story Time with Miss Stefanie
- Preschool Storytime with Miss Emily!
- Feelings Rock
- Lego Club
- Preparing Teens for Success: Writing an Authentic College Essay
- Spooky Library Party
- Paint a Pumpkin
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- Halloween Party
- Teen Jewelry Making
- Town of Tonawanda Halloween Bash
Sun, Oct 25
Mon, Oct 26
- Crafts to Go!
- Monthly Scavenger Hunt
- Make and Take a Paper Bat Airplane
- Baby Storytime
- Take Home Craft
- STEM Kits: Bone Bridge Challenge
- Baby Bounce
- Lapsit Storytime
- Lap Sit with Miss Abbie
- Preschool Story Time
- Peekaboo Pals Baby Play
- Toddler Time
- LEGO Contest!
- Scavenger Hunt!
- SGT Theatre Classes
- Hispanic Heritage Council Music Academy
Tue, Oct 27
Branches
City of Tonawanda Public Library · Hamburg Public Library · Orchard Park Public Library · Meeting Room · Lancaster Public Library · Town of Collins Public Library · Clearfield Branch Library · Kenmore Branch · Isaías González-Soto Branch Library · Orchard Park Public Library · Children's Area, Magazine Area, Meeting Room · Elaine M. Panty Branch · Isaías González-Soto Branch Library · Small Meeting Room · Alden Ewell Free Library · Lake Shore Public Library · Grand Island Memorial Library · Orchard Park Public Library · Central Library · Children's Room · Eggertsville-Snyder Branch · Kenilworth Branch · Audubon - Honorable Shirley Chisholm Library · Elma Public Library · Lackawanna Public Library · Community Room · Newstead Public Library · Clarence Public Library · Room 1 · Clarence Public Library · Full Room · West Seneca Public Library · Crane Branch · Williamsville Branch · Aurora Town Public Library · Community Room · Central Library · Eden Library · Concord Public Library · Boston Free Library · North Park Branch · Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch · Meeting Room · Crane Branch · Main Floor · North Collins Public Library · Bookmobile - Library on Wheels · Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch · Auditorium · Lackawanna Public Library · Outdoor Event · Central Library · Ring of Knowledge · Julia Boyer Reinstein Library · Central Library · West Room · East Clinton Branch · Aurora Town Public Library · Dudley Branch · Orchard Park Public Library · Children's Area · Crane Branch · Event Space · Leroy R. Coles, Jr. Branch · Children's Space · Clarence Public Library · Angola Public Library · Isaías González-Soto Branch Library · Auditorium · Central Library · Atrium Room · Anna Reinstein Memorial Library · Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch · Lackawanna Public Library · Stella Room
Also serves Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, Orchard Park, West Seneca, Kenmore.
MeraFam Passport
Any branch earns the stamp. Tap when you’re there; see your passport.
Tap at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library to collect its stamp.Read from Buffalo & Erie County Public Library’s own calendar; a cancelled programme disappears within a day. Times are in the library’s time zone. Check the library’s page for registration and age ranges.