Dudley Branch Library

Returned library materials will be quarantined for 96 hours to ensure the safety of our patrons and staff. Your account will reflect that materials remain checked out for an additional number of days during the quarantine timeframe. Items returned on time will NOT accrue fines or fees. Thank you and be safe!

Kara Frisina will discuss the College Lodge Forest in Chautauqua County in the upcoming virtual IMAGINE Buffalo program on Tuesday, October 27 at 12:30 p.m. Join us on Zoom! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85839766406

Don’t forget, kids age 16 and under can Read Down Your Fines through Thursday, December 31! Read whatever and whenever you want, then submit a reading log to have your outstanding library fines erased (based on the number of minutes read). Details: https://www.buffalolib.org/kids/books-read-down-your-fines

Did your school district adopt a hybrid learning model? Do your children need help on the days when they are supposed to learn from home? Virtual Learning Support Centers are now open and ready to help your child learn. Call today 716-877-6666.

Releasing October 31st, 2020: Cup Monsters! Funding provided by Buffalo & Erie County Public Library’s generous 2019 Yearend Appeal donors.

This week's Craft in a Bag, releasing October 24th. Ghost Garland! One per child, while supplies last. Funding provided by Buffalo & Erie County Public Library’s generous 2019 Yearend Appeal donors.

Learn about climate change by stopping into your library to pick up a free coloring sheet! Turn in the completed sheet at the library or by email to [email protected] by Tuesday, October 27 to be entered to win a prize!

Get into the Halloween spirit with these fun picture books available at the Library! Find more through our online catalog: https://bepl.ent.sirsi.net/cl/en_US/default/search/results.

Enjoy this book trailer for ‘Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away’ by Meg Medina. It is this year’s selection for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record on Thursday, October 29, an event which increases awareness about the critical importance and impact of early literacy. https://youtu.be/w6IcLlujUIA

Thanks to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, we've got some fun new craft bags coming out this week! Be sure to check it out! :)

We have a limited supply of Take & Make STEAM kits from Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum featuring Ceramic Apple Painting! Visit the Dudley Branch Library to get one of these FREE activity bags!

Early voting in Erie County opens on Saturday, October 24. Registered voters can cast their ballot at any of the 37 locations across the County. Visit elections.erie.gov/early-voting for locations.

In Charlotte McConaghy’s book Migrations, Franny Stone is determined to follow the last migration of the endangered Arctic tern from Greenland to Antarctica. Newsweek calls it An ode to our disappearing natural world. Click the catalog link to see title info: https://bepl.ent.sirsi.net/cl/en_US/default/search/results

John Montague and Paul Redding will discuss "The Longshed Project at Canalside on the Central Wharf" in the upcoming virtual IMAGINE Buffalo program on Tuesday, October 20 at 12:30 p.m. Free or course! Join us on Zoom! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85839766406