Buffalo and Erie County Public Library / Group Return

Provide library resources for the the people of the community. During 2022 Buffalo & Erie County Public Library affiliates added approximately 110,000 items to its collection of over 1.4 million items. Throughout the year these items circulated over 3.4 million times to over 290,000 registered library users. In addition to providing materials for people to take home from the Library over 88,000 reference questions were answered by library staff members.

Provide educational and entertaining programs for all members of the community. Throughout 2022 Buffalo & Erie County Public Library affiliates held overy 4,900 group programs with over 89,000 attendees. Additionally over 70,000 one-on-one training sessions were conducted. In addition to library organized events the various locations have public meeting space available for use by other organizations. Total visits to the various locations totaled almost 1.4 million

Provide access to computers internet and other technologies. With almost 650 computers available for public use and Wifi access Buffalo & Erie County Public Library affiliates provided over 144,000 computer sessions and over 295,000 Wifi sessions to the public many of whom would not otherwise have access. These computers are equipped with access to the internet and have many of the standard computer applications used by students and employment seekers. In addition to computer access Buffalo & Erie County Public Library also provides low cost printing and copying.