Eden Library, Eden, NY

Effective Mon., April 5, the quarantine time for your returned Library items will be 2 days (48 hrs), resulting in shorter wait times for items & increased access to materials! While your account may reflect that materials remain checked out, items returned on time will NOT accrue any fees. Woo hoo!

Join us for the next free virtual IMAGINE Buffalo lecture! JD Hartman and Asa Guilamo will discuss investing and sustainability on Tuesday, March 30 at 12 noon on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85839766406

Celebrate Public Health Week with a virtual lecture with Erie County Dept. of Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein! This program is free & open to the public. We’ll see you on Zoom at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7. http://bit.ly/burstein0407 #ECDOH

Participate in on a virtual conversation about the value of rare books with expert Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of Boston’s Brattle Book Shop, on Wed., March 24 at 2 p.m. Free! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4060264868

Artist & architect Dennis Maher will speak about Assembly House 150, a visionary project that transforms lives & the built environment through art, design and construction, at the virtual IMAGINE Buffalo program on Tuesday, April 6 at 12:30 p.m. Free! Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85839766406 #AssemblyHouse150

Looking forward to the upcoming virtual BABEL series with Marilynne Robinson, presented by the Just Buffalo Literary Center on Thurs., March 18 at 8 pm. Tickets ($): https://www.justbuffalo.org/

Community support helps libraries! Become a library champion! The NYS Budget is in its final days of negotiation. Governor Cuomo’s Executive Budget proposal calls for drastic cuts to library funding. Fortunately, both the Senate and Assembly rejected the cuts and instead proposed incremental increases over the funding that was distributed to libraries in 2020. TAKE ACTION NOW! Send a quick message to your state elected representatives! https://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/write-a-letter .

Celebrate Irish Book Day by picking up a free book courtesy of Senator Sean Ryan and Assemblymember Jon Rivera on St. Patrick’s Day, Wed., March 17 from 11 am 2 pm at the 149th Assembly District Office (65 Grant St., Buffalo) or the Hamburg Senior Community Center (4540 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg)!

Many of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries will be closed on Friday, April 2 and all libraries are closed on Sunday, April 4. Visit us virtually 24/7 at www.BuffaloLib.org. Eden Library is open until 6:00 p.m. tonight (Thursday) and 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 3. We can't wait to see you!

Happy spring! No matter what the weather is like, you can read FREE eBooks & eAudiobooks, anytime, anywhere with your library card. http://buffalo.overdrive.com/ Need a little help navigating your downloads? Don't forget, the Eden Library staff is always ready to help! Stop by or give us a call today.

Want to use Google Analytics for your small business? Join us for a free virtual workshop on Wednesday, March 10 at 10 a.m. as expert Mo Hossain discusses setting goals for your business that you can track through Google Analytics! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84243980258

We are cheering on our Buffalo Bills in their divisional playoff game against Baltimore this weekend! Go Bills! HEY-AY, HEY-AYY!!

What are you reading? Submit a short book review for a chance to win a prize as part of the Library’s free online Winter Reading Challenge! http://becpl.ny08.readsquared.com/

Attention family historians! At-home use of Ancestry Library Edition (ALE) has been extended through March 31st, 2021. This database that offers billions of g...enealogy resources such as census records, passenger lists, military records, city directories and family trees. Access is available by using your valid Library card here: http://dbaz.buffalolib.org/dbaz.php See more

Power Your Job Search with the Library and Google Docs. Join us via Facebook and Zoom on Thurs., Jan. 14 and Friday, Jan. 15. Click here for details: https://www.buffalolib.org//Thursday%20Job%20Fair%202021jt

Join us every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. for the Virtual IMAGINE Buffalo Speaker Series. Interesting topics & speakers via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85839766406 . See the list of speakers here: IMAGINE Bflo Speakers Jan Feb 2021 (https://www.buffalolib.org//IMAGINE%20Jan-Feb%202021%20fly) .