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Buffalo Central Library

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Wheelchair accessible
Wi-Fi

Address: 1 Lafayette Square
Hours: Open now · closes 6 pm
Weekly hours
Mon 8 am–6 pm
Tue 8 am–6 pm
Wed 8 am–8 pm
Thu 8 am–8 pm
Fri 9 am–5 pm
Sat 9 am–5 pm
Sun noon–5 pm
Website: buffalolib.org (opens in a new tab)

Mon	8 am–6 pm
Tue	8 am–6 pm
Wed	8 am–8 pm
Thu	8 am–8 pm
Fri	9 am–5 pm
Sat	9 am–5 pm
Sun	noon–5 pm

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Mark Twain Room
Mark Twain lived in Buffalo for a short period at the beginning of his career, from 1869 to 1871; though not his most prolific period as a writer, it was during his time as editor and co-owner of the Buffalo Morning Express that he courted and married his wife Olivia and fathered his first child. Today, at the Central Library on Lafayette Square, there's a small exhibit space that displays a range of memorabilia related to the iconic author and humorist, including most famously the original manuscript of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn handwritten by Twain in 1885. In addition, you can see a collection of English and foreign-language editions of Huck Finn gradually amassed by the Library beginning in the 1930s, as well as the restored mantel from Twain's handsome mansion at 472 Delaware Avenue in present-day Allentown (destroyed by fire in 1963). The Mark Twain Room is open whenever the Central Library is open; it's on the first floor of the building, on the right side of the corridor as you walk past the escalators.
Mon-Wed Fri Sat 8:30AM-6PM, Thu 8:30AM-8PM, Sun noon-5PMFree
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Made by Anatomy
Custom-designed bridalwear is the specialty here, but even if you're not planning a wedding, you'll find two collections of made-to-measure upscale ladies' clothing in Made by Anatomy's showroom on the ground floor of the Hotel Lafayette. Everything you'll find on the shelves represents the work of local designers (including owner Ali Eagen herself) and has been chosen with a view to an up-to-the-minute fashion style, an impeccable quality of handiwork, an ethos of sustainability and environmental consciousness, and support of the local fashion community.
Open by appointment