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Buffalo and Erie County Public Library tour
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Wednesday, June 3 2:30pm – 4:00pm
ADDRESS: 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
Lead by Heather Gring, Rare Book Curator, this tour will highlight the titles and collections held by the Buffalo Central Library’s Rare Book Room. Included among its holdings are items of local, national and international impact including Mark Twain’s original manuscript of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Shakespeare’s First Folio, the complete Audubon Birds of America elephant folio, the “Milestones of Science” Collection of 197 first editions of the world’s most significant scientific discoveries, an anti-slavery collection, as well as many other manuscripts and archives.
Getting There: Located within walking distance (2 minutes) of the Buffalo Hyatt Regency. Those who would like to walk with the group can meet at 2:20 in the lobby of the Hyatt before we walk over at 2:25PM.
For those also attending the Explore Buffalo walking tour, a member of the LAC will be present on the walking tour to help with wayfinding to the public library at the conclusion of that tour.
