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buffalo zoo

Buffalo Zoo: World Safari (All ages)

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wheeler Room (Floor 2) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families

Event Details:

Take a "trip" around the world! Join Buffalo Zoo ambassadors as they combine interesting animal facts with geographic locations for a global understanding of the animal kingdom. Li...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room (Floor 2)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Take a "trip" around the world! Join Buffalo Zoo ambassadors as they combine interesting animal facts with geographic locations for a global understanding of the animal kingdom.

Paintbrush

Calm Crafts: Paint & Pass (Ages 8-14)

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Orchard Room (Floor 1) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

Event Details:

Everyone works together in this art game - the challenge create a masterpiece! Soft, relaxing music will set the environment to help get your artistic skills flowing. Ages 8-14 onl...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Everyone works together in this art game - the challenge create a masterpiece! Soft, relaxing music will set the environment to help get your artistic skills flowing. Ages 8-14 only. Registration required starting 7/7/25.

Balloon Twist

Balloon Twisting Workshop (Ages 8-14)

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

Event Details:

Who doesn't love a balloon? Join magician Cris Johnson and learn how to twist and contort balloons into a variety of fun things - butterflies, dogs, jet packs, a crazy hat and almo...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Who doesn't love a balloon? Join magician Cris Johnson and learn how to twist and contort balloons into a variety of fun things - butterflies, dogs, jet packs, a crazy hat and almost anything you can imagine!

A black and white photograph of Lorna MacDonald Czarnota

Adult Summer Reading: The Adventures of Aileen McGuire: Hoggee on the Erie Canal

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Program Type:

Performance or Concert

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us as Lorna MacDonald Czarnota presents an original monologue in costume regarding the adventures of Aileen McGuire!In the early 1860s, Aileen lived with her grandfather on an...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance or Concert
Event Details:

Join us as Lorna MacDonald Czarnota presents an original monologue in costume regarding the adventures of Aileen McGuire!

Oreos

Yummy or Yucky: A Fun Food Challenge (Ages 10-14)

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

Event Details:

Yummy or yucky! Join us for the ultimate blindfolded food tasting challenge! Maybe your taste buds will be able to tell the difference in select candy, chips and cookies. Ages 10-1...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Yummy or yucky! Join us for the ultimate blindfolded food tasting challenge! Maybe your taste buds will be able to tell the difference in select candy, chips and cookies. Ages 10-14 only. Registration required starting 7/7/25.

Math

The Goofy Kooky Math Magic Show (Ages 7-12)

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

Event Details:

Magician Cris Johnson knows how to make math fun - just throw in some magic, chickens, an alligator named Larry, "pizza" and some games! Join us for a a fun fast-paced afternoon sh...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Magician Cris Johnson knows how to make math fun - just throw in some magic, chickens, an alligator named Larry, "pizza" and some games! Join us for a a fun fast-paced afternoon show. Ages 7-12 only. Registration required starting 7/14/25.

A colorized photograph of small children standing in the middle of a mostly empty street wired for cable cars with the words "Tim Bohen" and "Emerald Thread: The Irish in Buffalo" along the top

Adult Summer Reading: The Irish Who Built the Erie Canal

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Program Type:

Presentation

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join local author Tim Bohen to learn more about the Irish who built the Erie Canal, including:how Lockport-Pendleton was one of the most difficult sections of the Erie Canalthe wor...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Join local author Tim Bohen to learn more about the Irish who built the Erie Canal, including:

Defiant Monkey

Defiant Monkey - The Art of Improv Creativity Show (Ages 6 and up)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wheeler Room (Floor 2) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families

Event Details:

Spark your imagination with Defiant Monkey Improv’s “The Art of Improv Creativity Show” where the audience will find creative opportunities through theatrical play and connect that...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room (Floor 2)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Spark your imagination with Defiant Monkey Improv’s “The Art of Improv Creativity Show” where the audience will find creative opportunities through theatrical play and connect that inspiration to all the library has to offer!

Stained Glass

Calm Crafts: Faux Stained Glass (Ages 8-14)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Orchard Room (Floor 1) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

Event Details:

Join us and create a unique piece of faux stained-glass using simple materials. Soft, relaxing music will set the environment to help get your artistic skills flowing. Ages 8-14 on...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us and create a unique piece of faux stained-glass using simple materials. Soft, relaxing music will set the environment to help get your artistic skills flowing. Ages 8-14 only. Registration required starting 7/14/25.

Science

Buffalo Museum of Science: ChemQuest (Ages 9-14)

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

Event Details:

Inspire your inner scientist! The Buffalo Museum of Science will help us experiment with acids and bases, make some mini explosions, and more in this hands-on program. Ages 9-14 on...

Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Inspire your inner scientist! The Buffalo Museum of Science will help us experiment with acids and bases, make some mini explosions, and more in this hands-on program. Ages 9-14 only. Registration required starting 7/14/25.

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Go Wild & Read: I am a Tiger! (Ages 2-6)

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we share tiger books, watch a short movie and make a craft. Ages 2-6 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.

*Children ages ages 2-4 must be accompanied by an adult

Summer Reading Make & Take Craft (All ages)

12:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and stop by the Orchard Room to make a colorful craft.  We provide all the markers, sparkles and more! All are welcome. No registration required. 

Decoupage Candle Votives (Ages 9-14)

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us and make a colorful decoupage candle votive. Ages 9-14 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.

Adult Summer Reading: Genealogy Research: Free NYS Online Resources

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Genealogy
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy
Event Details:

Learn about navigating and exploring different free sites including NYS Archives, NYS Historic Newspapers, New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, and NY Heritage.

Summer Reading

All Day
Location: Lockport Public Library
Event Details:

TBD

Day Road Park Story Time (All Ages)

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Day Road Park
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and a take-home craft at Day Road Park, the corner of Day Road and East High Street in the Town on Lockport. After story time make sure you take a stroll along the Day Road Park StoryWalk for another great story!

Summer Reading Make & Take Craft (All ages)

11:00am–3:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and stop by the Orchard Room to make a colorful craft.  We provide all the markers, sparkles and more! All are welcome. No registration required. 

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Lockport Public Library

Summer Reading

All Day
Location: Lockport Public Library
Event Details:

TBD

Family Story Time (All ages)

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

This story time for everyone will feature 30 minutes of stories, rhymes, songs and a take home craft. All are welcome. No registration required. 

Summer Reading

All Day
Location: Lockport Public Library
Event Details:

TBD

Summer Reading Make & Take Craft (All ages)

10:00am–3:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and stop by the Orchard Room to make a colorful craft.  We provide all the markers, sparkles and more! All are welcome. No registration required. 

Teen Summer Reading: Body on the Boardwalk Immersive Murder Mystery Experience

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teens
Special Events
Open
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Caldwell Room (Floor 3)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

When a body turns up inside a popular ride at a seaside amusement park, cops believe it is an open and shut case--the boyfriend did it.

Summer Reading

All Day
Location: Lockport Public Library
Event Details:

TBD

Summer Story Time (Ages 2-6)

10:00am–10:30am
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

This story time will feature 30 minutes of stories, rhymes, songs and a take home craft. Ages 2-6. Registration required starting 8/4/25.

Summer Reading

All Day
Location: Lockport Public Library
Event Details:

TBD

Summer Reading Make & Take Craft (All ages)

10:00am–3:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and stop by the Orchard Room to make a colorful craft.  We provide all the markers, sparkles and more! All are welcome. No registration required. 

Summer Reading

All Day
Location: Lockport Public Library
Event Details:

TBD

Day Road Story Time (All ages)

10:00am–10:30pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Day Road Park
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and a take-home craft at Day Road Park, the corner of Day Road and East High Street in the Town on Lockport. After story time make sure you take a stroll along the Day Road Park StoryWalk for another great story!

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Lockport Public Library

Worthington Ridge Condominium

10:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Board meeting

Alzheimer's Association: Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body

1:00pm–2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body

Cold Springs Cemetery

6:00pm–8:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Cold Springs Cemetery Association Board of Directors

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Lockport Public Library