Buffalo History books of 2018

The “New Books” shelf in the Grosvenor Room–check here for new titles!

In case you missed some of the local history titles published recently, here are a few of the popular books added to the Buffalo Collection in 2018.  Some may have been published prior to 2018, but are new to our collection.

Copies in the Grosvenor Room are reference only, which means we’ll always have them on hand for you to view. However, many of the books we add to the collection also have circulating copies elsewhere you can take home, whether from Central, or another B&ECPL branch.  Search our catalog or click on the links below to see available copies.

BABEL : the first 10 years. [Just Buffalo Literary Center]. Barbara Cole, editor.

Albright: the life and times of John J. Albright by Mark Goldman.

History of Buffalo music and entertainment: A nostalgic journey into Buffalo New York’s musical heritage from the 1830s to the early 1980s by Rick Falkowski.

A closer look at the Guaranty Building: Louis H. Sullivan’s masterpiece by Doreen Boyer DeBoth.

World War II Buffalo by Gretchen E. Knapp.

Buffalo memories IV: the early years and the 1960s [Buffalo News].

For more recently published Buffalo books, see this list in the catalog.

We All Pause to Honor the Passing of the Good and Great Wayne D. Wisbaum

We pause today to honor Wayne D. Wisbaum, long-time friend and benefactor of the Rare Book Room, the Buffalo & Erie County Library and so many other cultural organizations in Buffalo. Please see https://buffalonews.com/2019/01/02/wayne-d-wisbaum-83-attorney-who-raised-millions-to-save-kleinhans-music-hall/ . If a life well-lived is measured by the friends one has kept, Mr. Wisbaum lived exceedingly well. Thank you, Mr. Wisbaum, for all of your dedication to this Library, its Rare Book Room and to greater Buffalo. You shall be missed.