UB Libraries in the News

“Buffalo……Who Knew” that Our City Holds One of the Most Important Literary Treasures?
7/27/26
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Libraries to host the Buffalo Reading Invasion
7/9/26
The event will be held on the lawn in front of Hayes Hall on the UB South Campus at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.
University Archives opens time capsules
7/9/26
The university had not opened a time capsule in 40 years, but in May, University Archives opened two.
Public programming addresses Love Canal legacy
3/3/26
The series of events is presented by the University Archives and GSE in connection with the archives' "Toxic Archives" exhibition.
UB to take part in Love Data Week
2/4/26
This year's theme, “Where’s the Data?” is designed to spur people to consider the data’s journey from collection through storage and preservation.
Unknown Stories of WNY: Remembering the Norsemen
11/12/25
This morning, we're looking back 50 years to when Western New York welcomed a second professional hockey team.
UB to present free screening of Emmy-nominated PBS documentary about Love Canal
11/11/25
The University Libraries will present the PBS documentary “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal” on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. in Capen 310.
Ridge Lea served as ‘interim’ campus while UB grew
11/7/25
Located at North Bailey Avenue and Ridge Lea Road, the Ridge Lea Campus consisted of more than a dozen plain, single-story buildings leased by the university in the mid-1960s as an “interim” campus.
A True Blue look at student life through the decades
10/24/25
To honor some of the conveniences we might take for granted, UBNow revisited the university experiences of decades past.
Renovation crew discovers time capsule in Farber Hall datestone
10/2/25
An observant crew member at work repairing the exterior masonry at Farber Hall recently prevented a piece of the past from accidentally landing in the trash.