Buffalo Branch

This is the Buffalo Branch

 

The Buffalo Branch is located in the back of the City Hall building at the site of a former elementary school. 
 

Features

board game pieces, chess piece, bowling ball, puzzle piece
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Bring a friend and play a game / do a puzzle! Best for ages 6-11.

Stack of books with one open on top
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 5:00pm

Contact Buffalo Branch for the book selection.  Adults only, new members are always welcome!

woman sitting in a chair doing a yoga move
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 6:00pm to 6:45pm

 Learn to relax and become more flexible! For adults.

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The Friends of the Eldridge Branch are partnering with Scratch Cupcakes to sell a variety of cupcakes (6 pack) and edible cookie dough (4 pack)!

Sales start September 22 and close on October 11. Delivery will be October 23.

The online link will be available soon!

Proceeds help support library events.

Learn to Read spelled out in white letters on a green background

There is a reading crisis in the United States, with as many as 40 percent of kids unable to read at grade level. Factors such as increased screen time, shortened attention spans, poverty, and the COVID-19 lockdowns play a role; however many of these factors can be mediated by systematic phonics instruction. (Phonics is learning the sounds of letters and letter combinations and being able to break down (or decode) words based on these sounds).

The Scott County Library System is committed to supporting emergent readers with decodable texts and phonics resources based on Science of Reading research. Thanks to a 2025 Regional Development Authority (RDA) grant, we...