Editing Buffalo, New York (section)

=== Libraries ===
[[File:Reading Park, Central Library, Buffalo, New York - 20190907 - 01.jpg|thumb|alt=A park with chairs fronting a library in a downtown area|Reading Park at Buffalo's Central Library]]
Established in 1835, Buffalo's main library is the Central Library of the [[Buffalo & Erie County Public Library]] system. Rebuilt in 1964, it contains an auditorium, the original manuscript of the ''[[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' (donated by [[Mark Twain]]), and a collection of about two million books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Library (downtown Buffalo) |url=https://www.buffalolib.org/locations-hours/central-downtown-buffalo |access-date=2021-05-07|website=[[Buffalo and Erie County Public Library]] |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507231503/https://www.buffalolib.org/locations-hours/central-downtown-buffalo |url-status=live}}</ref> Its Grosvenor Room maintains a special-collections listing of nearly five hundred thousand resources for researchers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Collections |url=https://www.buffalolib.org/research-resources/special-collections |access-date=2021-05-07|website=[[Buffalo and Erie County Public Library]] |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507231503/https://www.buffalolib.org/research-resources/special-collections |url-status=live}}</ref> A [[pocket park]] funded by [[Southwest Airlines]] opened in 2020, and brought landscaping improvements and seating to Lafayette Square.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dewey |first1=Caitlin |author-link = Caitlin Dewey |title=Central Library's Reading Park creates community space for downtown |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/central-librarys-reading-park-creates-community-space-for-downtown/article_b96da060-c329-5fd2-81d8-674f6725385f.html |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |access-date=12 May 2021 |language=en |date=August 3, 2020 |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516083013/https://subscribe.buffalonews.com/e/limit-reached-bn?returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Fbuffalonews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fcentral-librarys-reading-park-creates-community-space-for-downtown%2Farticle_b96da060-c329-5fd2-81d8-674f6725385f.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live}}</ref> The system's free library cards are valid at the city's eight branch libraries and at member libraries throughout Erie County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Library Cards |url=https://www.buffalolib.org/library-cards |access-date=2021-06-14|website=[[Buffalo and Erie County Public Library]] |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507231724/https://www.buffalolib.org/library-cards |url-status=live}}</ref>{{clear|left}}