E. H. Butler Library

E. H. Butler Library is the library for the Buffalo State campus and provides services for the entire academic community. The building is named after Edward Hubert Butler Sr., the founder of the Buffalo News. Construction of the original library building began in May 1950. The library was formally dedicated in memory of Mr. Butler two years later on May 16, 1952. It was the first building on campus to be named in honor of a person. The library serves Buffalo State students and members of the faculty and staff with more than a million research materials, including over a half million books, more than 900,000 microforms, more than 20,000 audiovisual and nonbook items, subscriptions to over 17,000 print and online periodicals, and an ever-growing virtual collection.