Staff at Buffalo Books & Coffee must know four things: books, coffee, Buffalo, and people. Our bookstore and coffee bar employees are dedicated to welcoming each new friend through the door and offering exemplary service. Whether you are on the hunt for a new read, trying to track down a hot ticket, desperately seeking coffee, or needing a personal guide around downtown, our friendly workers will gladly accommodate your every need. Meet a new expert today!

Amanda - Barista

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Working at the bookstore—I love my job and everything about this place!*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Frozen Hot Chocolate*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
*Goodnight Moon*
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*Nope*

Bobbi - Coffee Bar Manager

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Retirement*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Coffee Fit bars*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
The Princess Bride or The B Book
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
No
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*Dog collar*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
*“I want to see real and living that glory I create as an illusion. I want someone somewhere that wants it too.” --Ideal*

Charlie - Bookseller

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Stage Director for an Opera Company*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Black coffee and cinnamon coffee cake*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*Yes, but I try not to.*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*An unused tea bag*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
*“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” –*The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

Derek - Barista

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Bakery Owner*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Cinnamon chip scone and Farmer’s Favorite Latte*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
Harry Potter 1 - 7
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*No, because I’m a good person.*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*Cash*

Emmaline - Barista

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Not sure yet—maybe cosmetology?*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Pumpkin Bread*
Book you’ve read over and over again:
Attachments *by Rainbow Rowell*
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*No, I hate spoilers!*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*A Polaroid photo*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
*“It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not.”* –Autumn Leaves *by Andre Gide*

Grace - Barista

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Travel Journalist*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Blueberry Scone*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
Love Does *by Bob Goff*
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*No way!*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*A dried wildflower*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
*“It will be our love, not our opinions, which will be our greatest contribution to the world.”* –Love Does *by Bob Goff*

Holly - Barista

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Astrophysicist at the Jet Propulsion Lab*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Iced White Chocolate & Coconut Mocha w/ coconut milk*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
No
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*Car keys*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
*“But it’s turtles all the way down.”* –A Brief History of Time by Berta

Kinsey 1.jpg — Kinsey - Bookseller / Barista

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Owner of a coffee shop and farm animal sanctuary*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Chai Latte w/ coconut milk*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
Gone with the Wind
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*Yes! To make sure the dog doesn’t die.*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*Coffee cup sleeve*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
*“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”* –Jane Eyre *by Charlotte Bronte*

Auntie Linda.jpg — Linda - Bookseller

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Lighthouse Keeper*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*London Fog*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
No
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*A twig*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
“What is essential is invisible to the eye.” — *from* The Little Prince *by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry*

Lydia - Bookseller

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Horse Trail Guide in the West*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*KaKookies (chocolate peanut butter are the best) and a Farmer’s Favorite Latte w/ coconut milk*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
Danger in the Shadows *by Dee Henderson*
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*Oops! You’re not supposed to do that?!*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*A leaf*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
“Figure out what fuels your joy and then do lots of that.” *– Bob Goff*

Robin - Barista

**Dream Job (besides working at the bookstore):**
*Music teacher/artist/barista (living my dream!)*
**Favorite Coffee Bar Treat**
*Baklava Latte*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
The Artist’s Way *by Julia Cameron*
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
No
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*Another book*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
“It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.” *–J.R.R. Tolkien*

Shannon - Bookstore Manager

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*Stay-at-home dog mom*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Black coffee (Sumatra) or Irish O’Latte with extra shots of espresso*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
Harry Potter *(third book is favorite); all Agatha Christie books;* It *by Stephen King*
**Ever read the last page of a book first?**
*Absolutely not!*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*A sleeve of Thin Mints Girl Scout cookies*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” *–Stephen King*

Sydney - Barista

**Dream job (besides working at bookstore):**
*I don’t know…*
**Favorite coffee bar treat:**
*Blended chai tea or Iced Farmer’s Favorite Latte*
**Book you’ve read over and over again:**
The Fault in Our Stars *by John Green*
***Ever read the last page of a book first?***
*Yes; I regretted it immediately and haven’t since.*
**Most creative item used as a bookmark:**
*A dollar bill*
**Literary quote that best describes your life:**
“I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up,” —*from* The Fault in Our Stars *by John Green*

updated hours

Monday through Friday, 6:30am - 6pm

Saturday, 8am - 5pm

Sunday, 9am to 2pm