Library · Jay
Ausable Forks Free Library
Jay’s library is the Ausable Forks Free Library, a branch of Ausable Forks Free Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Jay’s branch belongs to Ausable Forks Free Library, which serves 3,939 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ausable Forks Free Library
9 Church Lane, Ausable Forks 12912
25 hrsopen a week
4,080sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ausable Forks Free Library
4,015
visits
1.0 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
165
programs & events
1,150 attended
351
library cards
9% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
165 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $97K.
Local 47%State 2%Gifts & other 51%
Locations
Other Ausable Forks Free Library branches in Jay
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.