Library · Ramapo
Suffern Free Library
Ramapo’s library is the Suffern Free Library, a branch of Suffern Free Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ramapo’s branch belongs to Suffern Free Library, which serves 30,869 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Suffern Free Library
210 Lafayette Ave., Suffern 10901
62 hrsopen a week
36,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Suffern Free Library
131K
visits
4.2 per resident
236K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
1,573
programs & events
23K attended
12K
library cards
38% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
4.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
236K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,573 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$84 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 95%State 0%Gifts & other 4%
Locations
Other Suffern Free Library branches in Ramapo
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.