Library · Ridgway
Ridgway Free Library Association
Ridgway’s library is the Ridgway Free Library Association, a branch of Ridgway Free Library Association, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ridgway’s branch belongs to Ridgway Free Library Association, which serves 8,022 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ridgway Free Library Association
329 Center St., Ridgway 15853
43 hrsopen a week
3,993sq 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 Ridgway Free Library Association
10K
visits
1.3 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
130
programs & events
2,655 attended
889
library cards
11% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
130 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $170K.
Local 15%State 17%Gifts & other 69%
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.