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210 Lafayette Ave., Mon-Thurs 9:30am-8pm; Fri 9:30am-5pm; Sat 9:30am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm
Special Hours: Closed Monday, January 20

Request for Proposals: Commercial HVAC Upgrade Contractor

Contact Darlene Alessi at dalessi@rcls.org for schematic drawings and scope of work.

Upcoming Events & Email List

The Library sends out a weekly email, usually on Fridays, with our upcoming events, digital resources, news and more. Join our email list here.

Thursday, Jan. 16

11am

Thursday Film Series

Join us for a film for adults. No registration required. See title and watch trailer here.

Saturday, Jan. 18

10:30am

Memory and Concentration Techniques

Frank Felberbaum, author of The Business of Memory, will give a presentation to help us improve our memory. See details and register online.

Saturday, Jan. 18

1:30pm

Game Day!

We’ll put out games such as Scrabble, Chess, Checkers, Taboo, Jenga, Connect 4, cards, and more. This is a great opportunity for people who do not have an established gaming group to meet people. Registration is not required. All are welcome.

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Online Databases

Explore Suffern Library's many databases! Learn a new language, take free classes, read world newspapers, research genealogy...and so much more!

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Student Using Laptop at Suffern Free Library

Meeting Rooms

New Meeting Room Application as of March 27, 2024

Meeting rooms are available to groups and organizations in the community for informational, educational, recreational, civic and cultural meetings. Please read the policy carefully to see if your group qualifies for the use of our space. If you have any questions, contact us either by email or by calling (845) 357-1237.

To check availability for the Large Meeting Room click here and for the Suffern Room, click here.

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Magazines

We have hundreds of Magazines available for download. We also have two Kindle stations at the Library where you can download magazines and browse through them while at the Library.

Technology at Suffern Library

eBooks, eAudio, Videos

We have THOUSANDS of books, including the most popular bestsellers! If a book is not available, you can place it on hold and you will be notified when it is available to download. These books can be downloaded onto all popular eBook Readers.

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Movies, Music, Audiobooks, eBooks & More

Instantly stream or temporarily download music, eBooks, comics, audiobooks, television episodes and movies! You can access hoopla via your computer, tablet or smartphone. Just download the free hoopla digital mobile app.

Download Magazines

You can now download magazines directly from Overdrive. These are yours to borrow for up to two weeks. Check out the many options available to you today. Call our librarians if you need help.

 

Book Sales

Book Sale Donations:

We are now accepting donations of items in “gently used” condition for the book sale. Please follow the “Delivery” signs in the parking lot and drive around to the back of the building where you will find the donation bins. There is a limit of 2 small boxes or bags per drop off. Please do not overflow the bins.

Lobby Book Sale

Our Lobby Book Sale is back. We have carts in the lower level. Pay at the Checkout Desk.

Next Book Sale

Friday & Saturday, January 31 & February 1

9:30am-2pm

Need Help?

Our staff is here to help. Feel free to contact us via email. We continue to answer reference questions via email at askus@suffernfreelibrary.org.