Cortland Free Library
Cortland Free Library
About
A non-profit (501c3) association library with roots dating back to 1886, the Cortland Free Library was chartered by the NYS Department of Education in 1925. Today its chartered service area includes the City of Cortland, Town of Cortlandville, and Town of Virgil. The library is funded through an annual library tax, an endowment, grants, charitable contributions, and support from the Friends of the Cortland Free Library.
The Cortland Free Library is an architectural treasure that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been carefully expanded and renovated (as funds allow) to enhance the institution’s offerings, improve sustainability, and increase accessibility.
The Cortland Free Library strives to provide information in a variety of formats to the people of the Cortland area and the patrons of the Finger Lakes Library System. It strives to make available library materials and programs to educate, inspire, enrich, entertain and inform. It strives to promote the tools, skills and techniques for literacy development, language skill acquisition, lifelong learning, recreation and research.
Cortland Free Library is a member of the South Central Regional Library Council.
Collections
Historical materials about the Cortland Free Library, first founded in the 19th century.
Materials from the library's local history collection, including works by local authors.
