Directions
The Cortland Community Library is located at:
63 S. Somonauk Rd.
Cortland, Ill. 60112
Please Click Here for map.
Hours
| Monday | 10am - 8pm Preschool story time: 7pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 8pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 8pm Preschool
story time: 10am |
| Thursday | 10am - 8pm Preschool story time: 10:30am |
| Friday | 10am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 5pm |
| Sunday | closed |
Cortland Library Board
President:
Harlan Hawkins
Vice President: Maxine Divine
Secretary: Carol Scidmore
Treasurer: Mary Benson
Trustees: John Francisco, Martha Carter, Christine Ferguson
Library Cards and Fees
To get a library card, you must live in Cortland and show a Drivers' License or other official I.D. as proof. Pieces of mail such as utility bills are also accepted. A Cortland Library card is good at all libraries in the Prarie Area Library System.
If you do not live in Cortland and wish to get a non-resident library card, it is possible to purchase one for 15% of one months rent or .0034% of the EAV on your tax bill. Bring a rent receipt or most recent real estate tax bill to purchase a one year card.
Library Services
The Cortland Library offers five public-access computers with unfiltered Internet access. There is no fee to use the equipment, but all children using the Internet must be supervised by a parent. Parents of children in third grade or higher may apply for an Unsupervised Computer Use Permit, but this must be done in person at the library. Patrons may use the computers for e-mail, but chat rooms are not allowed and we ask that patrons limit their computer use to 60 minutes during busy hours.
Cortland Library has over 1400 DVD's that may be rented for one week. Limit 3 per card. There are unabridged audio books on CD, as well as best selling books, magazines, music CD's, and VHS movies to borrow.
To view a copy of the DVD's click this link. DVD List.
Please bring your library card when you visit the Library.
Cortland Community Library is a full member of the Prairie Area Library System. Cortland Library cards are good at all neighboring public libraries.
Library History
Cortland Community Library first opened on July 3, 1984 in a little blue building along Somonauk Road where Casey's gas pumps are now located. When Casey's came to town, the library was allowed to move into Town Hall, where it stayed for almost eight years. The old firebarn was purchased in 1993, and the library moved to its current location at 1907 Somonauk Road.
In 1989 a referendum was passed, establishing the library as a governmental taxing body. The library was staffed by volunteers until May 1996, when the first librarian was hired and the library was able to meet the entrance standards of the Northern Illinois Library System. Once in the library system, Cortland Library patrons could use the other system member libraries and Cortland Library was eligible for state library grants.
