Library · Cortland
Cortland Free Library
Cortland’s library is the Cortland Free Library, a branch of Cortland Free Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Cortland’s branch belongs to Cortland Free Library, which serves 28,390 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cortland Free Library
32 Church Street, Cortland 13045
56 hrsopen a week
30,200sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Cortland Free Library
93K
visits
3.3 per resident
99K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
437
programs & events
8,693 attended
5,709
library cards
20% 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
99K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
437 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $618K.
Local 75%State 4%Gifts & other 21%
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.