Our Staff
Heather Black
Amanda Johnson
Amanda Johnson
Director
Amanda Johnson
Amanda Johnson
Amanda Johnson
Children's Program Director
Jessica Nava
Amanda Johnson
Jessica Nava
Library Technician
Dawn McAllister
Dawn McAllister
Dawn McAllister
Library Technician
Annie the Dog
Dawn McAllister
Dawn McAllister
Resident Hush Puppy
Terry Kammes
Dawn McAllister
Terry Kammes
Library Technician
Danielle Wilcox
Danielle Wilcox
Danielle Wilcox
Library Technician
Terri Pardridge
Danielle Wilcox
Danielle Wilcox
Story Time
Sofia Bryant
Danielle Wilcox
Sofia Bryant
Library Technician
Marie Dekker
Chrissie Donnelly
Chrissie Donnelly
Crochet Instructor
Chrissie Donnelly
Chrissie Donnelly
Chrissie Donnelly
Library Technician (In memoriam)
Our 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 fire barn was purchased in 1993, and the library moved to its current location at 63 S. 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.