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About Us

Cortland Community Library is a fun and safe space for all residents to come and enjoy our services. We are not your typical quiet library, we are an engaging community center where everyone is a neighbor. Whether you love being glued to a book or glued to a screen we have content for everyone's enjoyment!

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.

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