The Cortland Public Library is part of the Finger Lakes Library System. At Cortland they the Dewey system for its non-fic. Fiction is all neatly printed with the author's last name on a sticker on the spine, which makes it is really easy to spot the author you are looking for. There is a pretty decent section of large print and mystery and the library offers video games you can borrow!
The newspapers are kept in this rather genius way- the various sections are slid onto what looks like a Japanese kendo sword. One end has a handle and the other end is a rubber ring which holds together the wood slats that the different paper sections slide into. Having the newspaper this way means it stays fairly neat rather than a jumbled mass after others have been looking through it.
There are several levels to the place so the flow can be kind of confusing if you have never been there before. I highly recommend asking a librarian where to go if you are looking for something specific.
As a note you cannot be on a computer and the wifi at the same time.
Parking is generally pretty easy. There is a private lot for the library itself and a lot of street parking nearby. I should add, the handicap entrance is on Court St, which is also the direction entrance to the children's area. read more