Cornwall Public Library

Name

Cornwall Public Library

Legal name

Cornwall Public Library

Website

https://cornwallpubliclibrary.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Library Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (519210), Libraries and Archives (51921), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Library Operations & Community Branch Management (EDAEAGAC), Library-Based Learning Programs (Public Libraries) (EDAAAFAA), Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF), Library User Services & Information Support (Reference, Research Help, Instruction Support) (EDAEAGAL)

Keywords

• Public library services
• Community learning center
• Digital lending platform
• Library programming
• Local history archives

Headquarters

HQ city

Cornwall

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Funding: The library is chartered by NYS Board of Regents and supported by school district residents through tax funding. Operating budget approved annually by voters through school district budget vote.
2. Fee-based Services: Modest fees for specific services including copying (15¢-35¢ per page), faxing ($2 first page + $.50 each additional), printing, and museum pass late fees ($10/day).
3. Friends of the Library Fundraising: Friends of Cornwall Library (501(c)3) raises funds through membership dues ($15 individual, $25 family) and used bookstore sales to support library initiatives.
4. Grant Funding: Library receives grant funding for construction and improvements, including NYS grants for HVAC renovation and ADA compliance (2023), Senator/Assemblyman grants for technology and building upgrades (2019).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cornwall Public Library is a chartered public library providing free borrowing access to physical and digital collections (books, ebooks, audiobooks, DVDs, music CDs, streaming media) for Cornwall Central School District residents, alongside community programming for all ages, museum passes, homebound delivery, exam proctoring, notary services, job-seeker support, and a local history archive. Core services are delivered in-person at the Riverlight Park facility, through the RCLS consortium, and digitally via Libby, hoopla, Mango Languages, Princh, Aspen Discovery, and the RCLS Go mobile app.

Product overview

Cornwall Public Library is a public library serving the Cornwall Central School District in New York, offering a unified service model centered on physical and digital collections, community programs, and specialized patron services. The library's core offerings include traditional physical materials (books, DVDs, music CDs) alongside digital services including Libby (Overdrive) for eBooks/audiobooks, hoopla for streaming media, and Mango Languages for language learning. Key patron services encompass museum passes, homebound delivery, exam proctoring, notary services, job seeker resources, and accessibility accommodations. The library operates its catalog via Aspen Discovery and provides mobile access through the RCLS Go app, with summer reading programs and story times serving as signature community programs. Technology services include Princh mobile printing, public computers, and Wi-Fi, while the Local History collection preserves Cornwall-area heritage through physical archives and New York Heritage digital oral histories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Libby (Overdrive) Digital Lending

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 151,000 annual visits from over 8,800 registered borrowers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Friends of Cornwall LibrarycoreOthers · 1 January 1983A volunteer-driven 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1983 that promotes public awareness of the library, raises funds through membership dues and used bookstore sales, and contributes to cultural enrichment. The Friends sponsor museum passes, summer reading program prizes, and support library initiatives.
• Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCPL is a member library of RCLS, a consortium covering Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and part of southwestern Ulster Counties. This membership provides patrons with interlibrary loan access to materials across the system and shared digital resources including Libby, Hoopla, Mango Languages, JobNow, and consumer resources.
• Storm King Art CenterminorOthersMuseum pass partner offering free admission passes for Cornwall Public Library cardholders on first-come, first-served basis.
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and MuseumminorOthersMuseum pass partner offering free admission passes for Cornwall Public Library cardholders on first-come, first-served basis.
• Motorcyclepedia MuseumminorOthersMuseum pass partner offering free admission passes for Cornwall Public Library cardholders on first-come, first-served basis.
• Mohonk PreserveminorOthersMuseum pass partner offering free admission passes for Cornwall Public Library cardholders on first-come, first-served basis.
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)minorOthersSponsor of the I Bird NY Challenge, a birding competition open to participants of all ages. Library provides birdwatching kits and serves as local registration point.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Woodbury Public Library: Another small Orange County RCLS-member public library offering directly comparable lending, programming, and community-outreach services in a similar district-resident funding model.
• Goshen Public Library & Historical Society: Adjacent Orange County, NY public library within the RCLS network, offering a similar mix of lending, programs, local history, and digital services — directly comparable in mandate and size, differing mainly in service-area demographics.
• Monroe Free Library: RCLS-affiliated public library in nearby Monroe, NY, with a similar community-center service model, comparable collection scale, and shared digital platform access.
• Washingtonville Public Library: Neighboring RCLS public library serving a Cornwall-adjacent school district in Orange County, with a directly comparable mix of physical and digital lending, story times, and museum pass programs.
• Highland Falls Library: Neighboring public library referenced in CPL's West Point resident policy, providing an adjacent small-town library service model and overlapping patron geography in Orange County.
• Chester Public Library: Small RCLS-member public library in nearby Chester, NY, sharing Cornwall's small-town community-library model, fine-free transition, and similar patron services including museum passes and youth programming.

Broad incumbents

• Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS): The regional cooperative library system of which CPL is a member, providing shared infrastructure (Aspen Discovery, Libby, Hoopla, Mango), interlibrary loan, and bulk digital licensing — functioning as a back-office peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Mid-Hudson Library System: Parallel New York State regional library cooperative providing similar shared digital, cataloging, and interlibrary loan services — a comparable broader-system peer to RCLS for benchmarking operational support models.

Others

• New York State Library: State-level library authority providing Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) services, statewide grants, and regulatory oversight — an upstream ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, but a useful reference for funding and accessibility programs CPL leverages.

Direct peers

• Newburgh Free Library: Another RCLS-member public library serving a comparable Orange County, NY school district community with similar physical/digital lending, programming, and museum pass offerings. It is the closest in scale and operating model within the same regional library system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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