North Country Library System
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $94K | $206K | $375K | — | $198K | $198K | $198K | $197K | $70K | $447K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 81% | 79% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 57 | 60 | 62 | — | 59 | 59 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 127 | 128 | 127 | — | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 78 | 81 | 79 | — | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $128K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $94K | $206K | $246K | — | $198K | $198K | $198K | $197K | $70K | $424K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Center Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Adams Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Annie P. Ainsworth Memorial Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $576 | $576 | $655 | — | $144 | $288 |
| B Elizabeth Strong Memorial Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $576 | $432 | — | — | — | — |
| Badenhausen Public Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Falls Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $576 | $576 | — | — | — | — |
| Bodman Memorial Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Brownville-Glen Park Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $432 | $432 | — | — | — | — |
| Canton Free Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $727 |
| Cape Vincent Community Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Carthage Free Library | $5K | $5K | $11K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Central Square Library | $535 | $784 | $3K | — | $396 | $432 | $491 | — | — | $761 |
| Clifton Community Library | $720 | $711 | $3K | — | $720 | $720 | $720 | $720 | $720 | $1K |
| Cogswell Free Pub Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $576 | $576 | $576 | $655 | $719 | $295 |
| Colton-Hepburn Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $18K |
| Constableville Village Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Croghan Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Crosby Public Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Depauville Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Dexter Free Library | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dexter Free Library | — | — | $2K | — | $324 | $432 | $432 | $432 | $432 | $77 |
| East Hounsfield Free Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $432 | $432 | $432 | $491 | — | — |
| Ellisburg Free Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evans Mills Public Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Fulton Public Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Gouverneur Reading Rm Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Hammond Free Library | $960 | $948 | $3K | — | $960 | $960 | $960 | — | — | $194 |
| Hannibal Free Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $648 | $648 | $648 | $648 | $719 | $277 |
| Harrisville Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Hawn Memorial Library | $2K | $2K | $4K | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — |
| Hay Memorial Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Henderson Free Library | $4K | $4K | $6K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $17K |
| Hepburn Library Of Edwards | $1K | $1K | $3K | — | $1K | $864 | $864 | — | — | — |
| Hepburn Library Of Hermon | — | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Hepburn Library Of Madrid | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Hepburn Library Of Norfolk | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $18K |
| Hepburn Library Of Waddington | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Heuvelton Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Lowville Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Lyme Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Lyons Falls Free Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Macsherry Library | $5K | $5K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | $275 | $446 |
| Mannsville Free Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $504 | $504 | $573 | — | — | — |
| Massena Public Library | $14K | $5K | $11K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Mexico Public Library | $12K | $5K | $18K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Morley Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morristown Public Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| North Country Library System | $16K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $9K | $17K |
| Norwood Public Library | $6K | $5K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $415 |
| Ogdensburg Public Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $18K |
| Orleans Public Library | — | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Osceola Public Library | $1K | $1K | $3K | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K |
| Oswego School District Public Library | $5K | $5K | $10K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $10K | $17K |
| Parish Public Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philomathean Free Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $576 | $576 | — | — | — | — |
| Phoenix Public Library | $12K | $5K | $18K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Port Leyden Community Library | $5K | $5K | $3K | — | $576 | $576 | $576 | — | — | $192 |
| Potsdam Public Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Pulaski Public Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Rensselear Falls Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richville Free Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $648 | $648 | $648 | $655 | — | — |
| Rodman Public Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $504 | $504 | — | — | — | — |
| Roswell P Flower Memorial Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $11K | $18K |
| Russell Public Library | — | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Theresa Free Library | $535 | $744 | $3K | — | $504 | $504 | $573 | — | — | $302 |
| Thousand Island Park Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William H Bush Memorial Library | $5K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
| Williamstown Public Library | $4K | $4K | $6K | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $17K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Center Free Library | Adams Center | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Adams Free Library | Adams | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Annie P. Ainsworth Memorial Library | Sandy Creek | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| B Elizabeth Strong Memorial Library | Turin | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Badenhausen Public Library | Brasher Falls | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Beaver Falls Library | Beaver Falls | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Bodman Memorial Library | Philadelphia | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Brownville-Glen Park Library | Brownville | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Urban |
| Canton Free Library | Canton | 79% | — | — | — | — | Rural |
| Cape Vincent Community Library | Cape Vincent | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Carthage Free Library | Carthage | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Central Square Library | Central Square | 79% | — | — | 500 | 35 | Urban |
| Clifton Community Library | Cranberry Lake | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Cogswell Free Pub Library | Orwell | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Colton-Hepburn Library | Colton | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Constableville Village Library | Constableville | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Croghan Free Library | Croghan | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Crosby Public Library | Antwerp | 80% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Depauville Free Library | Depauville | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Dexter Free Library | Lisbon | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Dexter Free Library | Dexter | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| East Hounsfield Free Library | Watertown | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Ellisburg Free Library | Ellisburg | 79% | — | — | 500 | 35 | Rural |
| Evans Mills Public Library | Evans Mills | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Fulton Public Library | Fulton | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Gouverneur Reading Rm Library | Gouverneur | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Hammond Free Library | Hammond | 79% | — | — | 150 | 40 | Rural |
| Hannibal Free Library | Hannibal | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Harrisville Free Library | Harrisville | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Hawn Memorial Library | Clayton | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Hay Memorial Library | Sackets Harbor | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Henderson Free Library | Henderson | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Hepburn Library Of Edwards | Edwards | 79% | — | — | 150 | 40 | Rural |
| Hepburn Library Of Hermon | Hermon | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Hepburn Library Of Madrid | Madrid | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Hepburn Library Of Norfolk | Norfolk | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Hepburn Library Of Waddington | Waddington | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Heuvelton Free Library | Heuvelton | 80% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Lowville Free Library | Lowville | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Lyme Free Library | Chaumont | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Lyons Falls Free Library | Lyons Falls | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Macsherry Library | Alexandria Bay | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Mannsville Free Library | Mannsville | 80% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Massena Public Library | Massena | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Mexico Public Library | Mexico | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Morley Library | Canton | 79% | — | — | 500 | 35 | Rural |
| Morristown Public Library | Morristown | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| North Country Library System | Watertown | 80% | — | — | 200 | 200 | Urban |
| Norwood Public Library | Norwood | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Ogdensburg Public Library | Ogdensburg | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Orleans Public Library | La Fargeville | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Osceola Public Library | Camden | 79% | — | — | 200 | 200 | Rural |
| Oswego School District Public Library | Oswego | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Parish Public Library | Parish | 79% | — | — | — | — | Urban |
| Philomathean Free Library | Belleville | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Phoenix Public Library | Phoenix | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Port Leyden Community Library | Port Leyden | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Potsdam Public Library | Potsdam | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Pulaski Public Library | Pulaski | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Rensselear Falls Library | Rensselaer Falls | 79% | — | — | 500 | 35 | Rural |
| Richville Free Library | Richville | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Rodman Public Library | Rodman | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Roswell P Flower Memorial Library | Watertown | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Russell Public Library | Russell | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library | Black River | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Theresa Free Library | Theresa | 79% | — | — | 200 | 10 | Rural |
| Thousand Island Park Library | Thous Is Pk | 79% | — | — | — | — | Rural |
| William H Bush Memorial Library | Martinsburg | 80% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Williamstown Public Library | Williamstown | 79% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ION HoldCo, LLC | — | — | — | — | $198K | $198K | $198K | $197K | $70K | $424K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FirstLight Fiber, Inc. | $79K | $171K | $341K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $7K | $22K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHI International Corpo. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. | $6K | $8K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westelcom Networks Inc | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edwards Telephone Company, Inc | — | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Online LLC | $695 | $749 | $711 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | $784 | $745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slic Network Solutions, Inc | — | $710 | $675 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.