Armstrong County Libraries
LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP​
Anyone can use the Worthington West Franklin Community Library. Regardless of where you live, you can attend programs, utilize services, and get a library card to check out materials from any library in Armstrong County.
The Worthington West Franklin Community Library is financially supported by the communities of Worthington Borough and West Franklin Township, State Aid and donations. Residents of Worthington Borough and West Franklin Township are not charged and out-of-pocket membership fee. Individuals residing in communities that do not financially support the Worthington West Franklin Community Library are welcome to purchase memberships for an annual fee. Senior citizens (aged 62+) and veterans may purchase memberships for a discounted fee. Additionally, paid memberships in good standing from one Armstrong County Library can be used at any Armstrong County Library at no additional cost (*each membership will require a separate sign up and library card).
Worthington Borough residents.....free Paid membership......$25/family/year
West Franklin Township residents...free Senior (62+) membership...$10/year
ACCESS PA library cardholders.......free Veteran membership...........$10/year
Reciprocal Armstrong County library membership.......free
LIBRARY SERVICES
FREE
Programming for all ages
Audiobooks on CD (with library membership)
​DVD/Blu-ray collection (with library membership)
Public computers with internet access
Wi-fi
Circulating collection of materials (with library membership)
Inter-library loan services (with library membership)
Librista card catalog app
Libby (with library membership)
Home delivery of materials for home bound patrons (call for more information)
Electric typewriter (library use only)
Educational toys
Travel brochures
Worthington West Franklin High School Year books & local history
Reference services
Readers advisory services
Wheelchair to use on site
Magazines
Leader Times
Butler Eagle
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PAID
Memorial/honorium
Test proctoring
Photo copying (black/white and color)
Fax
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LIBRISTA
Do you ever wonder when your library books are due? Have you ever seen a good book in a store and wondered if the library already has a copy? Help is here! Librista is an app you can download onto your handheld devices that is a portal to the card catalog AND your library account. Here, you can search the Worthington West Franklin Community Library collection, see the calendar of events, log into your account to renew items, write a review or check on your borrowing history. (Great for homeschool parents.) Download Librista today!
LOG IN INFO
User name: library card number starting with "P" (P1234)
Password: last name on membership, starting with a capital (Smith)
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📖 Worthington West Franklin Community Library & Civic Center History📖
The Worthington West Franklin Community Library carries on a proud local tradition of learning that stretches back more than two centuries.
Education first took root here in the early 1800s, when the area’s first school classes were held in the Lutheran Church. From those humble beginnings grew a series of one-room schoolhouses scattered across West Franklin Township including the original 16x16 log Union School near Lennington Run.
As Worthington and West Franklin Township flourished, the community consolidated its schools in the 1930s and built what would become the Worthington High School, serving grades six through twelve. A six-room addition was added in 1948, and over time the building evolved into today’s Worthington Civic Center a gathering place that continues to educate, connect, and inspire new generations.
From within this same building, a small idea took shape: a two-person committee of the Worthington West Franklin Joint Parks and Recreation Authority envisioned bringing a library to town.
That committee quickly grew with the help of passionate volunteers, and in 1985, the Worthington West Franklin Community Library became an officially recognized, municipal- and state-supported public library.
Today, the library stands as a cornerstone of the community offering free access to books, technology, and lifelong learning for residents of all ages. Financial support comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Worthington Borough, West Franklin Township, The End of the Hall Used Bookstore, private foundations, and the generous donations of local residents and library members.
Together, the Civic Center and Library preserve Worthington’s past while building a brighter, better-connected future for the entire community.
📚 End of the Hall Used Bookstore 📚
Tucked at the far end of the hall shared with the Worthington West Franklin Community Library,
The End of the Hall Used Bookstore is a treasure trove for book lovers and bargain hunters alike.
You’ll find gently used books, retired library titles, décor, and a rotating mix of holiday and seasonal surprises—there’s always something new waiting on the shelves.
Every purchase helps keep our community reading!
Proceeds directly support the library’s programs and services, making this little shop the library’s biggest supporter.
The End of the Hall team also hosts fun fundraisers throughout the year such as the ever-popular pie sales and book sales.
Watch our Facebook Page and Website to catch the latest events and see what’s happening down at the end of the hall!
MEMBERS of the BOARD of TRUSTEES
Jacque (Jackie) Shaulis – President – West Franklin Township Cindy McDonough – Secretary – Worthington Borough
Linda Shaffer – Treasurer – West Franklin Township
Debbie Ortmann – Vice President - Worthington Borough
Esther Bevington – West Franklin Township
STAFF​
Lydia Olszak – Head Librarian
Sadie Jageman – Library Assistant
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The Board of Trustees meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the library.
LOCATION
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The library is located at 214 East Main Street; 15 miles east of Butler, Pa. and 7 miles west of Kittanning, Pa., just off of Route 422, Benjamin Franklin Highway, at the junction of Main Street and Bison Road.
MISSION​
​​It is the mission of the Worthington West Franklin Community Library to be a place where the community can learn and grow, to provide a free place for the residents of the community to discover, create and share ideas and information through robust collections, responsive services and innovative programming, to be a destination that is indispensable in daily life of the local community.