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HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday           Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday          Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday     Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday        10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday             10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday         10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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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HISTORY

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The Worthington West Franklin Community Library was formed out of a two-person committee of the Worthington West Franklin Joint Parks and Recreation Authority.

 

The two-person committee expanded its membership adding more volunteers and became a municipal-supported, state-supported public library in 1985.

 

The library is financially supported by the library division of the Pa. Department of Education, Worthington Borough, West Franklin Township, used bookstore, foundations, and annual giving by residents, non-residents and library members.

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End of the Hall Used Bookstore

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The End of the Hall Used Bookstore is the main funding source for the Worthington West Franklin Community Library. The Bookstore is located at the far end of the hall that is shared with the Worthington West Franklin Community Library and mainly sells used books, including library discards, decor and holiday and seasonal items. You never know what you will find on the shelves in the End of the Hall Bookstore. Proceeds are used to fund the library.

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Not only does the End of the Hall Used Bookstore fund the library through sales, but it also organizes various fundraisers throughout the year, including the popular pie sales and booksales. Visit their Facebook page for information on upcoming events.

MEMBERS of the BOARD of TRUSTEES

 

Jackie Shaulis – President – West Franklin Township

   Cindy McDonough – Secretary – Worthington Borough

   Linda Shaffer – Treasurer – West Franklin Township

   Debbie Ortmann – Worthington Borough

   Esther Bevington – West Franklin Township

 

STAFF

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Elizabeth Switzer – Library Director
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.

FIVE LITERACIES​

Provide the communities with the five literacies as described in the PA Forward Association program to assist individuals to enhance their quality of life: 

• Basic literacy

• Information Literacy

• Civic & Social Literacy

• Health Literacy

• Financial Literacy

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