2025 Community Report Coburn Free Library
Presented by M. Worzel,
Executive Director
275 Main Street, Owego NY 13827
(607) 687-3520
director@coburnfreelibrary.org
About Us
Board of Trustees:
- Linda Williams, President
- Jim Pritchard, Vice President
- Michael Fenn, Treasurer
- Ellen Keough, Secretary
- David Woodburn, Trustee
- Carlynne Freitag, Trustee
- Joe Palladino, OACSD Trustee
Staff
- Mikayla Worzel, Executive Director
- Caroline Beckenahupt, Library Aide
- Carolyn Campbell, Print Cataloger
- Corinne Moshier, Library Aide
- Mandi Wolcott, Media Cataloger/Tech
The mission of the Coburn Free Library is to continue and perpetuate a free, public, circulating, and reference library to promote literacy, lifetime learning, and community engagement to the residents of the Village of Owego and the surrounding area.
Library Visits and Usage
In 2025 22,846 people visited the library!
- Meeting room uses: 114
- Reference Questions: 2,863
- Wifi Sessions: 1,460
- Public Computer Sessions: 847
Collection
Collection Breakdown
Grand total holdings: 35,919
Physical Material Checkouts: 22,000
Digital Material Checkouts: 7,844
Interlibrary Loans Received: 4,306
Interlibrary Loans provided: 6,476
Top Circulating Books of 2025
- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- Wild by Kristin Hannah
- To Die For by David Baldacci
Programs
Programs Breakdown
Total Programs Offered: 247
Total Program Attendance: 2,196
Summer Reading
- 114 registered readers
- 46 programs
- 650 participants
What was going on at the library in 2025?
Financials
Revenues
Expenditures
2025 Memorial Donations
- Phyllis Bynes
- Hester Ennis
- Lyle Cook
- Robert Waters
Thank you to all who made donations and contributions. Your community thanks you!
Visit us on:
- Facebook at Coburn Free Library
- Instagram at coburnlibrary
- and our website www.coburnfreelibrary.org
2025 Community Report PDF
Below is a pdf version of the 2025 Community Report