OWWL Library System Coordinated Outreach supports library services to communities in Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston Counties.
Books by Mail
Books by Mail provides mail delivery of library materials to any resident of Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston Counties who is unable to access an OWWL Library.
Books to Go
Books to Go provides bulk lending to agencies serving or housing older adults such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and senior apartments in the four OWWL counties.
Community Visits
The OWWL Library System Outreach team will visit community and educational groups and organizations that support our Targeted Outreach Populations.
Family Literacy
OWWL Library System Coordinated Outreach sponsors several literacy initiatives, programs, and events supporting birth through age twenty-one and their caregivers.
One Book, OWWL Kids
One Book, OWWL Kids is a community reading program across 42 libraries that highlights the importance of family literacy. Join us again in March 2023!
The Great Giveback
In October 2022, thirty-four OWWL libraries participated in The Great Give Back, a community service project initiated by libraries and library systems across New York State.
Outreach News and Updates
- Press Release: One Book, OWWL Kids Encourages Family Literacy February 27, 2023
- Press Release: OWWL Library System to Provide Free Period Products in Fourteen Libraries February 13, 2023
- Press Release: OWWL Libraries Invite Families to the Library January 23, 2023
Additional Support
- New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) is a free library service for eligible residents of upstate New York who are unable to use standard print materials due to a visual, physical or reading disability.
- Community Connections is a guide to reentry resources, services, and organizations across Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston Counites for incarcerated individuals. Community Connections can also be mailed upon request.
Contact Us
Phone 585-394-8260 x1106
Email outreach@owwl.org
Under New York State Education Law, §273 (1)(h)(1), and Commissioner’s Regulations §90.3, Public Library Systems provide Coordinated Outreach Library Services directly and through their member libraries to New Yorkers who are most in need and who often are not regular library users. These services are funded by Coordinated Outreach State Aid.