Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library serves 1.6 million residents in the City of Philadelphia. Established in 1683 as a Germantown Library, the library was renamed to its current name in 2002, and it is part of the Free Library of Philadelphia Library System. The library system maintains 2.6 million volumes and circulates 6.5 million items per year. Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library offers books, reference services, a meeting space, free Wi-Fi, computers for public use, copying, and printing services.