Citizens & Northern (CZNC) 8-K Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

EXHIBIT 16

October 1, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are the former independent registered public accounting firm for Citizens & Northern Corporation (the “Company”). We have read the Company’s disclosure set forth in Item 4.01 “Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant” of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 2014 (the “Current Report”) and are in agreement with the disclosure in the Current Report, insofar as it pertains to our firm.

Sincerely,

/s/ ParenteBeard  LLC