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2025 koha-US Annual Conference (Providence, RI)

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Schedule, Videos & Slides

The koha-US 2025 Conference Schedule

Day 1 / Tuesday/ September 2

8:00AM –
8:45 AM (ET)
Registration, refreshments, networking
8:45AM –
9:30 AM (ET)
Opening remarks
9:30 AM –
10:30 AM (ET)
Link to "25 Years of Progress in Supporting Libraries" Video
Link to "25 Years of Progress in Supporting Libraries" Slides

Keynote – Koha: 25 Years of Progress in Supporting Libraries

Marshall Breeding has been tracking the progress of Koha since its development and initial deployment for the Horowhenua Library Trust through its current status as the library management system with the most implementations globally. This keynote will highlight the major milestones along the way of its impressive journey and will include data and trends from Library Technology Guides and other resources that document the contributions to the library community.

Marshall Breeding (Library Technology Guides)

10:30 AM –
11:00 AM (ET)
Break
11:00 AM –
11:45 AM (ET)
Link to "Decoding Koha" Video
Link to "Decoding Koha" Slides

Decoding Koha

Koha basics that will cover some of the history of Koha, some of the key jargon, and information about how the koha-US community and larger international Koha community work.

Bob Bennhoff (Colorado Library Consortium)
Jessie Zairo (ByWater Solutions)

11:45 AM –
1:15 PM (ET)

Lunch: On your own

1:15 PM –
2:15 PM (ET)
Link to "The Power of Regional Koha Groups" Video
Link to "The Power of Regional Groups" Slides

The Power of Regional Koha Groups: Strength in Numbers

Learn how forming a regional Koha user group can supercharge your skills, simplify your workflows, and build a support system you can rely on. This session shares the success of Koha NTX, a 21-library collective transforming how members use Koha—together.

Mollie Myers (Euless Public Library)
Wally DesChamps (Prosper Community Library)

2:15 PM –
3:15 PM (ET)
Link to "Its Getting Hot in Here" Video
Link to "Its Getting Hot in Here" Slides

It’s Getting Hot in Here! Using XML in Authorized Values for Heat Zone Usage Analysis

Bring a fan! Sue and Steve are going to turn up the heat on using data on collection use to maximize library space.

Stephen Spohn (Ocean State Libraries)
Sue Rousseau (Brownell Library, Home of the Little Compton Free Public Library)

3:15 PM –
3:30 PM (ET)
Break
3:30 PM –
4:30 PM (ET)
SIGS: Acquisitions & Consortia
4:30 PM –
5:00 PM (ET)
Wrap Up

Day 2 / Wednesday / September 3

8:00 AM –
8:20 AM (ET)
Registration, refreshments, networking
8:20 AM –
8:30 AM (ET)
Welcome, announcements
8:30 AM –
9:30 AM (ET)
Link to "Practical Koha Customizations" Video
Link to "Practical Koha Customizations" Slides

Practical Koha Customizations for Staff Workflows

In this session, I’ll go over some customizations I’ve made to help staff with their daily workflows.

Juliet Heltibridle (Rapid City Public Library)

9:30 AM –
10:30 AM (ET)
Link to "UX Bugs Etc" Video
Link to "UX Bugs Etc" Slides

UX, Bugs, Etc.

A brief overview of user experience design principles, followed by some examples of local Koha customizations and bugs that bring user experience woes out of the dark and into the light.

Jason Robb (Southeast Kansas Library System)

10:30 AM –
10:45 AM (ET)
Break
10:45 AM –
11:45 AM (ET)
SIGS: Cataloging and Web Development
11:45 AM –
1:15 PM (ET)

Lunch: On your own

1:15 PM –
3:15 PM (ET)

Working Session

Open time to discuss, test, and practice the tools and concepts we’ve been discussing. We’ll split into informal topic-based groups for hands-on work with topics such as system configuration, SQL, jQuery/CSS customization, and more.

3:15 PM –
3:30 PM (ET)
Break
3:30 PM –
4:30 PM (ET)
Link to "koha-US General Meeting" Video

koha-US General Meeting

The December 2025 General Meeting live at conference.

Andrew Fuerste-Henry (koha-US President)

4:45 PM –
5:00 PM (ET)
Wrap Up

Day 3 / Thursday / September 4

8:00 AM –
8:20 AM (ET)
Registration, refreshments, networking
8:20 AM –
8:30 AM (ET)
Welcome, announcements
8:30 AM –
9:30 AM (ET)
Link to "Pseudonymization" Video
Link to "Pseudonymization" Slides

Pseudonymization: Use It, Don’t Spell It

SUE-duh-NIM-ih-ZAY-shun: Find it behind the pharmacy counter! Side effects may include awesome Koha reports and happy library directors.

Valerie Burnett (ByWater Solutions)
Stephen Spohn (Ocean State Libraries)

9:30 AM –
10:30 AM (ET)
Link to "Book it" Video
Link to "Book it" Slides

Book it!: Using the Koha Bookings Module

There won’t be personal pan pizzas, but we will be discussing the relatively new-to-Koha Booking module.

Kristi Krueger (Cuyahoga County Public Library)
Martin Renvoize (Open Fifth)

10:30 AM –
10:45 AM (ET)
Break
10:45 AM –
11:45 AM (ET)
SIGs: Circulation and System Administration
11:45 AM –
1:15 PM (ET)

Lunch: On your own

1:15 PM –
3:15 PM (ET)

Working Session

Open time to discuss, test, and practice the tools and concepts we’ve been discussing. We’ll split into informal topic-based groups for hands-on work with topics such as system configuration, SQL, jQuery/CSS customization, and more.

3:15 PM –
3:30 PM (ET)
Break
3:30 PM –
4:30 PM (ET)
Link to "Boutique Customer Service" Video
Link to "Boutique Customer Service" Slides

Boutique Customer Service with Purchase Suggestions

Looking for a way to please your customers and boost circulation? Consider using Koha’s integrated Suggestion module for purchase suggestions. With a dedicated hold for the the customer and a streamlined acquisitions workflow, purchase suggestion are a win win. Come hear how Cuyahoga County Public Library configured and is using the module.

Lori Thorrat (Cuyahoga County Public Library)

4:30 PM –
5:00 PM (ET)
Wrap Up

Day 4 / Friday / September 5

8:30 AM –
8:50 AM (ET)
Registration, refreshments, networking
8:50 AM –
9:00 AM (ET)
Welcome, announcements
9:00 AM –
10:00 AM (ET)
SIGs: System Administration and Reports
10:00 AM –
11:00 AM (ET)
Link to "Acquisitions" Video
Link to "Acquisitions" Slides

Acquisitions: Today and Coming Soon

An Overview of the Acquisitions module and how it can streamline your acquisitions workflow.

Rhonda Kuiper (Round Rock Public Library)
Jessie Zairo (ByWater Solutions)

11:00 AM –
12:30 PM (ET)

Lunch: On your own

12:30 PM –
1:30 PM (ET)
Link to "Seamless Cataloging with BTCat Integration in Koha" Video
Link to "Seamless Cataloging with BTCat Integration in Koha" Slides

Seamless Cataloging with BTCat Integration in Koha

For Koha users, the BTCat Integration will allow a seamless integration from retrieving records from BTCat and bringing them right over to Koha through an API. Listen as the team from ByWater, CCPL, OSL, and B&T discuss how they worked together to make this cataloging integration a success.

Jessie Zairo (ByWater Solutions)
Miranda Nero (Ocean State Libraries)
Lori Ann Thorrat (Cuyahoga County Public Library)
Travis Kelly (Baker & Taylor)
Nick Clemens (ByWater Solutions)

1:30 PM –
2:30 PM (ET)
Link to "The Impact of AI on Libraries" Video
Link to "The Impact of AI on Libraries" Slides

The Impact of AI on Libraries

Representatives from ByWater Solutions and Equinox discuss how generative AI has led to new challenges for web-based library software and how they’ve worked to mitigate these disruptions.

Brian Pichman (ByWater Solutions)
Galen Charlton (Equinox)

2:30 PM –
3:00 PM (ET)
Wrap Up
Info

Conference Registration

Merchandise

Don’t forget to check out the cool gear you can purchase here!

Code of Conduct

Koha Community Code of Conduct

From: https://koha-community.org/about/policy/code-of-conduct/

All delegates, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at any Koha event are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event.

The Quick Version

Koha event organisers are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the event organisers.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

  • Violent threats, intimidation or personal insults directed against another person
  • Verbal, graphic or written comments related to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or religion
  • Posting sexually explicit or violent material
  • Stalking or following, including harassing photography or recording
  • Sustained disruption of talks or other presentations
  • Inappropriate physical contact or sexual attention
  • Posting (or threatening to post) other people’s personally identifying information
  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior
  • Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop, then stop

The Less Quick Version

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organisers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. Event organisers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of event staff immediately. Event staff can be identified by a clearly marked “STAFF” badge, button or shirt.

Event staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social activities. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!

This code of conduct is borrowed, slightly modified, from the folks at Evergreen who borrowed it from the folks at GopherCon, who borrowed it from JSConf, with permission. A section is adapted from the OpenStack Summit Code of Conduct.

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