The Coeur d’Alene Public Library in Coeur d’Alene, ID will be hosting the 2017 Koha-US annual conference:

The cost for the conference will be $25 (this amount subject to change upon final costs from suppliers) to cover coffee, water and snacks for us during the conference itself.
Coeur d’Alene Public Library
702 E Front Ave
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
August 9-12, 2017
Registration is now closed.
Preliminary Schedule (Subject to change)
Please note we are still gathering information, so the schedule will be updated as it comes in.
Recording Archive – All the recorded sessions are marked in the schedule below (I’m still adding – come back later to see the full slate of archives) and are in the Playlist at YouTube
Access presentation slides/notes, and photos from the conference here: Presentation Slides/Notes/Photos
Access a scanned copy of the conference program here: 2017 conference program (The member directory has been obscured to hide member phone numbers and e-mail addresses.)
Wednesday – August 9 | |||
8:00AM | Registration/Snacks (Community Room) | ||
9:00AM | Welcome/Housekeeping/Intro to track system (Community Room) | ||
9:15AM | Keynote Speaker – Chris Cormack via Internet (Community Room) Slides | ||
10:00AM | Break | ||
10:15AM | Session 1A | Koha Community, ways to communicate and connect – Lisette Scheer/Christopher Davis (Community Room) Slides | |
Session 1B | EDI: You can make it work for you – Tricia Brauer and Rhonda Kuiper (Story Room) Slides Recording | ||
How EDI can streamline your acquisitions and cataloging processes. | |||
11:00AM | Session 2A | Networking Session – Free time (Story Room) | |
Use this free time to talk to that person across the room who you think that you recognize, but who you can’t quite put a name to. You could also just introduce yourself to someone you don’t yet know. | |||
Session 2B | Mana-kb – Brendan Gallagher (ByWater Solutions) (Community Room) | ||
The shared knowledge base for all Koha users around the world. Quick discussion with a short demo. | |||
12:00PM | Lunch on your own | ||
1:30PM | Session 3A | Koha Toolkit: Enhancing the User Experience – Barbara Glassford Johnson (Community Room) Slides | |
How we used CSS, jQuery, Tools and Reports to customize the library catalog and maximize staff efficiency. Examples and code provided. | |||
Session 3B | Koha adoption in Academic Libraries in Nigeria – Basiru Adetomiwa (Story Room) | ||
Experience in Cataloguing of Students project, Journal article and Newspaper indexing. | |||
2:15PM | Session 4A | NExpress Koha Show and Tell – George Williams (Community Room) | |
Demonstrating several ways that the NExpress consortium is using existing components of Koha, jQuery, and CSS in ways that other libraries may not be aware of. | |||
Session 4B | Inventory: A quick and (mostly) painless approach – Jason Robb (Story Room) Slides, Extra Documentation | ||
A crash course on using Koha’s inventory module with a tablet and Bluetooth scanner. We will also discuss benefits and complications. | |||
3:00PM | Break | ||
3:15PM | Roundtable Discussions | ||
Acquisitions – Moderator: Viccy Kemp (Jameson Room) | |||
System Administration Policies/Circ Rules – Moderators: Lisette Scheer/Christopher Brannon (Story Room) | |||
Cataloging – Moderator: Tricia Brauer (Community Room) | |||
Public Services – Moderator: Robin Hastings (Gozzer Room) | |||
Library Marketing/Using Reports – Moderator: Myka Kennedy Stephens (Craft Room) | |||
4:00PM | End | ||
Thursday – August 10 | |||
8:30AM | Snacks/Mingle (Community Room) | ||
9:00AM | Welcome/Housekeeping (Community Room) | ||
9:15AM | Session 5A | Inventory in Koha: Our step by step process – Eli Anthony (Community Room) Recording Slides | |
Detailing the process we use to inventory our libraries, from the initial planning all the way through to managing the data it produces. | |||
Session 5B | You Can Be an Open Source Library – Myka Kennedy Stephens (Story Room) Slides | ||
Migrating to Koha was the beginning of a chain of migrations and adoptions of open source platforms to support library operation at Lancaster Theological Seminary. We migrated our digital archive from dSpace to Omeka, an open source platform that supports online exhibits and embedded media files. When we needed to make guides available online, we turned to the open source library guides platform SubjectsPlus. For managing and archiving the Seminary’s electronic records, we adopted an open source digital asset management platform called ResourceSpace to create an internal institutional repository. This session will introduce each of these platforms along with the pitfalls and rewards of becoming an open source library. | |||
10:00AM | Break | ||
10:15AM | Session 6A | Collection finances in Koha for new users : we did it–and you can, too! – John Sterbenz (Story Room) Recording Slides | |
Come learn about collection finances–getting started, fund accounting, elementary reporting, invoice payment, standing orders, and more! | |||
Session 6B | New item sharing: Let Koha do the heavy lifting – Jason Robb (Community Room) Slides Recording | ||
Using Koha features and some JavaScript, we’ve created automated regulation of new item sharing. I’ll share our setup and experiences. Additional Documents 1, 2, 3, 4 | |||
11:00AM | Session 7A | Tiny CMS, Big Design Dreams: Using Koha as a Library Website – Amanda Tarbet (Story Room) Recording | |
Our small academic library used Koha’s Tiny CMS to build a user-centered and full service website using only CSS, HTML and a bit of javascript. If we could do it, so can you! | |||
Session 7B | Make Your Receipts More Useful – George Williams (Community Room) Recording (Audio only) | ||
Add jQuery and CSS to receipts in Koha to make the receipt output more useful to front-line circulation staff. | |||
12:00PM | Box Lunch Presentation: EBSCOHost Discovery for Koha – hosted by EBSCOHost: Mike MacKinnon and David Podboy (Community Room) Recording (Incomplete – the recording stops before the end of the presentation.) | ||
1:30PM | Session 8A | Use lists in Koha for a variety of tasks – Christopher Davis via Internet (Community Room) Recording | |
Librarians and patrons can use lists in Koha for a variety of tasks including reader’s advisory questions at the reference desk, merging duplicate titles, and batch record processing. | |||
Session 8B | Doing Project Management – Practical Tips for Tech Projects – Robin Hastings (Story Room) Recording | ||
This session will focus on how to successfully manage all the small details and big deadlines that come with tech projects, with a focus on the movement from one ILS to another. | |||
2:15PM | Session 9A | Local Support: A panel discussion on venturing into open source and development of local support – Christopher Brannon, Mark Foster, Lisette Scheer, George Williams, Kari Wilson (Community Room) | |
Support staff from various libraries will share their experiences in building local support for their Open Source ILS. | |||
Session 9B | Doing Authentication – Myka Kennedy Stephens (Story Room) Recording | ||
Hear one library’s story of moving from referring URL technology to SAML-backed OpenAthens for authenticating off-site access to eResources. | |||
3:00PM | Break | ||
3:15PM | Roundtable Discussions | ||
Conference Ideas for 2018 – Moderators: Tyler McLane/Fred King (Jameson Room) | |||
Circulation – Moderator: Jason Robb (Story Room) | |||
Feautures We’d Like to See – Moderator: Rhonda Kuiper (Community Room) | |||
Fundraising – Moderators: Brendan Gallagher/Todd Goatley (Gozzer Room) | |||
4:00PM | End | ||
Friday – August 11 | |||
8:30AM | Snacks/Mingle (Community Room) | ||
9:00AM | Welcome / Intro Session – SQL, You Can Too! – Lisette Scheer (Community Room) | ||
9:45AM | Hackfest 1A | Bug Testing / Patch Writing (Those who want to do) (Jameson Room) | |
Hackfest 1B | Bug Testing / Walk me through (Story Room) | ||
Hackfest 1C | More SQL / Hold my hand (Community Room) | ||
Hackfest 1D | jQuery / Make it work for me (Gozzer Room) | ||
12:00PM | Lunch on your own | ||
1:30PM | Hackfest 2A | Bug Testing / Patch Writing (Those who want to do) (Jameson Room) | |
Hackfest 2B | Bug Testing / Walk me through (Story Room) | ||
Hackfest 2C | More SQL / Hold my hand (Community Room) | ||
Hackfest 2D | jQuery / Make it work for me (Gozzer Room) | ||
3:30PM | Closing / Review of Hackfest Workflow (Community Room) | ||
4:00PM | End | ||
Saturday – August 12 | |||
8:30AM | Snacks/Mingle (Community Room) | ||
9:00AM | Welcome / Intro Session – Kohadevbox – Your test environment – Christopher Brannon (Community Room) | ||
9:45AM | Hackfest 3A | Bug Testing / Patch Writing (Those who want to do) (Gozzer Room) | |
Hackfest 3B | Bug Testing / Walk me through (Story Room) | ||
Hackfest 3C | More SQL / Hold my hand (Jameson Room) | ||
Hackfest 3D | jQuery / Make it work for me (Community Room) | ||
12:00PM | Lunch on your own | ||
1:30PM | Hackfest 4A | Bug Testing / Patch Writing (Those who want to do) (Gozzer Room) | |
Hackfest 4B | Bug Testing / Walk me through (Story Room) | ||
Hackfest 4C | More SQL / Hold my hand (Jameson Room) | ||
Hackfest 4D | jQuery / Make it work for me (Community Room) | ||
3:30PM | Closing / Comments for Next Year (Community Room) | ||
4:00PM | End |
Coeur d'Alene Inn / Best Western Plus 506 W Appleway Coeur d'Alene ID 83814 Phone: 208-765-3200 Fax: 208-667-1495 Call 1-800-251-7829 and mention Koha-US Conference to receive the group rate.

- Nights available for the group rate are August 8-12.
- Room types include:
- Single Queen
- Double Queen
- Standard King
- Courtyard King w/Sofa
- Amenities include:
- Complimentary breakfast
- Parking
- Wi-Fi
- Hot tub
- Swimming pool
- Fitness center
- Shuttle to/from the airport is $50 one way, or $65 round trip.
- The shuttle also provides free transportation to/from the Coeur d’Alene Resort, which is a few blocks from the library.
- Please make arrangements in advance for transportation downtown.
- Hotel is not within walking distance of the conference
- Spokane International Airport: http://spokaneairports.net
- Transportation: http://coeurdalene.org/how-to-get-here/transportation
- Spokane cabs:
- http://spo-cab.com/
- http://www.spokaneairporttaxicabride.com/
- http://www.cheapdollarcab.com/
- Coeur d’Alene cabs:
- Coeur d’Alene Taxi 208-676-8294
- http://www.scottstaxicda.com/
- Ride Away Right Away 208-777-1090
- Visitors: http://coeurdalene.org/ (Travel Info/Attractions)
- Lake Coeur d’Alene Cruises (we may try to setup a group discount TBA): http://www.cdaresort.com/discover/cruises
- Silverwood Theme Park & Boulder Beach: http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com/
- Coeur d’Alene Parasail: http://cdaparasail.com/
- Timberline Adventures: http://www.ziptimberline.com/
- Row Adventure Center: https://www.rowadventurecenter.com/
- Brooks Sea Plane: http://brooks-seaplane.com/
- Other tour ideas: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g35418-Activities-c42-Coeur_d_Alene_Idaho.html
Please send your related questions/comments to cbrannon at cdalibrary dot org