Library Joining the NExpress Shared Catalog

The Osage City Public Library is joining NExpress, a regional shared catalog service of the Northeast Kansas Library System. Osage City Public Library will be one of over 30 libraries currently participating in the shared catalog.

The transition from the current library circulation system to the new Koha system will take place on Wednesday, May 12 and Thursday, May 13.

The library will close at 5:00 PM. on Wednesday, May 12, and reopen on Friday, May 14, at 10:00 AM with a new library circulation software system called Koha, an advanced open-source integrated library system, used by thousands of libraries worldwide.

Once our library is on the new system, Koha will:

*allow patrons to renew materials, place requests and view checkouts, and holds online with a secure username and password

*enable requests for materials delivered to the patron’s home library from the shared collection of almost 500,000 items—movies, books and audiobooks

*allow patrons to place multiple titles in a Cart for easy, one-step request processing, and create personalized lists

*permit patrons to view their complete reading and checkout history

*notify patrons via e-mail when holds are available for pickup and when materials are due