USA & Canada

Koha Hosting, Migration and Support for Libraries in the USA and Canada

For school, academic, public and special libraries that want Koha without running a server. We migrate your records, host and upgrade Koha, and train your staff.

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A library catalog beside clock tiles for the North American time zones

What we hear

The problems libraries here bring us

“Our library system contract is up for renewal and the price keeps rising.”

“We run Koha ourselves and nobody has time to upgrade or test the backups.”

“Our branches are in two time zones, and due dates come out wrong for one of them.”

“The self-check machines and RFID gates must keep working after any change.”

How we set it up

Configured for where your library is

Whether we install a new Koha, migrate you onto one, host it, or support the Koha you already run.

Your records, moved and reconciled

MARC21 bibliographic and item records, patrons, open loans and fines, moved from your current system with test loads and a reconciliation report before go-live.

Every time zone, even within one system

From America/St_Johns (UTC−3:30) to Pacific/Honolulu, and America/Phoenix with no summer time. Each library is set to its own zone, so a group of libraries across zones still gets correct due dates.

Your equipment keeps working

SIP2 connections to existing self-check kiosks and RFID gates, Z39.50 copy cataloguing from the Library of Congress and other catalogues, and English and French interfaces where you need them.

Across the region

Time zones we configure

Region	Time zone	Note
US Eastern	`America/New_York`	Summer time
US Central	`America/Chicago`	Summer time
US Mountain	`America/Denver`	Summer time
Arizona	`America/Phoenix`	No summer time
US Pacific	`America/Los_Angeles`	Summer time
Alaska, Hawaii	`America/Anchorage, Pacific/Honolulu`	Hawaii has no summer time
Canada, Atlantic and Newfoundland	`America/Halifax, America/St_Johns`	Newfoundland is UTC−3:30
Canada, Central and West	`America/Toronto, America/Winnipeg, America/Vancouver`	English and French interfaces

Mexico, Central and South America are on our Latin America page.

Included

What we look after

MARC21 and Z39.50

Copy cataloguing from the Library of Congress and other catalogues.

SIP2 self-check and RFID

Connections to the equipment you already own, tested before go-live.

Every US and Canadian zone

Including the ones without summer time and the half-hour one.

English and French

Both interfaces for Canadian libraries, and Spanish where needed.

Backups you keep

A full copy of your data whenever you want it, and no exit fee.

Published price

Koha Cloud Basic has a public price, and larger libraries get a written quote.

Koha Cloud pricing

Hosted Koha from $30 a month

Or $300 a year, saving $60. Up to 5,000 books, 5 staff and 300 patrons, with hosting, a subdomain, the public catalog, cataloguing, circulation, acquisitions, administration and training. The same price in every country; larger libraries get a tailored quote.

3 months free

Training included. Your contract starts only if you continue.

See Koha Cloud pricing

Already running Koha?

We support and fix the Koha you have, on your own server, and train your team in live sessions.

Koha support

Moving to Koha?

From another library system or a spreadsheet, validated and reconciled before go-live.

Koha data migration

Your team needs training?

Private live sessions for your staff on your own Koha, in your working hours.

Koha staff training

FAQ

What libraries in the region ask us

Can you migrate us from our current library system?

Yes. Bibliographic and item records, patrons, open loans, holds and fines are moved with test loads and a reconciliation report before go-live, and the exceptions are documented rather than hidden.

Will our self-check machines and RFID gates still work?

If they speak SIP2, which most do, yes. We connect and test each one before go-live, and keep the configuration documented.

How is it priced?

Koha Cloud's Basic plan has a published price in US dollars, the same in every country, with the first three months free. Support, migration and training for a Koha you run yourself are quoted.

Our services

Koha InstallationSet up properly, first time Data MigrationMove from your old system without losing anything Support & MaintenanceSomeone to call, before it breaks Staff TrainingLive sessions for your team, on the Koha you already run Version UpgradesGet back onto a supported release, safely RFID IntegrationMake your RFID hardware work with Koha IntegrationsConnect Koha to what your institution already runs CustomizationYour branding, your workflows OPAC ThemesA catalog that looks like your institution Multilingual CatalogsCatalog and search in any language or script AI Cataloging AssistantDraft records, audit catalog health, ask for a report in plain English

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Tell us where you are and what you run today. We reply in your working hours.