Open Fifth’s Summer Events Programme 2025
Last updated on: 5th August 2025| 9th June 2025 | Open Fifth
You can find a calendar of Open Fifth’s upcoming events on the Events webpage.
June
Tuesday 10 June 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: GDPR processes: What you can do with Koha… Register on Eventbrite.
Tuesday 10 – Wednesday 11 June
In-person event: Libraries Connected Annual Seminar 2025 – “Resilience in an age of uncertainty“.
Visit Andrew and Fiona at the Open Fifth stand.
Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth. Find out more about Libraries Connected event.
Wednesday 11 June
In-person event: YOHHLNet Summer Event.
Visit Sam at the Open Fifth stand.
Leeds.
Tuesday 17 June 14:00 – 15:00
Online Open Discussion: Topic ‘Tracking Engagement with your library software’.
All Open Fifth customers are invited to join this open forum to share practices, tips and experiences across sectors and products.
We will be looking at how engagement with your library software can be tracked, looking at usage dashboards such as Google Analytics, to help you see how your patrons are navigating your site.
This event is for all Open Fifth customers. A calendar invitation has been sent to the customer list. If you have not received this, please reach out to your Account Manager or [email protected].
Thursday 19 June 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: How can I get involved in the open source community? The essentials series. Register on Eventbrite.
July
Tuesday 8 July 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: Accessibility in Koha LMS and Aspen Discovery: The essentials series. Register on Eventbrite.
Thursday 17 July 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: Customising your library’s OPAC: What you can do with Koha... Register on Eventbrite.
August
Thursday 7 August 14:00 – 16:30
In-person event: Open Fifth Event – Shared Practices and Experiences Forum
Open Fifth invites non-customers across all sectors to join us for an afternoon of learning and exchange from our wonderful customer community. We will be joined by speakers from a variety of libraries sharing their experiences with implementation, specific library system needs and applications.
A fantastic opportunity to learn from the community about the open source library software we support and services we provide!
Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ.
Please note – Registrations for this event have now closed. To learn more, reach out to the team at [email protected].
Tuesday 12 August 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: Customising your library’s discovery layer: What you can do with Aspen Discovery… Register on Eventbrite.
Thursday 21 August 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: Introducing the Archives: AToM, Archival description and access software. The essentials series. Register on Eventbrite.
September
Tuesday 9 September 11:00 – 12:00
Webinar: Aspen in Action.
These sessions include a show & ask from our libraries across regions and sectors, demonstrations of new features, updates from our developer team, and the opportunity for Q&A.
Our Aspen customers will be contacted directly with details for this event.
Tuesday 9 September 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: Working Together – Koha LMS and Aspen Discovery. The essentials series. Register on Eventbrite.
Tuesday 16 September 14:00 – 15:00
Online Open Discussion: Proposed topic ‘AI, LLMs and Your Library Systems’.
All Open Fifth customers are invited to join this open forum to share practices, tips and experiences across sectors and products.
We will be looking at how libraries are using AI and LLMs within their library systems workflows.
This event is for all Open Fifth customers. A calendar invitation will be sent closer to the time. Would you like to share about your AI and LLM experience, advice, challenges or demo your workflow? Reach out to [email protected].
Thursday 18 September 12:30 – 13:00
Webinar: From catalogue to community: The new Aspen Discovery engagement module. What you can do with Aspen Discovery… Register on Eventbrite.
Friday 19 September
In-person event: London Libraries Conference 2025
Visit Fiona and Lauren at the Open Fifth stand.
The Livery Hall, Guildhall, London. Find out more about London Libraries Conference event.
Thursday 25 – Friday 26 September
In-person event: Gothenburg Book Fair 2025 / Göteborg Book Fair
Visit the team at the Open Fifth stand.
The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden. Find out more about Gothenburg Book Fair event.
