06.12.2026

The Big News!

 

We are (finally!) very excited to officially announce that Weeks Public Library, Wiggin Memorial Library in Stratham and Lane Memorial Library in Hampton are forming a library consortium!

 

Why a consortium? And why these libraries?

Our consortium was seeded by the idea that local libraries can best serve their populations when they work cooperatively. By pooling our resources, we offer more to our patrons and the patrons of our neighboring communities. One essential element of forming a consortium is sharing resources.

 

To do that efficiently and effectively, all participants in the consortium need to have the same circulation system and catalog. These three libraries all use Koha for their circulation system, and Aspen Discovery for their patron catalog. Our consortium will be known as CORAL (Consortium of Rockingham Area Libraries).

 

What does this mean to our patrons?

In the simplest terms, it means that your one library card, as of July 8, 2026, will now work at all member libraries in the consortium – our systems will be connected and will recognize any patron with a valid card from any of the three libraries. You’ll be able to request books, audiobooks, and movies from a shared online catalog, and you’ll be able to pick those items up right here in Greenland, just the way you normally do! Transfers between libraries will run twice a week, so there will never be a long wait. You'll also be able to visit any consortium library in person and check out items with your Weeks Library card.

 

The Transition

Over the next month, as we make preparations for the consortium going live on July 8th, we will need to make some modifications to our system. During this period, you will not be able to place holds on any library item. Your library account may not be up to date during this changeover - so you may not see your most up to date checkouts listed, and you may see things you’ve returned still listed. You may even get a notice regarding an item you’ve returned. Please don’t worry! Everything will be reconciled when our system goes live again.

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Please stay tuned for more consortium news soon!