Koha Community Newsletter: April 2026
Koha Community Newsletter: April 2026 
Volume 17, Issue 4
ISSN 2153-8328
Edited by Michael Kuhn
Please submit news items to mik (at) adminkuhn (dot) ch
Table of contents
Development
Current Koha versions
Read the respective release notes by clicking the revision number.
| Date | Revision | Notes |
| 24 April 2026 | Koha 25.11.04 stable |
21 enhancements, 60 bugfixes (6 security fixes) |
| 24 April 2026 | Koha 25.05.10 stable |
1 enhancement, 6 bugfixes (5 security fixes) |
| 24 April 2026 | Koha 24.11.15 (LTS) oldstable |
2 enhancements, 5 bugfixes (5 security fixes) |
| 5 December 2025 | Koha 24.05.16 | 2 bugfixes (2 security fixes) |
| 24 April 2026 | Koha 22.11.37 (LTS) | 1 enhancement, 6 bugfixes (5 security fixes) |
The Debian packages are usually available within days after the release.
Community
Notes, gossip and announcements
- Back to our roots: Open Fifth at the Koha Hackfest 2026 (Open Fifth)
- Kohala news no. 26 (Mars 2026) (Kohala)
- 10 Jahre Open Source in Öffentlichen Bibliotheken – 1. April 2026 (LMS Cloud)
Please note that the Koha Charitable Foundation steering group is delighted to announce that the nomination form for Koha Charitable Foundation Board is now live. A link to the bylaws and a form for nominations can be found on this link and will be live until 4 May 2026 20:00 UTC
New Koha libraries
Germany
- Kreismedienzentrum Tübingen, via LMS Cloud
- Stadtbibliothek Zschopau, via LMS Cloud
- Stadtbücherei Bamberg, via LMS Cloud
Great Britain
- Bury College in Bury, via Open Fifth
USA
- Melissa Public Library in Melissa (TX), via Bywater Solutions
Koha tips and tricks
- Additional fields for credit and debit types in Koha LMS (Open Fifth)
- Can library staff change patron privacy settings in Koha? (Bywater Solutions)
- Can the citation feature be hidden in the Koha OPAC? (Bywater Solutions)
- Deep diving into Koha notice templates with Template Toolkit (Open Fifth)
- Discussions about some Koha 25.11 features (koha-US)
- Exporting/importing patrons – Beyond the batch patron modification tool (koha-US)
- How does the Koha CatalogerEmails system preference work? (Bywater Solutions)
- Implementing Koha in your library (Open Fifth)
- Koha LMS offline circulation tool (KOCT) (Open Fifth)
- Nouveautés de la version 25.11 (Biblibre)
- Validating ISBNs in Koha 25.11 (Open Fifth)
- What is the recommended limit of Koha inventory items to process at a time? (Bywater Solutions)
- What to look out for when upgrading to Koha 25.11 (Open Fifth)
Support provider news
- En approche, l’installation de Koha 25.11 chez nos clients (Biblibre)
- Financer le logiciel libre (Anubis) (Biblibre)
- Open Fifth Koha and Aspen Discovery Development Updates – April 2026 (Open Fifth)
Upcoming events
For all upcoming meetings, see next meetings or the Koha Community calendar.
For any other Koha-related meetings, see the Koha Community calendar.
Kohacon26 program and registration
by The Kohacon26 Organizing Team
We are happy to announce that registration for KohaCon26 in Karlsruhe is now officially open! If you are planning to attend in person, please make sure to complete your registration by August 28 at the latest.
Registration: https://kohacon26.bibliothek.kit.edu/registration/
For online participants, registration is not mandatory. However, we highly encourage you to sign up as well. Registered participants will receive important updates via email, including access details for the live stream and other conference news.
The conference program is available on our website: https://kohacon26.bibliothek.kit.edu/schedule/
The Working Together Days feature planned sessions and activities, complemented by an interactive format that invites participants to actively contribute their ideas and expertise. Additional sessions can be proposed and developed collaboratively on site. Several rooms at the InformatiKOM will be available to support parallel discussions, workshops, and group work.
We are looking forward to welcoming you – whether in Karlsruhe or online!
- Conference website: https://kohacon26.bibliothek.kit.edu/
- About Kohacon: https://koha-community.org/kohacon/
Past events
For all past meetings, see the following links or the Koha Community calendar:
For any other Koha-related meetings, see the Koha Community calendar.