Koha Community Newsletter: May 2026

Koha Community Newsletter: May 2026
Volume 17, Issue 5
ISSN 2153-8328
Edited by Michael Kuhn

Please submit news items to mik (at) adminkuhn (dot) ch

Table of contents

• Development
  • Current Koha versions
  • New Koha version 26.05
• Community
  • New Koha libraries
  • Koha tips and tricks
  • Support provider news
• Upcoming events
• Past events

Development

Current Koha versions

Read the respective release notes by clicking the revision number.

The Debian packages are usually available within days after the release.

New Koha version 26.05

On 26 May 2026 Lucas Gass announced the release of Koha 26.05. This major release includes 2 new features, 214 enhancements and 365 bugfixes.

• Roles for 26.05
• Release notes for Koha 26.05.00
• System requirements and recommendations Koha 26.05 (…but still without entry for Koha 26.05)
• Download Koha (Koha 26.05 not yet available)
• Installation documentation
• Koha 26.05 database schema (not yet available)
• Koha 26.05 manual (en) – also see more documentation

Community

New Koha libraries

Germany

• Gemeindebücherei Hohenlockstedt, via LMS Cloud
• Stadtbibliothek Pirna, via LMS Cloud
• Stadtbücherei Flein, via LMS Cloud

USA

• Ash Flat Library in Ash Flat (AR), via Bywater Solutions

Koha tips and tricks

• Additional fields – ready or not (koha-US)
• Can a library add placeholder items on import of MARC records? (Bywater Solutions)
• Can Koha date and time display formats be changed? (Bywater Solutions)
• Data migration to Koha LMS (Open Fifth)
• Does the batch hold modification tool interact with item groups? (Bywater Solutions)
• Faille de sécurité GNU/Linux = Infrastructure mise à jour! (Biblibre)
• Giving overdues reports in Koha a boost (Open Fifth)
• How to reset the Koha admin password (Koha Support)
• How to retrieve the Koha database username and password (Koha Support)
• How to validate MARC records before importing into Koha (Koha Support)
• Is anyone else having trouble with Z39.50 authority searches from Library of Congress? (Bywater Solutions)
• Is open source secure? (Catalyst)
• New patron account linking feature in Koha LMS (Open Fifth)
• Official RDA: what’s changing and what it means for your catalogue (Koha Support)
• Open source explained simply (Catalyst)
• Reports – what do we mean by “activity” on Koha? (Open Fifth)
• Repurposing quote of the day (koha-US)
• Vendor MARC records: what to check before importing into Koha (Koha Support)
• What is RDA cataloguing? Resource Description and Access explained (Koha Support)
• What MARCReady can fix – and what a librarian should still review (Koha Support)

Support provider news

• Bywater Solutions partners with Cirrius Impact to bring advanced SMS &and voice notifications to Koha libraries (Bywater Solutions)

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.

Past events

For all past meetings, see the following links or the Koha Community calendar:

• All past General Meetings
• All past Developers Meetings
• All past Documentation Meetings

For any other Koha-related meetings, see the Koha Community calendar.