Koha Community Newsletter: August 2025
Koha Community Newsletter: August 2025
Volume 16, Issue 8
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 |
27 August 2025 | Koha 25.05.03 stable |
40 enhancements, 57 bugfixes |
27 August 2025 | Koha 24.11.08 (LTS) oldstable |
20 enhancements, 180 bugfixes |
27 August 2025 | Koha 24.05.13 | 2 enhancements, 2 bugfixes |
27 May 2025 | Koha 23.11.15 | 2 bugfixes (1 security fix) |
27 August 2025 | Koha 22.11.30 (LTS) | 1 enhancement, 4 bugfixes |
The Debian packages are usually available within days after the release.
Community
Notes, gossip and announcements
New Koha libraries
Canada
- Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary Library in Hamilton (Ontario), via Bywater Solutions
Germany
- Stadtbibliothek Delitzsch via LMS Cloud
USA
- Lydia Taft Pratt Library in West Dummerston (VT), via Bywater Solutions
- Hampton Public Library in Hampton (VA), via Bywater Solutions
- Newport News Public Library in Newport News (VA), via Bywater Solutions
- Northville District Library in Northville (MI), via Bywater Solutions
Koha tips and tricks
- A look into Koha 25.05 (koha-US)
- Can patron SMS number be searched from patron search? (Bywater Solutions)
- Can two patron accounts be un-merged in Koha? (Bywater Solutions)
- Checkout page updates (Bywater Solutions)
- CSS to hide (Bywater Solutions)
- Exact title matches in Elasticsearch (Bywater Solutions)
- Getting started with auto-renewals in Koha (Open Fifth)
- Holds awaiting pickup contact information (Bywater Solutions)
- Merging records for a tidy catalogue (Open Fifth)
- New acquisitions vendor view (Bywater Solutions)
- Patronj Point and Koha (Bywater Solutions)
- Reinventing the wheel (koha-US)
- Using Anubis with Koha (HKS3)
- What statistics are recorded for offline circulation? (Bywater Solutions)
Upcoming events
For all upcoming IRC meetings see Next IRC meetings or the Koha Community calendar.
For any other Koha-related meeting just see the Koha Community calendar.
German-speaking Koha-DACH-Hackfest on 7-10 October in Göttingen
by the GWDG-Koha-Team
Dear Koha Community, we cordially invite you to the 2nd German speaking Koha-DACH-Hackfest on 7-10 October 2025. The event is designed for people with experience in Koha who actively participate in the Koha community’s activities for developing, enhancing or translating the software or are planning to do so.
The event will take place in German language.
The GWDG in Göttingen is looking forward to hosting this year’s Hackfest. Please go to https://events.gwdg.de/e/koha-dach-hackfest2025 for more information and registration. Registration is open until 16 September 2025.
Past events
For all past IRC meetings see the following links or the Koha Community calendar.
For any other Koha-related meeting just see the Koha Community calendar.