Koha Community Newsletter: May 2025
Koha Community Newsletter: May 2025 
Volume 16, 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
Read the respective release notes by clicking the revision number.
| Date | Revision | Notes |
| 27 May 2025 | Koha 25.05.00 stable |
5 new features, 186 enhancements, 481 bugfixes |
| 27 May 2025 | Koha 24.11.05 (LTS) oldstable |
5 enhancements, 21 bugfixes (1 security fix) |
| 27 May 2025 | Koha 24.05.10 | 2 bugfixes (1 security fix) |
| 27 May 2025 | Koha 23.11.15 | 2 bugfixes (1 security fix) |
| 27 May 2025 | Koha 22.11.27 (LTS) | 1 bugfix (1 security fix) |
The Debian packages are usually available within days after the release.
New Koha version 25.05
On 27 May 2025 Katrin Fischer announced the release of Koha 25.05. This major release includes 5 new features, 186 enhancements and 481 bugfixes.
- Roles for 25.05
- Release notes for Koha 25.05.00
- System requirements and recommendations Koha 25.05
- Download Koha
- Installation documentation
- Koha 25.05 database schema
- Koha 25.05 manual (en) – also see more documentation
Community
New Koha libraries
Germany
- Stadtbibliothek Einbeck via LMS Cloud
- Weitzelbücherei Schlüchtern via LMS Cloud
Great Britain
- Norwich Bioscience Institutes via Open Fifth
Spain
- Red de Bibliotecas de Castilla-La Mancha via Xercode
USA
- Ririe City Library in Ririe (ID), via Bywater Solutions
- Walla Walla County Rural Library District in Walla Walla (WA), via Bywater Solutions
Koha tips and tricks
- Anonymisation and pseudonymisation (Open Fifth)
- Authority control (Bywater Solutions)
- Batch record modification to create items (Bywater Solutions)
- Bookings enhancements (Open Fifth)
- How can I make batch note changes to items when it’s a mix of existing notes and no existing notes? (Bywater Solutions)
- How is data protection managed (Open Fifth)
- HTML customizations (Bywater Solutions)
- HTML customizations: Bootstrap tabs and accordions (koha-US)
- Install the Koha library system in a click! (RAFLIMTS)
- Prettifying your Koha OPAC with the SENUX plugin (Open Fifth)
- Self checkout (Bywater Solutions)
- Set a custom book cover in the Koha library system (RAFLIMTS)
- Stock control in Koha (Open Fifth)
- Streamlining Koha self check (koha-US)
- What is counted for checkouts in Koha’s item search? (Bywater Solutions)
- What is Koha searching for publication date? (Bywater Solutions)
- What library is selected when using Koha’s batch extend due date tool? (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.
Call for papers: Koha user meeting for German speakers
By Phillip Orr (Koha-DACH Organisation team)
The next annual Koha user meeting for German-speaking Koha users will take place online on Thursday, 11 December 2025.
The call for papers is open. We look forward to receiving your ideas for contributions (German language only) via e-mail at info@koha-dach.eu. Further information will be posted on our website: https://koha-dach.eu/
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.