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Koha Community Newsletter: September 2025
by Michael Kuhn 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

The Koha Community Newsletter for September 2025 is here: https://koha-community.org/koha-community-newsletter-september-2025/ Many thanks to everyone who submitted articles and news to this newsletter! Please feel free to e-mail me (mik(a)adminkuhn.ch) with any corrections or suggestions. Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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koha-US General Meeting reminder: Wednesday, October 01, 2025
by Kristi Krueger 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Hello! The next koha-US General Meeting is Wednesday, October 01, 2025. When: 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET (time converter <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+general+m…> ) Where: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/648572897?pwd=TUpsRE1TYlFPWWxTWFl4TVovSTJ3Zz09 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1giVYXinEOabADgNc-QDZfxp6z8iYvNXW452ekR5… If you have additional topics for the agenda, please send them to secretary(a)koha-us.org Meetings are held via Zoom video conferencing. A microphone and webcam are recommended but not required. Zoom is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux on desktops, and Android and iOS on mobile devices. For help getting started, visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697 These meetings are always free and open to any and all. Kristi Krueger koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Video | 526
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

We have secured our final episode for Season 5! And now we'll help you secure patron categories. You probably have some patron categories that you don't want staff using or assigning to patrons. And unless you have a branch that is not used by staff, it is impossible to have a patron category that staff can't use from at least one branch. Christopher will give you some code to hide those special categories, and make the category selection a little less cluttered. https://youtu.be/-lY85g6aihY?si=d0Fv2Ir85RjVoDmX Respectfully, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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koha-US October 2025 Events & Meetings
by Kristi Krueger 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

Hello! koha-US online meetings and events are free and open to all. See our calendar for a full list: http://koha-us.org/calendar/. For Google Calendar users, add our events calendar to your list for easy access to meeting times and links: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=a29oYS11cy5vcmdfZG1xb2pkczE5Zn… *Meetings* General Meeting - Wednesday, October 01 @ 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET / 15:30 UTC Board Meeting - Wednesday, October 08 @ 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET / 15:30 UTC *Special Interest Groups* Cataloging - Thursday, October 02 @ 8:00a PT / 11:00a ET / 15:00 UTC Baby Devs - Thursday, October 09 @ 10:00a PT / 1:00p ET / 17:00 UTC System Administration - Tuesday, October 14 @ 8:00a PT / 11:00a ET / 15:00 UTC Web Development - Thursday, October 16 @ 10:00a PT / 1:00p ET / 17:00 UTC Acquisitions - Tuesday, October 21 @ 9:00a PT / 12:00p ET / 16:00 UTC Circulation - Wednesday, October 22 @ 10:30 PT / 1:30 ET / 17:30 UTC Consortia - Thursday, October 23 @ 9:00a PT / 12:00p ET / 16:00 UTC Visit http://koha-us.org/special-interest-groups/ to learn more and sign up for topic-specific mailing lists. Most meetings and events are recorded and made available at https://www.youtube.com/kohaus Kristi Krueger koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-US.org

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Koha September release with security fixes
by Paul Derscheid 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

Hi all, The Koha community is proud to announce the release of September versions: 25.05.04 (v25.05.04-1) 24.11.09 (v24.11.09-1) 24.05.14 (v24.11.14-1) 22.11.31 (v22.11.31-1) It is a bugfix/maintenance release including some security fixes. It is highly recommended to upgrade. The full release notes are available at: https://koha-community.org/koha-25-05-04-released https://koha-community.org/koha-24-11-09-released https://koha-community.org/koha-24-05-14-released https://koha-community.org/koha-22-11-31-released Debian packages are available. Tarballs will follow soon. Kind regards Paul -- LMSCloud GmbH Paul Derscheid - Software Engineer Bismarckstr. 3 - D-72764 Reutlingen e paul.derscheid(a)lmscloud.de w www.lmscloud.de

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koha-z3950-responder can't locate perl5db.pl
by Mark Alexander 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

I've done a fresh install of Koha 25.05 on Ubuntu 24.04 server. I'm now trying to get the z3950-responder to start so that I can have Z39.50 server that puts out a 952$k with the item status. In the past I installed my own cobbled-together z3950 responder server to do this, but I'd like to do it without custom cruft. So I did the expected things: koha-z3950-responder --enable INSTANCE Edit /etc/koha/sites/INSTANCE/z3950/config.xml, and uncomment this line: <z3950_responder_options>\-\-add-item-status k -t 5</z3950_responder_options> Then start the responder: koha-z3950-responder --start --debugger INSTANCE I get this error: * Starting Z39.50/SRU daemon for rpl Can't locate /perl5db.pl. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. I see the missing file here: /usr/share/perl/5.38.2/perl5db.pl I also tried this within a koha-shell INSTANCE and got the same error. Do I need to fiddle with the PERL5LIB environment variable? What am I doing wrong? -- By trying very hard to improve things, I am often able to make them much worse. --Ashleigh Brilliant

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KohaCon26 in Germany
by Sieber, Michaela (BIB) 19 Sep '25

19 Sep '25

Dear Koha community, we are honored to host KohaCon26 in Karlsruhe and are excited to welcome the community to our city in 2026. Thank you very much for your votes and for the trust placed in KIT. Our team is looking forward to working closely with the community to make this a memorable and inspiring conference. We will keep you updated as our planning progresses and are eager to share more details soon. We hope to see many of you in Karlsruhe – let’s make KohaCon26 a wonderful experience together! Best regards, Michaela on behalf of the KIT KohaCon26 team -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) KIT Library Michaela Sieber IT Services Straße am Forum 2 76131 Karlsruhe https://www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/index.php KIT – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:54:57 -0400 From: Caroline Cyr La Rose To: Koha mailing list Subject: [Koha] KohaCon26 Host Announced Hello dear Koha community, While some of us are preparing to gather in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand this November for KohaCon25 (https://2025.kohacon.org/) it is also time to look ahead to KohaCon26. The bidding period closed on 28 March 2025, with two strong proposals submitted. To let the community decide, a vote was organized on Mattermost (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/drrwyk6xxpydxxna4qbte8sj4o) which remained open until 12 September 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The results were as follows (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/9rchhhc7hfrtdq8ruxknau7qbo) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany: 126 votes Cyprus University of Technology Library, Cyprus: 21 votes On behalf of the community, I want to sincerely thank both institutions for their enthusiastic bids. Hosting an international conference is a major commitment and a huge contribution to Koha. The fact that more than one institution stepped forward shows the value the community places on KohaCon as a place for us to share knowledge, collaborate, and strengthen our community. Please join me in congratulating KIT on being selected as the host of KohaCon26. The next updates will come from the KIT team as they begin planning the event. They will share news with you as it becomes available. I look forward to seeing many of you in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2026! Warm regards, Caroline Cyr La Rose

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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Video | 525
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 19 Sep '25

19 Sep '25

In case you missed last week's scheduled release of The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Video (which you wouldn't have missed if you were subscribed!): In this episode, George will talk about a regression in a couple dropdowns in Koha, and how to sort them so you don't have to spend your afternoons looking for that one setting lost in a sea of unsorted options. Thank you, George! https://youtu.be/7pAWunBHLqY Sincerely, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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KohaCon26 Host Announced
by Caroline Cyr La Rose 18 Sep '25

18 Sep '25

Hello dear Koha community, While some of us are preparing to gather in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand this November for KohaCon25 (https://2025.kohacon.org/) it is also time to look ahead to KohaCon26. The bidding period closed on 28 March 2025, with two strong proposals submitted. To let the community decide, a vote was organized on Mattermost (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/drrwyk6xxpydxxna4qbte8sj4o) which remained open until 12 September 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The results were as follows (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/9rchhhc7hfrtdq8ruxknau7qbo) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany: 126 votes Cyprus University of Technology Library, Cyprus: 21 votes On behalf of the community, I want to sincerely thank both institutions for their enthusiastic bids. Hosting an international conference is a major commitment and a huge contribution to Koha. The fact that more than one institution stepped forward shows the value the community places on KohaCon as a place for us to share knowledge, collaborate, and strengthen our community. Please join me in congratulating KIT on being selected as the host of KohaCon26. The next updates will come from the KIT team as they begin planning the event. They will share news with you as it becomes available. I look forward to seeing many of you in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2026! Warm regards, Caroline Cyr La Rose

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Koha locking up after checking in books
by Paul Dokken 16 Sep '25

16 Sep '25

I have a Koha instance running 23.11. We have not gone live with it yet but when testing overdue notices it has locked up several times when I check in books after there has been no use for several hours. It will not respond and I have to end up having to reboot the whole server. It then will allow me to check out and in books and works fine. Any suggestions on what to check? Thanks, -- *Paul Dokken* Information and Digital Technology System Administrator PO Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173 | jaars.org (c) 803.235.6861 | paul.dokken(a)jaars.org JUNGLE AVIATION AND RELAY SERVICE At JAARS, we commit to: Seek God Above All | Serve in Love | Act with Integrity | Steward God's Resources with Courage | Pursue Excellence | Collaborate with Respect | Create a Culture of Innovation

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