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Koha Community Newsletter: November 2025
by Michael Kuhn 26 Nov '25

26 Nov '25

The Koha Community Newsletter for November 2025 is here: https://koha-community.org/koha-community-newsletter-november-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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Community positions for 26.05 cycle
by Paul Derscheid 26 Nov '25

26 Nov '25

Hi all, It’s that time again; we’re coming up to release time for 25.11, and that means picking the team for the 26.05 cycle! Please see the roles page at https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Roles_for_26.05 and add your name to a role if you would like to propose volunteering for it. The team vote will take place on December 10th at the next development meeting. New people are more than welcome and it’s just as important to have non-developers helping to steer the ship as it is the developers! Some roles we’d like to draw your attention to: * Bug Wranglers <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Project_roles#Bug_wrangler> - We can always do with more bug wranglers! These people love to keep things tidy, and Bugzilla is always in need of your help. We need people to help manage ‘the list’, identify the duplicates, promote bugs to specialists, and find people to do sign-offs and testing. Everyone is invited to this party; we need you! This is a great first-time role to take on, and it makes a real difference to active community contributors’ lives! * Documentation Team <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Project_roles#Documentation_team> - The documentation team is a growing team that’s made great inroads into bringing Koha’s documentation up to date and ensuring we have a well-documented piece of software. There’s plenty more to do, and they’re always on the lookout for new contributors. The documentation team is a super-friendly group and would love to see you join them. What I’d also love to see are developers taking a look at the documentation team to support with infrastructure, approaches, or more technically challenging parts of Koha. * Wiki Curators <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Project_roles#Wiki_team> - Koha’s wiki is bursting at the seams with good information, but we need your help to bring order to the chaos and keep improving the content. If you’ve got an interest in maintaining an area of the Wiki, helping identify out-of-date information, or categorising data, then this is a job for you. * Meeting Facilitators <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Project_roles#Meeting_facilitators> - We have regular meetings in the community to discuss development progress, documentation tasks, and general community needs. It would be really helpful to have someone to help promote those meetings, keep them on track, and work on the minutes. Right now, these meetings are still run by me with help from the attendees, except for the documentation team, where the burden lies on the team managers. A new face in this role would really be appreciated! * Accessibility Advocate <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Project_roles#Accessibility_advocate> - In Koha, we really want to be open and accessible to all, but accessibility is an area that many of us are not as aware of as we should be. We’d like to have some people helping to promote best practices and report accessibility issues we might not be aware of. * Release Maintainer 1 <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Project_roles#Release_maintainer> - We are still looking for someone interested in doing release maintenance for the stable release. To be frank, this is not an easy job, but it is a very rewarding one. If you want to understand how things actually work behind the scenes and learn git the hard way, this is the role for you! If you’d like to volunteer for any of the roles, I am happy to chat about the ones I have experience in or point you to a person that is better suited to give you an overview. Kind regards, Paul

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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Videos | 604
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 15 Nov '25

15 Nov '25

Just a warning: I am off for two weeks, but our next Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Video will drop next Thursday. Don't miss it! Be sure to subscribe so you know when it goes live. https://youtu.be/6xjzwcJe0WE Getting some well-deserved rest, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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Call for news - Newsletter November 2025
by Michael Kuhn 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Hi I'm collecting news for the November 2025 Koha Community Newsletter. Please send anything noteworthy to: mik (at) adminkuhn (dot) ch News criteria: * Relevant news items can be of any length. * Images are fine. * Anything and everything Koha. * Submit by the 26th of the month. Text format criteria: * Just structured plain text, or * HTML text to include tables or similar For events: * Consider adding your event to the Koha Community calendar at https://koha-community.org/calendar/ Thank you! Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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koha-US Board Meeting Minutes for November 12, 2025
by Kristi Krueger 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

Hello, Here's a link to the minutes from the koha-US board meeting on Wednesday, November 12, 2025- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qw9ghbN26bpNHdz1EFSx-hYEXLWEqYfoBLhblDP… koha-US meetings are open to all! Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30 PT / 9:30 MT / 10:30 CT / 11:30 ET. The next koha-US General Meeting will be on Wednesday, December 3 @ 8:30 PT / 9:30 MT / 10:30 CT / 11:30 ET (time converter <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+December+…> ). If you have additional topics for the General Meeting agenda, please send them to secretary(a)koha-us.org. Kristi Krueger koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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Koha October release with security fixes
by Paul Derscheid 11 Nov '25

11 Nov '25

Hi all, The Koha community is proud to announce the release of October versions: 25.05.05 (v25.05.05-1) 24.11.10 (v24.11.10-2) 24.05.15 (v24.05.15-2) 22.11.32 (v22.11.32-1) 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-25-05-05-released/ https://koha-community.org/koha-24-11-10-released/ https://koha-community.org/koha-24-05-15-released/ https://koha-community.org/koha-22-11-32-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-US Board Meeting Reminder for Wednesday, November 12, 2025
by Kristi Krueger 10 Nov '25

10 Nov '25

Hello! The next koha-US Board Meeting is Wednesday, November 12, 2025. When: 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET (time converter <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+Board+Mee…> ) Where: Zoom <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/293750042?pwd=SGQzS2pmU3prNFhYRHNaeTFhOHN4QT09> Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yaF_K4JzCALnFFV2S25jTfNQybep6h1vaUtRJZP… 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 Videos | 603
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 06 Nov '25

06 Nov '25

Not everyone uses enrollment fees. But it is a feature in the patron categories that could be useful. However, there are caveats to using that could be a little troublesome. Christopher will explain one issue he has run into with enrollment fees, and how he has addressed this in his Koha system. George is just jealous that he can't put this to good use. https://youtu.be/fbVKlHpkf5g Sincerely, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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koha-US General Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, November 5, 2025
by Kristi Krueger 06 Nov '25

06 Nov '25

Hello, Here's a link to the minutes from the koha-US General Meeting held on Wednesday, November 05, 2025- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yGabeVh2ZrRcB-ty5_uNftCsPIPRW1mR5vKgXZn… The recording for the general meeting is not available just yet. A link to the recording will be added to the minutes as soon as it is available, along with the chat log. koha-US meetings are open to all! The next general meeting will be on Wednesday, 03 December, 2025 at 8:30 am PT / 9:30 am MT / 10:30 am CT / 11:30 am ET. The next board meeting will be on Wednesday, 12 November at 8:30 am PT / 9:30 am MT / 10:30 am CT / 11:30 am ET. Kristi Krueger koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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koha-US November 2025 Events & Meetings
by Kristi Krueger 05 Nov '25

05 Nov '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, November 05 @ 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET / 15:30 UTC Board Meeting - Wednesday, November 12 @ 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET / 15:30 UTC *Special Interest Groups* Cataloging - Thursday, November 06 @ 8:00a PT / 11:00a ET / 15:00 UTC System Administration - Tuesday, November 11 @ 8:00a PT / 11:00a ET / 15:00 UTC Baby Devs - Thursday, November 13 @ 10:00a PT / 1:00p ET / 17:00 UTC Acquisitions - Tuesday, November 18 @ 9:00a PT / 12:00p ET / 16:00 UTC Customization (Formerly Web Development) - Thursday, November 20 @ 10:00a PT / 1:00p ET / 17:00 UTC Circulation - Wednesday, November 26 @ 10:30 PT / 1:30 ET / 17:30 UTC Consortia - Thursday, November 27 @ 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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