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Call for news - Newsletter March 2026
by Michael Kuhn 13 Mar '26

13 Mar '26

Hi I'm collecting news for the March 2026 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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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Videos | 612
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 13 Mar '26

13 Mar '26

Koha is a fantastic ILS. We love it! Many of us that have made the move to Koha from another ILS would probably say we would never look back. But even the best systems have issues. Usually it can be chalked up to new features going through the gauntlet of frontline use and being tried out in real world situations. As much as developers try, they can't always account for every single variable, especially when they are developing in an isolated environment. It is up to those of us on the business end of things to give feedback to those developers. Sometimes we give feedback to let them know what an awesome job they are doing, and how we love the changes. And sometimes it is to let them know that things aren't quite right. Today we talk about a cataloging permission that isn't quite right. It works. It does the job. I (Christopher) was excited that the permission existed. It does exactly what I need it to do. Could the implementation be better? Possibly. Join with us today in this episode and judge for yourself. Constructive feedback is always welcome. https://youtu.be/AWMXBk2QG2Y Sincerely, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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koha-US Board Meeting Minutes for March 11, 2026
by Renée Palermo 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Hello, Here's a link to the minutes from the koha-US Board Meeting on March 11, 2026. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vsw6O3f-kWuxGoqmLNHiFT3mNreYHGFYR2aeUxW… 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 Board Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 @ 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+…> ). -Renée -- Renée Palermo koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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Friendly Reminder: Call for Presentations – KohaCon26 (Deadline March 15)
by Sieber, Michaela (BIB) 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Dear Koha Community, This is a friendly reminder that the Call for Presentations for KohaCon26 in Karlsruhe is currently open. If you have experiences, ideas, projects, or developments related to Koha that you would like to share with the community, we warmly encourage you to submit a proposal. Presentations can cover a wide range of topics such as implementations, integrations, workflows, development work, or community initiatives. KohaCon is a great opportunity to exchange knowledge, showcase your work, and connect with the global Koha community. Please note that the submission deadline is 15 March 2026, so there is still a little time to send in your proposal. For detailed information and submission guidelines, please visit: https://kohacon26.bibliothek.kit.edu/call-for-presentations/ We look forward to your contributions and to an exciting KohaCon26 program! Best regards, The KohaCon26 Organizing Team Conference website: https://kohacon26.bibliothek.kit.edu/ About KohaCon: https://koha-community.org/kohacon/

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Request for support: Patron autocomplete hangs in Circulation
by LibraryITSolutions 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

Dear Koha Community, we are currently facing an issue in Koha where the patron autocomplete in the Circulation module appears to hang indefinitely. The loading spinner keeps running, and no search result is returned. This seems to affect the patron lookup field on the circulation home page. We are currently checking whether it may be related to recent version changes or to our local configuration, but we would appreciate your guidance in case this issue is already known or if there are recommended troubleshooting steps. Any hints on where to look first would be greatly appreciated. Koha: 25.05.08 Best regards, Eugen Bastron

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Update request – effective WEBWORK GmbH on Koha support providers page
by Ikram Maalej 05 Mar '26

05 Mar '26

Dear Koha community, I would like to request an update to the listing for our company on the Koha Support Providers page, as the currently published information is no longer up to date. Updated company details: Company Name: effective WEBWORK GmbH Contact Person: Elena Hermann Contact Email: info(a)effective-webwork.de <mailto:info@effective-webwork.de> Website: https://www.effective-webwork.de/loesungen-tools/koha/ Telephone: +49 40 60940857- 0 Services: effective WEBWORK (eWW) provides Koha services including configuration, hosting, data migration, and technical support. Our work focuses on: Provisioning, operation, and maintenance of Koha installations Migration and transformation of bibliographic and holdings data from other library systems to Koha Library consulting on system selection, integration, and the configuration of core Koha modules (cataloguing, acquisitions, circulation, and OPAC) Please let me know if any further information is required. Thank you for maintaining the Koha community resources. Best regards, Ikram Maalej effective WEBWORK GmbH

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Koha-US General Meeting reminder: Wednesday, March 04, 2026
by Renée Palermo 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

Hello! The next koha-US General Meeting is Wednesday, March 04, 2026. 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/1-QpXZRsJeW0HSWvtwhZrmjDR-XI-F6HJKvwqkB9… 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. -- Renée Palermo koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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Koha Community Newsletter: February 2026
by Michael Kuhn 01 Mar '26

01 Mar '26

The Koha Community Newsletter for February 2026 is here: https://koha-community.org/koha-community-newsletter-february-2026/ Many thanks to everyone who produced or 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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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Videos | 611
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

Do you question your authorities? Well, if not, you should. At least, you should question the validity of your Koha authorities. Christopher recently asked Esther Melander of ByWater Solutions to educate him on the use of authorities in Koha, and how to better manage them. Esther explains how authorities work and how you can leverage tools in Koha to streamline authority creation and maintenance. https://youtu.be/ekZTCskELko Respectfully, Christopher Brannon koha-US Admin

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Select next highest cost lib in Transport Cost Matrix
by Christopher Davis 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

Greetings Colleagues, When I read the Koha documentation/manual for the Transport Cost Matrix found at https://koha-community.org/manual/25.05/en/html/circulationpreferences.html…, it said "The library or libraries of the next highest cost shall be selected from only if all the libraries in the previous group are unable to fill the hold." My question related to that statement is: how does Koha determine that the library of the previous group is unable to fill the hold in this context? One of the members of our team said that their previous ILS, III Sierra, would select an eligible item from a branch to fill a hold, and then if that branch had not filled/triggered that hold with their eligible item within three days, then Sierra would select an eligible item from another branch to fill the hold, and so forth. That person wants to know if Koha does that same type of thing when Koha is following its Transport Cost Matrix. Thank you, Christopher Davis Technical Services Specialist Lincoln County Library District (541) 264-8141 <5412648141> christopher.davis(a)lincolncolibrarydist.org www.lincolncolibrarydist.org

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