The Koha Community's April 2026 Newsletter is out https://koha-community.org/koha-community-newsletter-april-2026/

In this edition:

- Current Koha versions

- Community news:
. Open Fifth at the Koha Hackfest
. KohaLa's latest newsletter
. LMS Cloud's journey: 10 years of open source

- New Koha libraries - welcome!

- Koha tips and tricks (from BibLibre, ByWater Solutions, koha-US, Open Fifth)

- Support provider news

- Upcoming and past events
. KohaCon26: Schedule available + registration now open!

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In this week's Monday Minutes from ByWater Solutions, Nick and Jessie talk about some new permissions in the 25.11.

Watch the video at https://zurl.co/GqnfX

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Want to learn about Koha's report templates?

In this 30 minute session with Jason Robb, you'll learn what they are and how to use them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBODPkI0qx0

Organised by ByWater Solutions as part of their Koha Community GiftED sessions https://bywatersolutions.com/news/koha-community-gifted-2026

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Nominations for the first Koha Charitable Foundation Board are open, and close on 4 May 2026 20:00 UTC.

For details and the nomination link, check the Mattermost Chat post https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/57qrm9ni5inq5c9b7ug7k6wxeh (registration required)

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Want to be part of the release team for Koha 26.11?

There are many ways to contribute to Koha, from qa, docs, bug wrangling, release maintenance, topic experts, and many more...

Add your name to the roles page, ahead of voting in May https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Roles_for_26.11

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In this week's Monday Minutes from ByWater Solutions, Nick and Jessie show off an enhancement that allows library staff to link an order (in an open basket, or a standing order) to an accepted purchase suggestion.

(An enhancement added in Koha 25.11).

Watch the video at https://zurl.co/C3n7R

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Koha Community events this week (27 April 2026):

• Koha Community Development Meeting https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Development_IRC_meeting_29_April_2026

Check the Koha Community calendar for the times and details https://koha-community.org/calendar/

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The latest ByWater Solutions Question of the Week: "Can the citation feature be hidden in the Koha OPAC?"

Read the answer at https://zurl.co/AyFmJ

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Episode 615: The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Videos from koha-US.

Exporting/importing patrons - beyond the batch patron modification tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tDRi-jy5jk

George shall guide us, step by step, through the humble craft of exporting, shaping, and restoring patron information to its proper form.

Special bonus: Shakespeare recitation!

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In this week's Monday Minutes from ByWater Solutions, Nick and Jessie talk about the additional options you have for system preference CheckPrevCheckout (an enhancement added in Koha 25.11).

Watch the video at https://zurl.co/KJ0CS

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