Library Technology Guides

Equinox announces Q2 project contributions to Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced new development work and other community contributions completed in Q2 of 2025 for Evergreen ILS. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Plymouth District Library to Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Plymouth District Library to the Evergreen community with Equinox hosting and support. [Full Announcement].

Equinox to present at the Code4LibSE / Devops4LibSE 2025 Emory Meeting. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Analyst at Equinox, will present at the upcoming combined Code4Lib Southeast / Devops4Lib Southeast 2025 Meeting at Emory University. [Full Announcement].

Equinox's Customer Support Ranked in Top Five by Public Libraries in 2025 Library Perceptions Survey. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce high rankings in satisfaction with customer support by public libraries in the 2025 Library Perceptions Survey. This annual survey is conducted by Marshall Breeding of Library Technology Guides and provides valuable insights and feedback on the trends in technology for libraries. [Full Announcement].

Equinox presenting on Consortium Change Management with Evergreen Libraries at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager, will be moderating the panel, �Consortium Change Management Lessons from Evergreen ILS Consortia,� at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 8:30am � 10:00am EDT in the Liberty C room of the Philadelphia Marriott. Fellow Equinox staff member, Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Manager, will be speaking as part of the session. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Southeastern Libraries Cooperating to Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, a nonprofit library consortium in Minnesota, is live on Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery with Equinox support. SELCO is also supported by Equinox's partnerships with Unique Management Services for MessageBee SMS and Backstage Library Works' authority control services. [Full Announcement].

Equinox's Executive Director to join Marshall Breeding's Executive Perspectives Panel at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Lisa Carlucci, Executive Director, will be participating in Marshall Breeding's panel discussion, �Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry� at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 2:30pm � 3:30pm EDT in the Philadelphia Convention Center, Room 108. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 27, 2025 through June 30, 2025. Equinox will be available throughout the conference at Booth #829. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces major features in Evergreen 3.15. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce the release of Evergreen 3.15, the latest update to the award-winning library software used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. The Equinox team contributed fifty percent of the features appearing in the Evergreen 3.15 release. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Evergreen International Conference 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce Equinox's upcoming presentations at the Evergreen International Conference 2025 to be held online from May 12, 2025 through May 14, 2025. Equinox is sponsoring the conference at the Champion level. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support, announced participation as a presenter, exhibitor, and sponsor at the upcoming Connecticut Library Association Conference. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces 2025 Q1 project contributions to Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced development projects completed in Q1 of 2025 for Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM. [Full Announcement].

Equinox partners with Backstage Library Works to provide authority control services to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium is utilizing authority control services through a partnership between Equinox and Backstage Library Works. Equinox and Backstage Library Works make authority control simple for libraries. Services from Backstage Library Works include Basefile Authority Control, authority record updates for new bibliographic resources, and Authority Control Notification Services. Equinox manages record extracts and the retrieval and loading of updated records. [Full Announcement].

Equinox presents at the ER&L 20th Annual Library Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Equinox will be presenting at the Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) 20th Annual Library Conference in Austin, Texas. ER&L will run from March 23 through March 26, 2025. Equinox staff members Stephanie Leary, Front End Developer, and Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, will present, �Growing CORAL: An Open Source Community for Electronic Resources Management,� on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:30pm CST. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS/SPARK). [Full Announcement].

Equinox Presents at Computers in Libraries 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Equinox will be presenting at Computers in Libraries 2025. Felicia Beaudry, Business Development Manager, will present, �Community Engagement, Service Innovation, and Transformation,� about the impact of the Equinox Open Source Grant on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Computers in Libraries will run from March 25 through March 26, 2025. [Full Announcement].

Equinox's 2024 Year In Review: collaboration, innovation, accessibility. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce the publication of the 2024 Year in Review. The Year in Review highlights Equinox's contributions to libraries and open source communities and provides an overview of Equinox's nonprofit activities. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces Koha ILS support for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, provided Koha ILS support for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Belmont Abbey College to Koha ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Belmont Abbey College has joined the open source community with their adoption of Koha ILS. Equinox provided implementation and training services during the migration to Koha ILS and will continue to provide hosting and technical support. [Full Announcement].