Library Technology Guides

Equinox Welcomes Ozark Regional Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Ozark Regional Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the 2025 Evergreen Hack-A-Way. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will participate in the 2025 Evergreen Hack-A-Way, taking place in Columbia, Missouri from November 10, 2025 through November 12, 2025. The Evergreen Hack-A-Way is held annually to allow for collaboration on upcoming features, bug fixing, and brainstorming. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces 2025 Q3 project contributions to Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce new development and other community contributions completed in Q3 of 2025 for Evergreen ILS. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Estacado Library Information Network to Koha ILS and Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Estacado Library Information Network (ELIN) has joined the Koha and Aspen Discovery communities with Equinox hosting and support. Equinox provided implementation services and training for ELIN's migration to Koha and Aspen Discovery and will continue to host and support both systems. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Partners with Unique Management Services to Launch MessageBee SMS for the Westchester Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Westchester Library System is live on MessageBee SMS through a partnership between Equinox and Unique Management Services. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the 2025 Pennsylvania Library Association Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will be exhibiting at the 2025 Pennsylvania Library Association Conference in Erie, Pennsylvania, starting October 19, 2025 and running through October 22, 2025. Equinox will be available throughout the conference at Booth #37 to share information about Aspen Discovery, Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, and more. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System to Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS) has selected Equinox to provide implementation, hosting, and support for Aspen Discovery. Equinox also provided project management, system configuration, and training for consortium members. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Open Library Initiative sponsors AspenCon 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Equinox is sponsoring AspenCon 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Innovators level. Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager, and Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager, will be presenting at two separate sessions during the conference which will be held from October 8, 2025 through October 10, 2025. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces 2025 application for the Equinox Open Source Grant. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the 2025 application for the Equinox Open Source Grant will open on September 22, 2025. Applications will be accepted through November 14, 2025. [Full Announcement].

Equinox to present at the Koha-US 2025 Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager at Equinox, will present as part of the upcoming Koha-US 2025 Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, being held from September 2, 2025 to September 5, 2025. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Welcomes North of Boston Library Exchange to Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the North of Boston Library Exchange selected Equinox to provide implementation, hosting, and support for Aspen Discovery. Equinox also provided project management, system configuration, and training for consortium members. [Full Announcement].

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].