Columbia, MO - June 12, 2019 -- The MOBIUS Consortium announced that the Seymour Community Library went live as a member of the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. The Library is the 44th member to go live on the system.

Missouri Evergreen, a resource-sharing consortium which uses the open source Evergreen ILS, began in early 2012, with a mission to provide a shared integrated library system and increase resource sharing among Missouri public libraries. From an initial twelve member library system, the consortium has continued to grow to a collection size of over 3 million items. Administered by MOBIUS, Missouri Evergreen is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provision of the Library Services and Technology Act as Administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

About the Seymour (MO) Community Library

The Seymour Library (http://www.seymourmissouri.org/web/library.htm) was established in 1929. In 1998, a new, completely donor-funded building opened, expanding the space for resources and programming. The library offers not only books, but audio books, video, large print material, magazines, reference and a children's section with a wide variety of materials. Many events are sponsored by the library; including children's story time featuring a local community member reading to the children, poetry readings, holiday themed functions such as an Easter egg hunt, computer tutorials, workshops and various special events.

About MOBIUS

MOBIUS (mobiusconsortium.org) is a not-for-profit, 501 (C)(3) tax-exempt organization that is transforming library services with cost-effective help desk, training, technical resources, courier management, and procurement services. The MOBIUS consortium is comprised of over 75 Sierra libraries with 192 branches. Members benefit from shared services and technology expertise, and a resource-sharing network of over 30 million items. MOBIUS offers managed services for Sierra and INN-Reach, and MOSS, a complete hosting and management service for the Evergreen Open Source ILS. Offices are located in Columbia, Missouri and its customers and members span the states of Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Texas.